A certain breed of parties inevitably comes with a certain breed of music. This is not the kind of indie rock that will get the tight pants crew patting you on the back for your refined taste. This is the kind of music that accompanies beer pong, Abercrombie and Fitch T-shirts, and backwards baseball caps. This is the kind of music that, good or bad, could be categorized in the illustrious group known as party anthems. What makes a good party anthem? Well there are several characteristics, including but not limited to being easy to sing, having repetitive lyrics, being easy enough to move to even if you’re a just a frat guy from Ohio, and being the kind of song that gets girls either dancing up on you or on each other.

“Kiss” Prince

Why: Because it’ll remind you of the good old days before Prince became a weirdo religious type and cleaned up his sex-happy lyrics.

“Big Pimpin’” Jay-Z

Why: Because, well, you’ve seen the music video.

“Don’t Stop Believing” Journey

Why: Because she’s just a small town girl livin’ in a lonely world and deserves a party full of hot people like you.

“Live Your Life” Rihanna

Why: Because “live your life” is just a euphemism for doing whatever the hell you want, i.e. getting drunk.

“You Shook Me All Night Long” AC/DC

Why: Because no other four-letter band can keep a party going all night long like AC/DC.

“Pour Some Sugar On Me” Def Leppard

Why: Because sometimes drunk girls will start stripping and/or dancing like strippers when the song comes on.

“Sweet Home Alabama” Lynard Skynard

Why: Because it’s the best thing ever to be written about the state.

“Baby Got Back” Sir Mix-a-Lot

Why: Because it gives you a sliver of a chance of smacking someone’s butt without getting reamed out for doing so.

“YMCA” The Village People

Why: Because you can dance to it as long as you know the alphabet.

“Billie Jean” Michael Jackson

Why: Because watching your friends try to moonwalk is a party in and of itself.

“Jump Around” House of Pain

Why: Because it will get the girls jumping, and it’s fun watching girls jump.

“We Are the Champions” Queen

Why: Because even if you’re a complete failure, you’re on the brink of getting kicked out of school, and you’re a little big ugly, you can feel like you’re a winner at something. Like chugging a beer in 2.3 seconds and waving a lighter back and forth.