A gay anthem is a song, usually of the dance music genre that has become widely popular among or has been associated with the gay community; usually gay men. Gay anthem lyrics are usually marked with pride, defiance or hope against the odds.
Notable gay anthems
- 100% Pure Love by Crystal Waters
- A Little Respect by Erasure
- ¿A quién le importa? by Alaska y Dinarama
- All the Things She Said by t.A.T.u.
- Atomic by Blondie
- Bad Reputation by Joan Jett
- Ballad of Cleo and Joe by Cyndi Lauper
- Beautiful by Christina Aguilera
- Believe by Cher
- Best of My Love by The Emotions
- Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65
- Boys Keep Swinging by David Bowie
- Brand New Lover by Dead or Alive
- Cabaret by Liza Minnelli
- Candle in the Wind by Elton John
- Can't Get You Out of My Head by Kylie Minogue
- Chains of Love by Erasure
- Cheri Cheri Lady by Modern Talking
- Condemnation by Depeche Mode
- Dancing Queen by ABBA
- Desátame by Mónica Naranjo
- Deeper and Deeper by Madonna
- Depuis qu'il vient chez nous by Dalida
- Diamonds Are Forever by Shirley Bassey
- Take Your Mama by Scissor Sisters
- Désenchantée by Mylène Farmer
- Do You Wanna Funk by Sylvester
- Don't Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston
- Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me by Elton John (later as a duet with George Michael)
- Dragostea din tei by O-Zone
- Escape by Enrique Iglesias
- Everytime by Britney Spears
- Express Yourself by Madonna
- Fade to Grey by Visage
- Father Figure by George Michael
- Fighter by Christina Aguilera
- Flawless (Go to the City) by George Michael
- Freedom '90 by George Michael
- G.A.Y. by Geri Halliwell
- Get This Party Started by Pink
- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) by ABBA)
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
- Go West by the Village People (especially the cover by the Pet Shop Boys)
- Got to Be Real by Cheryl Lynn
- God Is a DJ by Pink
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
- Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) by Crystal Waters
- Heartbreaker by Mariah Carey
- Heartbreak Hotel by Whitney Houston f. Faith Evans and Kelly Price
- Hold That Sucker Down by QT Quartet
- Holler by the Spice Girls
- How Will I Know by Whitney Houston
- I Am What I Am from La Cage aux Folles (versions sung by Shirley Bassey and Gloria Gaynor)
- Ich bin wie du by Marianne Rosenberg
- I Don't Want to Be by Gavin DeGraw
- I Feel Love by Donna Summer
- I Honestly Love You by Olivia Newton-John
- I Learned from the Best by Whitney Houston
- I Love Men by Eartha Kitt
- I Need a Man by Grace Jones
- I Want Your Sex by George Michael
- I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
- I'm Beautiful by Bette Midler
- I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross
- I'm Gonna Be Strong by Cyndi Lauper
- I'm Outta Love by Anastacia
- I'm Still Standing by Elton John
- In The Evening by Sheryl Lee Ralph
- Independent Women Pt. 1 by Destiny's Child
- It Should Have Been Me by Jayne Edwards
- It's Not Alright But It's Okay by Whitney Houston
- It's a Sin by Pet Shop Boys
- It's Raining Men by Weather Girls (later version sung byGeri Halliwell)
- I've Never Been to Me by Charlene
- Jump (For My Love) by The Pointer Sisters
- Kleiner Satellit by Blümchen
- La Vie En Rose by Edith Piaf (later versions by Marlene Dietrich, k.d. Lang, Grace Jones, Bette Midler, Cyndi Lauper, Donna Summer, and many others)
- Lady Marmalade by LaBelle (and the cover by Pink, Lil' Kim, Mya, and Christina Aguilera)
- Like I Love You by Justin Timberlake
- Little Queen by Heart
- Love at First Sight by Kylie Minogue
- Love Is a Stranger by Eurhythmics
- Love You Just A Little While by Janet Jackson
- Macho Man by The Village People
- Mamma Mia by ABBA
- Michael by Franz Ferdinand
- Monkey by George Michael
- My Imagination by SK8
- Muscles by Diana Ross
- Never Let Me Down Again by Depeche Mode
- New Attitude by Patti LaBelle
- New Millennium Girl by Billy More
- New York City Boy by Pet Shop Boys
- No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
- One by One by Cher
- Outside by George Michael
- Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland
- Overprotected by Britney Spears
- People are People by Depeche Mode
- Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John
- Pour ne pas vivre seul by Dalida
- Queen Bitch by David Bowie
- Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- Rise Up by Parachute Club
- Say a Prayer by Cyndi Lauper
- Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat
- Secret Love by Doris Day
- Sexhibition by Janet Jackson
- Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson
- Smalltown Boy by Bronski Beat
- Sobreviviré by Mónica Naranjo
- So Macho by Sinitta
- So Many Men, So Little Time by Miquel Brown
- Somebody to Love by Queen
- Somebody Told Me by The Killers
- Song for the Lonely by Cher
- Soy Yo by Marta Sánchez
- Steppin' Out by Joe Jackson
- Strong Enough by Cher
- Stronger by Britney Spears
- Supreme by Robbie Williams
- That's the Way Love Goes by Janet Jackson
- This is My Life by Shirley Bassey
- Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper
- Underneath It All by No Doubt
- Vogue by Madonna
- Waiting for Tonight by Jennifer Lopez
- Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham!
- We Are Family by Sister Sledge
- West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys
- What Is Love by Haddaway
- What's Love Got to Do with It by Tina Turner
- Where Is My Man by Eartha Kitt
- Why by Bronski Beat
- YMCA by The Village People
- Your Disco Needs You by Kylie Minogue
- You Don't Own Me by Lesley Gore
- You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) by Sylvester
- You Spin Me Round by Dead or Alive
- Young Hearts Run Free by Candi Staton