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Best piano songs
Sixteen piano songs. Fifteen matches. You pick the champion.
The Piano Bracket puts Purrple Cat’s sixteen best piano songs head to head. Listen to both, pick one, and it moves on. Or skip straight to The 88, the full ranking.
Round of 16 · Match of the day
Sea of StarsSea of Stars · 2022PianoListeners
FallenSea of Stars 2 · 2023PianoListenersYour pick goes straight into your bracket. See the whole draw →
Charts by mood
Sad, happy, calm, upbeat
Six charts picked by how the songs actually sound: valence, energy, danceability, acousticness and tempo.
- 12 songs · led by “Wish You Were Here”
Best sad piano songs
The lowest-valence piano songs: wistful, heavy-hearted and unhurried. For rainy windows and long walks home.
- 12 songs · led by “Look on the Bright Side”
Best happy piano songs
The brightest, highest-valence piano songs in the catalogue. Sunlight, a little bounce, nothing to fix.
- 12 songs · led by “Drifting”
Best calm piano songs
The calmest piano songs here: low energy, soft and acoustic, unhurried.
- 12 songs · led by “Now or Never”
Best upbeat piano songs
Piano with a pulse: the most energetic and danceable piano songs, for getting going.
- 12 songs · led by “Timeless”
Most beautiful piano songs
Where the piano leads hardest and the sound is most acoustic: the purest piano pieces in the catalogue.
- 12 songs · led by “Epiphany”
Best piano songs for studying
Steady, mid-tempo piano songs with an even, unhurried feel. Background that stays in the background.
How the score works
Two numbers, no opinions
- Piano lead
An instrument analysis listens to each song and measures how much of it the piano carries. Only songs where the piano clearly leads are contenders: 130 of them.
- Listener pull
How much each song is played on Spotify, compared with the other contenders. What people come back to counts.
- Best score
Both become percentiles and get averaged. The top 88 are The 88; the top 16 are seeded into the bracket.
- Your vote
The numbers set the seeds. The bracket is where your ears overrule them.
Free to use
Piano songs for your videos
Licensed CC BY 4.0. Free to use with credit on all social media platforms (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, Facebook, X and the rest), and livestreams are fine. Credit: “Music by Purrple Cat” with a link to purrplecat.com. Neither the music nor remixes, samples or covers of it may be uploaded to music streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube Music, because that causes false Content ID claims.
Copy the credit
Music by Purrple Cat (purrplecat.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Questions
Before the first match
What are the best piano songs by Purrple Cat?
By this site’s ranking, the top three are Sea of Stars, Meteorites and Aether. The full ranking, The 88, scores every song where the piano leads on two things: how clearly the piano leads and how much listeners play it.
How does the bracket work?
The sixteen highest-ranked piano songs are seeded 1 to 16. Each match is two songs: play both, pick the one you like more, and it moves on. Fifteen picks later you have your champion. Your bracket is saved in this browser only.
How are the songs ranked?
Half of the score is piano lead: an instrument analysis of each song measures how much the piano carries it. The other half is listener pull: how much each song is played on Spotify compared with the others. Both are turned into percentiles inside the contenders and averaged.
Are these piano songs instrumental?
Yes. Every contender on bestpianosongs.com is instrumental lofi led by piano: no lyrics.
Is the music free?
Yes. Every song plays in full with no account and no ads, and every one can be downloaded as an MP3.
Can I use these piano songs in my videos or streams?
Yes, on all social media platforms and in livestreams, with the credit “Music by Purrple Cat” and a link to purrplecat.com. The music is licensed CC BY 4.0.
Can I upload it to Spotify or release a cover or remix?
No. Neither the music nor remixes, samples or covers of it may be uploaded to music streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube Music, because that causes false Content ID claims.
Is any of this made with AI?
No. Every song and every cover on this site is by Purrple Cat.
Who is Purrple Cat?
A lofi artist releasing music since December 2018: 500+ songs, 500M+ streams and 425K followers. A lot of it is led by soft, warm piano.