Songs Similar to Sugar by Maroon 5
Album: V · Pop · Happy
“Sugar” is a pop track by Maroon 5 from the album V. On SongSimilar it sits in our Pop collection and is tagged happy, so the matches below lean toward that same feel (the original runs at about 120 BPM).
The closest match right now is “Cake by the Ocean” by DNCE (100% match). The list also pulls in Katy Perry, Jonas Brothers, One Direction and Charlie Puth — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with Maroon 5's. All of the tagged tracks are pop, so the list stays close to home. 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 “Sugar”
What songs are similar to Sugar?
On our list, the closest matches are “Cake by the Ocean” by DNCE, “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)” by Katy Perry and “Roar” by Katy Perry. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “Sugar” by Maroon 5, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.
Who does Sugar sound like?
Based on listening data, “Sugar” sits closest to DNCE, Katy Perry, Jonas Brothers and One Direction. Fans of Maroon 5 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 Sugar Pop?
We file “Sugar” by Maroon 5 under Pop. 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 Sugar?
Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “Sugar” 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.