Listening to music while playing sports has become very common. Songs both guide your pace and motivate you throughout your effort, even when you are out of breath. You let yourself be carried away by the music, which becomes your best ally during a running session. Do you know what are the top 10 songs listened to by runners?
Sportswear brand SportShoes sifted through thousands of French Spotify playlists to find out what thethe most popular songs by the runners of the Hexagon. Headline analysis revealed that sporti.ve/f.s are, of course, looking for tracks with a fast tempo to tune their pace.
It is unthinkable for most runners (except a few purists) to step on a treadmill or jog on the asphalt without their favorite playlist. More than 60,000 songs in 3,800 playlists including "running" and "jogging" were observed closely to find the artists and favorite songs of the runners.
Several songs in the top 10 have a fast pace and are appreciated for their number of beats per minute (bpm). Besides, did you know that the Song BPM site allows you to know the rhythm of your favorite songs?
And the most popular song for running is….
… " Dance Monkey From Tones and I!
TOP 10 most listened to running songs
- Dance Monkey – Tones and I – 98 bpm
- Blinding Lights – The Weeknd – 171bpm
- Eye of the Tiger – Survivor – 109 bpm
- Shape of You – Ed Sheeran – 96 bpm
- The Coach (feat Vincenzo) – Soprano – 128 bpm
- Roses (Imanbek Remix) – SAINT JHN – 122 bpm
- Tusa – KAROL G, Nicki Minaj – 101 bpm
- Angela – Hatik – 192 bpm
- Do not come back – Gradur – 125 bpm
- In My Mind – Dynoro – 126 bpm
In this ranking, some songs have a very fast pace, and others less. Songs like Shape of You by Ed Sheeran and Eye of the Tiger of Survivor are more motivating than quick. On the other side, Blinding Lights by The Weeknd and The Coach (feat. Vincenzo) by Soprano are clearly suited to a intense effort like a sprint.
The data also revealed that David Guetta is the artist people listen to the most while running, appearing in 54% of running playlists. "Titanium" (feat. Sia), "Say My Name" and "Flames" are among his most "streamed" songs.
In terms of artists, the hip-hop is by far the most popular genre, with six hip-hop artists appearing in the top 10. Here is the ranking of the artists of the most listened to running playlists.
TOP 10 most frequently found running playlist artists
- Calvin harris
- Soprano
- Ninho
- Queen
- Jul
- Lady Gaga
- Master Gims
- Booba
- Sia
- Eminem
Alone two female artists appear in the ranking! Pop icon Lady Gaga finds herself the most popular female artist with runners (followed by Sia), her tracks Stupid Love, Bad romance and Poker face having the most success. On the other hand, Queen is the only rock band on the final charts.
Statistics have also shown that the songs of the musical comedies and disney movies were particularly popular with running enthusiasts.
10 Disney songs runners love
- When Will My Life Begin? – Mandy Moore – Rapunzel
- Let it go – Idina Menzel – Snow Queen
- How Far I'll Go – Auli’i Cravalho – Moana
- You're welcome – Dwayne Johnson – Moana
- Circle of life – Carmen Twillie – The Lion King
- Try everything – Shakira – Zootopia
- Go The Distance – Roger Bart – Hercules
- Life is a Highway – Rascal Flatts – Cars
- Be Our Guest – Angela Lansbury – The beauty and the Beast
- I'll Make a Man Out of You – Donny Osmond – Mulan
Note: SportShoes.com based its results on Spotify user data as of August 13, 2020. The most popular artists and songs were obtained by analyzing data from playlists containing the words “running”, “jogging” and “treadmill” », Among others.
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