‘No Scrubs’ by TLC tops the list as the most popular spring cleaning hit
- Ariana Grande is the most listened to artist across all cleaning playlists
- The top ten housework hits include classics from the Spice Girls and Whitney Houston
- Cardi B and Harry Styles are also among the top artists people listen to while cleaning
When it comes to getting in the zone at home for cleaning and household chores, popping on a great playlist to help motivate you through the task is essential. With over 1,000 Spotify playlists dedicated to helping motivate you through the task, Parkers wanted to find out the most popular songs people play to get them in the mood for giving their homes a big spring clean. After analysing the playlists, consisting of 196,988 tracks between them, Parkers has revealed the top songs and artists for cleaning to.
Top 10 Most Popular Cleaning Songs
| Ranking | Song | Artist |
| 1 | No Scrubs | TLC |
| 2 | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) | Whitney Houston |
| 3 | WAP (feat. Megan Thee Stallion) | Cardi B |
| 4 | Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) | Mark Ronson |
| 5 | Watermelon Sugar | Harry Styles |
| 6 | Bad guy | Billie Eilish |
| 7 | Wannabe | Spice Girls |
| 8 | Shut Up and Dance | WALK THE MOON |
| 9 | 9 to 5 | Dolly Parton |
| 10 | Closer | The Chainsmokers |
The analysis revealed that ‘No Scrubs’ by TLC is the most popular song people listen to while cleaning. In second place is ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)’ by Whitney Houston, with the late ’80s hit proving that sometimes you can’t beat the classics. Other iconic hits in the top ten include Dolly Parton with ‘9 to 5’ and the Spice Girls with ‘Wannabe’.
Another firm favourite is Cardi B’s hit, ‘WAP’ (featuring Megan Thee Stallion), which comes in at number three; this popular hit was released in 2020 and rose to number one in the UK charts, where it stayed for three weeks. Harry Styles also appears in the top ten at number five with a song from his latest album, ‘Watermelon Sugar’. Both Harry Styles and Cardi B are also some of the most listened to artists throughout the top 100 songs.
The Most Popular Artists
| Ranking | Artist | Number of songs in top 100 |
| 1 | Ariana Grande | 4 |
| 2 | Bruno Mars | 3 |
| 2~ | Cardi B | 3 |
| 2~ | Ed Sheeran | 3 |
| 2~ | Harry Styles | 3 |
| 3 | Billie Eilish | 2 |
| 3~ | Britney Spears | 2 |
| 3~ | Conan Gray | 2 |
| 3~ | Dua Lipa | 2 |
| 3~ | Jonas Brothers | 2 |
Ariana Grande is the most popular artist across all 1,000 cleaning playlists on Spotify. The analysis revealed that four of her hits, ‘Positions’, ‘7 rings’, ’34+35′ and ‘thank u, next’ all appear within the top 100 songs.
Bruno Mars, Cardi B, Ed Sheeran and Harry Styles are all the second most listened to artists throughout the playlists, showing people prefer more modern hits to help them power through their cleaning.
The full 100 top songs and other assets can be found in this media pack
To find out more about the world’s most popular spring cleaning songs, visit the Parkers website: https://www.parkersproperties.co.uk/news/spring-cleaning-songs
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