If you need a song for a funeral, then consider the selections below. Funeral songs are a great way to pay tribute to someone you’ve lost; whether it be a family member or good friend. Music has great healing powers and will bring a sense of peace to any funeral service. Please be sure to credit the author when using these songs on a website or at a funeral service.
Top Funeral Songs
(in no particular order)
- In the arms of an angel – Sarah MaLachlan
- To Where You Are – Josh Groban
- Somewhere over the rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo
- Spirit in the sky – Gareth Gates
- Wind Beneath My Wings ~ Bette Midler
- Time To Say Goodbye – Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman
- Thank You – Johhny Reid
- Talking to my angel – Melissa Etheridge
- Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton
- Only Time – Enya
- So Long Marianne – Leonard Cohen
- Take My Breath Away – Berlin
- Going Home – Mary Fahl
- Who you’d be today – Kenny Chesney
- Beautiful Boy – John Lennon
- Goodbye My Lover – James Blunt
- Yesterday – The Beatles
- Nothing Compares To You – Sinead O’Connor
- The Last Waltz – Engelbert Humperdink
- My heart will go on ~ Celine Dion
- Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
- Swing Low Sweet Chariot – English Rugby Anthem
- Country Roads Take Me Home – John Denver
- Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
- In my life – The Beatles
- Farewell My Friend – Dennis Wilson
- Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
- Freebird – Lynard Skynyrd
- You’re My Best Friend – Queen
- Every Grain Of Sand -Bob Dylan
- My Little Girl – Tim McGraw
- Looking Through Your Eyes – LeAnn Rimes
- If You’re Reading This – Tim McGraw
- Imagine – John Lennon
- If I Had Only Known – Reba McEntire
- I’ve Had The Time Of My Life – Jennifer Warnes and Bill Medley
- If Tomorrow Never Comes – Ronan Keating
- I’m Moving On – Rascal Flatts
- Old and Wise – Alan Parsons Project
- Life is Eternal – Carly Simon
- Let Him Fly – Linda Eder
- Knockin on Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan
- Life Without You – Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Love Is Stronger Than Death – The The
- Look On Down From The Bridge – Mazzy Star
- Morning Bird – The Sleepy Jackson
- Into The Mystic – Van Morrison
- Keep Me In Your Heart – Warren Zevon
- Never Gone – Backstreet Boys
- Never Without You – Ringo Starr
- Raging Sea – Michael W. Smith
- Oh Very Young – Cat Stevens
- Really Gonna Miss You – Smokey Robinson
- Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx
- Ships of Heaven – Blackhawk
- Since I Lost You – Genesis
- Tell Me I Was Dreaming – Travis Tritt
- Ten Ft Tall – Pete Murray
- Cheap Trick – The Flame
- The Last Words You Said – Sarah Brightman
- They Can’t Take That Away from Me – Ella Fitzgerald
- Try Not To Breathe – R.E.M.
- What Hurts the Most” – performed by Racal Flatts
- The Prayer – Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli
- Wish You Were Here – Mark Wills
- Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again – The Phantom of the Opera
- You’ll Be In My Heart – Phil Collins
- You’re Gone – Diamond Rio
- Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me – Elton John
- Bye Bye -Mariah Carey
- Spirit In The Sky – Gareth Gates
- Talking to my Angel – Melissa Etheridge
- Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
- Let It Be- The Beatles
- My Immortal – Evanescence
- Lullabye – Billy Joel
- Ave Maria – Perry Como
- I’ll Be Missing You – Puff Daddy ft. Faith Evans and 112
- I’ll Remember – Madonna
- Through The Years – Kenny Rogers
- One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
- My Last Breath – Evanescence
- You Can Close Your Eyes – James Taylor
- No One But You (Only The Good Die Young) – Queen
- I’ll See You Again – Frank Sinatra
- Time of Your Life – Green Day
- Seasons of Love – Performed by the cast of RENT
- Angles – Robbie Williams
- Love, Me – Collin Raye
- Little Willow – Paul McCartney
- End of The Road – Boyz II Men
- Life Is A Highway – Tom Cochrane
- Jesus Loves Me – Various Artists
- I Will Remember – Toto
- He’s My Son – Mark Schultz
- Have I Told You Lately – Rod Stewart or Van Morrison
- Go Rest High on That Mountain – Vince Gill
- Father and Son – Cat Stevens
- How Far Is Heaven – Kitty Well
- Left and Right – Charlie Puth and Jungkook
- My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
- Who’d You Be Today – Kenny Chesney
- Hero – Mariah Carey
- Never Can Say Goodbye – Gloria Gaynor
- Loving Angels Instead – Robbie Williams
- If I Die Young – The Band Perry
- Heaven – Beyonce
- I Lived – One Republic
- Memories – Elvis Presley
- Fill Your Heart performed – David Bowie or Tiny Tim
- Up Where We Belong- Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
- Someone like you – Adele
- The Last Goodbye – Red Sovine
- God Only Cries – Diamond Rio
- Nessun Dorma – Various Artists
- Pictures Of You – The Cure
- Farewell My Friend- Dennis Wilson
- I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing – Mark Chestnutt
- Billy & Sue – BJ Thomas
- Love Me – Collin Raye
- What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong