Few electronic tracks capture pure euphoria quite like Avicii\u2019s Levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The combination of a simple piano-led progression, a huge build, an instantly recognisable vocal sample and an explosive drop helped define the sound of mainstream dance music in the early 2010s. More than a decade later, Levels still has the ability to turn almost any room into a festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you love Levels, you are probably looking for more than songs that merely share the same genre. You want that same feeling: uplifting melodies, emotional chords, big builds and the kind of drop that makes you want to put your hands in the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are 25 songs to try next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the closest matches for the emotional scale of Levels. Don\u2019t You Worry Child combines soaring vocals, progressive-house production and a gigantic chorus built for festival crowds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Years has the same optimistic, emotional quality that made early-2010s EDM so addictive. The piano chords and huge melodic payoff make it an obvious choice for Avicii fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If Levels introduced you to Avicii, Wake Me Up shows how far he could stretch dance music. Acoustic guitar and folk-influenced vocals sit over a house foundation without losing the sense of euphoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A simple vocal, warm synths and a massive hook make Feel So Close one of the defining crossover dance tracks of the same era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clarity is more pop-focused than Levels, but it shares the same emotional tension between melancholy and release. The drop still sounds enormous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
High on Life leans directly into the melodic festival-house sound. It is uplifting, dramatic and designed around a huge singalong payoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Titanium combines powerhouse vocals with the scale of early-2010s EDM. If the emotional lift of Levels is what you love, this belongs on the playlist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reload is progressive house at its most direct: a huge melody, a relentless build and a vocal that makes the final release feel even bigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pjanoo is a little less pop-oriented, but its bright piano hook and gradual build make it essential listening for anyone who loves melodic house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bright, optimistic and polished, Sun Is Shining carries the same sense of forward momentum that runs through so much of Avicii\u2019s music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A darker choice, but Toulouse captures the huge-room energy of the festival era and works brilliantly alongside early Avicii in an EDM throwback playlist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Galantis pushed euphoric dance-pop into a slightly stranger direction. Runaway has an instantly memorable vocal and a drop that still feels enormous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Language is one of the most emotional electronic tracks of its era. Its bright melody and dreamy atmosphere make it perfect for listeners who love the uplifting side of Levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Madeon\u2019s production is more detailed and playful, but Icarus shares Avicii\u2019s talent for turning electronic music into something joyful and instantly melodic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Otto Knows was closely associated with the same Swedish dance scene that produced Avicii, and Million Voices has that unmistakable hands-in-the-air festival quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Audien specialises in clean, melodic electronic music with big emotional payoffs. Something Better is a particularly good entry point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you miss the golden era of progressive house, Third Party are worth exploring. Free has the huge chords and uplifting energy that fans of Levels often chase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A more club-focused choice, Saga is driven by an enormous progressive-house melody and works particularly well for listeners who care more about the drop than the vocal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arty combines trance-influenced melodies with progressive house, creating the same feeling of emotional lift that defines many of Avicii\u2019s best tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Created with Nicky Romero, I Could Be the One is another essential Avicii track. It has the same mix of melancholy, hope and festival-sized production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Summer is simpler and more radio-friendly, but its bright synth lead and nostalgic energy make it a natural fit in any playlist built around Levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before Don\u2019t You Worry Child, Save the World helped establish the template for emotional progressive-house anthems with huge vocals and even bigger drops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alesso\u2019s remix transforms OneRepublic\u2019s song into a euphoric festival record. The build and release are exactly what many Levels fans are looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alive captures the optimistic, emotional side of the EDM boom. It is energetic enough for a festival but melodic enough to work outside a club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Nights is less purely electronic than Levels, but few Avicii songs capture his uplifting worldview better. It is built for communal singing and big moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Levels arrived at a moment when electronic music was becoming genuinely global pop music, but it also had an unusual warmth. The production is big without feeling cold, and the track builds around a melody that is easy to remember after a single listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That balance is the key to finding music like Levels. Look for melodic progressive house, festival house and dance-pop from artists who treat the chord progression and melody as seriously as the drop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you want to continue the rabbit hole, start with Swedish House Mafia, Alesso, Eric Prydz, Otto Knows, Porter Robinson and the rest of Avicii\u2019s catalogue. The golden age of melodic EDM produced hundreds of tracks with the same mixture of nostalgia and euphoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Levels is generally associated with progressive house and EDM, with a strong melodic approach that helped push house music further into mainstream pop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t You Worry Child, Years, Million Voices, Pjanoo, Reload and If I Lose Myself are particularly strong choices if you want the same early-2010s progressive-house feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Try I Could Be the One, Silhouettes, Wake Me Up, The Nights, Hey Brother, Waiting for Love and Fade Into Darkness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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