12 Songs About Materialism

Materialism generally is the attitude of someone who attaches a lot of importance to money and wants to possess a lot of material things. Highly materialist people believe that owning and buying things are necessary means to achieve important life goals such as happiness, success and desirability. Below is a list of songs that talk about materialism:

1. Kanye West – All Falls Down

The track is a self-reflection of Kanye’s personal battle with consumerism. The hook encourages people to think about what life would be like without material possessions, success and all the external aspects of life that people lean on to sustain a sense of self-worth.

 

2. Madonna – Material Girl

The hit track peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It talks about how guys with money make her happy because she knows they can please her with inanimate things.

 

3. Cardi B – Money

Cardi raps about her love for money and the finer things in life.

 

4. J.Cole – Love Yourz

We hear Cole reflect on the most important things in life such as love and happiness. He speaks about his experiences with the glamorous life that he has become disillusioned with and gives out the statement that his life was more fulfilling when broke.

 

5. Ed Sheeran – Beautiful People

The message in the track is mainly about remaining true to yourself and not trying to become a person who is so obsessed with material things and stature.

 

6. Fergie – Glamorous

Fergie sings about her high-end lifestyle and being able to afford the finer things in life.

 

7. Ariana Grande – 7 Rings

The song features Ariana boasting about money and how she can easily buy luxury items such as diamonds, houses etc using her black card.

 

8. Bia, Nicki Minaj – Whole Lotta Money

Nicki Minaj and Bia teamed up to sing about the high-end brands they own items from such as Bottega, Fendi etc.

 

9. Lorde – Royals

In some parts of the song, Lorde sings about how young adults live their lives like a music video which leads to personal and financial problems.

 

10. Kanye West feat Kid Cudi – Welcome To Heartbreak

Kanye describes how despite all the money and fame he had accumulated through his career he finds himself trapped and removed from the “normal path” to the good life. While his friends are starting families, he is making for the lack of important people in his life by buying things.

 

11. Jennifer Lopez – Love Don’t Cost A Thing

In the song, Jennifer Lopez tries to convince a guy that she isn’t after his money and isn’t intrigued by materialistic things.

 

12. Abba – Money, money, money

This is about a woman who works hard but can’t seem to get ahead so she dreams of being with a well-off man.