What primal sound drives music forward? What rattles your insides and makes you shake your backside? And what melts your brain in the most delicious way? It’s bass, and for those of us who love it, more is always better.
If you want songs with a LOT of bass, you’re in the right place. And I do mean a LOT! These are the tracks that will stretch the performance of your sound system to the max.
So, you’d better have some solid subwoofers ready. And you might want to wear a helmet and strap in, too. Come on, let’s drop the bass.
Top 63 Songs with a LOT of Bass
1Around the World – Daft Punk
I decided to go alphabetically in this list of the best bass heavy songs. Why not? Bass is bass, and once it gets massive, you don’t need to spit hairs trying to find out who is bigger.
With “Around the World,” Daft Punk uses a very funky bass line and a stomping bass drum sound to build the foundation of this track which came out in 1997. Since then, people have been getting down to this song, even though it is also one of the most repetitive songs in the history of music.
What do I mean by that?
Well, the only lyrics “Around the world” are repeated in the song 144 times. But, somehow, the Daft Punkers still managed to introduce a lot of variety in the tones and textures that make this track up.
I love how the song starts with the treble turned down, and the whole thing focused on the bass. And you better believe that when you crank the volume, this song is going to shake the walls something fierce.
2Bleed – Meshuggah
Dance music is known for heavy bass, but Metal is equally bass-heavy. It’s heavy on everything if you think about it. And the track “Bleed” from Meshuggah is one of the bassiest songs in all of Metal history. This is extreme Metal mayhem, and the bass will make your ears bleed.
Maybe that’s where they got the name?
Beastly drummer Tomas Haake’s double-bass pedal and bass demon Dick Lövgren’s fingers work together to produce a relentless, machine gun-firing bass sound.
The intensity and precision, combined with the volume, blast out a dark and intensely heavy listening experience. This song came out on their 2008 album, Obzen, and has been blowing speakers ever since.
3B.O.B. – Outkast
“B.O.B.” stands for “bombs over Baghdad” from the song’s chorus. This track from Stankonia, Outkast’s fourth album, was the song that got people to stand up and take notice. And it wasn’t that Andre 3000 and Big Boi showed their fastest, furious bars in this song.
It was the fact that it was so different. Fast wah-wah and screaming guitar solos, a choir, scratching, sailing synth notes, and, of course, a sing-along chorus combined to make one of the most original Hip Hop songs ever. If not one of the bassiest Hip Hop songs ever.
But don’t forget the bass…
The song uses an incredibly strong drum beat with powerful bass punches and hard snare hits. This beat just keeps going on and on, driving the song into frenzied action. It’s relentless.
The only thing that lets you escape is the slow fade out at the end. If you’re going to crank this track, please, please wear a seatbelt. You are in for a ride with one of the best songs with a lot of bass.
4Boom Boom Pow – Black Eyed Peas
On the lighter end of things, at least lyrically, is “Boom Boom Pow” by the Black Eyed Peas. This song is probably a whole lot easier to take than Meshuggah, as evidenced by its Grammy and other awards. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have killer bass.
This track comes from the group’s 2009 album, The E.N.D., and sold over six million copies in the US alone.
The bass track drives the whole thing with its boom-boom-pow rhythm. The sound here is super-clear, so if you’ve got an excellent sub, let ‘er rip with this track. Just keep it away from any windows.
5Cinema (Drop the Bass) – Skrillex
Skrillex is probably best known for “Bangarang,” his dubstep tribute to The Lost Boys. But, if we want to talk about songs with insane bass, we have to talk about “Cinema.”
This track, which has the subtitle (Drop the Bass), is all over the place. Like most dubstep, it’s cut up, chopped, and mixed. There are cinematic, airy parts, robot monster parts, and, throughout, just tons of intense bass.
This track comes from his 2010 EP Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites, which garnered him no less than five Grammy Award nominations. This big bass music was mixed-up and schizophrenic and brought a whole new sound and style to the forefront of popular music.
6Crackin – Bassjackers
If you thought that we were going to have a list of songs with a lot of basses and not include any EDM, you’re crackin’ up. “Crackin” is a 2013 single from the Dutch DJ duo Bassjackers, and they jack the bass on this one without reservations.
