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Trending Songs on Instagram Reels 2024
Reels continue to be the star format on Instagram, achieving the highest reach, according to our annual Instagram study. Instagram’s algorithm pushes short video content, as it drives user engagement and brand awareness. To create a sense of relatability and reference pop culture, trending songs on Instagram Reels is a strategy to boost visibility.
We know that trends come and go in a matter of days. Social media managers need to stay on top of these trends to create timely content with the hope of going viral. Using trending sounds increases your likelihood of being seen by a wider audience or shared by new users.
Here are the top 10 trending Instagram Reels songs, to test and try with your content.
Trending Songs on Instagram Reels Today
What’s trending on Instagram Reels today? While there are more than just 10 trending songs on the network, this list will give you a good idea of what songs grab user’s attention and appear on their feeds.
Canary Islands by Goth Babe
Goth Babe is known for their “vibey” alternative indie pop rock music. This song was released in 2021 and is now hitting the trending charts on Instagram, featured in over 200K Reels. @gothbabemusic even posted this video, sharing his excitement that the song is trending on Instagram:
September by Campsite Dream
With September fresh in bloom, it’s no surprise that September by Earth, Wind, and Fire and remix by Campsite Dream are trending on the app. Creators are welcoming autumn with open arms. However, this remix by Campsite Dream is featured in 1.7 million Reels, surpassing September by Earth, Wind, and Fire, found in 1.1M Reels. Regardless, it’s clear this song is timeless, whether it’s a remix or not:
Flower Child by Kacey Musgraves
Kacey Musgraves released her latest album, Deeper Well, on March 15th, 2024. “Flower Child” wasn’t included in her original album, but introduced in her extended album, Deeper Well: Deeper into the Well, released on August 2nd. This song is featured in over 70.5K Reels, with Kacey herself posting a reel of her dancing with this sound.
Evergreen by Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners (feat. Caamp)
While the original song has taken off on Instagram, the latest rendition with the band Caamp has also started trending on the network. These two singer-songwriter bands are coming together to create a beautiful folk song. This song was released on August 9th and is featured in 26.4K Reels.
Taste by Sabrina Carpenter
If you were sick of hearing Espresso, you’re in luck, because Taste by Sabrina Carpenter is now in. Released in her latest album, Short N’ Sweet on August 23rd, this sound is already featured in 102K Reels.
Get By by Jelly Roll
The kickoff to football season has started, and there’s nothing like a country song to get fans riled up. Jelly Roll’s latest album, Get By is the ESPN college football anthem of the season. Despite being featured in sports Reels, users are also utilizing this sound for food-related and exercise-related Reels.
Heatstroke by Khalid
This feel-good song is perfect to pair with Reels. Khalid’s “Heatstroke” released on his latest album, Sincere has been used in 62.9K Reels, just a month after the release. This versatile song can be used for cooking, cleaning, DITL, and just about anything:
Vibey Birds of a Feather by Jordan Greenwald
I’m sure at this point we have all heard “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” by Billie Eilish. Now a remix of this song has surfaced, “Vibey Birds of a Feather.” This is an instrumental version of the song, a perfect background noise for Reels.
Horizon by Hotel Pools
This is another instrumental song that is hitting the Instagram Reels charts, which was released in 2018. This is a lo-fi song that is easily paired with a multitude of videos.
Juna by Clairo
Clairo released her latest album, Charm, on July 12th, 2024. One of the standout songs of the album is “Juna,” which now has 99.9K Reels. Clairo’s music is known for being ethereal, matching well with aesthetic videos on the network.
How to Save Instagram Songs
If you are scrolling through Instagram reels and you find an audio that you would like to save, just follow these simple steps:
- Tap on the name of the audio you want to use.
- Right next to the ‘Use Audio’ you will see ‘Save Audio’.
If you do not see this it is because you must have a Business or Creator Account to be able to save trending audio.
How to Access Saved Songs
- Go to create a New reel.
- If you want to film before, click on the music icon on the left side of the screen
- On the top, you will see the Save button.
- Here you will see all your Saved songs.
You can also access your saved songs through your Instagram bio, all you have to do is:
- Go to your bio and click on the three lines in the top right corner.
- Click on ‘Saved’.
- The first square will say ‘Audio’.
- Here you can access all your saved songs.
How to Find Trending Songs for Instagram Reels
Instagram portrays which sounds are trending with a little up arrow icon. You can find these arrows by browsing the suggested sounds and on the Instagram reel page. There are also several other ways to find trending sounds, so let’s dive right in!
Browse Suggestions
Click on the +, scroll to reel, and click on the trending arrow. This method is a bit less likely that it will match your niche, instead, Instagram will just show you a library of trending songs being used by all kinds of creators.
On the Instagram Reel tab
This method is a great way to start because this is where your tailored reels live. These reels show up on this page because the Instagram algorithm takes into account the content you would like based on your past engagement.
For example, if you post a lot about makeup or engage with makeup, on this page you will likely see a lot of reels having to do with beauty products. This helps you find sounds that will match your niche.
Through the Creator’s Instagram account
This account is where a lot of very useful information regarding Instagram lives. This is a great place to find which trending songs to use from creators who are very in tune with the everchanging trends on the app.
This account gives you all kinds of tips from new trends, to helpful tools, to how to better control your social media presence. This Reel below showcases some recent trends on the platform:
By scrolling TikTok
Using TikTok to get inspired is a great way to find trending sounds. Although they are two completely separate apps, the trends often carry over between the two apps. So, by scrolling the app and seeing some similarities of videos that would match your niche, odds are they could do well on Instagram too! We update the top 10 TikTok songs each week, so this is a great place to see timely trending songs:
Use Instagram Reels Templates
Instagram has recently added Reel templates, so you can easily create professional videos. When going to create a Reel, you will see a Templates option. You can scroll through different templates created by users, and save your favorite ones. These are also broken into different categories such as trending, and recommended.
After selecting a template you want to use, you can add your clips and edit the video to your liking. These templates can be very helpful because many times the sounds that offer templates not only make editing easier, but they are also most likely trending as well. A recent trending template is the sound: Dog Days Are Over by Florence and the Machines. This song has over 683K reels. The template looks like this:
All you have to do is simply add three clips and the template will edit them in to sync it to the sound!
Instagram does not have exact data as to why songs are trending but we believe it is due to the amount of users that save, use, or interact with a certain sound.
For our visual learners, check out our YouTube video on how to find trending audio on both TikTok and Instagram:
Can Businesses Use Trending Sounds on Instagram?
There are currently over 200 million business profiles on Instagram and being that Reels are the most popular type of content on the app, it is likely that businesses are posting reels frequently. As the owner of your business account, you may have run into the issue where a trending sound was not available for your business account to use. We are here to tell you why.
This is because of Instagram’s Copyright rule. Instagram can remove audio or clips of audio from your content if it detects a potential licensing violation. They can also block content or delete content if they believe that you have infringed their copyright rule.
Businesses have access to all sounds that are labeled “Original Audio” as well as songs that are for “Commercial Use”. And not to worry, because there is quite a library full of original audio that is trending!
Make your life easier and schedule your Instagram Reels using Metricool so that they are published automatically at the most optimal time.
We hope this guide to finding trending songs on Instagram reels in 2024 was helpful, and let us know if you have any questions or comments!