Top 15 Main Character Songs

The songNelly Furtado sings about someone so charming and dangerous that they are impossible to ignore.

Best forThis is for walking into a room knowing people will notice you, even if you do not say much.

The songBillie Eilish imagines taking control, making people bow down and refusing to be underestimated.

Best forIt is for the version of you that is done asking for permission to be powerful.

The songParis Paloma sings about the unfair emotional and domestic work women are expected to carry in relationships.

Best forIt turns anger into a moment of strength. Play it when you need to remember that your frustration is valid.

The songAriana Grande celebrates buying gifts for herself and her friends after a difficult time.

Best forIt is playful, expensive and unbothered. The point is enjoying your own life without waiting for someone else to approve it.

The songBritney Spears asks for more attention and refuses to disappear into the background.

Best forIt is for a bold entrance. Put it on when you want to feel seen before you have even arrived.

The songBritney Spears sings about wanting something she knows may not be good for her.

Best forIt makes bad decisions feel glamorous for a moment, which is a very specific kind of main character feeling.

The songRAYE describes trying to run from a breakup through a messy night out and finding that the pain follows anyway.

Best forIt is for walking through the aftermath like you are in a dark film and refusing to let anyone see you fall apart.

The songRihanna reaches the point where she is angry enough to stop being polite about a relationship that has disappointed her.

Best forIt is the soundtrack for choosing drama on purpose after you have spent too long being patient.

The songTaylor Swift sings about a love so intense that she knows she should not have to defend it to anyone.

Best forIt makes every feeling sound bigger and more certain. Good for when you want your life to feel like a grand romance.

The songDove Cameron uses a role reversal to call out sexist double standards. She said the song grew from an abusive relationship and later became a wider feminist statement.

Best forIt is best for leaving a situation with the last word and looking good while doing it.

The songDove Cameron wrote this as a queer love story between two women. She makes it clear that the man in the title is not the point.

Best forIt is best for confidence with a little danger, when you want to feel like the one making the rules.

The songMiley Cyrus realises she can give herself the love and care she was waiting to get from someone else.

Best forIt is the comeback after a breakup. Not because nothing hurt, but because you are finally putting yourself first.

The songAriana Grande looks back at past relationships with gratitude for what each one taught her.

Best forIt turns moving on into growth instead of revenge. The main character move is knowing the story did not end with them.

The songRihanna plays with control, desire and the idea of not being ashamed of what she wants.

Best forIt is fearless and a little provocative. This is for feeling in charge of your own image and your own night.

The songDoja Cat celebrates ambition, independence and being impossible to intimidate.

Best forIt is pure self-belief. Use it when you need to stop shrinking yourself for people who are comfortable with you small.