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50 Songs To Get You Through Finals

It's crunch time.

Emma Lee Smith

Dec 01, 2016

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Sorry to break it you friends, but the time has come. You guessed it, finals week. This week is dreaded among college students. Finals week is meant to see how far your mental health can be pushed. Yes, there will be breakdowns including tears, endless cups of coffee, and an extreme lack of sleep. While you spend endless hours in the library, music is a necessity to keep you grounded from having a panic attack in the middle of a study cubicle. When in doubt, pop your headphones in and get listening. Here is the perfect play list for motivation and focus during this stressful time:

1. Final Countdown: Europe

2. Thunderstruck: 2 Cellos

3. Work Song: Hozier

4. My Shot: Lin-Manuel Miranda

5. Thinking Out Loud: Ed Sheeran

6. Dead Sea: The Lumineers

7. Riptide: Vance Joy

8. Livewire: Oh Wonder

9. Please Don't Go: Joel Adams

10. Brand New: Ben Rector

11. Hey, Soul Sister: Train

12. Unsteady: X Ambassadors

13. Over My Head: The Fray

14. Cancer: Twenty-One Pilots

15. Hope: Yiruma

16. Latch-Acoustic: Sam Smith

17. A Game of Badminton: Dario Marianelli

18. All Lit Up: Craig Armstrong

19. Banana Pancakes: Jack Johnson

20. Fireside: Brett Bixby

21. She Is Love: Parachute

22. Collide-Acoustic: Howie Day

23. Fireflies: Owl City

24. You Look Like Rain: Luke Bryan

25. From the Ground Up: Dan +Shay

26. Dark Necessities: Red Hot Chili Peppers

27. White Flag: Joseph

28. Don't Gotta Work It Out: Fitz and The Tantrums

29. Beautiful Birds (feat. Birdy): Passenger

30. Blue Ain't Your Color: Keith Urban

31. Spirit Cold: Tall Heights

32. The Fire: Kina Grannis

33. Free Fallin': John Mayer

34. The Sound: The 1975

35. Hello Beautiful: Jonas Brothers

36. H.O.L.Y: Florida Georgia Line

37. Life Goes On: Fergie

38. 100 Years: Five For Fighting

39. Mr. Brightside: The Killers

40. The Cave: Mumford & Sons

41. Twenty-Somethings: Judah & the Lion

42. Light Outside: Wakey!Wakey!

43. Be As You Are: Posner

44. Good Enough: The Ready Set

45. Wildflowers: Tom Petty

46. Royals: Lorde

47. Sunday Morning: Maroon 5

48. Everything: Michael Bublé

49. Tired of Talking: LÉON

50. Drive: Glades

Enjoy! Happy Listening! Good luck on your exams!

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50 Songs To Get You Through Finals

It's crunch time.

1. Final Countdown: Europe

2. Thunderstruck: 2 Cellos

3. Work Song: Hozier

4. My Shot: Lin-Manuel Miranda

5. Thinking Out Loud: Ed Sheeran

6. Dead Sea: The Lumineers

7. Riptide: Vance Joy

8. Livewire: Oh Wonder

9. Please Don't Go: Joel Adams

10. Brand New: Ben Rector

11. Hey, Soul Sister: Train

12. Unsteady: X Ambassadors

13. Over My Head: The Fray

14. Cancer: Twenty-One Pilots

15. Hope: Yiruma

16. Latch-Acoustic: Sam Smith

17. A Game of Badminton: Dario Marianelli

18. All Lit Up: Craig Armstrong

19. Banana Pancakes: Jack Johnson

20. Fireside: Brett Bixby

21. She Is Love: Parachute

22. Collide-Acoustic: Howie Day

23. Fireflies: Owl City

24. You Look Like Rain: Luke Bryan

25. From the Ground Up: Dan +Shay

26. Dark Necessities: Red Hot Chili Peppers

27. White Flag: Joseph

28. Don't Gotta Work It Out: Fitz and The Tantrums

29. Beautiful Birds (feat. Birdy): Passenger

30. Blue Ain't Your Color: Keith Urban

31. Spirit Cold: Tall Heights

32. The Fire: Kina Grannis

33. Free Fallin': John Mayer

34. The Sound: The 1975

35. Hello Beautiful: Jonas Brothers

36. H.O.L.Y: Florida Georgia Line

37. Life Goes On: Fergie

38. 100 Years: Five For Fighting

39. Mr. Brightside: The Killers

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42. Light Outside: Wakey!Wakey!

43. Be As You Are: Posner

44. Good Enough: The Ready Set

45. Wildflowers: Tom Petty

46. Royals: Lorde

47. Sunday Morning: Maroon 5

48. Everything: Michael Bublé

49. Tired of Talking: LÉON

50. Drive: Glades

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