Baba O'Riley by The Who album cover

Songs Similar to Baba O'Riley by The Who

Album: Who's Next (Deluxe Edition) · Rock · Energetic

The Who's “Baba O'Riley” from the album Who's Next (Deluxe Edition) is a rock track that we file under energetic songs. If it's the one you keep replaying, the list below collects tracks that fans of it also play; the original moves at roughly 115 BPM.

The closest match right now is “Won't Get Fooled Again” by The Who (100% match). The list also pulls in Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dire Straits, Free and The Rolling Stones — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with The Who's. By genre, the list is mostly rock (17 of 20 tracks), with pop 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.

20 songs similar to “Baba O'Riley”

  1. 1Won't Get Fooled Again by The Who album cover

    Won't Get Fooled Again

    The Who

    Rock

    100% match
  2. 2Bargain by The Who album cover

    Bargain

    The Who

    Rock

    94% match
  3. 3More Than a Feeling by Boston album cover
  4. 4Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival album cover

    Fortunate Son

    Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Rock

    39% match
  5. 5

    Sultans of Swing

    Dire Straits

    38% match
  6. 6All Right Now by Free album cover

    All Right Now

    Free

    Rock

    37% match
  7. 7Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones album cover

    Gimme Shelter

    The Rolling Stones

    Rock

    37% match
  8. 8Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf album cover

    Born to Be Wild

    Steppenwolf

    Rock

    37% match
  9. 9Don't Bring Me Down by Electric Light Orchestra album cover

    Don't Bring Me Down

    Electric Light Orchestra

    Rock

    36% match
  10. 10Give a Little Bit by Supertramp album cover

    Give a Little Bit

    Supertramp

    Rock

    35% match
  11. 11Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin album cover
  12. 12
  13. 13(Don't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Öyster Cult album cover

    (Don't Fear) The Reaper

    Blue Öyster Cult

    Rock

    34% match
  14. 14Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd album cover

    Free Bird

    Lynyrd Skynyrd

    Rock

    34% match
  15. 15Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones album cover

    Brown Sugar

    The Rolling Stones

    Rock

    33% match
  16. 16The Boys Are Back in Town by Thin Lizzy album cover

    The Boys Are Back in Town

    Thin Lizzy

    Rock

    33% match
  17. 17Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra album cover

    Mr. Blue Sky

    Electric Light Orchestra

    Rock

    32% match
  18. 18Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin album cover

    Whole Lotta Love

    Led Zeppelin

    Rock

    32% match
  19. 19Carry on Wayward Son by Kansas album cover

    Carry on Wayward Son

    Kansas

    Rock

    32% match
  20. 20Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd album cover

Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.

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FAQ about “Baba O'Riley”

What songs are similar to Baba O'Riley?

On our list, the closest matches are “Won't Get Fooled Again” by The Who, “Bargain” by The Who and “More Than a Feeling” by Boston. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “Baba O'Riley” by The Who, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.

Who does Baba O'Riley sound like?

Based on listening data, “Baba O'Riley” sits closest to Boston, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dire Straits and Free. Fans of The Who 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 Baba O'Riley Rock?

We file “Baba O'Riley” by The Who under Rock. 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 Baba O'Riley?

Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “Baba O'Riley” 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.