The 100 Best Songs to Sing With Friends When the Hurricane Hits

by E.A. Weiss

1. 99 Bottles of Beer — A classic that everyone knows.
2. 98 Bottles of Beer — A slightly shorter version of the original that was created during the early days of the printing press to save paper for a lyric book.
3. 97 Bottles of Beer — Some say this variation was sung during the Black Plague when it was almost impossible to obtain 99, or even 98, bottles to place on one’s wall.
4. 96 Bottles of Beer — If there are 16 people in your group, everyone gets a six pack!
5. 95 Bottles of Beer — The lesser known cover by Hildegard Von Bingen, which was her satiric response to the perception of women drinking in the 12th Century.
6. 94 Bottles of Beer — A publicity stunt to celebrate Henry IV’s 1594 coronation; still quite catchy though.
7. 93 Bottles of Beer — A song created by the serfs in the time of Marie Antoinette who could not afford 99 bottles. In Antoinette’s version, there were 999 bottles of beer.
8. 92 Bottles of Beer — Often considered the danceable version of the song, but no one is quite sure why.
9. 91 Bottles of Beer — Origins unknown.
10. 90 Bottles of Beer — A continuation of a tradition to celebrate a Polish woman’s birthday (this was for her 90th). At the age of 16, she swore she would drink one beer for every year on each one of her birthdays.
11. 89 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
12. 88 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
13. 87 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
14. 86 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
15. 85 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
16. 84 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
17. 83 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
18. 82 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
19. 81 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
20. 80 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
21. 79 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
22. 78 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
23. 77 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
24. 76 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
25. 75 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
26. 74 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
27. 73 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
28. 72 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
29. 71 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
30. 70 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
31. 69 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
32. 68 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
33. 67 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
34. 66 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
35. 65 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
36. 64 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
37. 63 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
38. 62 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
39. 61 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
40. 60 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
41. 59 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
42. 58 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
43. 57 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
44. 56 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
45. 55 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
46. 54 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
47. 53 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
48. 52 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
49. 51 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
50. 50 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
51. 49 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
52. 48 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
53. 47 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
54. 46 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
55. 45 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
56. 44 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
57. 43 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
58. 42 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
59. 41 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
60. 40 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
61. 39 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
62. 38 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
63. 37 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
64. 36 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
65. 35 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
66. 34 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
67. 33 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
68. 32 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
69. 31 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
70. 30 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
71. 29 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
72. 28 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
73. 27 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
74. 26 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
75. 25 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
76. 24 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
77. 23 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
78. 22 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
79. 21 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
80. 20 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
81. 19 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
82. 18 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
83. 17 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
84. 16 Bottles of Beer — See 10.
85. 15 Bottles of Beer — The Polish woman, against everyone’s advising, had children. She drank as many beers as years on every one of their birthdays.
86. 14 Bottles of Beer — See 85.
87. 13 Bottles of Beer — See 85.
88. 12 Bottles of Beer — See 85.
89. 11 Bottles of Beer — See 85.
90. 10 Bottles of Beer — See 85.
91. 9 Bottles of Beer — See 85.
92. 8 Bottles of Beer — See 85.
93. 7 Bottles of Beer — See 85.
94. 6 Bottles of Beer — See 85.
95. 5 Bottles of Beer — See 85.
96. 4 Bottles of Beer — See 85.
97. 3 Bottles of Beer — See 85.
98. 2 Bottles of Beer — See 85.
99. 1 Bottle of Beer — See 85.
100. 0 Bottles of Beer — The saddest song on the list, but more relatable to most.

E. A. Weiss lives in New York.