The most popular songs for lockdown life...at home
As we all make our way through another lockdown, we wanted to offer you a little pick-me-up.
We know how important music is to us all, especially if you’re doing your annual spring clean or cooking your umpteenth meal this week (keep going parents!). With that in mind, we’ve researched the PERFECT soundtrack for your home this year.
We analysed over 1.2 million songs from Spotify playlists named after the activities you get up to at home, including ‘working from home, ‘cleaning, ‘cooking, ‘ironing’ and more.
Here’s what we found.
The top 25 most popular songs for listening to at home are…
- Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
- Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
- I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston
- Falling - Harry Styles
- Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
- WAP (feat. Megan Thee Stallion) - Cardi B
- bad guy - Billie Eilish
- Heather - Conan Gray
- Electric Love - BØRNS
- Mood (feat. iann dior) - 24kGoldn
- Sweater Weather - The Neighbourhood
- Dreams - 2004 Remaster - Fleetwood Mac
- Daddy Issues - The Neighbourhood
- ROCKSTAR (feat. Roddy Ricch) - DaBaby
- Shower - Becky G
- Before You Go - Lewis Capaldi
- No Scrubs - TLC
- Golden - Harry Styles
- 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
- Hips Don't Lie (feat. Wyclef Jean) - Shakira
- Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People
- Circles - Post Malone
- Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa
- Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) - Mark Ronson
- Classic - MKTO
The Weeknd’s massively catchy ‘Blinding Lights’ secures the top spot, but there are plenty of other great tracks to sing along to, including two from Harry Styles – Watermelon Sugar and Falling – and TikTok favourites Electric Love and Mood. Who doesn’t love Whitney Houston’s 80s classic I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) at number three though?
Top 10 most listened to artists in the home
There’s definitely a trend towards current artists, with the top 10 overwhelming favouring artists who’ve found fame in recent years, but legendary stalwarts Fleetwood Mac make the top five.
Harry Styles manages to feature twice, bookending the list, in first place as a solo artist, and 10th as part of One Direction.
- Harry Styles
- Billie Eilish
- Ed Sheeran
- Lewis Capaldi
- Fleetwood Mac
- The Weeknd
- Ariana Grande
- Bruno Mars
- Post Malone
- One Direction
But what if you need a playlist for a specific household task, or simply to acknowledge the fact you’re working from home?
We have just the thing!
Top 10 most popular songs for spring cleaning
- I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston
- No Scrubs - TLC
- WAP (feat. Megan Thee Stallion) - Cardi B
- Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) - Mark Ronson
- Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
- Hips Don't Lie (feat. Wyclef Jean) - Shakira
- Shut Up and Dance - WALK THE MOON
- Electric Love - BØRNS
- Wannabe - Spice Girls
- 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
This playlist is SO upbeat! Whitney, Spice Girls and Dolly Parton. The perfect spring cleaning soundtrack!
Top 10 most popular songs for working from home
If you’re once again working from home then you need a soundtrack that gets you through the day. How about this top 10:
- 9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
- Blinding Lights -The Weeknd
- Work from Home (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) - Fifth Harmony
- Memories - Maroon 5
- Circles - Post Malone
- everything i wanted - Billie Eilish
- Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
- Adore You - Harry Styles
- It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - R.E.M.
- bad guy - Billie Eilish
Top 10 most popular songs for vacuuming
If you’re on your feet, you may as well be vacuuming AND dancing…
- I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston
- bad guy - Billie Eilish
- Therefore I Am - Billie Eilish
- Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) - Mark Ronson
- Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
- Bang Bang - Jessie J
- Locked out of Heaven - Bruno Mars
- My Girl - The Temptations
- Electric Feel - MGMT
- Don't Stop Me Now - Remastered 2011 – Queen
Top 10 most popular songs for cooking
Whether you’ve been inspired by Nigella or Gordon or keeping your roast dinner skill sharp, this top 10 will tickle your ears while your cookery delights tickles your tastebuds…
- ROCKSTAR (feat. Roddy Ricch) - DaBaby
- Mood (feat. iann dior) - 24kGoldn
- Head & Heart (feat. MNEK) - Joel Corry
- Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
- Roses - Imanbek Remix - SAINt JHN
- What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke
- Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
- death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu
- Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685
- WAP (feat. Megan Thee Stallion) - Cardi B
Top 10 most popular songs for baking
Perfecting your banana bread recipe from the first lockdown? Put this playlist on while you’re baking.
- Dreams - 2004 Remaster - Fleetwood Mac
- Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
- Golden - Harry Styles
- Heather - Conan Gray
- Put Your Records On - Corinne Bailey Rae
- Electric Love - BØRNS
- Sofia - Clairo
- Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
- I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston
- Tongue Tied - Grouplove.
We’re the first to admit we’re not ironing as much as normal, but if you are, then this top 10 is packed full of throwback classics to dance to behind the ironing board!
- Shape of You - Ed Sheeran
- Shotgun - George Ezra
- Perfect - Ed Sheeran
- Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
- Shallow - Lady Gaga
- Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
- Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) - Mark Ronson
- All About That Bass - Meghan Trainor
- Africa - TOTO
- You're so Vain - Carly Simon
Top 10 most popular songs for relaxing in the bath
We all need to wind down at this time, and a relaxing bath is just the remedy when you need a break.
- Daddy Issues - The Neighbourhood
- Heather - Conan Gray
- Sweater Weather - The Neighbourhood
- SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK - Joji
- Falling - Harry Styles
- I Met Sarah in the Bathroom - awfultune
- lovely (with Khalid) - Billie Eilish
- Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
- i love you - Billie Eilish
- Still Don't Know My Name – Labrinth
Top 10 most popular songs for taking a shower
- Shower - Becky G
- Classic - MKTO
- Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
- Heather - Conan Gray
- Hips Don't Lie (feat. Wyclef Jean) - Shakira
- I Fall Apart - Post Malone
- Party In The U.S.A. - Miley Cyrus
- Best Song Ever - One Direction
- Falling - Harry Styles
- Say You Won't Let Go - James Arthur
Top 10 most popular songs for… lockdown
We had to check…
- ROCKSTAR (feat. Roddy Ricch) - DaBaby
- Mood (feat. iann dior) - 24kGoldn
- Head & Heart (feat. MNEK) - Joel Corry
- Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
- Roses - Imanbek Remix - SAINt JHN
- What You Know Bout Love - Pop Smoke
- Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
- death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu
- Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685
- WAP (feat. Megan Thee Stallion) - Cardi B
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Methodology
All results are based on Spotify data as of February 2021. We searched for playlists named after common household tasks and activities including: ‘cleaning’, ‘ironing’, ‘vacuuming’, ‘cooking’, ‘bath’, ‘shower’, ‘working from home’ and ‘lockdown’. We then scraped the data and analysed it to find the most popular songs per category and the most frequently featured artists.