Hull City’s “Eye of the Tiger” tops Ticket-Compare’s 2026/27 ranking of Premier League clubs’ walkout songs, followed by Brentford’s “Hey Jude” and AFC Bournemouth’s “Never Tear Us Apart.” The list ranks digital popularity, not a fan vote or a definitive judgment of which song means most to supporters.
Every club’s walkout song, ranked
The table reproduces Ticket-Compare’s 2026/27 order and score, out of 60. The publisher says song information was current as of 17 July 2026; Spotify and YouTube figures were collected on 20 July 2026. Those scores are a dated snapshot, not a permanent ranking.
| Rank | Club | Track selected | Score out of 60 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hull City | “Eye of the Tiger” | 60 |
| 2 | Brentford | “Hey Jude” | 57 |
| 3 | AFC Bournemouth | “Never Tear Us Apart” | 53 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | “Insomnia” | 52 |
| 5 | Manchester City | “Right Here, Right Now” | 48 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | “Duel of the Fates” | 44 |
| 7 | Liverpool | “You’ll Never Walk Alone” | 43 |
| 8 | Sunderland | “Ready to Go” | 37 |
| 9 | Manchester United | “This Is the One” | 31 |
| 10 | Coventry City | “We’ll Live and Die in These Towns” | 30 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | “Mull of Kintyre” | 26 |
| 12 | Fulham | “Palladio” | 26 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | “Glad All Over” | 26 |
| 14 | Chelsea | “The Liquidator” | 24 |
| 15 | Arsenal | “The Angel (North London Forever)” | 23 |
| 16 | Aston Villa | “Escape” | 16 |
| 17 | Leeds United | “Strings for Yasmin” | 14 |
| 18 | Everton | “Theme from Z-Cars” | 11 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | “The Blaydon Races” | 6 |
| 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | “Sussex by the Sea” | 3 |
Scores and selections are from Ticket-Compare’s 2026/27 ranking.
What this ranking measures—and what it does not
Ticket-Compare assigns points using three digital measures: lifetime Spotify streams, the latest available daily Spotify streams, and views for the particular YouTube video embedded with each entry. First place in each measure earns 20 points and 20th earns one; lifetime Spotify streams break ties. The comparison uses one representative Spotify recording per song and one selected YouTube video, rather than every upload, cover, or live performance.
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That makes the ranking useful for comparing measured online reach, but it cannot establish which song supporters prefer, which has the strongest stadium atmosphere, or which carries the greatest local and historical meaning. Streaming comparisons can favor internationally popular recordings over regional songs or terrace adaptations. No current all-club supporter poll is established by the cited sources.
A separate 2025 analysis reported by Sports Talk United put Chelsea’s “The Liquidator” first, with 91.67 out of 100 in a Betano Walkout Index. That index weighted audio features—energy, valence, danceability, loudness, and liveness—rather than the stream-and-view measures used for this 2026/27 list, so its result is not directly comparable.
Why “walkout song” can mean different things
Some clubs have a single track associated with the players’ entrance; others use a sequence that begins before the teams emerge and continues through the lineup and toward kickoff. A familiar supporter anthem may be played at a different point from the literal tunnel cue. The ranking selects one track for each club, but that choice does not always describe the whole matchday soundtrack.
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Leeds United: a documented sequence
Leeds United’s 1 August 2025 matchday announcement specifies “Fanfare for the Common Man” and “Strings for Yasmin” as the players leave the tunnel and enter the pitch, followed by the Premier League Anthem; “Marching on Together” is then played in full. The club’s official notice makes clear why a list focused on the tunnel exit can name “Strings for Yasmin” while supporters also associate the occasion with the club anthem.
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Manchester City: entrance cue versus anthem
Ticket-Compare lists Fatboy Slim’s “Right Here, Right Now” as City’s player entrance cue. “Blue Moon” is a better-known supporter anthem, and an earlier GOAL overview from March 2025 labels it the club’s walkout song. The labels differ because a club’s musical identity and its specific entrance cue are not necessarily the same thing.
Newcastle United: the order changed
Ticket-Compare says “The Blaydon Races” moved into Newcastle’s final tunnel routine in November 2025, while Mark Knopfler’s “Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero” plays earlier in the build-up. GOAL’s earlier account names “Going Home” as the walkout song, a reminder that both date and sequence matter when describing matchday music.
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Other multi-track or evolving choices
- Fulham: Steve Sharples’ “Bolero” builds anticipation, with Escala’s “Palladio” providing a sharper cue around the teams’ arrival.
- Ipswich Town: The current list selects “Insomnia” from a broader pre-match sequence previously described by GOAL, which also included “Wake Up,” “Lux Aeterna,” “All of the Lights,” and “Song 2.”
- AFC Bournemouth: Ticket-Compare says “Never Tear Us Apart” was introduced as a shared pre-match anthem in 2025/26, but notes uncertainty about whether it retains the same prominence in 2026/27.
How to read the lower places
A low score is not a verdict on a club’s song. “Sussex by the Sea,” “The Blaydon Races,” “Mull of Kintyre,” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone” have regional, club, or supporter connections that a count of streams and one selected video cannot capture. Likewise, an instrumental entrance cue and a song sung collectively by supporters serve different purposes; this ranking does not assign separate scores for singalong participation, history, or place in the pre-match sequence.
The current list is a secondary publisher’s compilation, not a set of 20 individual club confirmations. GOAL’s March 2025 overview offers an earlier point of comparison, while Leeds’ notice is a club-issued account of its own sequence. Song choices can change, so the cited season and method are essential context when using the order.
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