Songs for kids
Top 25 movie songs kids love
Songs from animated and family films that children ask for by name, from the Oscar-winning ballads to pop tracks written for the movie.
Compiled Oct 2026 from public chart history (Spotify and YouTube kids and family charts, Billboard Kid Digital Song Sales and Hot 100, Kidz Bop and soundtrack streaming through 2025/2026) and from the songs' release records. Order is an editor's ranking of lasting popularity with kids, not a single chart's numbers. Titles, artists and years should be spot-checked against the artist's page before use. Checked 2026-10-25. Nobody paid to be here. The buy links are plain search links, not affiliate links, so Peabody earns nothing from them.
Let It Go
Idina Menzel (Frozen) · 2013 · Ages 3-12
The Oscar-winning power ballad from Frozen; most children know it by heart.
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Happy
Pharrell Williams (Despicable Me 2) · 2013 · Ages 2-13
A clap-along No. 1 hit from Despicable Me 2; clean and bright.
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Can't Stop the Feeling!
Justin Timberlake (Trolls) · 2016 · Ages 3-13
A dance-floor No. 1 of 2016 written for Trolls.
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This Is Me
Keala Settle and cast (The Greatest Showman) · 2017 · Ages 7-13
A strong song about being proud of who you are, nominated for an Oscar.
Watch for: Film includes some circus drama.
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Everything Is Awesome!!!
Tegan and Sara feat. The Lonely Island (The Lego Movie) · 2014 · Ages 3-13
A relentless, silly cheer song that kids sing at school.
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We Don't Talk About Bruno
Carolina Gaitan, Mauro Castillo and cast (Encanto) · 2021 · Ages 5-13
A No. 1 US hit of 2022 with five singers and one running gag; most kids learn the whole thing.
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How Far I'll Go
Auli'i Cravalho (Moana) · 2016 · Ages 4-13
Lin-Manuel Miranda's song about longing for the sea and where you belong.
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Golden
HUNTR/X (KPop Demon Hunters) · 2025 · Ages 5-13
The hit from Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters, a No. 1 US pop song in 2025 that kids sing in the car; big chorus, easy to learn.
Watch for: Cartoon demon-fighting story around it; the song itself is clean.
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Defying Gravity
Cynthia Erivo (Wicked) · 2024 · Ages 8-13
The big first-act finale of the 2024 film; teens and tweens belt it out.
Watch for: Some peril and an emotional break between friends.
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Peaches
Jack Black (The Super Mario Bros. Movie) · 2023 · Ages 5-13
Bowser's love song, funny piano rock that peaked at No. 56 on the US Hot 100.
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What Was I Made For?
Billie Eilish (Barbie) · 2023 · Ages 9-13
A quiet piano song about being a person and not a role; won an Oscar and Grammy.
Watch for: Themes of sadness and feeling empty.
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A Million Dreams
Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams (The Greatest Showman) · 2017 · Ages 5-13
A song about imagination, starting with a child's voice.
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Try Everything
Shakira (Zootopia) · 2016 · Ages 3-13
A hopeful 'keep trying' song from Zootopia that many schools play on test days.
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Remember Me (Recuérdame)
Miguel and Natalia Lafourcade (Coco) · 2017 · Ages 5-13
A lullaby that becomes the heart of Coco; a good song for talking about grandparents.
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Kiss the Sky
Maren Morris (The Wild Robot) · 2024 · Ages 5-13
A soft pop song from the end of The Wild Robot.
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Better Place
NSYNC (Trolls Band Together) · 2023 · Ages 5-13
The group's first new song in 20 years, in a children's film.
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Sunflower
Post Malone and Swae Lee (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) · 2018 · Ages 7-13
A smooth hit that fits the film's world.
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I'm Still Standing
Taron Egerton (Sing) · 2016 · Ages 4-13
A cover of the 1983 Elton John hit, sung by a gorilla in the film.
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You've Got a Friend in Me
Randy Newman (Toy Story) · 1995 · Ages 2-13
A short warm friendship song, nominated for an Oscar.
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Into the Unknown
Idina Menzel and Aurora (Frozen II) · 2019 · Ages 5-13
A big belted song about answering a call; harder to sing than Let It Go.
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Soda Pop
Saja Boys (KPop Demon Hunters) · 2025 · Ages 6-13
The film's bubbly boy-band villain song; very catchy and clean.
Watch for: Sung by the film's demon boy band; fantasy menace is played for fun.
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Dance the Night
Dua Lipa (Barbie) · 2023 · Ages 8-13
A disco-pop dance song written for Barbie.
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Popular
Ariana Grande (Wicked) · 2024 · Ages 7-13
A lightly funny makeover song.
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Takedown
Jeongyeon, Jihyo, Chaeyoung (TWICE) as HUNTR/X · 2025 · Ages 6-13
The movie's anthem aimed at the rival demon boy band, sung by TWICE members for the film; a favorite for dance routines.
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Surface Pressure
Jessica Darrow (Encanto) · 2021 · Ages 8-13
A fast song about carrying everyone's expectations; good for talking about stress.
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