Dinner Party Essentials

Apple Music Pop
Updated 2 Weeks Ago

As anyone who has thrown a dinner party knows, a good soundtrack can be as important as what’s served. It’s a delicate balance: Too busy and you distract from conversation, too subtle and you lose the warm, convivial ambiance the right music provides. It’s a lot to think about, especially considering you have a table to set and a meal to serve—remember? With that in mind, here’s a seamless set of must-hear classics from soul and R&B, low-key electronic pop, folk, indie, and international music, designed to carry you from the first doorbell through the last dish.
Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu
Baduizm
3:45
Sade
Sade
Lovers Rock
4:34
Feist
Feist
Let It Die
3:36
Norah Jones
Norah Jones
Come Away With Me
3:18
Air
Air
Moon Safari
7:06
The xx
The xx
xx (Bonus Track Version)
2:07
Drake
Drake
More Life
4:58
Toro y Moi
Toro y Moi
Underneath the Pine
4:29
Bon Iver
Bon Iver
Bon Iver
5:36
Beach House
Beach House
Depression Cherry
5:20
Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe
The ArchAndroid (Deluxe)
2:14
Adele
Adele
19
3:30
Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse
Back to Black
4:17
Al Green
Al Green
Let's Stay Together
3:19
Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke
Night Beat
2:35
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet.
4:25
Billie Eilish, Khalid
Billie Eilish, Khalid
lovely - Single
3:20
Sam Smith
Sam Smith
In the Lonely Hour (Drowning Shadows Videos Edition)
3:59
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Soul Queen
2:43
Roy Ayers Ubiquity
Roy Ayers Ubiquity
The Best of Roy Ayers (The Best of Roy Ayers: Love Fantasy)
3:59
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
3:52
The Internet
The Internet
Ego Death
6:56
Seckou Keita
Seckou Keita
22 Strings
2:48
Leon Bridges
Leon Bridges
Coming Home (Deluxe)
3:26
Frank Ocean
Frank Ocean
Channel ORANGE
4:22
Air
Air
Talkie Walkie
3:39
SBTRKT
SBTRKT
SBTRKT (Deluxe Edition)
3:26
Feist
Feist
The Reminder
3:48
Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Moondance (Expanded Edition)
2:35
Badi Assad
Badi Assad
Chameleon
5:12
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac (Deluxe)
3:19
Birdy
Birdy
Fire Within
3:21
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
Lust for Life
4:24
Jessie Ware
Jessie Ware
Devotion
3:24
Thievery Corporation
Thievery Corporation
Saudade
3:23
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Sixty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett
4:32
JAY-Z, Kanye West
JAY-Z, Kanye West
Watch the Throne (Deluxe)
2:58
Sly & The Family Stone
Sly & The Family Stone
The Essential Sly & The Family Stone
2:21
Major Lazer
Major Lazer
Get Free - Single
4:49
Lykke Li
Lykke Li
Wounded Rhymes (Deluxe Version)
3:48
Majid Jordan
Majid Jordan
A Place Like This - EP
5:00
John Legend
John Legend
Get Lifted
4:41
James Blake
James Blake
Assume Form (Deluxe)
3:31
LP
LP
Lost on You
4:28
Cat Power
Cat Power
The Greatest
3:22
José González
José González
Veneer
2:41
Zero 7
Zero 7
RECORD (Deluxe)
4:31
Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle vague
4:00
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Hey Joe - Single
4:52
Nina Simone, Jaffa
Nina Simone, Jaffa
The Complete Verve Remixed (Deluxe Edition)
4:57
Massive Attack
Massive Attack
Mezzanine
5:30
Jamie xx
Jamie xx
In Colour
3:51
Alessia Cara
Alessia Cara
Know-It-All (Deluxe)
3:19
Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars
Unorthodox Jukebox
3:33
Alina Baraz, Galimatias
Alina Baraz, Galimatias
Urban Flora
3:38
Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil
Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil
Tropicália 2
5:11
Shuggie Otis
Shuggie Otis
Inspiration Information / Wings of Love
4:12
William DeVaughn
William DeVaughn
70's Soul - Groove Me
3:26
BADBADNOTGOOD
BADBADNOTGOOD
IV
4:07
Cesária Evora, Bonga
Cesária Evora, Bonga
Anthologie / Mornas & Coladeras
4:54
Seu Jorge
Seu Jorge
The Life Aquatic - Studio Sessions featuring Seu Jorge
2:45
Nick Drake
Nick Drake
Bryter Layter ((Remastered))
3:44
Yael Naïm
Yael Naïm
Yael Naïm
4:27
Jhené Aiko
Jhené Aiko
Trip
4:36
St Germain
St Germain
Tourist (Remastered) [Deluxe Version]
6:20
Brightblack Morning Light
Brightblack Morning Light
Brightblack Morning Light
6:04
Ben Harper
Ben Harper
Fight for Your Mind
5:29
Goldfrapp
Goldfrapp
Felt Mountain
4:18
The Postal Service
The Postal Service
Such Great Heights - EP
4:27
Ray LaMontagne
Ray LaMontagne
Trouble
5:47
Louis The Child
Louis The Child
Love Is Alive - EP
2:54
Jessie Ware
Jessie Ware
Tough Love (Deluxe Version)
3:34
Solange
Solange
A Seat at the Table
4:10
Kelela
Kelela
Hallucinogen
3:58
Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq
The Way I See It (Bonus Track Version)
2:18
Blood Orange
Blood Orange
Cupid Deluxe
6:44
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill
Pop Music: The Modern Era 1976-1999
4:01
The xx
The xx
Coexist
2:51
Sade
Sade
Lovers Rock
4:34
Brad Mehldau Trio
Brad Mehldau Trio
Blues and Ballads
7:23
Nightmares On Wax
Nightmares On Wax
A Word of Science
3:25
Floetry
Floetry
Love Is...Passionate
4:28
John Legend
John Legend
Once Again
3:55
Laura Mvula
Laura Mvula
Laura Mvula with Metropole Orkest conducted by Jules Buckley at Abbey Road Studios
4:12
Liv Dawson
Liv Dawson
Painkiller - Single
3:25
Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery's Finest Hour
6:52
Snakehips
Snakehips
Days With You (feat. Sinead Harnett) - Single
3:32
Sufjan Stevens
Sufjan Stevens
Call Me By Your Name (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
4:08
David Sylvian
David Sylvian
Secrets of the Beehive (Remastered 2003)
4:47
Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin
Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin
Histoire de Melody Nelson
2:00
KAYTRANADA
KAYTRANADA
99.9%
3:48
Gallant
Gallant
Ology
3:04
Sia
Sia
Breathe Me - Single
4:36
Bon Iver
Bon Iver
22, A Million
3:33
The Weeknd
The Weeknd
Starboy
4:29
Emeli Sandé
Emeli Sandé
Our Version of Events (Deluxe Edition)
4:43
Françoise Hardy
Françoise Hardy
La question
3:02
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
Norman F*****g Rockwell!
5:00
Solange
Solange
A Seat at the Table
4:17
The Roots
The Roots
How I Got Over
3:36

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