For some who are *unconsciously* uncoupled (see what I did there?), Valentine's Day is one holiday worth taking a sick day for—indulging in several pints of ice cream and chick flicks, or simply forgetting that it even exists. Personally, we would prefer for all women—single or not—to just take the day to celebrate their power as boss ladies with their own identity, or gather together for a Galentine's Day Bash to celebrate each other "Lilith Fair style," as Leslie Knope would say.
Below, find 40 female empowerment anthems to cue up alone at your apartment (no judgement), or at your lady hang, as a reminder of why all women are queens in their own right—from OGs Nancy Sinatra and Diana Ross—to the Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, and Janelle Monáe classics of the current day.
1. "Feeling Myself" - Nicki Minaj feat. Beyoncé
2. "Hey Girl" - Lady Gaga feat. Florence Welch
3. "Independent Women, Pt. I" - Destiny's Child
4. "Hard Out Here" - Lily Allen
5. "Dancing On My Own" - Robyn
6. "Bad Girls" - M.I.A.
7. "Flawless Remix" - Beyoncé feat. Nicki Minaj
8. "My Prerogative" - Britney Spears
9. "I'm Coming Out" - Diana Ross
10. "Love Myself" - Hailee Steinfeld
11. "Q.U.E.E.N" - Janelle Monáe feat. Erykah Badu
12. "No Scrubs" - TLC
13. "Confident" - Demi Lovato
14. "Like a Boy" - Ciara
15. "Bossy" - Kelis feat. Too $hort
16. "Julia" - SZA
17. "Strong Enough" - Cher
18. "Run the World (Girls)" - Beyoncé
19. "I Don't Need a Man" - The Pussycat Dolls
20. "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" - Nancy Sinatra
21. "Since U Been Gone" - Kelly Clarkson
22. "Can't Hold Us Down" - Christina Aguilera feat. Li'l Kim
23. "Me & My Girls" - Selena Gomez
24. "Primadonna" - Marina and the Diamonds
25. "Werkin' Girls" - Angel Haze
26. "Diva" - Beyoncé
27. "Wannabe" - Spice Girls
28. "BO$" - Fifth Harmony
29. "What You Waiting For?" - Gwen Stefani
30. "Bullet" - Chelsea Lankes
31. "Presh Out the Runway" - Rihanna
32. "Just a Girl" - No Doubt
33. "That's My Girl" - Fifth Harmony
34. "I'm Good, I'm Gone" - Lykke Li
35. "Cheerleader" - St. Vincent
36. "The Greatest" - Sia feat. Kendrick Lamar
37. "You Don't Own Me" - Grace feat. G-Eazy
38. "International Smile" - Katy Perry
39. "What It Feels Like For a Girl" - Madonna
40. "Follow Your Arrow" - Kacey Musgraves
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