50 states · 50 original songs · By Ismail Farooq, founder · Updated October 30, 2026

A new song for every US state

SongUp AI wrote and sang an original anthem for each of the 50 states, in the style the state is known for: Delta blues for Mississippi, Motown soul for Michigan, red dirt country for Oklahoma, Jersey Shore rock for New Jersey. Every page has the full lyrics, the places and symbols in the song, and the facts of the state's official song: its title, who wrote it, when it was adopted and how.

The official lyrics are not printed here; many are still in copyright and the states publish them. Maryland and New Jersey have no official state song at all, so for them these are the only ones.

All 50 state songs

Quick facts about US state songs

48 states have at least one official song. Maryland repealed its song in 2021 and New Jersey never adopted one.
Tennessee has the most, with ten or more official songs, including “Tennessee Waltz” and “Rocky Top”.
Hawaii's “Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī” was written by King Kalākaua in 1876 and was a national anthem before it was a state song.
Oklahoma's is the only state song written for a Broadway musical, the Rodgers and Hammerstein title song, adopted in 1953.
Colorado (2007) and West Virginia (2014) added chart hits, “Rocky Mountain High” and “Take Me Home, Country Roads”, next to their older songs.
The newest adoption is Mississippi's “One Mississippi” by Steve Azar in 2022; Oregon revised its 1927 song's lyrics in 2021.
Three states sing songs by Stephen Foster: Kentucky (“My Old Kentucky Home”) and Florida (“Old Folks at Home”) officially, and both have revised his words.

Questions about state songs

Does every US state have an official state song?

Forty-eight do. Maryland repealed "Maryland, My Maryland" in 2021 and has not replaced it, and New Jersey has never adopted one. Several states have more than one: Tennessee has the most, with ten or more official songs, and Arkansas, Louisiana, West Virginia and New Hampshire each keep several.

Are the songs on these pages the official state songs?

No. Each page plays an original song SongUp AI wrote and sang in 2026 as a new anthem for the state, with its own lyrics. The official state song is described on the same page with its title, writers, year and history, but its lyrics are not reproduced, because many are still in copyright.

Which state song is the oldest, and which is the newest?

Connecticut's "Yankee Doodle" is the oldest tune, sung before the Revolution though only made official in 1978, and Hawaii's "Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" was a kingdom's national anthem from 1876. The newest adoption is Mississippi's "One Mississippi" by Steve Azar, made official in 2022.

Which state songs are famous pop or country hits?

Georgia adopted "Georgia on My Mind" in 1979, Oklahoma took the Rodgers and Hammerstein title song in 1953, Colorado added John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" in 2007, West Virginia added "Take Me Home, Country Roads" in 2014, Kansas has "Home on the Range", Louisiana has "You Are My Sunshine" and Tennessee has "Rocky Top" and "Tennessee Waltz".

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