[Cannot Miss] The Best Graduation Songs Playlist

Genre: Rock
Year: Recorded live in 1967 (digital-only in 2017)
The Beach Boys' song "Graduation Day" is from their album Graduation Day 1966, and it's originally recorded in 1966. It is a song suitable for playing at the time of your graduation.
Most Relatable Lyrics:
Graduation day
Though we leave in sorrow
All the joys we've known
We can face tomorrow
Knowing we'll never walk alone
   

Genre: Dance-pop
Album: Teenage Dream
Year: 2010
Katy Perry's inspirational anthem "Firework" is a song durable enough to suit many situations. And when graduation time comes around, hearing this song can make you brave enough to encounter the uncertainties.
Most Relatable Lyrics:
You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine 
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
'Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
   

Genre: Indie Rock | Indie Folk | Alternative Rock
Album: Oh, What a life
Year: 2012
"Best Day of My Life" is a song really suits for graduation time. Because that day can be the best day of your life. And you are about to start a new journey, and just embrace your new life.
Most Relatable Lyrics:
I hear it calling outside my window | I feel it in my soul | The stars were burning so bright | The sun was out 'til midnight | I say we lose control
   

Genre: Indie Rock
Album: Night Visions
Year: 2010
"It's Time" is an inspirational song by the popular American rock band Imagine Dragons. Maybe this song can remind you no matter what life will be changing after graduation, you can still be the one you want.
Most Inspiring Lyrics:
It's time to begin, isn't it? / I get a little bit bigger but then I'll admit / I'm just the same as I was / Now don't you understand / I'm never changing who I am
   

Album: Native
Year: 2012
"I Lived" is a song which is absolutely universal and applicable to everyone. It reminds you to seize the moment and just squeeze every last drop out of life every day. Actually, I think this song not only suits for graduation time but also fits in many situations.
Lyrics to Learn From:
I owned every second that this world could give | I saw so many places, the things that I did | Yeah with every broken bone | I swear I lived
   

Genre: Alternative Rock | Power pop
Album: Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too
Year: 1998
"You Get What You Give" is a gem. The song can be interpreted as a celebration of the power of youth. It is perfect for graduation for it honoring the feeling of personal strength and making you ready to take on the world after.
Most Inspiring Lyrics:
But when the night is falling | you cannot find the light | you feel your dreams are dying | Hold tight | you've got the music in you | Don't let go | You've got the music in you
    

Genre: Pop rock
Album: Room for Squares
Year: 2002
"No Such Thing" is the debut single of John Mayer. The song is sung from the perspective of a soon to be high school graduate. It is a quite relatable song that reminds you it's better to follow the path you want and not to worry about what other people's comments.
Most Relatable Lyrics:
I want to run through the halls of my high school | I want to scream at the Top of my lungs | I just found out there's no such thing as the real world | Just a lie you've got to rise above
    

Genre: Baroque pop | Pop rock
Album: Rubber Soul
Year: 1965
"In My Life" can be regarded as one of the greatest songs of all time. This nostalgic song can make you reminisce the good old days with your friends.
Most Relatable Lyrics:
But of all these friends and lovers | There is no one compares with you | And these memories lose their meaning | When I think of love as something new
    

Genre: Gothic pop | Indie rock | Gospel
Album: Ceremonials
Year: 2011
It is hard to celebrate if you are lost in the fears and insecurities of the past. This is the message delivered by Florence and the Machine. The song "Shake It Out," will help even the most fearful shake it off and build your confidence toward the future. Better move on after graduation.
Most Inspiring Lyrics:
'Cause I am done with my graceless heart | So tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart | 'Cause I like to keep my issues strong | It's always darkest before the dawn
     

Genre: Synthpop | Ballad
Album: Forever Young
Year: 1984
"Forever Young" is a song from Alphaville's 1984 debut album of the same name. It is a song really suitable for graduation time for we all want to be forever young.
Lyrics to Live By:
Forever young, I want to be forever young/ Do you really want to live forever?/ Forever, and ever.
    

Genre: Rock
Album: Escape
Year: 1981
"Don't Stop Believing" is a really classic song. No other song makes you feel like you can do or achieve anything than this classic and positive track.
Most Relatable Lyrics:
working hard to get my fill | everybody wants a thrillpayin' | anything to roll the dice | just one more time | some will win, some will lose | some were born to sing the blues | oh, the movie never ends | it goes on and on and on and on
     

Genre: Country pop
Album: Hannah Montana: The Movie
Year: 2009
This big ballad "The Climb" was performed by Miley Cyrus for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie. It speaks of keeping focused as the most important part of the journey to success. It is a song particularly appropriate for celebrating graduations.
Most Inspiring Lyrics:
"There's always gonna be another mountain / I'm always gonna wanna make it move / Always gonna be an uphill battle / Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose / Ain't about how fast I get there / Ain't about what's waiting on the other side / It's the climb"
      

Genre: Pop
Album: Made in the A.M.
Year: 2015
No doubt you are going to miss your friends after graduation. The song "History" by the popular boy band One Direction can let you retrospect what you've been accomplished with your friends and remind you to cherish friendship.
Most Relatable Lyrics:
"You and me got a whole lot of history / We could be the greatest thing that the world has ever seen / You and me got a whole lot of history / So don't let it go, we can make some more, we can live forever"
     

Genre: Hip pop | Pop-rap
Album: Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Year: 2014
"See You Again" was commissioned for the soundtrack of the 2015 action film Fast & Furious 7 as a tribute to actor Paul Walker. It is a really moving song that may make you cry leaving your friends for college.
Most Relatable Lyrics:
"We've come a long way from where we began/ Oh, I'll tell you all about it when I see you again."
     

Genre: Acoustic rock | Soft rock | Alternative rock
Album: Nimrod
Year: 1997
"Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"is a timeless track that appeals equally to graduates. Just as the theme of this song, life is unpredictable, so we should live in the moment.
Most Relatable Lyrics:
"So take the photographs, and still frames in your mind/ Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time."
      

Genre: Indie rock | Indie pop | New wave
Album: Some Nights
Year: 2011
"We Are Young" is a great song for everyone singing along with on graduation. It is about living life to the fullest while you're young and not taking moments for granted.
Most Relatable Lyrics:
"Tonight / We are young / So let's set the world on fire / We can burn brighter / Than the sun."
      

Genre: Pop
Album: Vitamin C
Year: 1999
It has been nearly 20 years since the song "Graduation (Friends Forever)" came out, but it is definitely a classic for graduation. It is a song that will make you cry if it plays on the graduation ceremony.
Most Relatable Lyrics:
"And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives / Where we're gonna be when we turn twenty-five/ I keep thinking times will never change / Keep on thinking things will always be the same."
      

These are the graduation songs that I find relate to. I know being apart can be really upset, but it is a lesson that everyone should learn. And I am sure you will keep in touch with your best friends after graduation. Hope these songs can bring happiness to your graduation and inspire you about the future life. If you like this post, please share it with your friends.