The top ten favourite songs... at funerals

From Ed Sheeran to Vera Lynn, the most popular songs played at funerals have been revealed

Author: Chris MaskeryPublished 20th Aug 2025

The most popular songs played at funerals have been revealed, with Frank Sinatra, Ed Sheeran and Bette Midler all making the list.

Co-op Funeralcare looked at all the songs they played over the past year at over 90,000 funerals.

Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman’s Time To Say Goodbye topped the list.

Top ten funeral songs

According to the Co-op the top 10 songs played at funerals are:

  1. Time to Say Goodbye – Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman
  2. My Way – Frank Sinatra
  3. Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Eva Cassidy
  4. You’ll Never Walk Alone – Liverpool FC
  5. The Best – Tina Turner
  6. Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran
  7. Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
  8. Abide With Me (hymn)
  9. We’ll Meet Again – Vera Lynn
  10. You Raise Me Up – Westlife

Liverpool FC’s You’ll Never Walk Alone by Gerry and the Pacemakers topped a list of sports-themed songs played at funerals.

Among the quirky songs played at funerals over the last year, included Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead from The Wizard of Oz, Dance Monkey by Tones & I, the Jaws movie soundtrack, and We Like To Party by Vengaboys.

Gill Stewart, managing director at Co-op Funeralcare said: “Music has a powerful way of bringing back memories, reflecting our personalities, and connecting us to loved ones.

“Choosing a song that is meaningful to you can be an important part of saying goodbye, whether it’s a traditional hymn or something light-hearted and quirky."

The research was conducted among Co-op’s funeral directors and arrangers during May and June 2025 based on more than 90,000 funerals conducted in the last 12 months.

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