The Very Best Songs About Seattle, Washington
Discover the very best songs about Seattle, Washington. Whether you’re traveling there tomorrow or simply channeling the rainy days of grunge, we have your back.
From Perry Como to Nirvana, from Marcy Playground to Macklemore, from Sir Mix-a-Lot to Todd Snider, we’ve gathered the very best songs about Seattle, Washington in one place.
Start with our top ten songs about Seattle, and then explore by genre—including alternative and grunge, pop, rock, hip hop, alternative, singer/songwriter, electronic, country, and even a classic jazz tune.
You’ll find all the best songs about Seattle, Washington right here.
Top 10 Songs About Seattle, Washington
- Welcome to Seattle – Boom Bap Project (iTunes | Amazon) Seattle’s hip hop sensation lays down some tracks about a different side of the Emerald City
- Seattle – Perry Como (iTunes | Amazon) Released in 1969, Como’s first attempt at being “groovy” is smooth and catchy and still falls squarely in the standards category
- Hello Seattle – Owl City (iTunes | Amazon) 2008 electronic song sings about “the tide and the ocean surf”, among a great many other things
- Seattle – Public Image Ltd. (iTunes | Amazon) Fronted by Johnny Rotten himself, this British post punk band rocked about the Jet City in 1987
- My Oh My – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (iTunes | Amazon) Seattle musician Ben Haggerty (aka Macklemore) raps nostalgically about sportscaster David Niehaus’ catchphrase at Mariners game
- New Way Home – Foo Fighters (iTunes | Amazon) Citing both the boats in the Sound and the Kingdome, the Fighters place their dilema solidly in Seattle
- The Shadow of Seattle – Marcy Playground (iTunes | Amazon) Other towns and places fail to live up to the expectations and precedent of Seattle
- Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana (iTunes | Amazon) Kurt Cobain’s biggest grunge hit, while not about Seattle necessarily remains intrinsically linked to it
- The Mud Shark – Frank Zappa (iTunes) Zappa’s song riffs on the infamous “Shark Episode” involving the band Led Zeppelin and Seattle’s Edgewater Inn
- Seattle – The Hot Toddies (iTunes | Amazon) Rockin’ and ribald girl band relate Seattle’s impact on their collective libido
Want more of the best songs about Seattle, Washington? Check the 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 Seattle. Like us on Facebook or check out more top 10 songs for other great cities and destinations.
MORE SONGS ABOUT SEATTLE
ALTERNATIVE SONGS ABOUT SEATTLE
- Aurora – Foo Fighters (iTunes | Amazon)
- Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle – Nirvana (iTunes | Amazon)
- School – Nirvana (iTunes | Amazon)
- Seattle – The Classic Crime (iTunes | Amazon)
- The Best I Ever Had – The Swellers (iTunes | Amazon)
- Baby, I’m an Anarchist – Against Me! (iTunes | Amazon)
- Seattle – SweetLou (iTunes | Amazon)
- Seattle Winter Day – Trevor Larkin (iTunes | Amazon)
- Seattle – The Sass (iTunes | Amazon)
- Moving to Seattle – The Material (iTunes | Amazon)
- The Funeral – Band of Horses (iTunes | Amazon)
ROCK SONGS ABOUT SEATTLE
- Belltown Ramble – Robyn Hitchcock (iTunes | Amazon)
- Viva! Sea-Tac – Robyn Hitchcock (iTunes | Amazon)
- The Day Seattle Died – Cold (iTunes | Amazon)
- Jet City Woman – Queensryche (iTunes | Amazon)
- Ringway To SeaTac – The Wedding Present (iTunes | Amazon)
- Seattlanis – The Fall of Troy (iTunes | Amazon)
- Work in Progress – Set Your Goals (iTunes | Amazon)
- Holiday in Seattle – The Business (iTunes | Amazon)
- Viaduct – Posse (iTunes | Amazon)
- Cool City – Cute Lepers (iTunes | Amazon)
- F*ck You Seattle – Broadway Calls (iTunes | Amazon)
- Jesus Christ Made Seattle Under Protest – The Mellors (iTunes | Amazon)
HIP HOP SONGS ABOUT SEATTLE
- The Town – Macklemore (iTunes | Amazon)
- The Ave – Blue Scholars (iTunes | Amazon)
- Seatown Funk – Kid Sensation (iTunes | Amazon)
- Seatownmania – Kid Sensation (iTunes | Amazon)
- Seattle Ain’t Bullshittin’ – Sir Mix-a-Lot (iTunes | Amazon)
- Posse on Broadway – Sir Mix-a-Lot (iTunes | Amazon)
- Slick Watts – Blue Scholars (iTunes | Amazon)
- 50 Thousand Deep – Blue Scholars (iTunes | Amazon)
- Home – Jake One feat. Vitamin D, C Note, Maine & Ish (iTunes | Amazon)
- I’m in Seattle Trick – LMFAO (iTunes | Amazon)
POP SONGS ABOUT SEATTLE
- September in Seattle – Shawn Mullins (iTunes | Amazon)
- Seattle – Jason Walker (iTunes | Amazon)
- Seattle – Bobby Sherman (iTunes | Amazon)
- Seattle Summer – David Perry (iTunes | Amazon)
- Summer Night in Seattle – Jenna Drey (iTunes | Amazon)
ELECTRONIC SONGS ABOUT SEATTLE
- This Place is a Prison – The Postal Service (iTunes | Amazon)
- Six Weeks in Seattle – Chelan (iTunes | Amazon)
COUNTRY SONGS ABOUT SEATTLE
- Chains – Patty Loveless (iTunes | Amazon)
- Talkin’ Seattle Grunge Rock Blues – Todd Snider (iTunes | Amazon)
SINGER/SONGWRITER SONGS ABOUT SEATTLE
- Seattle – Luke Bettis Band (iTunes | Amazon)
- The View from Home – Bryan Bowers (iTunes | Amazon)
- Yesler Street – John Callahan (iTunes | Amazon)
JAZZ SONGS ABOUT SEATTLE
- Seattle Hunch – Jelly Roll Morton (iTunes | Amazon)
- Summer in Seattle – The Laurie Lewis Quintet (iTunes | Amazon)
CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY SONGS ABOUT SEATTLE
- (Just Another) Wet Seattle Christmas – The Double Tall Skinny Singers (iTunes | Amazon)
- Let’s Have a Seattle Christmas – The Pysht River Troubadours (iTunes | Amazon)
- Seattle’s Ode to Joy – The Pysht River Troubadours (iTunes | Amazon)
- Pysht River Christmas – The Pysht River Troubadours (iTunes | Amazon)
- Snowfall on Seattle – Harry Grillo (iTunes | Amazon)
- Christmas in the Northwest – Brenda Kutz White (iTunes | Amazon)
- Christmas Eve in Washington – Dana Spencer (iTunes | Amazon)
SUGGEST SONGS ABOUT SEATTLE
Is there a great, good, or not half-bad song about Seattle or that takes place in Seattle that we missed? Drop us a line or contact us on Facebook and let us know. If it’s a fit, we’ll be sure to add it to our list of the best songs about Seattle, Washington.
