Unexpected musical partnerships that rocked the charts
Elvis Presley is responsible for singing arguably the best-known song about Sin City, 'Viva Las Vegas.' It's the title track from his 1964 movie of the same name.
Taken from her 2008 album 'One of the Boys,' 'Waking Up in Vegas' is Katy Perry's homage to the time-honored phrase "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas."
Back in 1978, Bon Scott was the vocalist with Australian rock band AC/DC. 'Sin City' is from the album 'Powerage,' released that year.
In 1995, country music singer Faith Hill was urging her fans to visit Sin City with 'Let's Go to Vegas.' The song provided her with a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
Emmylou Harris features prominently on 'Ooh Las Vegas,' a song found on side two of Gram Parsons' critically acclaimed 1974 album, 'Grievous Angel.'
Sin City's casino stages are familiar to Barry Manilow, and 2006's 'Here's to Las Vegas' is the singer's personal ode to the city he ended up calling home.
In 1973, Hall & Oates released 'Abandoned Luncheonette,' which features one of their first hits, 'She's Gone.' The album also includes the oddly titled 'Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song).'
'Leaving Las Vegas' appears on Sheryl Crow's debut album, 'Tuesday Night Music Club,' released in 1993. The song was accompanied by Crow's first ever promotional video.
ZZ Top included a cover version of Elvis Presley's 1964 hit 'Viva Las Vegas' on their 1992 'Greatest Hits' album. The song was released as a single and reached the top 10 in both the UK and Ireland.
Scottish alternative rock band Cocteau Twins enjoyed their most commercially successful release with 1990's 'Heaven or Las Vegas.' Considered one of the finest examples in the genre of dream pop, it remains the band's signature song.
'Queen of Las Vegas' is the second track on side two of 'Whammy!,' the third studio album by the B-52's, released in 1983.
American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish included 'Las Vegas Nights' on their 1998 album, 'Musical Chairs.'
In an interview with Fandom, Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie described 'Vegas Lights' simply as a song about being back in Sin City and the unreal energy he felt there. The track appears on the band's 2013 album, 'Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!'
British singer-songwriter David Gray penned 'Snow in Vegas' for his 2014 album, 'Mutineers.' He re-recorded the track as a duet with LeAnn Rimes for a single release.
English singer Conor Maynard rose to fame in 2012 when he was nominated for, and subsequently won, MTV's Brand New for 2012 award. His debut studio album released that year, 'Contrast,' included 'Vegas Girl,« available also as a download.
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Clubstrophobia is a Danish collective comprising Thomas Gullestad (pictured), Jostein Berntsen, Jan Erik Reknes, Audun Brandal, Anne Valborg Tolås, Tore Christian Sævold, and Ole Morten Sommer. In 2003, the electronic band released 'Vegas,' a local club hit.
Elvis again, on this list for the second time for 'Night Life, which also features in the 1964 hit movie 'Viva Las Vegas.' Presley is pictured with co-star Ann-Margret.
American singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles released 'Little Voice' in 2007. In 2011, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over one million copies in the United States. 'Vegas' is the second track on side one.
Country music star Buck Owens is best remembered as the lead singer of the group Buck Owens and the Buckaroos. In 1969, he had a solo hit with 'Big in Vegas,' the first single taken from the album of the same name.
American band All Time Low released their second studio album, 'So Wrong, It's Right,' in 2006. Praised for its pop-punk sound, the album features a track called 'Vegas' on the Standard Edition.
'Vegas' is included in the 2022 movie 'Elvis.' It's as much about Sin City and the King himself, with lyrics like: "This ain't staying in Vegas (you ain't nothing but a-) / Hound dog, hound dog, hound dog."
The Vamps' 2020 album 'Cherry Blossom' includes 'Married in Vegas,' which was released by the British band as the lead single in July of that year.
American rock band The Cab released their debut album, 'Whisper War,' in 2008. 'Vegas Skies' is track number 10.
'Shot at the Night' describes the exciting but often edgy Las Vegas nightlife as experienced by members of The Killers, who were actually formed in Las Vegas. The track appears on the 2013 'Direct Hits' album.
After New York City, "Ol' Blues Eyes" was best at home in Las Vegas. His 1963 rendering of 'Luck Be a Lady' is sung from the point of view of a gambler whose bet will decide on whether or not he gets the girl. The song features in the musical 'Guys and Dolls.'
And Parsons was one of the Flying Burrito Brothers when the country rock band recorded their debut album 'The Gilded Palace of Sin,' released in 1969. 'Sin City' is track number two on side one.
Houndmouth is an American alternative blues and rock band whose 2021 album 'Good For You' includes 'Las Vegas,' in a collection of songs set in places as far-flung as the Alamo and the Hudson River.
Puerto Rican reality television personality, rapper, and actress Joseline Hernandez raps about diamonds, rubies, and champagne in the VIP Room while insisting it's Vegas she wants to ride. The track was released as a digital download in 2022.
'Vegas Nights' features The-Dream supporting Mary J. Blige on this song from the 2014 movie soundtrack 'Think Like a Man Too.'
Las Vegas is one of the most sung about destinations in the United States, and perhaps the world. But what's the ultimate Sin City playlist, the songs that truly capture the glitz and glamor—as well as the sleaze and clamor—of the city that never sleeps?
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Las Vegas is one of the most sung about destinations in the United States, and perhaps the world. But what's the ultimate Sin City playlist, the songs that truly capture the glitz and glamor—as well as the sleaze and clamor—of the city that never sleeps?
Click through and take a gamble with these winning songs about Las Vegas.