Cheers to International Beer Day! Here Are the 13 Best Songs About Crackin’ Open a Cold One (Staff Picks)

They say that music is the universal language, but so, you could argue, is beer.

From IPAs to stout, pale ales, pilsner, porter, dark lagers, sours and more, just about everywhere in the world has its signature type of brew. There’s also hardly a country on Earth where you can’t pull up to a local bar, pub, dive or tavern and put your differences aside to enjoy a nice pint with whoever’s sitting on the stool next to you — regardless of whether it’s “cheers,” “sláinte,” “salud,” “cin-cin” or “kanpai” that you’re saying before it goes down the hatch.

That’s exactly why the global calendar features a very special holiday each year: International Beer Day, which in 2026 is taking place on Friday (Aug. 7). It’s the perfect date to gather some friends and celebrate over your beer — and receptacle, whether it’s a plastic cup, glass, bottle, can or funnel — of choice. Of course, you’re also going to want to have some good music going as well to complete the experience, and that’s where Billboard has you covered. Humanity’s love of brewskis has fostered a number of songs dedicated in some way, shape or form to the ritual of cracking open a cold one, and we’ve curated 13 of the best ones to froth up your playlists.

From classic drinking songs like the aptly named “Beer, Beer, Beer” to modern country smashes such as Luke Combs’ “Beer Never Broke My Heart” (which, by the way, is the Billboard Hot 100 ‘s highest peaking track with “beer” in the title to date at No. 21) see our top beer song selections below.

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