Making a playlist for a New Year's Eve party is always a daunting task. Who wants the pressure of ruining a night with such high expectations? A bad playlist could at once end a year on a bade note and start another one on the wrong note. So, whether you're curating the tunes for an entire gathering or just putting together a playlist to listen to while you're getting ready, we've got you covered. Here we've curated the 50 best songs from and to give you a collection of music culled from the end of the decade—a playlist that exemplifies the artists and voices that defined the closing of the s. We have a little something for everyone, from pop to hip-hop, indie, country and everything in between. Go ahead, party without the stress, and here's to an even better You can listen to the whole New Year's Eve playlist on Spotify, too.

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A NYE celebration is literally nothing without a solid playlist. Ahead, I have gathered all the bangers you must put in your queue so you can bid adieu in the most littiest fashion. Guys, the whole point of this holiday is to celebrate your life. Turn one up to the max volume and cheers to your best life!! You can never go wrong with it!! Count down the last moments of with Queen Bey and this jam. I may be biased, but this is most definitely one of the best throwbacks ever. Aaand it never fails to put me in my feels, envisioning that I was in love and whatnot.
The sprightly music is a little joke from Johann Strauss II, who wrote the piece to evoke the sound of champagne bottles being uncorked. You can almost see the fireworks flying from the orchestra in this effervescent piece by Tchaikovsky. Loud, brash, over the top, yet beautifully musical, this celebratory orchestral number is bound to give you a burst of optimism as the old year draws to a close. This lovely polka by Strauss II was played at the very first of these concerts in This music fit for a king was first performed on 27 April