We trust that, at this point, you’ve planned the details of cooking your Thanksgiving dinner. (Or, perhaps smarter, that you’ve secured reservations at a nearby restaurant.)
But, what about the music to accompany your Thanksgiving Day festivities?
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As you celebrate the holiday with loved ones, let Billboard serve your musical soundtrack. Please feel free to fill up a playlist, as you fill up at the table, from a vast menu of Thanksgiving-appropriate charted songs and acts.
From everyone at Billboard, have a happy, healthy and safe Thanksgiving!
First, the Sides
“Mashed Potato Time” Dee Dee SharpA No. 2 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962
“Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)” Dee Dee SharpNo. 9 Hot 100, 1962
“Mr. Potato Peeler” Bobby Gregg and His FriendsNo. 89 Hot 100, 1962
“Mashed Potatoes U.S.A.” James Brown and the Famous FlamesNo. 82 Hot 100, 1962
“Gravy Waltz” Steve AllenNo. 64 Hot 100, 1963
“My Sweet Potato” Booker T. & the MG’sNo. 85 Hot 100, 1966
“Hot Potato” LaToya JacksonNo. 38 Dance Club Songs, 1984
And, anything by … the Cranberries
(Honorable, and mostly mouth-watering, mention, to a song that charted only as a cut on Bobby Bare’s album Bare, which reached No. 44 on Top Country Albums in 1978: “Greasy Grit Gravy and Gizzard Greens” (which, per the lyrics, “make you wanna split your jeans”)
Ah … the Main Course
“Let’s Turkey Trot” Little EvaNo. 20 Hot 100, 1963
“Birdland” Chubby CheckerNo. 12 Hot 100, 1963 63
“Surfin’ Bird” the Trashmen (although you may be more familiar with this version)No. 4 Hot 100, 1964
“This Little Bird” Marianne FaithfullNo. 32 Hot 100, 1965
“May The Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose” “Little” Jimmy DickensNo. 15 Hot 100, 1965
“Cold Turkey” Plastic Ono BandNo. 30 Hot 100, 1970
“Jive Turkey (Part 1)” Ohio PlayersNo. 47 Hot 100, 1974
“Free Bird” Lynyrd SkynrydNo. 19 Hot 100, 1975
“Three Little Birds” Bob Marley and the WailersNo. 1 Reggae Digital Song Sales; released in 1977
“The Bird” the TimeNo. 36 Hot 100, 1985
“I’m Like a Bird” Nelly FurtadoNo. 9 Hot 100, 2001
“Gobble Gobble” Matthew WestNo. 32 Christian Airplay, 2020
“Birds of a Feather” Billie EilishNo. 2 Hot 100, 2024
And, anything by … the Byrds
Please Be Specific
“Skinny Legs and All” Joe TexNo. 10 Hot 100, 1967
“Hot Legs” Rod StewartNo. 28 Hot 100, 1978
“Legs” ZZ TopNo. 8 Hot 100, 1984
“Broken Wings” Mr. MisterNo. 1 Hot 100, 1985
“Pretty Wings” MaxwellNo. 33 Hot 100, 2009
Or, anything by … Wings
And, for Dessert
“Sweet Potato Pie” James TaylorNo. 37 Adult Contemporary, 1989
“Sweet Potato Pie” DominoNo. 13 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, 1994
And, anything by … Smashing Pumpkins
Musical Trimmings
“I Wanna Thank You” Bobby RydellNo. 21 Hot 100, 1961
“Thank You Girl” the BeatlesNo. 35 Hot 100, 1964
“I Thank You” Sam & DaveNo. 9 Hot 100, 1968
“Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin” Sly & the Family StoneNo. 1 Hot 100, 1970
“Be Thankful for What You Got” William DeVaughnNo. 4 Hot 100, 1974
“Thank God I’m a Country Boy” John DenverNo. 1 Hot 100, 1975
“Thank You for Being a Friend” Andrew GoldNo. 25 Hot 100, 1978
Of course …
“The Thanksgiving Song” Adam SandlerAn annual No. 1 on Comedy Digital Songs (which Sandler premiered on NBC’s Saturday Night Live on Nov. 21, 1992)
“Thank U” Alanis MorissetteNo. 1 Adult Pop Airplay, 1998
“Thank You” DidoNo. 1 Adult Contemporary, Adult Pop Songs, Dance Club Songs, 2001
“I Wanna Thank Ya” Angie StoneNo. 1 Dance Club Songs, 2004
“Thnks fr th Mmrs” Fall Out BoyNo. 11 Hot 100, 2007
“I Want to Say Thank You” Lisa Page Brooks featuring Royal PriesthoodNo. 1 Hot Gospel Songs, 2010
“Thank U, Next” Ariana GrandeNo. 1 Hot Hot 100, 2018
“thanK you aIMee” Taylor SwiftNo. 23 Hot 100, 2024
And, a still piping-hot entry (entree?):
“All About That Baste,” courtesy of the Holderness Family, which knows how to cook up, in addition to a tasty turkey, a catchy parody. (#noskinnybritches)
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