The Lightning Thief
Book Playlist

The Lightning Thief Playlist

by Rick Riordan

40 tracks
balanced
Nov 11, 2026
5 mixes for this book

A vocal-led mix of electronic rock, alternative, indie, and road-ready songs follows Percy from the shock of discovering his divine parentage through a dangerous cross-country quest. Lightning, mythic names, restless travel, friendship, and the risk of betrayal give the selections specific links to Percy’s world and relationships.

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Track List

40 songs
1

Thunderstruck

AC/DC · The Razors Edge

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Lightning Crashes

Live · Throwing Copper

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Highway to Hell

AC/DC · Highway to Hell

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Gods & Monsters

Lana Del Rey · Born To Die – Paradise Edition (Special Version)

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Achilles Come Down

Gang of Youths · Go Farther In Lightness

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Meet Me in the Woods

Lord Huron · Strange Trails

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Ride

Twenty One Pilots · Blurryface

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Where Is My Mind? - 2007 Remaster

Pixies · Surfer Rosa (2007 Remaster)

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Bad Moon Rising

Creedence Clearwater Revival · Green River (Expanded Edition)

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Run

Snow Patrol · Final Straw

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The Walker

Fitz and The Tantrums · More Than Just a Dream (Deluxe Edition)

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Warriors

Imagine Dragons · Smoke + Mirrors (Deluxe)

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Radioactive

Imagine Dragons · Night Visions

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Demons

Imagine Dragons · Night Visions (Deluxe)

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Sail

AWOLNATION · Megalithic Symphony

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Pompeii

Bastille · Bad Blood

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My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)

Fall Out Boy · Save Rock And Roll

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Centuries

Fall Out Boy · American Beauty/American Psycho

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The Phoenix

Fall Out Boy · Save Rock And Roll

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Starlight

Muse · Black Holes and Revelations

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Supermassive Black Hole

Muse · Black Holes and Revelations

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The Man Who Can't Be Moved

The Script · The Script

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The Cave

Mumford & Sons · Sigh No More

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Little Lion Man

Mumford & Sons · Sigh No More

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Home

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros · Up from Below

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Mountain Sound

Of Monsters and Men · My Head Is An Animal

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Little Talks

Of Monsters and Men · My Head Is An Animal

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Run Boy Run

Woodkid · The Golden Age

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Iron

Woodkid · Iron

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30

Seven Nation Army

The White Stripes · Elephant

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31

The Passenger

Iggy Pop · Lust For Life

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32

Road to Nowhere - 2005 Remaster

Talking Heads · Little Creatures

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Once in a Lifetime

Talking Heads · Remain in Light

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Heroes

Måns Zelmerlöw · Heroes

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I Will Wait

Mumford & Sons · Babel (Deluxe Version)

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Shake It Out

Florence + The Machine · Ceremonials (Original Deluxe Version)

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Believer

Imagine Dragons · Evolve

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38

My Body

Young the Giant · Young The Giant (Special Edition)

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Cough Syrup

Young the Giant · Young The Giant (Special Edition)

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A-Punk

Vampire Weekend · Vampire Weekend

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