What’s one of the first things you do in the morning? For me it’s listen to music. I actually have a morning playlist entitled “Wake Up” on Apple Music. I listen to it while I’m getting ready or during my morning car rides. Because my taste in music is pretty diverse, the playlist is broken up into genres. I usually start off listening to my favorite Gospel/Christian/Inspiration songs, then I press shuffle. Whatever comes next, I roll with it.
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I’m a firm believer that music has the power to change and set your mood and like Dick Clark once said, “music is the soundtrack to your life.” After carefully selecting my Top 40 songs from my morning playlist, including songs from 4 genres, I created the Ultimate Morning Playlist. These songs are guaranteed to inspire, motivate and get you fired up for an amazing day! Take a look and let me know if I’ve included any of your favorites.
Gospel + Christian + Inspirational
- Break Every Chain | Tasha Cobbs
- Brighter Day | Kirk Franklin
- The Anthem (Live) | Planetshakers
- Blessin’ Me | Avery*Sunshine
- Struggle No More | Anthony Hamilton & Jaheim
- Hold On | James Fortune, Fred Hammond, Monica & FIYA
- By the Grace of God | Katy Perry
- Say Yes | Michelle Williams ft. Beyonce & Kelly Rowland
- Thank You Lord | Tamar Braxton
- So Pray | Stacie Orrico
R&B + Jazz + Neo Soul
- Outrun the Sky | Lalah Hathaway
- Zoom | Lionel Richie
- Hypnotic | Boney James
- Ten Foot Stilettos | Chrisette Michele
- Kiss of Life | Sade
- Illusion | Najee
- I Wanna Be Down | Brandy
- Voyage to Atlantis | The Isley Brothers
- Make Me Happy | Surface
- 4 Leaf Clover | Erykah Badu
Hip Hop + Rap
- I’m Goin’ In | Drake, Lil Wayne & Young Jeezey
- Nickels & Dimes | PJ
- Never Let Me Down | Kanye West
- Win Again | Nicki Minaj
- Keep Ya Head Up | 2 Pac
- Days Go By | Rico Love
- Do It | T.I.
- Encore | Jay Z
- Alright | Kendrick Lamar
- Commas | Future
Pop
- Be Alright | Arianna Grande
- Bad Blood | Taylor Swift
- Trust | Justin Bieber
- Show Stopper | Danity Kane
- Don’t Hold the Wall | Justin Timberlake
- Do it Well | Jennifer Lopez
- Schoolin’ Life | Beyonce
- Glamorous | Fergie
- Good for You | Selena Gomez ft. A$AP Rocky
- Purpose | Justin Bieber
So tell me, what do you think about my Ultimate Morning Playlist? What’re some songs you’d put on your playlist? Let me know!
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I love some good music to kick start the day!
Amy Ann
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Ditto! 😉
I always listen to good music in the morning on the way to work and when I’m heading home. It’s a great start and end to my day! 🙂
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Good music makes everything better, right? Thanks for reading! 🙂
So many songs on here that I don’t know — I feel so old. But I do love Show Stopper and I Wanna Be Down.
FYI, you have Purpose on the Pop list twice. Maybe it’s a mistake; maybe it’s a great song and you just love it that much!
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Lol, I just noticed that. Although it is a great song, lol, I meant to put Trust & Purpose. HAHAHA! Thanks for looking out! 😉
And yes, I’m such and old head too when it comes to music.
I’m all about my inspirational music all day everyday. I love Madisa too. She’s got great uplifting songs to brighten your day.
Oh yes, she’s wonderful! I just LOVE music.
Love this playlist. Dainty Kane was one of my favorite groups!
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Thanks, Robin. And yes, DK is still one of my fave girl groups! 🙂
I’m definitely feeling #’s 1, 2, 6, 8 & 9 from the gospel section. Also, loving Chrisette, Brandy and Erykah from the R&B section…and I can’t forget Alright by Kendrick Lamar from the Rap section.
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I love your christian inspirational song lists. I’ll be adding this to my list of christian songs. I also tried listening to your other lists in this post. Thank you for sharing. Listening to Music is indeed a very nice way to start a happy and bright day.
I personally love Fly away by alisson krauss, it’s about life and death at the same time and the melody is really happy. Have you tried listwning to this song?