Examples of TikTok sounds that endure, as well as tips for finding the greatest audio clips for your TikToks while they’re still in style.

Trending noises are the foundation of TikTok virality and frequently make or break a video’s success. These sounds can be humorous, moving, or catchy. The short-form video platform’s study indicates that “sound is the anti-scroll on TikTok.” Given their facts, it’s easy to understand why. Eighty-eight percent of TikTok users stated that “sound is essential to the TikTok experience,” and seventy-three percent acknowledged that they would “stop and look” at TikTok advertisements with audio. TikTok claimed that these statistics were much higher than those of other platforms, although they did not provide a comparison. Naturally, finding TikTok audio that resonates with users during its peak popularity isn’t always simple, and nobody wants to pair a video clip with a song that has grown stale and uninteresting.

In addition to providing you with some samples of TikTok sounds that are timeless, I’ll go into detail in this post on how to find the best audio clips for your TikToks while they’re still in style. a collection of 2024’s top videos.

How to find new trending sounds on TikTok

Yes, you could spend hours scrolling through the platform (honestly, I wouldn’t complain), but if you’re a busy content creator, business owner, or social media manager, you probably just don’t have time for it.

Luckily, there are a few little shortcuts you can take to make this process a whole lot easier so you can get to the real work of content creation — filming and editing your short-form video.

Here’s an overview of how to find trending TikTok sounds:

• Explore TikTok’s Creative Center
• Use TikTok’s search function
• Check out TikTok’s playlists
• Follow accounts devoted to viral sounds
• Check out Tokchart and Tokboard
• Try CapCut templates
• Check out Spotify
• Sign up for the Buffer Social Media Newsletter

Let’s take a closer look at each of these routes.

TikTok’s Creative Center

If you haven’t checked out TikTok’s Creative Center yet, the link is worth a bookmark. It’s effectively a guide to the biggest trends on the platform within a time frame of your choice, from creators to hashtags and (you guessed it) songs. Another great feature? You can choose specific regions to pinpoint exactly what is resonating there.

Use TikTok’s search function

You may have heard about TikTok SEO or that TikTok is the new Google. According to The New York Times, it’s Gen Z’s search engine of choice.

It’s not hard to see why. The platform has a pretty great search function — and it’s probably one of the simplest ways to discover trending sounds. Here’s how to do it.

• Tap the magnifying glass icon on the top right of the app to open the search tool in the TikTok app
• In the search bar, type a phrase like “viral sound”
• Tap the ‘Sounds’ tab and scroll through, paying special attention to the ones labeled ‘popular’
• When you find a sound you like, tap on the ‘Use this sound’ button on the bottom right to add sound to the editor
• Record or add your clips, and you’re good to go!

Check out TikTok’s playlists

TikTok has curated a sound library of sorts based on genre, category, and what’s performing well in your area. To find them:

• Tap the ‘+’ button on the bottom middle of your screen (don’t worry, this doesn’t mean you’re instantly adding a new video)
• Tap the music note icon on the right
• There you’ll find sounds recommended for you, plus a host of categories created by TikTok

In the screenshots below, you’ll notice TikTok’s picks for me are dominated by South African artists since that’s where I’m based.