100 Greatest Workplace Songs: Songs about Jobs and Work

Top 100 Workplace Songs: Songs About Jobs And Work

Since early days singers and songwriters have covered various scenarios related to work and jobs in songs. This article brings to life a list of workplace songs.

Many singers and songwriters have poetically described struggles and hardships faced at work in their songs. Numerous musicians have showcased how difficult it was to make ends meet juggling jobs. The struggles and hardships associated with earning money have been creatively brought to life in lyrics of songs. Often real-life experiences that tell a heart-warming tale of difficulties are mentioned in songs related to work. Scenarios such as getting a job or moving to a big city to earn big money have been expressively narrated in songs from different genres.

Songs about working for a living have been told in myriad ways. In many songs, songwriters have described how individuals are frustrated with the jobs they have but have no choice but to continue with their jobs for the money.

Songs about working hard to achieve goals and get somewhere have become inspirational for listeners. Aspects about being underpaid or exploited at work have been theatrically described in songs from blues, folk, rock, pop and alternative music genres. What happens at the workplace is showcased aesthetically through lyrics in songs.

In many songs the boss at the workplace has been taken to the whipping post with lyrics of angst vented out. Songs about getting a job and surviving in a big city where there’s cut-throat competition have become popular with youth. Also, songs that tell a story of a person working hard and someone else getting credit at the workplace connect well with listeners. Lyrics in songs about getting jobs or songs about the workplace are popular because the instances mentioned are relatable to people in everyday life.

The lines below showcase a diverse list of songs at the workplace, songs about jobs, and songs about working hard.

100 Greatest Workplace Songs

1. Hard Day’s Night- The Beatles
2. Money for Nothing- Dire Straits
3. Work- Rihanna
4. Taking Care of Business- Bachman Turner Overdrive
5. 9 to 5- Dolly Parton
6. Manic Monday- The Bangles
7. Working for the Weekend- Loverboy
8. Workin’ For a Livin’- Huey Lewis & The News
9. Workin’ in the Coal Mine- Lee Dorsey
10. Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)- Styx
11. California Daze- Peace
12. Shiftwork- Kenny Chesney and George Strait
13. Working Class Hero- Plastic Ono Band
14. Working Man Blues- Merle Haggard
15. Five O'Clock World- The Vogues
16. Take This Job and Shove It- Johnny Paycheck
17. Working Man’s Ph.D- Aaron Tippin
18. Caught Up- John Legend
19. Bang the Drum All Day- Todd Rundgren
20. Working on the Highway- E Street Band
21. I Can’t Wait To Get Off Work- Tom Waits
22. Work Hard, Play Harder- Gretchen Wilson
23. Bow River- Cold Chisel
24. Busy Man- Billy Ray Cyrus
25. Career Opportunities- The Clash
26. Work It- Missy Elliot
27. Fingers Never Bleed- Yeasayer
28. Working on It- Chris Rea
29. Assembly Line- Randy Montana
30. Work Song- Hazier
31. Door To Door- Creedence Clearwater Revival
32. Better Place- Rumer
33. Work- Kelly Rowland
34. Morning Train (Nine to Five)- Sheen Easton
35. Working Girl- Cher
36. Hard Workin’ Man- Brooks & Dunn
37. Civil Twilight- The Weakerthans
38. Let’s Work- Prince
39. Hands- The Ting Tings
40. God Bless Saturday- Kid Rock
41. Busy Earnin'- Jungle
42. Flamethrower- J. Geils Band
43. Whistle While You Work- Adriana Caselotti
44. Boiled Frogs- Alexisonfire
45. Cleaning Windows- Van Morrison
46. Jobsworth- Jeremy Taylor
47. Don't You Love Me No More?- Henry Priestman
48. Work From Home- Fifth Harmony
49. 6 Inch- Beyonce
50. Get A Job- The Silhouettes
51. Welcome to the Working Week- Elvis Costello
52. Everything That I Got- Kristine W
53. Work Bitch- Britney Spears
54. Draggin' The Line- Tommy James
55. Hard Hat and a Hammer- Alan Jackson
56. Got a Job- The Miracles
57. Maggie's Farm- Bob Dylan
58. City Of Gainesville- Less Than Jake
59. Don’t Talk to Me About Work- Lou Reed
60. Working Man- Rush
61. All In a Day's Work- Dr. Dre
62. People Will Always Need Coal- Public Service Broadcasting
63. Heigh-Ho- The Seven Dwarfs
64. For The Workforce, Drowning- Thursday
65. 48 Hours- The Clash
66. Mad River- Dar Williams
67. Karma Police- Radiohead
68. Business Pleasure- Little Boots
69. Like a Cowboy- Randy Houser
70. Dirty Work- Steely Dan
71. Cloud Factory- Sonata Arctica
72. Drunk in Heels- Jennifer Nettles
73. Go To Work- Nadine Coyle
74. Self Made- Little Big Town
75. Postman's Lament- The Singing Postman
76. Decided Knowledge- Dutch Uncles
77. Hard Way To Make An Easy Living- Toby Keith
78. Workin’ Day and Night- Michael Jackson
79. Let It Rock- Chuck Berry
80. Peace Of Mind- Boston
81. On My Way to Work- Paul McCartney
82. National Working Woman’s Holiday- Sammy Kershaw
83. Live a Little- Kenny Chesney
84. She Works Hard for the Money- Donna Summer
85. I Don't Have To Be Me 'Til Monday- Steve Azar
86. Rox In The Box- The Decemberists
87. Lettin' Go- Janelle Monáe
88. We Can Work it Out- The Beatles
89. Work Out- J. Cole
90. Work Hard, Play Had- Wiz Khalifa
91. Work- Iggy Azalea
92. Comeback Kid- Kip Moore
93. Workin’ Man- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
94. Musclebound- Spandau Ballet
95. I've Been Working- Van Morrison
96. Broken Clocks- SZA
97. Late Nights, Early Mornings- Marsha Ambrosius
98. Out Here Grindin- DJ Khaled
99. Drinking Class- Lee Brice
100. It's Five O'Clock Somewhere- Alan Jackson

More Workplace Songs

• Six Feet Under- The Weeknd
• World Is Mine- A$ap Ferg
• Something More Than Free- Jason Isbell
• Stoned- Puddle of Mudd
• Re-Education (Through Labor)- Rise Against
• Slave To The Wage- Placebo
• Workin'- Lynyrd Skynyrd
• The Banana Boat Song (Day-O)- Harry Belafonte
• Work Work- Clipping.
• The Collier Lass- Traditional
• Whistle While You Work- Adriana Caselotti
• The Warehouse Life- Richmond Fontaine
• Working Girl- Little Boots
• This F---ing Job- Drive-By Truckers
• Work, Work, Work (Pub, Club, Sleep)- The Rakes
• Stupid Girl- Jennifer Nettles
• Working Week- Speech Debelle
• The Modern Saxons- Seelenlicht
• Working On The Highway- Bruce Springsteen
• Someone Like You- Cockney Rejects
• When I'm Cleaning Windows- George Formby
• The Daily Grind- Bic Runga
• Working For The Man By Day, Sticking It To The Man By Night- Lower Than Atlantis
• Still Got A Finger- Blake Shelton
• Work- The 2 Bears
• The Slot Tech- The Killers
• Worker's Song- Dropkick Murphys
• What You Talking About?- Peter Bjorn and John
• The Load-Out- Jackson Browne

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