How To Chill Harder is a series on making magic out of simple things to get the most of your chill time.
There are many ways and means to adopt a Chill Harder outlook. I have always loved a theme and found that music has the strongest power to impact and change an outlook almost immediately. In a recent article for Conscious Lifestyle Magazine; producer, composer, and keynote speaker on the healing aspects of music, Barry Goldstein explains that in addition to the emotional effects of music (that we feel, but are difficult to measure), music affects the brain in measurable physical ways. For example, singing can release oxytocin, the "cuddle hormone" and listening to music can naturally increase the flow of dopamine, the neurotransmitter that allows us to experience feelings of enjoyment, bliss, and even euphoria.
Here at Chill Harder, both Mag and myself have been compiling a playlist that might just put you right into the 'chill' zone. So far, this list includes 100 of our favorites and it will continue to grow as there are so many genres of music that reverberate these Chill Harder vibes. So sit back, relax, listen and enjoy.
Artist Name | Track Name | |
1 | Kari Faux | Law of Attraction |
2 | Seu Jorge | Rock With You |
3 | Eddie Money | Two Tickets to Paradise |
4 | Eddie Money | Baby Hold On |
5 | Wayne Wonder | I'd Die Without You |
6 | Maxi Priest | Just A Little Bit Longer - Radio Edit |
7 | Maxi Priest | Wild World |
8 | Don Campbell | Rise |
9 | The Doobie Brothers | It Keeps You Runnin' |
10 | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Could You Be Loved |
11 | Tarrus Riley | She's Royal |
12 | Robert Palmer | Every Kinda People |
13 | Kenny Loggins | This Is It |
14 | Christopher Cross | Sailing |
15 | Billy Ocean | Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) |
16 | Janet Jackson | Escapade |
4 | Eddie Money | Baby Hold On |
17 | Sade | The Sweetest Taboo - Remastered |
18 | Wayne Wonder | No Letting Go |
19 | Steel Pulse | Steppin' Out |
20 | Mighty Diamonds | Bodyguard |
21 | Aswad | Don't Turn Around |
22 | Gregory Isaacs | Stranger In Town |
23 | Amadou & Mariam | Bofou Safou |
24 | Hollie Cook | Angel Fire |
25 | Rebekah Del Rio | No Stars |
26 | Alton Ellis | Can I Change My Mind |
27 | Rebelution | Roots Reggae Music (feat. Don Carlos) |
28 | Israel Vibration | Cool and Calm |
29 | Paul Davis | Cool Night |
30 | Jimmy Buffett | Margaritaville |
31 | UB40 | Bring Me Your Cup |
32 | Tarrus Riley | Human Nature |
33 | Stephen Marley | Chase Dem - Main |
34 | Harry Belafonte | Banana Boat (Day-O) |
35 | Rupert Holmes | Escape (The Pina Colada Song) |
36 | The Doobie Brothers | Listen To The Music |
37 | Gerry Rafferty | Baker Street |
38 | Kenny Loggins | This Is It |
39 | Christopher Cross | Sailing |
40 | Seals and Crofts | Summer Breeze |
41 | Orleans | Dance With Me |
42 | Orleans | Still The One |
43 | Little River Band | Reminiscing - 2010 Digital Remaster |
44 | The Alan Parsons Project | I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You |
45 | America | You Can Do Magic |
46 | Robert Palmer | Every Kinda People |
47 | Christopher Cross | Ride Like The Wind |
48 | Steve Winwood | Valerie |
49 | Gerry Rafferty | Right Down The Line |
50 | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Sun Is Shining |
51 | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Waiting In Vain |
52 | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Lively Up Yourself |
53 | Beres Hammond | Rockaway |
54 | Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett | It's Five O' Clock Somewhere |
55 | The Doobie Brothers | Real Love - 2006 Remastered Version |
56 | Steely Dan | Hey Nineteen |
57 | Gregory Isaacs | Night Nurse |
58 | Ace | How Long |
59 | Jackson Browne | Somebody's Baby |
60 | Gino Vannelli | I Just Wanna Stop |
61 | America | Ventura Highway |
62 | Maxi Priest | Close To You |
63 | Earth, Wind & Fire | September |
64 | Billy Joel | Only the Good Die Young |
65 | Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons | December, 1963 (Oh What a Night!) |
66 | Steely Dan | Rikki Don't Lose That Number |
67 | Joe Jackson | Steppin' Out |
68 | King Harvest | Dancing In the Moonlight - Original Recording |
69 | Little River Band | Reminiscing - 2002 Digital Remaster |
70 | Dire Straits | Sultans Of Swing |
71 | Stephen Bishop | On And On |
72 | Bunny Wailer | Dream Land |
73 | Desmond Dekker | Israelites |
74 | Sugar Minott | Good Thing Going |
75 | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Sun Is Shining |
76 | Max Romeo, The Upsetters | Chase The Devil |
77 | Israel Vibration | Cool and Calm |
78 | Bob Marley & The Wailers | Waiting In Vain |
79 | Peter Tosh | I Am That I Am |
80 | Ziggy Marley | Beach In Hawaii |
81 | Exile | Kiss You All Over |
82 | America | Sister Golden Hair |
83 | Mr. Mister | Kyrie |
84 | Rod Stewart | Young Turks - 2008 Remastered Version |
85 | Huey Lewis & The News | The Power Of Love - 2006 Digital Remaster |
86 | The Pointer Sisters | Automatic - Single Version |
87 | Otis Redding | Stand By Me |
88 | George Harrison | My Sweet Lord |
89 | Daryl Hall & John Oates | Rich Girl |
90 | Paul Simon | Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard |
91 | Peter Frampton | Baby, I Love Your Way - Live |
92 | The Beach Boys | Good Vibrations |
93 | Sam Cooke | (What A) Wonderful World |
94 | Blue Swede | Hooked on a Feeling |
95 | Fontella Bass | Rescue Me |
96 | The Foundations | Build Me Up Buttercup |
97 | Jackie Wilson | (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher |
98 | Stevie Wonder | Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) |
99 | The Doobie Brothers | What A Fool Believes |
100 | Neil Young | Heart of Gold |