Here’s a list of 150 popular songs that would be great for a self-taught musician to play on keyboard, piano, or organ, along with suggested backing styles for various audiences. This list includes pop, rock, classical, jazz, hymns, and wedding music to cover all occasions.

🎹 Modern Pop & Ballads (Keyboard with Pop/Orchestral Backing)

1. Perfect – Ed Sheeran (Piano with strings backing)

2. Someone Like You – Adele (Solo Piano)

3. All of Me – John Legend (Piano with light orchestral backing)

4. Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen (Piano with soft organ backing)

5. Shallow – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper (Piano & strings)

6. A Thousand Years – Christina Perri (Piano & orchestral pad)

7. You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban (Piano & orchestral strings)

8. Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars (Electric piano with pop beat)

9. Let It Be – The Beatles (Electric piano & organ backing)

10. Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley (Piano with soft strings)

🎶 Classic Rock & Pop (Keyboard with Rock/Pop Backing)

11. Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen (Piano with rock guitar backing)

12. Sweet Child o’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses (Electric piano with rock beat)

13. Imagine – John Lennon (Solo piano)

14. Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey (Synth & piano backing)

15. Rocket Man – Elton John (Piano & orchestral backing)

16. Your Song – Elton John (Solo piano or soft strings backing)

17. Hotel California – Eagles (Electric piano with soft guitar backing)

18. Angels – Robbie Williams (Piano with orchestral backing)

19. Yesterday – The Beatles (Piano or soft guitar backing)

20. Hey Jude – The Beatles (Electric piano & organ backing)

🎵 Disney & Family-Friendly Songs (Keyboard with Orchestral/Soft Pop Backing)

21. Beauty and the Beast – Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson (Piano & strings)

22. Let It Go – Idina Menzel (Piano & orchestral synth)

23. A Whole New World – Aladdin (Piano & soft orchestral pad)

24. Can You Feel the Love Tonight – Elton John (Piano & strings)

25. Under the Sea – The Little Mermaid (Steel drum keyboard sound)

26. Do You Want to Build a Snowman? – Frozen (Piano & soft strings)

27. Reflection – Mulan (Piano & orchestral synth)

28. Circle of Life – The Lion King (Synth with African drums backing)

29. Colors of the Wind – Pocahontas (Piano & light strings backing)

30. Part of Your World – The Little Mermaid (Solo piano or soft orchestral pad)

🎼 Classical & Instrumental (Solo Piano or Organ)

31. Clair de Lune – Claude Debussy (Solo piano)

32. Für Elise – Beethoven (Solo piano)

33. Canon in D – Pachelbel (Piano & strings backing)

34. Ave Maria – Schubert (Piano & light organ backing)

35. Moonlight Sonata – Beethoven (Solo piano)

36. Air on the G String – Bach (Organ or soft strings backing)

37. The Entertainer – Scott Joplin (Solo piano)

38. Rondo Alla Turca – Mozart (Solo piano)

39. Gymnopédie No. 1 – Erik Satie (Solo piano)

40. Swan Lake Theme – Tchaikovsky (Piano with orchestral backing)

🎶 Wedding & Ceremony Music (Organ or Piano with Orchestral Backing)

41. Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) – Wagner (Organ)

42. Wedding March – Mendelssohn (Organ)

43. Pachelbel’s Canon – Pachelbel (Piano & strings)

44. Ave Maria – Schubert (Piano or organ)

45. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – Bach (Organ)

46. Trumpet Voluntary – Clarke (Organ)

47. Air on the G String – Bach (Organ or strings)

48. Clair de Lune – Debussy (Piano)

49. The Lord’s Prayer – Malotte (Piano or organ)

50. Nimrod (Enigma Variations) – Elgar (Piano & strings)

🎹 Jazz & Swing (Piano or Jazz Organ)

51. Fly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra (Piano with swing backing)

52. Autumn Leaves – Jazz Standard (Piano & soft drums)

53. Blue Moon – Jazz Standard (Piano & walking bass)

54. The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra (Piano & jazz drums)

55. Take Five – Dave Brubeck (Jazz organ & swing beat)

56. Misty – Erroll Garner (Solo piano or soft organ backing)

57. Georgia on My Mind – Ray Charles (Blues piano with strings)

58. Summertime – Gershwin (Piano & soft jazz backing)

59. What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong (Piano & orchestral)

60. Moon River – Henry Mancini (Piano & strings backing)

🎤 Hymns & Religious (Organ or Piano)

61. Amazing Grace (Organ or piano with soft backing)

62. How Great Thou Art (Organ or piano with orchestral pad)

63. Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Organ or piano)

64. Be Thou My Vision (Organ)

65. Holy, Holy, Holy (Organ)

66. It Is Well with My Soul (Piano or organ)

67. In Christ Alone (Piano with orchestral backing)

68. The Old Rugged Cross (Organ or piano)

69. Blessed Assurance (Piano & strings backing)

70. Lord of the Dance (Piano with folk backing)

🎶 More Rock, Pop, & Classics

71. Take on Me – A-ha (Synth keyboard backing)

72. Dancing Queen – ABBA (Electric piano with disco beat)

73. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor (Electric piano with disco beat)

74. My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion (Piano & orchestral backing)

75. Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Judy Garland (Piano & strings)

