The Very Best Songs About Atlanta, Georgia
Discover the very best songs about Atlanta, Georgia. Whether you’re traveling there tomorrow or simply dreaming wistfully of Roma, we have your back.
From Ray Charles to Jermaine Dupri, from Little Feat to John Mayer, from Gladys Knight to Alison Krauss, we’ve gathered the very best songs about Atlanta, Georgia in one place.
Start with our top ten songs about Atlanta, and then explore by genre—including a slew of hip hop tracks, rock, country, pop, standards and blues, singer/songwriter, alternative, electronic and even a holiday tune. There are even a couple of songs about Georgia-bound trains.
You’ll find all the best songs about Atlanta, Georgia right here.
Top 10 Songs About Atlanta, Georgia
- Oh Atlanta – Little Feat (iTunes | Amazon) Lead singer George Lowell sings of Atlanta’s siren call in this 1974 classic rock track
- Welcome to Atlanta – Jermaine Dupri (iTunes | Amazon) Dupri raps an eventually sequel-spawning introduction to the city where “the party don’t stop ‘til eight mornin’”
- Georgia On My Mind – Ray Charles (iTunes | Amazon) Charles covered this classic in 1960, 30 years after it was written, and made it his own
- Atlanta – Tony Orlando and Dawn (iTunes | Amazon) Orlando’s 1970s pop group wishes for a return to ATL in this brawly piano bar tune
- Oh, Atlanta – Alison Krauss (iTunes | Amazon) Krauss also sings fondly of her good old Atlanta days
- Hot ‘Lanta – The Allman Brothers (iTunes | Amazon) A 1971 instrumental rock tribute to the partying metropolis of Hotlanta
- Home of the Braves – Bobby Made (iTunes) Made raps about the landmarks and history of ATL in this 2013 hip hop track with a brassy sample
- Atlanta – Ron Pope (iTunes | Amazon) “A thousand miles from Atlanta” isn’t a good place to be for singer/songewriter Pope in this 2012 track
- Georgia – Band of Horses feat. the UGA Redcoat Marching Band (iTunes) Band of Horses’ rollicking cover of Cee Lo Green’s ode to the Peach State and its capital city
- I’m On My Way to Atlanta – Freddie King (iTunes | Amazon) “If you don’t love me honey, you don’t have to shake my peach tree”
Want more of the best songs about Atlanta, Georgia? Check our list below for more favorites, standbys, classics, and a few oddball selections. No matter your musical taste, you can find a sound you like among the best songs about Atlanta. Like us on Facebook or check out more top 10 songs for other great cities and destinations.
MORE OF THE BEST SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA
HIP HOP SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA
- Welcome to Atlanta (Coast 2 Coast Remix) – P. Diddy & Snoop Dogg Feat. Jermaine Dupri & Jagged Edge (iTunes | Amazon)
- ATLiens – Outkast (iTunes | Amazon)
- Decatur Psalm – Outkast (iTunes | Amazon)
- F.I.L.A (Forever I Love Atlanta) – Lil Scrappy (iTunes | Amazon)
- In the A – Big Boi feat. T.I. & Ludacris (iTunes | Amazon)
- Atlanta Zoo – Gucci Mane Feat. Ludacris (iTunes | Amazon)
- Peace Up, A Town Down – 404 Boys feat. Hu$la and MC Wiz (iTunes | Amazon)
- U.S.A. (United State of Atlanta) – Ying Yang Twins (iTunes | Amazon)
- Comin’ Home Atlanta – Killer Mike (iTunes | Amazon)
- 2 Sides – Killer Mike & Shawty Lo (iTunes | Amazon)
- A.T.L. The Great Big Lick – Witchdoctor & Mook B. (iTunes | Amazon)
- Atlanta – Pastor Troy (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dirty Atlanta – Pastor Troy feat. Ralph (iTunes | Amazon)
- ATL 2 Memphis – Criminal Manne & Pastor Troy feat. Yung Kee (iTunes | Amazon)
- Georgia – Field Mob feat. Ludacris & Jamie Foxx (iTunes | Amazon)
