Songs About Sunday: The Best Sunday Songs for Playlists, Trivia, and Weekend Music
Sunday songs can feel peaceful, spiritual, romantic, lazy, sad, sunny, dramatic, or just plain strange. That makes Sunday one of the most flexible days of the week in popular music. It can mean church bells, morning coffee, football, loneliness, family dinner, a hangover, or the quiet realization that Monday is lurking nearby like a calendar villain.
This list collects songs about Sunday, songs with Sunday in the title, and songs that use Sunday as a setting, memory, mood, or cultural reference. Some of these Sunday songs are major classics, including U2’s Sunday Bloody Sunday, Commodores’ Easy, The Velvet Underground’s Sunday Morning, The Rolling Stones-adjacent pop world of The Monkees’ Pleasant Valley Sunday, and Johnny Cash’s version of Sunday Morning Comin’ Down.
Sunday also has a strong pop-culture footprint. Never on Sunday came from the 1960 film of the same name and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Tell Me on a Sunday became part of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stage-musical catalog. Sunday Best by Surfaces became a sunny modern favorite with streaming-era and social-media recognition.
For playlist builders, Sunday can go in several directions: peaceful Sunday morning, classic oldies, church and gospel feeling, moody Sunday night, lazy Sunday afternoon, or songs for pretending Monday has been canceled. It has not been canceled, but music is cheaper than denial.
Best Sunday Songs for a Playlist
These are some of the strongest Sunday songs to start with because they are familiar, culturally useful, playlist-friendly, or especially tied to Sunday in the title or lyrics.
- Sunday Bloody Sunday – U2
- Easy – Commodores
- Sunday Morning – The Velvet Underground & Nico
- Sunday Morning Comin’ Down – Johnny Cash
- Ruby Tuesday has its day, but Pleasant Valley Sunday – The Monkees
- Everyday Is Like Sunday – Morrissey
- Sunday Best – Surfaces
- Groovin’ – The Rascals
- Sunday Girl – Blondie
- Never on Sunday – The Chordettes
- Sunday Morning – Maroon 5
- Sunday Kind of Love – Etta James
- Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon – Queen
- Sunday Candy – Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment
- Come Sunday – Duke Ellington
Classic Sunday Songs Everyone Should Know
Classic Sunday songs often lean into mood and memory. Some feel peaceful, some feel lonely, and some make Sunday sound like the most emotionally complicated day of the week. That sounds about right.
- Easy – Commodores
- Easy – Faith No More
- Easy – Lionel Richie
- Sunday Morning – The Velvet Underground & Nico
- Sunday Morning Comin’ Down – Johnny Cash
- Sunday Morning Comin’ Down – Kris Kristofferson
- Sunday Morning Coming Down – Ray Stevens
- Pleasant Valley Sunday – The Monkees
- Groovin’ – The Rascals
- Sunday Girl – Blondie
- Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon – Queen
- Lazy Sunday – Small Faces
- Blue Sunday – The Doors
- Another Park, Another Sunday – The Doobie Brothers
- Sunday Sun – Neil Diamond
- That Sunday, That Summer – Nat King Cole
- That Sunday, That Summer – Natalie Cole
Sunday Songs with Movie, TV, and Stage Connections
Sunday has a surprisingly good pop-culture résumé. Some Sunday songs connect to movies, musicals, television-era pop, and songs that became bigger because they lived beyond the radio.
- Never on Sunday – The Chordettes
- Never on Sunday – Don Costa
- Never on Sunday – Lyn Cornell
- Never on Sunday – The Ventures
- Tell Me on a Sunday – Marti Webb
- Tell Me on a Sunday – Rebecca Storm
- Tell Me on a Sunday – Sarah Brightman
- Tell Me on a Sunday – Stephanie Lawrence
- Pleasant Valley Sunday – The Monkees
- Sunday Candy – Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment
- Sunday Best – Surfaces
Sunday Morning Songs
Sunday morning songs are their own musical neighborhood. Some are peaceful, some are reflective, and some sound like the morning after Saturday made a few poor decisions. Coffee helps. So does a good playlist.
- Sunday Morning – The Velvet Underground & Nico
- Sunday Morning – Maroon 5
- Sunday Morning – No Doubt
- Sunday Morning – Lily Allen
- Sunday Morning – k-os
- Sunday Morning – Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs
- Sunday Morning – Earth, Wind & Fire
- Sunday Morning – Margo Guryan
- Sunday Morning Call – Oasis
- Sunday Morning Nightmare – Sham 69
- Sunday Morning Song – Howie Day
- Sunday Morning Sunshine – Harry Chapin
- Sunday Mornin’ – Oliver
- Sunday Mornin’ – Spanky & Our Gang
Sunday Afternoon Songs
Sunday afternoon has a different sound than Sunday morning. It can be lazy, sunny, romantic, nostalgic, or just quiet enough to make you start thinking too much. That is why the playlist matters.