🎶 More Rock, Pop, & Classics (Continued)

76. Piano Man – Billy Joel (Piano with harmonica & light backing)

77. Time After Time – Cyndi Lauper (Electric piano with soft pop beat)

78. Careless Whisper – George Michael (Electric piano with saxophone backing)

79. I Just Called to Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder (Electric piano & synth backing)

80. Man in the Mirror – Michael Jackson (Piano & orchestral backing)

81. Uptown Girl – Billy Joel (Piano with pop beat)

82. Every Breath You Take – The Police (Electric piano with soft strings backing)

83. Against All Odds – Phil Collins (Piano with orchestral backing)

84. Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol (Piano with soft rock backing)

85. With or Without You – U2 (Synth pad & piano backing)

🎸 80s & 90s Pop/Rock (Keyboard with Synth or Band Backing)

86. Nothing Else Matters – Metallica (Piano with orchestral backing)

87. Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi (Synth & electric piano backing)

88. Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd (Electric piano & soft rock backing)

89. Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton (Piano or soft acoustic backing)

90. Wind of Change – Scorpions (Piano & orchestral backing)

91. Bed of Roses – Bon Jovi (Piano & rock ballad backing)

92. November Rain – Guns N’ Roses (Piano with orchestral pad backing)

93. Everything I Do (I Do It for You) – Bryan Adams (Piano & strings)

94. Wonderwall – Oasis (Electric piano with acoustic guitar backing)

95. Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis (Piano & rock backing)

🎶 Classic Film & TV Themes (Piano or Keyboard Backing)

96. Titanic – My Heart Will Go On (Piano & orchestral backing)

97. Jurassic Park Theme – John Williams (Piano & strings)

98. Harry Potter Theme (Hedwig’s Theme) – John Williams (Celesta or piano)

99. Star Wars Main Theme – John Williams (Piano & orchestral backing)

100. The Godfather Theme (Speak Softly, Love) (Piano & strings)

101. The Pink Panther Theme – Henry Mancini (Jazz piano with swing backing)

102. Mission Impossible Theme (Synth keyboard backing)

103. Chariots of Fire – Vangelis (Synth pad & soft piano backing)

104. Game of Thrones Main Theme – Ramin Djawadi (Piano & orchestral backing)

105. Pirates of the Caribbean – He’s a Pirate (Piano & epic orchestral backing)

🎼 More Classical & Instrumental (Solo Piano or Organ)

106. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor – Bach (Organ)

107. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 – Liszt (Solo piano)

108. Boléro – Ravel (Piano or orchestral pad backing)

109. The Blue Danube – Johann Strauss II (Piano or organ)

110. Ode to Joy – Beethoven (Organ or piano)

111. La Campanella – Liszt (Solo piano)

112. Nocturne in E-flat Major – Chopin (Solo piano)

113. Radetzky March – Johann Strauss I (Organ or piano)

114. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy – Tchaikovsky (Celesta or piano)

115. Carmen Overture – Bizet (Piano with orchestral backing)

🎤 More Hymns & Church Music (Organ or Piano)

116. Crown Him with Many Crowns (Organ)

117. Praise My Soul the King of Heaven (Organ or piano)

118. The Lord is My Shepherd (Crimond) (Organ)

119. Morning Has Broken – Cat Stevens (Piano & soft strings)

120. This Little Light of Mine (Piano with gospel backing)

121. Jerusalem (Organ or piano with orchestral backing)

122. Shine Jesus Shine (Piano with light band backing)

123. Lord I Lift Your Name on High (Piano with worship pad backing)

124. Make Me a Channel of Your Peace (Piano & strings)

125. What a Friend We Have in Jesus (Piano or organ)

🎹 More Pop, Rock & Party Classics (Keyboard with Synth/Backing)

126. Dancing in the Moonlight – Toploader (Electric piano with soft pop beat)

127. American Pie – Don McLean (Piano with folk backing)

128. Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver (Electric piano with soft backing)

129. Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison (Electric piano & soft rock beat)

130. Stand by Me – Ben E. King (Electric piano & strings backing)

131. Walking in Memphis – Marc Cohn (Piano with gospel-style backing)

132. Summer of ‘69 – Bryan Adams (Electric piano & soft rock backing)

133. Three Little Birds – Bob Marley (Reggae keyboard backing)

134. Twist and Shout – The Beatles (Electric piano with pop backing)

135. Footloose – Kenny Loggins (Synth keyboard with pop beat)

🎶 Upbeat & Party Music (Keyboard with Dance or Pop Backing)

136. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham! (Electric piano with 80s synth)

137. Mamma Mia – ABBA (Synth keyboard with disco beat)

138. Billie Jean – Michael Jackson (Electric piano & drum backing)

139. Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees (Synth keyboard with disco backing)

140. Superstition – Stevie Wonder (Electric piano with funk backing)

141. September – Earth, Wind & Fire (Synth keyboard with funk beat)

142. I’m Still Standing – Elton John (Piano with upbeat pop backing)

143. Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen (Piano with rock beat)

144. Eye of the Tiger – Survivor (Synth keyboard with rock beat)

145. Take My Breath Away – Berlin (Electric piano with synth pad backing)

🎶 Final Five Classics (Keyboard with Various Backing Styles)

146. Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers (Piano & strings)

147. Love Me Tender – Elvis Presley