The track starts with a thunderous bass beat timed with claps and a thick, sludgy bass tone that slowly rises in frequency. This pumps the song up until the beat really drops.
It’s reminiscent of “Popcorn,” except with thick juicy bass and lasers. And after building you up and slowing you down, the track finishes with the same bass and clapping beat that jolts your insides. Bass-a-licious!
7Feel Good Inc. – Gorillaz
Gorillaz may be a virtual band of cartoon characters, but they still put out real music. Furthermore, they’ve collaborated with just about everyone under the sun throughout their 20+ year career.
On their second studio album, Demon Days, released in 2005, they put out the track “Feel Good Inc.” which is their heaviest bass song to date.
This track features a simple yet hard-hitting rock beat…
Along with a clear, punchy bass drum sound. Then the bass line over top is funky and thick, driving the song along and making it great to dance to.
Over all of that, you’ve got the vocals of Damon Albarn and some excellent bars. Not to mention maniacal laughter from the members of De La Soul, that make this song rip.
8I Can’t Stop – Flux Pavillion
Here’s a little more EDM for you, this time from producer/DJ Flux Pavillion. Also released in 2010, and somewhat similar to Skrillex, was his album, Lines in Wax, which featured the track “I Can’t Stop.”
This song features the vocal loop saying, naturally, “I can’t stop,” with heavy echo and effects to give the track lots of depth. He mixes in all sorts of percussion sounds and synths to create a deliciously layered song that can get you fully immersed in the music.
But it’s the bass that hits the hardest…
He uses both a fat bass drum sound and a thick, dense bassy synth tone throughout to make this track simply melt your speakers right off their mounts. If you can survive this track with your stereo turned way up, I doubt a nuclear explosion will give you much trouble.
9New Born – Muse
The track “New Born” comes from the English rock band Muse, off their 2nd studio album, Origin of Symmetry, which dropped in 2001. This band is known for mixing styles from Electronica to Pop into their Hard Rock sound.
But that’s not what this track does…
“New Born” is a loud, heavy rocker with a thick bass line behind it. The bass guitar work of Chris Wolstenholme holds the track down, and the deep and pounding kick drum of Dominic Howard keeps things pinned to the floor. Try this track with your subs on full blast and hold onto your hat.
10Panic Attack – Dream Theater
Need some more Metal in your life? How about some heavy and complex Progressive Metal from a master of the genre, Dream Theater? Just as a warning, if you get panic attacks, maybe don’t listen to this song.
For those who’ve never experienced a panic attack…
This is a pretty accurate representation of what it feels like. The unending onslaught of heavy, ripping blasts and the circular, winding rhythms combined with lyrics describing physical distress makes “Panic Attack” very heavy indeed.
This track comes from the band’s Octavarium album, recorded back in 2005. The intense bass here comes from the inimitable Mike Portnoy on drums, slamming the double bass with mechanical precision. This is in combination with the equally precise and deep playing of John Myung on the bass.
Together, they create a wall of bass sound that’s second to none. And one that provides the essential background above which the guitars, keyboards, and vocals soar.
11Starboy – The Weeknd (feat. Daft Punk)
Daft Punk gets double billing on this list with their own track and joining The Weeknd here on this one. “Starboy” is an epic song from the Canadian singer in collaboration with the French DJ duo, about rising above it all and being a “muthaf*cking starboy.”
This track hit the #1 spot in the US back in 2016 when it was released on the album, also called Starboy, and sold over 11 million units. The bass throughout the track is deep and luscious. But it’s the intro that will blast your speakers.
It starts with some organ playing and then huge bass-heavy blasts that sound like your sub is being hit by torpedoes. These strikes are deep and delicious but also ominous as they lead into the rest of the song, which also seems to reference the destructive dangers of a rock star lifestyle.
12Super Bounce – Duckwrth (feat. EarthGang)
Hip Hop is known for laying down thick, juicy bass, and this track falls into that category. “Super Bounce” from rapper Duckwrth features bars from the Atlanta duo EarthGang for a smooth, smooth track.
Duckwrth put this track out on his 2020 album, SuperGood. It’s one of many tracks on this album that’s just full of good vibes and sunshine, even when dealing with difficult themes.
