MUSIC / VIDEO GAMES / LOS SANTOS
The 100 best songs in GTA V, ranked — and the story of how Rockstar made a fictional city sound real. Plus every GTA VI song we can verify from official Rockstar material so far.
Grand Theft Auto V did not give you a playlist. It gave you a city with a dial.
That distinction is the reason the music still matters. In Los Santos, a song arrives through a dashboard, a stolen car, a station ident, a DJ talking over the intro, or the decision to change the channel. The radio system turns licensed music into geography. Spotify gives songs a genre; GTA V gave songs a place.
This is not a ranking of which records are objectively greatest. It asks a narrower question: which songs are greatest inside GTA V? The ranking is editorial; the track, year and station data underneath it is factual.
Our canon is GTA V Story Mode plus the Enhanced-era additions that became part of GTA V itself, including The Lab. Later GTA Online-only stations are outside the ranking.
Media: 99 of the 100 ranked songs below now use matched Spotify track players. The one exception is Pulp’s “After You (Soulwax Remix),” represented by the Rough Trade video rather than a wrong Spotify version.
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THE LOS SANTOS DIAL
Radio Los Santos — Big Boy · contemporary hip-hop
West Coast Classics — DJ Pooh · classic West Coast hip-hop
Radio Mirror Park — Twin Shadow · indie / synth-pop / electronic
FlyLo FM — Flying Lotus · experimental electronic / hip-hop
Los Santos Rock Radio — Kenny Loggins · classic rock
Non Stop Pop FM — Cara Delevingne · cross-decade pop
Space 103.2 — Bootsy Collins · funk / boogie
The Lowdown 91.1 — Pam Grier · soul / funk
The Blue Ark — Lee “Scratch” Perry · reggae / dub
Channel X — Keith Morris · punk / hardcore
Vinewood Boulevard Radio — Wavves · garage / alternative rock
Rebel Radio — Jesco White · country / outlaw country
Soulwax FM — Soulwax · electronic / club
WorldWide FM — Gilles Peterson · global / jazz / soul / electronic
East Los FM — Don Cheto & Camilo Lara · Mexican / Latin
The Lab — The Alchemist & Oh No · original GTA-connected music
HOW WE RANKED THEM
Song quality matters, but so does how strongly a track is associated with GTA V, how clearly it expresses its station, and how much it contributes to Los Santos as a place.
100–81
DEEP CUTS
#100 T.S.O.L. — Abolish Government/Silent Majority
Channel X · 1981. Early Southern California punk inside GTA V’s Los Santos radio map.
#99 Los Buitres de Culiacán — El Kocaino
East Los FM · 2012.
#98 Cashmere Cat — Mirror Maru
WorldWide FM · 2012.
#97 Matias Aguayo — El Sucu Tucu
Soulwax FM · 2013.
#96 Joe Goddard feat. Valentina — Gabriel (Soulwax Remix)
Soulwax FM · 2012.
#95 Pulp — After You (Soulwax Remix)
Soulwax FM · 2013. The exact remix is not available as a matched Spotify track, so the video is embedded instead.
#94 Marlena Shaw — California Soul
The Lowdown 91.1 · 1969.
#93 Kano — Can’t Hold Back (Your Loving)
Space 103.2 · 1981.
#92 Vybz Kartel — Fast Life
The Lab · 2015.
#91 Los Ángeles Negros — El Rey y Yo
East Los FM · 1970.
#90 The Orwells — Who Needs You
Vinewood Boulevard Radio · 2013.
#89 Phantogram — K.Y.S.A
The Lab · 2015.
#88 Descendents — Pervert
Channel X · 1985.
#87 The Gaslamp Killer — Nissim
WorldWide FM · 2012.
#86 La Sonora Dinamita — Se Me Perdió La Cadenita
East Los FM · 1978.
#85 The Alan Parsons Project — I Wouldn’t Want to Be Like You
Los Santos Rock Radio · 1977.
#84 Eddie Murphy — Party All the Time
Space 103.2 · 1985.
#83 Lee “Scratch” Perry — Roast Fish & Cornbread
The Blue Ark · 1978.
#82 Mala — Ghost
WorldWide FM · 2012.