- A-Town – CyHi Da Prynce feat. Travis Porter & B.o.B. (iTunes)
- ATL Hoe – Baby D (iTunes | Amazon)
- Straight From the DEC – Ghetto Mafia (iTunes | Amazon)
- Dirty South – Goodie MoB feat. Big Boi (iTunes | Amazon)
- Ride Wit Me – T.I. (iTunes | Amazon)
- I Am Atlanta Take 1 – Gorilla Zoe feat. Block (iTunes | Amazon)
- 85/Billy Dee Interlude – Youngbloodz (iTunes | Amazon)
- I’m in the A Trick – LMAO (iTunes)
STANDARDS, R&B, BLUES & SOUL SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA
- Georgia – Cee Lo Green (iTunes | Amazon)
- Atlanta Blues – Eartha Kitt (iTunes | Amazon)
- Rainy Night In Georgia – Ray Charles (iTunes | Amazon)
- Going Back To Georgia – Mance Lipscomb (iTunes | Amazon)
- Atlanta, GA – Woody Herman (iTunes | Amazon)
- Atlanta Kaira – Taj Mahal & Toumani Diabate (iTunes | Amazon)
- Midnight Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight & The Pips (iTunes | Amazon) Atlanta’s got to be the destination for the Georgia-bound train from L.A. in this R&B classic
- Night Train – James Brown (iTunes | Amazon)
ROCK SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA
- Georgia – Elton John (iTunes | Amazon)
- ATL – Butch Walker (iTunes | Amazon)
- Bad Education – Tilly and the Wall (iTunes | Amazon)
- Why Georgia – John Mayer (iTunes | Amazon)
- Oh Atlanta – Bad Company (iTunes | Amazon)
- Atlanta – Stone Temple Pilots (iTunes | Amazon)
COUNTRY SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA
- I’m the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised) – Johnny Paycheck (iTunes | Amazon)
- Georgia – Charlie Daniels Band (iTunes | Amazon)
- Devil Went Down to Georgia – Charlie Daniels Band (iTunes | Amazon)
- Georgia On My Mind – Willie Nelson (iTunes | Amazon)
- Going Back To Georgia – Nanci Griffith feat. Adam Duritz (iTunes | Amazon)
- Going Back To Georgia – Gene Mitchell and the Big Coconut Band (iTunes | Amazon)
- Georgia Peaches – Lauren Alaina (iTunes | Amazon)
- The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia – Reba McEntire (iTunes | Amazon)
- The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia – Vic Chesnutt (iTunes | Amazon)
POP SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA
- Love Shack – The B-52s (iTunes | Amazon)
- Atlanta – Colour Academy (iTunes)
- Roll Wit Me – CoEd (iTunes | Amazon)
- Atlanta June – Pablo Cruise (iTunes | Amazon)
- Atlanta Lady – Marty Balin (iTunes | Amazon)
SINGER/SONGWRITER SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA
- Atlanta – Dave Matthews (iTunes | Amazon)
- Atlanta – Kelly McFarling (iTunes | Amazon)
- Georgia – Emily White (iTunes | Amazon)
ALTERNATIVE SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA
ELECTRONIC SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA
SOUNDTRACK SONGS AND CLASSICAL MUSIC ABOUT ATLANTA
- Summon the Heroes (Theme for 1996 Olympics) – John Williams & The Boston Pops Orchestra (iTunes | Amazon)
- Christmas During the War in Atlanta (Original Soundtrack for “Gone With the Wind”) – Max Steiner (iTunes | Amazon)
CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA
- All I Want from Santa, is a Girl from Atlanta – James Slater (iTunes | Amazon)
- Georgia Christmas – Diane Durrett (iTunes | Amazon)
- Georgia Mountain Christmas – Karen Peck & New River (iTunes | Amazon)
- Santa’s Going to Georgia – Steve Ivey (iTunes | Amazon)
- Snowfall in Atlanta – The Marshall Tucker Band (iTunes)
- Georgia at Christmas – Lallie Bridges (iTunes | Amazon)
- Merry Christmas Darling – Dana Spencer (iTunes | Amazon)
SUGGEST SONGS ABOUT ATLANTA, GEORGIA
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