The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Book Playlist

The Perks of Being a Wallflower Playlist

by Stephen Chbosky

37 tracks
balanced
May 27, 2026

This playlist captures the intimate, sometimes raw, and nostalgic emotional landscape of "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." The instrumental selections evoke the book's introspective and tender moments through ambient, classical, and post-rock tones, while the vocal tracks reflect the characters' complex emotions, youthful rebellion, and themes of belonging and growth with indie, alternative, and folk influences. The mixture of moods mirrors the protagonist's journey through vulnerability, discovery, and healing.

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Track List

37 songs
1

Emancipation

Helios · Eingya

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Theme - 2022 Remaster

Arovane · Tides (2022 Remaster)

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Rhubarb Orc. 19.53 Rev

Aphex Twin · Selected Ambient Works Volume II (Expanded Edition)

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Healing Is A Miracle

Julianna Barwick · Healing Is A Miracle

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Spark

Niklas Paschburg · Oceanic

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Remembrance

Balmorhea · All Is Wild, All Is Silent

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Experience

Ludovico Einaudi · In A Time Lapse

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I Can Almost See You

Hammock · Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo (Deluxe Edition)

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Veil

Soundscape · Sleep Deep Vol. 3

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Winter Song

Sara Bareilles · The Hotel Café presents... Winter Songs

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The Light

The Album Leaf · Into the Blue Again

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Neuro-Resonance Reverie, Pt 19

Solfeggio Healing Home · Bilateral Stimulation - EMDR Musical Therapy - Right Oneness

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13

Too Much Still

Goldmund · Sometimes

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A Lovely Place to Be

Patrick O'Hearn · So Flows The Current

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Silver Lining

Mt. Joy · Mt. Joy

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20:17

Ólafur Arnalds · Trance Frendz

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Awake

Tycho · Awake

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Atlas: Life

Sleeping At Last · Atlas: Life

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Street Spirit (Fade Out)

Yoga Pop Ups · Yogi Translations of Radiohead

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Just Like Heaven

The Cure · Ordenando ROCK

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Such Great Heights

Iron & Wine · Around the Well

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Young Folks

Peter Bjorn and John · Live Laugh Love

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The Night We Met

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

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Boys Don't Cry

The Cure · Rocksito en Carretera

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Fake Plastic Trees

Magical Piano Player · Piano Renditions of Radiohead

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Landslide - 2018 Remaster

Fleetwood Mac · Classic Acoustic

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All These Things That I've Done

The Killers · Early 2000s Coffee Shop

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Hey There Delilah

Plain White T's · What A Lie

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Breathe Me

Sia · Calm Mornings

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Such Great Heights

The Postal Service · Give Up

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Cherry Wine - Live

Hozier · Música Chill Para Cocinar

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Fast Car

Tracy Chapman Experience · Fast Car

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Mr. Brightside

The Killers · Bathroom Songs

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Creep

Bob Reynolds · Head Radio Retransmissions - A Tribute to Radiohead

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Heroes

Vários · Rock Generation - Hits and Oldies of the Greatest Rock N' Roll Era

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Under Pressure - Remastered 2011

Queen · Wedding Celebrations Classics

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Blue Blue Sky

Luminary Flux · Spell She Cast

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