This Is Your Apollo Song List

Best song list for the Apollo 11 watch party this anniversary.

If you’re looking to put together a soundtrack to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing this Saturday, here is a small sample of classic songs relating to the moon, space exploration and the universe:

1. “A Spaceman Came Travelling” - Chris De Burgh
2. “Across the Universe” -The Beatles
3. “Aquarius (Let the Sun Shine In)” -The 5th Dimension
4. “Ashes to Ashes” -David Bowie
5. “Bad Moon Rising” -Creedence Clearwater Revival
6. “Balloons of Mars” -T. Rex
7. “Bark at the Moon” -Ozzy Osbourne
8. “Black Hole Sun” –Soundgarden
9. "Black Moon Creeping" –Black Crowes
10. “Blue Moon of Kentucky” -Elvis Presley
11. “Blue Moon” –Frank Sinatra
12. “Bullet the Blue Sky” - U2
13. “Cats in the Cradle” - Harry Chapin
14. "Child of the Moon" –Rolling Stones
15. “Dance in the Moonlight” - The Mavericks
16. “Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in its Spotlight)” -Thin Lizzy
17. “Dancing in the Moonlight” -Van Morrison
18. "Dancing With the Moonlit Knight" -Genesis
19. “Eclipse” -Pink Floyd
20. “First Kiss on Mars” -Stone Temple Pilots
21. “Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)” -Frank Sinatra
22. “Full Moon and Empty Arms” -Frank Sinatra
23. “Good Day Sunshine”–The Beatles
24. "Half Moon" –Janis Joplin
25. “Harvest Moon” -Neil Young
26. “Havana Moon” –Chuck Berry
27. "Hawkmoon 269" –U2
28. “Here Comes the Sun” -The Beatles
29. “Higher and Higher” - Moody Blues
30. “Hundred Million Miles from Home” -Styx
31. “I'll Follow the Sun” -The Beatles
32. "Jupiter Crash" -The Cure
33. "Kiko and the Lavender Moon" –Los Lobos
34. “Man on the Moon” -R.E.M.
35. "Midnight Moonlight" –The Firm
36. “Mission to Mars” -Styx
37. "Moonchild" –Iron Maiden
38. "Moonage Daydream" –David Bowie
39. "Moon Over Bourbon Street" -Sting
40. “Moon River (From Breakfast at Tiffany's)” -Andy Williams
41. “Moonage Daydream” -David Bowie
42. “Moondance” –Van Morrison
43. "Moonlight" –Bob Dylan
44. "Moonlight Drive" –The Doors
45. “Moonlight Serenade”-Glenn Miller
46. “Moonlight Shadow” -Mike Oldfield
47. “Moonshadow” -Cat Stevens
48. "Moon Rocks" –Talking Heads
49. “Mountains of the Moon" –Grateful Dead
50. "Mr. Moonlight" –The Beatles
51. “Radio Silence” -Styx
52. "Rocket Man" -Elton John
53. “Rocket Ride” - KISS
54. “Rocket” -Def Leppard
55. “Saturn” -Stevie Wonder
56. “Shame on the Moon” - Bob Seger
57. “Shining Star” -Earth, Wind and Fire
58. “Sirens of Titan” -Al Stewart
59. “Sister Moon” -Sting
60. “Sisters of the Moon” –Fleetwood Mac
61. "Song About the Moon" –Paul Simon
62. "Sonny Got Caught in the Moonlight" –Robbie Robertson
63. “Space Age Love Song” -Flock of Seagulls
64. “Space Cowboy” - Steve Miller
65. "Space Oddity" -David Bowie
66. "Space Truckin'" -Deep Purple
67. “Star Trekkin'” -The Firm
68. “Starman” -David Bowie
69. “Starship Trooper” -Yes
70. “Supersonic Rocket Ship” -The Kinks
71. “Swingin' on the Moon” -Mel Tormé
72. “The Dark Side of the Moon” -Pink Floyd
73. "The Final Countdown" -Europe
74. “The Heart of Saturday Night” -Tom Waits
75. “The Sky Is a Neighborhood” -Foo Fighters
76. “The Uplift Mofo Party Plan” -Red Hot Chili Peppers
77. “The Whole of the Moon” -The Waterboys
78. “There’s a Star for Everyone” -Aretha Franklin
79. “There's a Moon in the Sky” -The B-52's
80. "'39" -Queen
81. “To the Moon and Back” -Dolly Parton
82. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" -Bonnie Tyler
83. "2,000 Man" -Rolling Stones
84. “Under the Red Sky” -Bob Dylan
85. “Venus and Mars” -Paul McCartney and Wings
86. “Virginia Moon” -Foo Fighters
87. “Walking on the Moon” -The Police
88. "What's Next to the Moon" –AC/DC
89. “Yellow Moon” -Pearl Jam

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