How to Find Trending Audio on Instagram in 2025 (+ 17 Tracks to Use Right Now)

Stop chasing the tail-end of Instagram audio trends — here are all the methods you can use to find the most popular music and sounds.

Feb 9, 2025 - 21:50

How to Find Trending Audio on Instagram in 2025 (+ 17 Tracks to Use Right Now)

Choosing the perfect audio to accompany your latest Instagram post is an art, not a science. Still, opting for a trending sound or music clip could provide the boost you need to get your video on the Instagram Explore page or reels feed.

While it used to be just for Instagram Reels, you can now add audio to your carousels and single photo posts, too. This gives your posts a better chance of landing on the Explore page, and it makes carousels and photos eligible to appear on the reels feed, too. That opens up a new way to expand your reach.

But where can you find trending audio on Instagram? If you feel like you’re always chasing the tail-end of audio trends on the app, you’ve come to the right place.

We'll guide you through all the methods you can use to find the most popular music and sounds on Instagram before they drop off the charts.

8 ways to find trending audio on Instagram

Here are eight ways to pinpoint a great sound or song for your next Instagram post — piping-hot trending audio for your videos, fresh out of the oven.

1. When creating a post on Instagram

Instagram has rolled out a host of updates to improve their in-app reels editor (like their helpful Instagram templates). Now, they've added a feature that may be even handier: a way to see trending audio on Instagram.

This is a list of the top 50 tracks that have seen a sharp rise in use over the past three days. So you know these tracks are going to be hot.

The easiest way to get this list of trending songs and sounds is while making a post.

Once you've chosen your post's media, click the music icon. If you're making a reel, it'll be on the right side of the screen. If you're making a feed post, it'll be at the bottom.
Tap ‘Trending’ for the hottest 50 tracks right now. You'll be able to check each audio's position in the charts and whether it's on the rise or decline. Scroll through the other tabs if you want more audio options.

⚡

Pro tip: You can always save audio for later if you don't want to use it right now. Just tap the bookmark icon next to a track. You’ll find all your bookmarked audios in the "Saved" tab when creating a post.

2. Instagram's trending audio list

If you're not ready to create your post yet, another way to get the list of trending audio on Instagram is through the professional dashboard.

Note: For now, this feature is only available for professional Instagram accounts on the Instagram mobile app in the U.S.

Here’s how to find Instagram's trending audio list:

Tap the Professional dashboard button on your profile.
Scroll down to the Tips and resources section.
Tap Trending audio.

3. Trending Instagram Reels

If the most popular songs on Instagram’s trending audio list don’t quite work for your planned post, it’s worth scrolling through the reels feed for sounds more aligned with your niche.

Yes, scrolling is a crucial step in content creation (even if you become so absorbed in the scroll that you forget what you were looking for — it happened to me many times while writing this article).

Think of your Instagram Reels feed as an Explore page specifically for videos. It's unique to you, and it's the best place to find trending reels from content creators you follow and those you don’t based on your behavior (this is how Instagram’s algorithm works).

Pay attention to the other clips gaining traction in your niche — it’s a great place to source Instagram Reels trends and ideas and make the most of Instagram Reels templates, too.

Here’s how to find trending reels:

In the Instagram app, tap on the reels video icon on the bottom right of the screen.
Find a reel with a sound you like, then tap on the artist and title (next to the music note icon) on the bottom left of the video.
This will take you to the audio page. Here, you’ll find how many times the sound has been used, where the reel sound originally came from, and all the other videos it’s been featured in (great for inspiration!).

⚡

Pro tip: Trending audio will have an arrow next to the track title instead of the usual music notes. So it's another great way to identify the latest trending sounds if you find something you like while scrolling.

4. Instagram search

While this method of finding trending sounds on Instagram isn’t quite fool-proof, it’s a great way of exploring outside the content Instagram recommends to you.

Tap on the magnifying glass at the bottom of the app to head over to the Explore page.
Tap the search bar at the top of the page to type a phrase like “trending audio.” You could even opt for something more specific to the video you plan to post, like “spring clean” or “morning routine,” to see what other creators have used for similar videos.

5. The Instagram Creators account

Instagram’s @Creators account is a wealth of great info and ideas for Instagram growth. They regularly publish a reels trends carousel that shares not only the latest and greatest sounds top creators are using, but editing tips and tricks, too.