- Groovin’ – The Rascals
- Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon – Queen
- Lazy Sunday – Small Faces
- Sunday Afternoon – Texas
- Sunday Afternoon – Candy Dulfer featuring Prince
- Sunday Afternoon in the Park – Van Halen
- Sunday Afternoons – Vanessa Daou
- On a Sunday Afternoon – Lighter Shade of Brown
- Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day – Sir Douglas Quintet
Sunday Night and End-of-Weekend Songs
Sunday night songs often carry a little weight. The weekend is fading, Monday is approaching, and suddenly even the couch feels philosophical. These songs fit that late-Sunday mood.
- Everyday Is Like Sunday – Morrissey
- Everyday Is Like Sunday – 10,000 Maniacs
- Sunday Papers – Joe Jackson
- Sunday Night – Big Tymers
- Wasted Early Sunday Morning – Sneaker Pimps
- Waiting for Sunday – Far
- Watch Them Fly Sundays – Stereophonics
- Sunday Mail – Marcy Playground
- Sunday Drive – The Early November
Rock, Punk, Alternative, and Indie Sunday Songs
Rock and alternative artists have used Sunday for protest, boredom, romance, suburban unease, and post-weekend emotional cleanup. Sunday is flexible that way. It wears church shoes and combat boots.
- Sunday Bloody Sunday – U2
- Sunday – The Cranberries
- Sunday – David Bowie
- Sunday – Nick Drake
- Sunday – Sia
- Sunday – Sonic Youth
- Sunday Sunday – Blur
- Church on Sunday – Green Day
- Dancing Through Sunday – AFI
- Black Sunday – Cold
- Bloody Sunday – City Boy
- Bloody Sunday – Stiff Little Fingers
- Naked Sunday – Stone Temple Pilots
- Sunday Stripper – Cock Sparrer
- Young Girl Sunday Blues – Jefferson Airplane
- Loving You Sunday Morning – Scorpions
- My Sunday Feeling – Jethro Tull
- A Sunday – Jimmy Eat World
- A Month of Sundays – The Church
- Sunday’s Best – Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Soul, Jazz, Gospel-Flavored, and Easy Sunday Songs
Sunday has long been tied to church, family, rest, and reflection, so it naturally fits jazz, soul, gospel-flavored pop, and smooth R&B. These songs are useful for calmer Sunday playlists and classic vocal sets.
- Come Sunday – Duke Ellington
- Sunday Kind of Love – Etta James
- Sunday Kind of Love – The Del Vikings
- Sunday Kind of Love – The Harptones
- Sunday Kind of Love – Jan & Dean
- Sunday Kind of Love – Lenny Welch
- Sunday Kind of Love – Reba McEntire
- Just Another Sunday – George Benson
- Sunday and Me – Jay & The Americans
- Sunday Sunrise – Anne Murray
- Sunday Will Never Be the Same – Spanky & Our Gang
- Sunday Shining – Finley Quaye
- Sunday Best – Surfaces
Country, Folk, and Storytelling Sunday Songs
Country and folk songs often make Sunday feel like home, church, family, longing, regret, or a long drive. Sometimes all five arrive before lunch.
- Sunday Morning Comin’ Down – Johnny Cash
- Sunday Morning Comin’ Down – Kris Kristofferson
- Raining on Sunday – Radney Foster
- Raining on Sunday – Keith Urban
- That’s What I Like About Sunday – Craig Morgan
- Chicken Every Sunday – Dolly Parton
- Every Sunday – Dolly Parton
- Sunday Barbeque – Tennessee Ernie Ford
- Palm Sunday – Jerry Garcia Band
- Sunday Down South – Earl Craig
- Sunday’s Child – Phil Keaggy
- Sunny Sunday – Joni Mitchell
Gloomy Sunday and Darker Sunday Songs
Not every Sunday song is relaxed or sunny. Gloomy Sunday became one of the most famously haunting songs associated with the day, and many artists have recorded versions. These darker Sunday songs work better for dramatic, gothic, bluesy, or late-night playlists.