#81 The Soft Pack — Answer to Yourself
Vinewood Boulevard Radio · 2009.
A CITY BUILT FROM RADIO STATIONS
Rockstar’s stations function as cultural zoning. West Coast Classics remembers one Los Angeles-shaped history, Radio Los Santos stays in the game’s present tense, Radio Mirror Park catches the indie/electronic moment around 2013, and Channel X reaches back through Southern California punk.
80–61
SONGS THAT MADE THE STATION
#80 Bronski Beat — Smalltown Boy
Non Stop Pop FM · 1984.
#79 Gangrene feat. Samuel T. Herring & Earl Sweatshirt — Play It Cool
The Lab · 2015.
#78 Mexican Institute of Sound — Es-Toy
East Los FM · 2012.
#77 Evelyn “Champagne” King — I’m in Love
Space 103.2 · 1981.
#76 Ty Segall Band — Diddy Wah Diddy
Vinewood Boulevard Radio · 2012.
#75 Hot Chip — Flutes
WorldWide FM · 2012.
#74 Jane Child — Don’t Wanna Fall in Love
Non Stop Pop FM · 1989.
#73 Waylon Jennings — I Ain’t Living Long Like This
Rebel Radio · 1979.
#72 Protoje — Kingston Be Wise
The Blue Ark · 2012.
#71 The Doobie Brothers — What a Fool Believes
Los Santos Rock Radio · 1978.
#70 Donald Byrd — You and the Music
WorldWide FM · 1975.
#69 The Adolescents — Amoeba
Channel X · 1981.
#68 Freddie Gibbs — Still Livin’
Radio Los Santos · 2012.
#67 Lady Gaga — Applause
Non Stop Pop FM · 2013.
#66 Simple Minds — All the Things She Said
Los Santos Rock Radio · 1985.
#65 Los Tigres del Norte — La Granja
East Los FM · 2009.
#64 MC Eiht & Freddie Gibbs feat. Kokane — Welcome to Los Santos
The Lab · 2015.
#63 Wham! — Everything She Wants
Non Stop Pop FM · 1984.
#62 Suicidal Tendencies — Subliminal
Channel X · 1983.
#61 Curtis Mayfield — Eddie You Should Know Better
FlyLo FM · 1972.
RADIO MIRROR PARK AND THE EXACT SOUND OF 2013
Radio Mirror Park is one of the clearest time capsules in GTA V: indie, synth-pop and electronic records from the years immediately around the game’s release.
60–41
THE SOUND OF LOS SANTOS
#60 Hechizeros Band — El Sonidito
East Los FM · 2009.
#59 Toro y Moi — Harm in Change
WorldWide FM · 2013.
#58 Geto Boys — Mind Playing Tricks on Me
West Coast Classics · 1991.
#57 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band — Hollywood Nights
Los Santos Rock Radio · 1978.
#56 Max Romeo & The Upsetters — Chase the Devil
The Blue Ark · 1976.
#55 Rihanna — Only Girl (In the World)
Non Stop Pop FM · 2010.
#54 X — Los Angeles
Channel X · 1980. A Los Angeles punk song named after the city Los Santos fictionalizes.
#53 Rick James — Give It to Me Baby
Space 103.2 · 1981.
#52 The C90s — Shine a Light (Flight Facilities Remix)
Radio Mirror Park · 2010.
#51 ScHoolboy Q feat. Kendrick Lamar — Collard Greens
Radio Los Santos · 2013.
#50 Aaron Neville — Hercules
The Lowdown 91.1 · 1973.
#49 N.W.A — Gangsta Gangsta
West Coast Classics · 1988.
#48 C.W. McCall — Convoy
Rebel Radio · 1975.
#47 Fergie feat. Ludacris — Glamorous
Non Stop Pop FM · 2006.
#46 Thundercat — Oh Sheit It’s X
FlyLo FM · 2013.
#45 M.I.A. — Bad Girls
Non Stop Pop FM · 2012.
#44 Sister Nancy — Bam Bam
The Blue Ark · 1982.
#43 Def Leppard — Photograph
Los Santos Rock Radio · 1983.
