19 songs with royal titles to add to your coronation playlist

Charles III, Stevie Wonder.
Charles III, Stevie Wonder.Getty/Jonathan Brady; Getty/George Wilkes
  • The coronation of Charles III as King of the United Kingdom takes place on Saturday, May 6.

  • To get you in the mood, Insider has compiled a list of songs with royal titles.

  • Included are songs by ABBA, Billy Ocean, and Dire Straits. Listen to our playlist here.

"Dancing Queen" by ABBA

ABBA.
"Dancing Queen" is ABBA's highest-selling single ever.YouTube/ABBA

Royal lyrics: "You are the dancing queen / Young and sweet / Only seventeen."

"Royals" by Lorde

lorde royals
Lorde.YouTube/Lorde

Royal lyrics: "Let me be your ruler / You can call me queen bee / And baby, I'll rule / Let me live that fantasy."

"Mississippi Queen" by Mountain

Mississippi Queen.
That riff though.YouTube/Mountain

Royal lyrics: "Mississippi Queen / You know what I mean / Mississippi Queen / She taught me everything."

"Your Love Is King" by Sade

Sade.
??????.YouTube/Sade

Royal lyrics: "Your love is king / Crown you in my heart / Your love is king / You're the ruler of my heart."

"Royalty" by Gang Starr

Guru.
King Guru.YouTube/Gang Starr

Royal lyrics: "And all the girls they want to spoil me / My honey anoints me with oils, G / After work she greets me, and treats me like royalty."

"King" by Years & Years

Years & Years.
"King" was Years & Years' first ever UK No. 1.YouTube/Years & Years

Royal lyrics: "And, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh / I was a king under your control / And, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh / I wanna feel like you've let me go."

"Princess Diana" by Ice Spice feat. Nicki Minaj

Ice Spice, Nicki Minaj.
Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj nearly broke the internet with their recent collaboration.YouTube/Ice Spice

Royal lyrics: "Nowadays, I be duckin' them cameras / And they hype that I'm up on them banners / Callin' my phone, but they know I don't answer / In the hood, I'm like Princess Diana."

"Sir Duke" by Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder.
"Sir Duke" is a song about jazz legend Duke Ellington.YouTube

Royal lyrics: "For there's Basie, Miller, Satchmo / And the king of all, Sir Duke / And with a voice like Ella's ringing out / There's no way the band could lose."

"If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" by Nas feat. Lauryn Hill

Nas.
Nas.YouTube/Nas

Royal lyrics: "If I ruled the world (imagine that) / I'd free all my sons, I love 'em, love 'em, baby / Black diamonds and pearls (Could it be, if you could be mine, we'd both shine) / If I ruled the world."

"Queen of Hearts" by Juice Newton

Juice Newton.
Regal.YouTube/Juice Newton

Royal lyrics: "Playin' with the Queen of Hearts / Knowin' it ain't really smart / The Joker ain't the only fool / Who'll do anythin' for you."

"Monarchy of Roses" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers.
"Monarchy of Roses" wasn't Red Hot Chili Peppers' biggest hit.YouTube/Red Hot Chili Peppers

Royal lyrics: "The cross between my former queen / Her legendary stare / The holy tears of Ireland / The lovely cross to bear."

"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince

Will Smith.
Will Smith, the Fresh Prince himself.NBC

Royal lyrics: "I pulled up to the house about seven or eight / And I yelled to the cabbie, "Yo holmes, smell ya later" / I looked at my kingdom / I was finally there / To sit on my throne as the prince of Bel-Air."

"Caribbean Queen" by Billy Ocean

Billy Ocean.
Billy Ocean's "Caribbean Queen" was a No. 1 hit in the US.YouTube/Billy Ocean

Royal lyrics: "Caribbean Queen / Now we're sharing the same dream / And our hearts they beat as one / No more love on the run."

"Sultans of Swing" by Dire Straits

Dire Straits frontman Mark Freuder Knopfler.
Dire Straits frontman Mark Freuder Knopfler.YouTube/Dire Straits

Royal lyrics: "He can play the Honky Tonk like anything / Savin' it up, for Friday night / With the Sultans / We're the Sultans of Swing."

"Kings and Queens" by Thirty Seconds to Mars

30 Seconds To Mars.
"Kings and Queens" is from Thirty Seconds to Mars' third studio album "This Is War."YouTube/30 Seconds To Mars

Royal lyrics: "We were the kings and queens of promise / We were the victims of ourselves / Maybe the children of a lesser God / Between heaven and hell / Heaven and hell."

"Trap Queen" by Fetty Wap

Fetty Wap.
Fetty Wap.YouTube/Fetty Wap

Royal lyrics: "She my trap queen, let her hit the bando / We be counting up, watch how far them bands go."

"King of Rock" by Run-DMC

Run DMC.
Spot the Queen.YouTube/Run DMC

Royal lyrics: "I'm the king of rock, there is none higher / Sucker MCs should call me sire / To burn my kingdom, you must use fire / I won't stop rockin' till I retire."

"Duke of Earl" by Gene Chandler

Gene Chandler.
"Duke of Earl" was a No. 1 hit for Gene Chandler in the United States in 1962.YouTube

Royal lyrics: "And when I hold you / You'll be my Duchess, Duchess of Earl / We'll walk through my dukedom / And a paradise we will share."

"JEWELZ" by Anderson .Paak

JEWELZ.
Anderson .Paak's "JEWELZ" is as feel-good as it gets.YouTube/Anderson .Paak

Royal lyrics: "I ain't even put my jewels on / I ain't even play my latest greatest song / I ain't even put my jewels on / Mh, had to make or break / 'Cause the whole trip way too long."

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