Seriously…
This is truly a chillout, smoke break (see the video) song that lets you relax, just sit back, and let the music soak in. It does this with some fantastic bass that makes you feel like you’re almost back in the womb or something.
It’s funky and smooth but so big and full that it surrounds you and wraps you up in a bassy baby blanket.
13What’s the Use? – Mac Miller (feat. Thundercat)
Late rapper Mac Miller left us with some incredible tracks over his career. Some are insightful, some are fun, but the bassiest of all is “What’s the Use?” This song comes from the last album released during his lifetime, Swimming, and has a swimming, spiraling feel to it in parts.
However, for the most part, this track is chill and groovy, with an incredible bass line laid down by none other than bass wizard Thundercat.
The beat itself uses a slightly muted bass drum sound so that it doesn’t interfere with Thundercat’s bass riff, which, honestly, steals the show in this song. It’s phat, funky, fun, and, uh… fantastic!
14Yeah! – Usher (feat. Lil Jon and Ludacris)
Remember this classic club song full of bass? It came out on Usher’s 2004 album, Confessions, and was produced by Lil Jon, who also provides vocals. Or, at least he provides the song’s signature “Yeah”s and “what”s that made him infamous.
Ludacris also has some bars in this track which is a crunk and R&B hybrid that Lil Jon christened “Crunk&B.”
But did you also know?
The bass in this song is one of the fattest around. There’s a bit of a slippery sliding bass line here that mostly goes unnoticed. But the bass drum sound used in the mix is huge. It sounds like T-Rex footsteps rippling puddles, coming through big, bouncy, and booming.
If you have excellent subs, turn your crossover frequency way down and let them just blast this pure bass tone all through your party.
15Sail – AWOLNATION
16DERP – Bassjackers and MAKJ
17Sun Flower – Post Malone
18Best Day Ever – Mac Miller
19Congratulations – Post Malone
20Candy Paint – Post Malone
21God’s Plan – Drake
22Mood – 24kGoldn
23Woo-Boost – Rusko
24Rockstar – DaBa
25Tommy’s Theme – Noisia
26Heartbeat Nneka (Chase and Status Remix)
27Hip-Hop – Dead Prez
28Sandstorm – Darude
29Let it Happen – Tame Impala
30The Hills – The Weeknd
31Insomnia – Faithless
32Runaway – Kanye West
33Madness – Muse
34Narcos – Migos
35That’s Not Me – Skepta
36HUMBLE – Kendrick Lamar
37Sahtijan – Bozo Vreco and Billain
38Vultures – Chee
39Adagio for String – DJ Tiesto
40Lucid Dreams – Juice WRLD
41Cake – Ivy Lab
42Billionera – Otilia Ricii Lompeurs Remix
43The Vision Let me breathe – Joker ft. Jessie Ware
44Lovin U – Stwo
45Posing As Me – Umek
46Program – Chase and Status feat. Irah
47Want U – StadiumX and Metrush
48Breaking a Sweat – Skrillex feat. The Doors
49Archangel – Burial
50Haunted – Stwo (feat. Sevdaliza)
51Never – Nalestar and Freakpass
52Mystery – The First Station
53Dustup – Noisia and The Upbeats
54Chinatown – Distinkt
55Thief – Ookay
56The Search – NF
57Right Now – Fabian Mazur feat. Luude
58Chronic – Matroda
59Horse – Salvatore Ganacci
60Jaguar – Excision and Datsik
61Rinzler – Daft Punk
62Soundclash – Flosstradamus and Troyboi
63Becoming insane – Infected Mushrooms and Warriors
Enjoy Music with Loads of Low-End?
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Songs with a LOT of Bass – Final Thoughts
There are tons of songs out there that have juicy, fat bass tracks to push them along. But the 14 songs in our list here are some of the biggest, bounciest, deepest bass songs ever recorded.
They make use of bass-tone synth sounds, kick drums, and, of course, bass guitar to really hit low blows. And they all succeed in rumbling your guts. Of course, the best way to experience these deep bass tracks is to stick your head inside a huge bass speaker stack and let your face melt off.
If you haven’t got one handy, crank up your stereo and power up your subs to give you as much juice as possible. Or, crank the level in your headphones and drift away on a cloud of thick, delicious bassy goodness.
Until next time, happy listening.