#42 The Undisputed Truth — Smiling Faces Sometimes
The Lowdown 91.1 · 1971.
#41 The Game feat. 2 Chainz & Rick Ross — Ali Bomaye
Radio Los Santos · 2012.
WEST COAST CLASSICS REMEMBERS A DIFFERENT LOS ANGELES
DJ Pooh’s station keeps an earlier Los Angeles audible underneath contemporary Los Santos.
40–21
RADIO CLASSICS
#40 Miami Horror — Sometimes
Radio Mirror Park · 2010.
#39 Bootsy Collins — I’d Rather Be With You
Space 103.2 · 1976.
#38 DJ Quik — Dollaz + Sense
West Coast Classics · 1995.
#37 Hall & Oates — Adult Education
Non Stop Pop FM · 1983.
#36 Tyler, the Creator — Garbage
FlyLo FM · 2013.
#35 Corona — The Rhythm of the Night
Non Stop Pop FM · 1993.
#34 Johnny Cash — The General Lee
Rebel Radio · 1981.
#33 The Germs — Lexicon Devil
Channel X · 1978.
#32 A$AP Rocky — R-Cali
Radio Los Santos · 2013. Created for GTA V’s soundtrack.
#31 FIDLAR — Cocaine
Vinewood Boulevard Radio · 2013.
#30 Parliament — Flash Light
Space 103.2 · 1977.
#29 Robyn feat. Kleerup — With Every Heartbeat
Non Stop Pop FM · 2007.
#28 Wavves — Nine Is God
Vinewood Boulevard Radio · 2013. Wavves host the station and also contribute this track.
#27 The Five Stairsteps — O-o-h Child
The Lowdown 91.1 · 1970.
#26 Jay Rock feat. Kendrick Lamar — Hood Gone Love It
Radio Los Santos · 2011.
#25 Smokey Robinson — Cruisin’
The Lowdown 91.1 · 1979.
#24 Willie Nelson — Whiskey River
Rebel Radio · 1973.
#23 Flying Lotus feat. Erykah Badu — See Thru To U
FlyLo FM · 2012.
#22 Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg — The Next Episode
West Coast Classics · 1999.
#21 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls
Non Stop Pop FM · 1985.
THE DJs ARE PART OF THE SOUNDTRACK
Flying Lotus, Bootsy Collins, Pam Grier, Kenny Loggins, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Keith Morris, Gilles Peterson, DJ Pooh and Big Boy do more than announce records. Their voices make the stations feel authored.
BEFORE THE ALGORITHM PICKED EVERYTHING
Inside GTA V, discovery still happened through a dial: leave the station on and encounter something you had never chosen.
20–1
THE SONGS YOU CAN’T SEPARATE FROM GTA V
#20 Stevie Wonder — Skeletons
Space 103.2 · 1987.
#19 Black Flag — My War
Channel X · 1984.
#18 Neon Indian — Polish Girl
Radio Mirror Park · 2011.
#17 Ice Cube — You Know How We Do It
West Coast Classics · 1993.
#16 Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You
Non Stop Pop FM · 1998.
#15 Phil Collins — I Don’t Care Anymore
Los Santos Rock Radio · 1982.
#14 Aphex Twin — Windowlicker
FlyLo FM · 1999.
#13 Thee Oh Sees — The Dream
Vinewood Boulevard Radio · 2011.
#12 Kendrick Lamar — Swimming Pools (Drank)
Radio Los Santos · 2012.
#11 Britney Spears — Gimme More
Non Stop Pop FM · 2007.
#10 Snoop Dogg — Gin and Juice
West Coast Classics · 1993.
#9 Outkast — Elevators (Me & You)
FlyLo FM · 1996.
#8 Gerry Rafferty — Baker Street
Los Santos Rock Radio · 1978.
#7 M83 — Midnight City
Non Stop Pop FM · 2011.
#6 2Pac — Ambitionz Az a Ridah
West Coast Classics · 1996.
#5 The Chain Gang of 1974 — Sleepwalking
Radio Mirror Park · 2013.
#4 Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg — Still D.R.E.
West Coast Classics · 1999.
#3 Modjo — Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
Non Stop Pop FM · 2000.
