Most-used sounds on Instagram Reels this week The 20 most-used sounds on Instagram Reels as of 28 September 2026, with the number of Reels made with each one. Compiled by SoundMatcha from the public Instagram audio pages and refreshed every week.
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1. APT. — ROSÉ & Bruno Mars: 6M Reels 2. Ordinary — Alex Warren: 5M Reels 3. Beautiful Things — Benson Boone: 3M Reels 4. Die With A Smile — Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars: 3M Reels 5. Papaoutai (Afro Soul) — mikeeysmind, Chill77 & Unjaps: 3M Reels 6. The Sound of Silence (CYRIL Remix) — Disturbed: 3M Reels 7. As It Was — Harry Styles: 3M Reels 8. Viva La Vida — Coldplay: 3M Reels 9. Dai Dai — Shakira & Burna Boy: 2M Reels 10. Raindance — Dave & Tems: 2M Reels 11. Dracula — Tame Impala: 2M Reels 12. So Easy (To Fall In Love) — Olivia Dean: 2M Reels 13. End of Beginning — Djo: 2M Reels 14. Perfect — Ed Sheeran: 2M Reels 15. BIRDS OF A FEATHER — Billie Eilish: 2M Reels 16. In This Shirt — The Irrepressibles: 2M Reels 17. Anxiety — Doechii: 2M Reels 18. Strangers — Kenya Grace: 2M Reels 19. Sweet Heat Lightning — Gregory Alan Isakov: 2M Reels 20. Calm Down — Rema & Selena Gomez: 2M Reels
Source: SoundMatcha weekly chart, last updated 28 September 2026. Reels counts are read from
the public Instagram audio pages. Free to cite with a link.
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