- Gloomy Sunday – Billie Holiday
- Gloomy Sunday – Christian Death
- Gloomy Sunday – Loreena McKennitt
- Gloomy Sunday – Marianne Faithfull
- Gloomy Sunday – Sarah Brightman
- Gloomy Sunday – Sarah McLachlan
- Gloomy Sunday – Sinéad O’Connor
- Black Sunday – Cold
- Bloody Sunday – Stiff Little Fingers
- Sunday Morning Nightmare – Sham 69
Complete List of Songs About or Mentioning Sunday
- A Month of Sundays – The Church
- A Sunday – Jimmy Eat World
- Another Park, Another Sunday – The Doobie Brothers
- Another Sweet Sunday – Mel “Coreen” Mapp
- Beautiful Sunday – Daniel Boone
- Black Sunday – Cold
- Bloody Sunday – City Boy
- Bloody Sunday – Stiff Little Fingers
- Blue Sunday – The Doors
- Chicken Every Sunday – Dolly Parton
- Church on Sunday – Green Day
- Come Sunday – Duke Ellington
- Dancing Through Sunday – AFI
- Easy – Commodores
- Easy – Faith No More
- Easy – Lionel Richie
- Every Sunday – Dolly Parton
- Everyday Is Like Sunday – 10,000 Maniacs
- Everyday Is Like Sunday – Morrissey
- Gloomy Sunday – Billie Holiday
- Gloomy Sunday – Christian Death
- Gloomy Sunday – Loreena McKennitt
- Gloomy Sunday – Marianne Faithfull
- Gloomy Sunday – Sarah Brightman
- Gloomy Sunday – Sarah McLachlan
- Gloomy Sunday – Sinéad O’Connor
- Groovin’ – The Rascals
- I Met Him on a Sunday – The Shirelles
- Just Another Sunday – George Benson
- Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon – Queen
- Lazy Sunday – Small Faces
- Like a Sunday Morning – Lana Cantrell
- Loving You Sunday Morning – Scorpions
- Lucky Sunday – Episode Six
- My Sunday Feeling – Jethro Tull
- Naked Sunday – Stone Temple Pilots
- Never on Sunday – The Chordettes
- Never on Sunday – Don Costa
- Never on Sunday – Lyn Cornell
- Never on Sunday – The Ventures
- On a Sunday Afternoon – Lighter Shade of Brown
- On Sunday – ’Til Tuesday
- Palm Sunday – Jerry Garcia Band
- Pleasant Valley Sunday – The Monkees
- Raining on Sunday – Radney Foster
- Raining on Sunday – Keith Urban
- Save Your Sundays for Surfing – The Fantastic Baggys
- Saturday Night and Sunday Morning – Phil Collins
- Saturday Night and Sunday Morning – Thelma Houston
- Saturday to Sunday – The Levellers
- Second Sunday – Jessica Andrews
- Springtime on Sunday – Wednesday
- Sugar on Sunday – Tommy James & the Shondells
- Sunday – The Cranberries
- Sunday – David Bowie
- Sunday – The Moments
- Sunday – Nick Drake
- Sunday – Sia
- Sunday – Sonic Youth
- Sunday Afternoon – Texas
- Sunday Afternoon – Candy Dulfer featuring Prince
- Sunday Afternoon in the Park – Van Halen
- Sunday Afternoons – Vanessa Daou
- Sunday and Me – Jay & The Americans
- Sunday Barbeque – Tennessee Ernie Ford
- Sunday Best – Augustana
- Sunday Best – Bury Your Dead
- Sunday Best – Charlie Mars Band
- Sunday Best – Surfaces
- Sunday Bloody Sunday – U2
- Sunday Candy – Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment
- Sunday Date – The Flee-Rekkers
- Sunday Down South – Earl Craig
- Sunday Drive – The Early November
- Sunday Father – Barry Manilow
- Sunday for Seven Days – Hank Marvin
- Sunday for Tea – Peter & Gordon
- Sunday Girl – Blondie
- Sunday Kind of Love – The Del Vikings
- Sunday Kind of Love – Etta James
- Sunday Kind of Love – The Harptones
- Sunday Kind of Love – Jan & Dean
- Sunday Kind of Love – Lenny Welch
- Sunday Kind of Love – Reba McEntire
- Sunday Mail – Marcy Playground
- Sunday Monday or Always – Frank Sinatra
- Sunday Monday Tuesday – Jessica Jones
- Sunday Mondays – Vanessa Paradis
- Sunday Mornin’ – Oliver
- Sunday Mornin’ – Spanky & Our Gang
- Sunday Morning – Earth, Wind & Fire
- Sunday Morning – Hardin & York
- Sunday Morning – k-os
- Sunday Morning – Lily Allen
- Sunday Morning – Margo Guryan
- Sunday Morning – Maroon 5
- Sunday Morning – Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs
- Sunday Morning – No Doubt
