Music: The Ultimate Introvert Playlist

Butterflies, it looks like my recent weekend trip to Dallas will be my last adventure for awhile since COVID-19 is shutting everything down and strict social distancing guidelines are now in place, forcing everyone into self-isolation. While this time of quarantine may be a completely different experience for everyone, I recommend celebrating alone time and embracing this time of semi-introvertism as a time for self-discovery. 

Ironically, it’s National Optimism Month and this week is National Introverts Week so cheer up music lovers and check out this multi-decade chronological list of some of the best songs of all time about embracing alone time below...

In My Room -The Beach Boys (Surfer Girl 1963)

The Sound of Silence -Simon & Garfunkel (Sounds of Silence 1966)

I Am a Rock -Simon & Garfunkel (Sounds of Silence 1966)

Here I Go Again -Whitesnake (Saints & Sinners 1982)

The Greatest Love of All -Whitney Houston (Whitney Houston 1985)

Creep -Radiohead (Creep 1992)

Don’t Take It Personal -Monica (Don’t Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days) 1995)

Meet Virginia -Train (Train 1998)

Break Stuff -Limp Bizkit (Significant Other 1999)

The Introvert Song -Peter Mayer (Elements 2001)

Drops of Jupiter -Train (Drops of Jupiter 2001)

One of Those Days -Whitney Houston (Just Whitney 2002)

By Myself -Ying Yang Twins (Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins 2002)

Grey Street -Dave Matthews Band (Busted Stuff 2002)

Numb -Linkin Park (Meteora 2003)

Boulevard of Broken Dreams -Green Day (American Idiot 2004)

Me Time -Heather Headley (In My Mind 2006)

Day 'n' Nite -Kid Cudi (Day 'N' Nite 2008)

Fireflies -Owl City (Ocean Eyes 2009)

Perfectly Lonely -John Mayer (Battle Studies 2009)

Solo Dolo (Nightmare) -Kid Cudi (Man on the Moon: The End of Day 2009)

Walk Alone -The Roots ft. Truck North, Dice Raw, Greg Porn (How I Got Over 2010)

Solitude Is Bliss -Tame Impala (Innerspeaker 2010)

Ridin' Solo -Jason Derulo (Jason Derulo 2010)

Why Won’t They Talk to Me? -Tame Impala (Lonerism 2012)

Demons -Imagine Dragons (Continued Silence EP 2012)

From Time -Drake ft. Jhené Aiko (Nothing Was the Same 2013)

One of Them Days -Lil Wyte, JellyRoll ft. Twiztid (No Filter 2013)

Bed Peace -Jhené Aiko ft. Donald Glover (Sail Out 2013)

Royals -Lorde (The Love Club EP 2013)

To Be Alone -Hozier (From Eden EP 2014)

Here -Alessia Cara (Know-It-All 2015)

I Am the Fire -Halestorm (I Am the Fire 2015)

Me, Myself, and I -G-Eazy ft. Bebe Rexha (When It’s Dark Out 2015)

Kickin' Back -Mila J (213 2016)

One of Them Days -Kiana Ledé (One of Them Days 2017)

Nobody -Jhené Aiko (Trip 2017)

Confidently Lost -Sabrina Claudio (Confidently Lost 2017)

Hate The Club -Kehlani (It Was Good Until It Wasn’t 2020)