
Songs Similar to Royals by Lorde
Album: Pure Heroine · Indie · Chill
“Royals” is a indie track with alternative roots by Lorde from the album Pure Heroine. On SongSimilar it sits in our Indie collection and is tagged chill, so the matches below lean toward that same feel (the original runs at about 85 BPM).
The closest match right now is “Team” by Lorde (100% match). The list also pulls in Billie Eilish, Ellie Goulding, Florence + the Machine and Katy Perry — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with Lorde's. By genre, the list is mostly alternative (10 of 20 tracks), with pop and electro mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.
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Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.
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FAQ about “Royals”
What songs are similar to Royals?
On our list, the closest matches are “Team” by Lorde, “Buzzcut Season” by Lorde and “Summertime Sadness” by Lana Del Rey. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “Royals” by Lorde, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.
Who does Royals sound like?
Based on listening data, “Royals” sits closest to Lana Del Rey, Billie Eilish, Ellie Goulding and Florence + the Machine. Fans of Lorde play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.
Is Royals Indie?
We file “Royals” by Lorde under Indie, while music stores list its album under Alternative. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.
How do you find similar songs to Royals?
Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “Royals” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.