#2 Kendrick Lamar — A.D.H.D
Radio Los Santos · 2011.
#1 Queen — Radio Ga Ga
Los Santos Rock Radio · 1984. A song about radio itself at the top of a ranking about GTA V’s radio system.
NEXT STATION: LEONIDA
GTA 6 SOUNDTRACK: EVERY SONG WE KNOW SO FAR
Rockstar Games has not published the final GTA VI soundtrack or a complete official list of GTA 6 radio stations. What we do have is music heard in Rockstar’s own material: Trailer 1, Trailer 2 and the 26-minute Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look, released on August 27, 2026 and captured entirely from in-game footage on PlayStation 5.
A song used in a trailer is not automatically a confirmed playable radio song. Until Rockstar assigns a song to a station, we do not.
GTA 6 MUSIC: QUICK FACTS
- GTA 6 release date: November 19, 2026.
- Platforms announced: PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
- Full GTA 6 soundtrack announced? No.
- Complete GTA 6 radio station lineup announced? No.
- Trailer 1 main song: Tom Petty — “Love Is a Long Road.”
- Trailer 2 main song: The Pointer Sisters — “Hot Together.”
GTA VI TRAILER 1
GTA VI TRAILER 2
EVERY IDENTIFIED GTA VI SONG IN OFFICIAL ROCKSTAR MATERIAL
Every identified song below now has a matched Spotify player. These are songs heard in Rockstar’s official material; that does not automatically mean Rockstar has confirmed them as playable radio tracks.
01. Tom Petty — Love Is a Long Road
Trailer 1
02. Jay Ferguson — Thunder Island
Trailer 2
03. Zenglen — Child Support
Trailer 2
04. Wang Chung — Everybody Have Fun Tonight
Trailer 2
05. Tammy Wynette — Talkin’ to Myself Again
Trailer 2
06. The Pointer Sisters — Hot Together
Trailer 2 · main song
07. Birdman feat. Lil Wayne — Pop Bottles
An Extended Look
08. Sexyy Red & Tay Keith — Pound Town
An Extended Look
09. Kodak Black — Skrilla
An Extended Look
10. The Bellamy Brothers — Let Your Love Flow
An Extended Look
11. Def Leppard — Love Bites
An Extended Look
12. Depeche Mode — People Are People
An Extended Look
13. Captain & Tennille — But I Think It’s a Dream
An Extended Look
14. Prefab Sprout — Cars and Girls
An Extended Look
15. !!! feat. Meah Pace — Off the Grid
An Extended Look
16. Cliff Richard — Devil Woman
An Extended Look
17. Chimbala & Omega — Se Me Nota (Agárrame)
An Extended Look
18. Phil Collins — Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)
An Extended Look
19. Aluna & Jayda G — Mine O’ Mine
An Extended Look
20. Elderbrook & Bob Moses — Inner Light
An Extended Look
“I Love Rock ’n’ Roll” — exact recording unresolved
A fragment is identifiable in Trailer 2, but the exact recording is unresolved, so no substitute recording is embedded.
ARE GTA 6 RADIO STATIONS CONFIRMED?
Not as a complete official lineup. Rockstar has shown enough music to establish a broad palette, but it has not published the final station-by-station tracklist.
IS PHIL COLLINS IN GTA 6?
Phil Collins’ “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)” is identifiable in Rockstar’s official 2026 Extended Look. That does not confirm a character appearance.
WHAT MUSIC WILL GTA 6 HAVE?
The official material already ranges across Florida and Southern hip-hop, 1980s pop, classic rock, country, Haitian konpa, Dominican dembow, house, new wave and electronic music.
THE DIAL MOVES AGAIN
Los Santos never had one soundtrack. It had competing stations, histories and scenes sharing the same roads. The first official music from Leonida suggests Rockstar is building the next city the same way.
SOURCES & METHODOLOGY
Station assignments and release information were cross-checked against published GTA V soundtrack documentation and artist releases. GTA VI claims are restricted to Rockstar-published trailers, the official Extended Look and Rockstar’s current release information. Leaked tracklists and fan-made radio lists are not treated as confirmation.
Rockstar Games — Grand Theft Auto VI · Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look