- Sunday Morning – The Velvet Underground & Nico
- Sunday Morning Call – Oasis
- Sunday Morning Comin’ Down – Johnny Cash
- Sunday Morning Comin’ Down – Kris Kristofferson
- Sunday Morning Coming Down – Ray Stevens
- Sunday Morning Nightmare – Sham 69
- Sunday Morning Song – Howie Day
- Sunday Morning Sunshine – Harry Chapin
- Sunday Night – Big Tymers
- Sunday Papers – Joe Jackson
- Sunday Shining – Finley Quaye
- Sunday Stripper – Cock Sparrer
- Sunday Stroll – The Honorables
- Sunday Sun – Neil Diamond
- Sunday Sunday – Blur
- Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day – Sir Douglas Quintet
- Sunday Sunrise – Anne Murray
- Sunday, the Day Before Monday – Tommy Boyce
- Sunday Will Never Be the Same – Spanky & Our Gang
- Sunday’s Best – Elvis Costello & The Attractions
- Sunday’s Child – Phil Keaggy
- Sunny Sunday – Joni Mitchell
- Suzanne on a Sunday Morning – Ricky Nelson
- Tell Me on a Sunday – Marti Webb
- Tell Me on a Sunday – Rebecca Storm
- Tell Me on a Sunday – Sarah Brightman
- Tell Me on a Sunday – Stephanie Lawrence
- That Sunday, That Summer – Nat King Cole
- That Sunday, That Summer – Natalie Cole
- That’s What I Like About Sunday – Craig Morgan
- The Day Will Come (Between Sunday and Monday) – Kiki Dee
- Waiting for Sunday – Far
- Wasted Early Sunday Morning – Sneaker Pimps
- Watch Them Fly Sundays – Stereophonics
- What Are You Doing Sunday? – Tony Orlando
- Will You Be Staying After Sunday? – The Peppermint Rainbow
- Young Girl Sunday Blues – Jefferson Airplane
Sunday Songs Trivia
- U2’s Sunday Bloody Sunday opened the band’s 1983 album War and became one of rock’s best-known protest songs.
- Never on Sunday came from the 1960 film Never on Sunday and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
- Morrissey’s Everyday Is Like Sunday appeared on his solo debut album Viva Hate and has often been connected to seaside-town gloom.
- The Velvet Underground’s Sunday Morning opened the 1967 album The Velvet Underground & Nico, one of rock’s most influential debut albums.
- Maroon 5’s Sunday Morning appeared on the band’s breakthrough album Songs About Jane.
- Groovin’ by The Rascals does not put Sunday in the title, but its “Sunday afternoon” lyric helped make it one of the great warm-weather Sunday songs.
- Tell Me on a Sunday became part of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical-theater catalog, giving Sunday a major stage connection.
- Surfaces’ Sunday Best gave Sunday a modern sunshine-pop entry that fits streaming-era playlists and feel-good social-media clips.
Why Sunday Songs Work So Well
Sunday songs work because the day itself carries so many meanings. Sunday can be peaceful, sacred, lazy, romantic, lonely, political, nostalgic, or funny. It can sound like church, brunch, football, a family table, a road trip, a rainy window, or one very dramatic look at the workweek ahead.
A strong Sunday playlist can start with familiar songs like U2’s Sunday Bloody Sunday, Commodores’ Easy, The Velvet Underground’s Sunday Morning, Johnny Cash’s Sunday Morning Comin’ Down, The Monkees’ Pleasant Valley Sunday, and Surfaces’ Sunday Best. From there, Sunday opens into jazz, folk, punk, country, soul, oldies, show tunes, and deep cuts. For one day of rest, it sure has been busy.
Sources for Sunday Song Facts
- U2 official lyrics page for Sunday Bloody Sunday
- U2songs discography entry for Sunday Bloody Sunday
- The Academy: Never on Sunday winning Best Original Song
- The Oscars official YouTube video for Never on Sunday
- Spotify listing for Sunday Morning by The Velvet Underground & Nico
- Apple Music listing for Maroon 5’s Sunday Morning
- Spotify listing for Commodores’ Easy
- Spotify listing for Morrissey’s Everyday Is Like Sunday
- Spotify listing for Surfaces’ Sunday Best
- Spotify listing for The Rascals’ Groovin’
