What are Iggy Pop's biggest songs?

21 April 2026, 15:58 | Updated: 21 April 2026, 20:22

By Jenny Mensah

The punk icon turns 79 this week. To celebrate his lust for life, we take a look at his most popular songs.

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Iggy Pop celebrates his 79th birthday this week.

The Godfather of Punk is still one of the most exciting and dynamic rock stars of all time, but which of the his songs gets people going the most at home?

We rundown the most popular Iggy Pop tracks in terms of cultural impact, YouTube views and Spotify streams.*

*This feature is both curated and collated. Streaming information is correct at the point of the article's publish date. More contemporary collaborative singles involving Iggy Pop have been omitted from the list, with some crucial Iggy & The Stooges tracks given an honourable mention.

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The Passenger

Iggy Pop - The Passenger (Official Video)

In at the top spot is the gentle travel track, The Passenger. The 1977 track was released as the B-side to Success– the first single of Iggy Pop's Lust For Life album, but it's up there with its most recognisable tracks. With 503,955,582 Spotify streams and 113,962,216 YouTube views and counting, the well-known earworm has been as popular on the airwaves as it has been on the TV screen, featuring on several ad campaigns. Not too shabby for a B-side...
Lust For Life

Iggy Pop - Lust For Life

The title track of Iggy Pop's iconic 1977 Lust For Life album secured its place in pop culture history when it was used in the opening credits of the 1996 film Trainspotting. And with 183,550,719 Spotify streams and 39,107,716 YouTube views and counting, its Iggy's second most popular track.
Real Wild Child (Wild One)

Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child (Wild One)

Iggy Pop's cover of the Johnny O'Keefe song, which featured on his seventh studio album Blah-Blah-Blah (1986), scored a Top 10 in the UK album charts, but also has an impressive 92,640,443 Spotify streams and 25,070,094 YouTube views and counting...
Candy

Iggy Pop - Candy

The song, which is taken from the rocker's ninth solo album, Brick by Brick, sees him duet with Kate Pierson of the B-52's. The 1990 single may not come straight to mind when you hear name Iggy Pop, but it's racked up an impressive 75,262,541 Spotify streams and 34,620,490 YouTube views.
I Wanna Be Your Dog

I Wanna Be Your Dog

Not an Iggy solo track, but it feels remiss not to include this flagship Stooges track, which was released on the band's 1969 self-titled debut album. It's still a mainstay of the rocker's live sets till this day and has amassed 24,815,676 views on YouTube alone!
Nightclubbing

Nightclubbing

The Iggy Pop and David Bowie-penned track, from his 1997 debut album The Idiot, also featured on the Trainspotting soundtrack and has gone on to influence various artists throughout the years. It also has an impressive 23,194,069 Spotify streams and 175k views on YouTube.
Gimme Danger

Iggy & The Stooges - Gimme Danger (Bowie Mix) (Audio)

Another Iggy and & Stooges track, which features on the band's 1973 album Raw Power, Gimme Danger has racked up a respectable 23,339,759 Spotify streams and over 472k views on YouTube.
Gardenia

Iggy Pop - Gardenia | #PostPopDepression

It may only be a decade old, but Gardenia - the lead single from Iggy Pop's Post Pop Depression album - can definitely be considered a highlight of the icon's later years. And it has some decent streaming chops too, amassing around 13,898,354 listens on Spotify and over 3 million views on YouTube.
Sister Midnight

Sister Midnight

The Idiot track is a firm favourite with old school Iggy Pop fans, racking up 7,638,299 Spotify streams and counting and 24,378 plus listens on YouTube.
Tonight

Tonight

The beloved track, which is co-written by David Bowie and features on Pop's second solo studio album, has reached 7,176,309 Spotify listens and over 20k views on Iggy's official YouTube account.
Some Weird Sin

Some Weird Sin

Some Weird Sin, which was the third track on Pop's Lust For Life album, is another mainstay of his live setlist— and with good reason. It's racked up an impressive 6,322,183 Spotify views and over 28k views on YouTube.