Top 15 Chill Songs

The songSurf Mesa and Emilee turn a familiar love song into a simple promise to stay close to someone.

Best forIt is easy to leave on in the background without losing the warmth of it.

The songLost Frequencies use Black Friday as a picture of trying to find your place after a difficult ending.

Best forIt works for a quiet reset when you want something calm but not empty.

The songRegard tells a story of attraction and temptation over a relaxed dance beat.

Best forIt has enough movement to keep a slow day from feeling flat.

The songPatrick Watson leaves the story open with a small piano piece that can sound like a message left behind.

Best forIt gives you room to think without telling you what to think about.

The songElton John and Dua Lipa bring together old Elton John lines into a new song about being pulled back toward love.

Best forIt is bright enough to lift the mood while still feeling easygoing.

The songMitski treats love as the one precious thing that truly belongs to her.

Best forIt has the feeling of sitting somewhere quiet and letting a good thought stay with you.

The songMazzy Star sing about wanting closeness with someone who stays distant and hard to reach.

Best forIt suits a slow evening when you want the world to feel softer around the edges.

The songColdplay sing from the point of view of someone trying to apologise and ask for another chance.

Best forIt is calm enough for a late drive or a room where nobody needs to say much.

The songTame Impala sing about realising too late that a relationship was slipping away.

Best forIt is for when you want something smooth that still has a little feeling underneath.

The songThe Neighbourhood imagine staying close to someone while the world outside feels cold.

Best forIt is good for being indoors, feeling cosy and not needing to go anywhere.

The songPetit Biscuit makes an instrumental about a warm, fading day rather than telling one fixed story.

Best forIt is made for sunsets, long walks and doing nothing in particular.

The songTinlicker sing about the pull of a person who changes the way a room and a day can feel.

Best forIt lets the mood move gently without asking for your full attention.

The songCigarettes After Sex remember a love that felt intense enough to block out everything else.

Best forIt keeps romance low key and private instead of making it feel like a huge event.

The songMac DeMarco sings about being alone with his thoughts and needing to face himself.

Best forIt is for zoning out a little while still feeling present.

The songLost Frequencies sing from the point of view of someone looking for a person who has become hard to reach.

Best forIt has the steady feeling of a late drive with nowhere urgent to be.