ren Kitchens presents the top 20 music tracks to play whilst cleaning your home and cooking in the kitchen
· 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton is the number one song to listen to when cleaning
· Beyond the Sea by Bobby Darin is the ultimate song to listen to when cooking
· Ed Sheeran is the most popular artist for a cleaning spree
Mary Poppins says a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down, and we all know cooking and cleaning can sometimes be tough pills to swallow. Some sweet tunes are often needed to get you through, but which songs are the best for doing that much-needed housework?
Wren Kitchens have compiled data from across Spotify on the ultimate house cleaning and cooking playlists, so you never have to face those household chores without some strong background beats.
Get dusting with Dolly
Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 is the ultimate cleaning song, followed by Mark Ronson’s Uptown Funk. Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves takes the third spot, and Ed Sheeran is the most popular artist.
The top 20 songs to listen to whilst cleaning are:
RANK |
TITLE |
ARTIST |
SCORE |
BPM |
1 |
9 to 5 |
Dolly Parton |
153 |
105 |
2 |
Uptown Funk |
Mark Ronson |
143 |
115 |
3 |
Walking On Sunshine |
Katrina & The Waves |
99 |
110 |
4 |
Bad Guy |
Billie Eilish |
78 |
135 |
5 |
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) |
Whitney Houston |
77 |
119 |
6 |
Shape of You |
Ed Sheeran |
68 |
96 |
7 |
Girls Just Want to Have Fun |
Cyndi Lauper |
66 |
120 |
8 |
Sweet but Psycho |
Ava Max |
66 |
133 |
9 |
Don’t Start Now |
Dua Lipa |
60 |
124 |
10 |
Someone You Loved |
Lewis Capaldi |
59 |
110 |
11 |
Shallow |
Lady Gaga |
59 |
96 |
12 |
Shotgun |
George Ezra |
58 |
116 |
13 |
Dance Monkey |
Tones and I |
57 |
98 |
14 |
Truth Hurts |
Lizzo |
55 |
158 |
15 |
Perfect |
Ed Sheeran |
51 |
95 |
16 |
All About That Bass |
Meghan Trainor |
51 |
134 |
17 |
Brown Eyed Girl |
Van Morrison |
51 |
151 |
18 |
Fight Song |
Rachel Platten |
50 |
176 |
19 |
Memories |
Maroon 5 |
48 |
91 |
20 |
Don’t Stop Believin’ |
Journey |
47 |
119 |
Beyond the Sea takes the top spot for the ultimate cooking song
Beyond the Sea by Bobby Darin is the ultimate track to listen to whilst cooking, followed by Africa by Toto. The most popular artists are Dean Martin, Ed Sheeran, Frank Sinatra, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Fleetwood Mac and Louis Prima.
The top 20 tracks to listen to whilst cooking are:
RANK |
TITLE |
ARTIST |
SCORE |
BPM |
1 |
Bobby Darin |
49 |
136 |
|
2 |
TOTO |
45 |
93 |
|
3 |
Dean Martin |
41 |
129 |
|
4 |
Frank Sinatra |
41 |
119 |
|
5 |
Frank Sinatra |
39 |
67 |
|
6 |
Van Morrison |
39 |
151 |
|
7 |
Louis Prima |
38 |
125 |
|
8 |
Billie Eilish |
37 |
135 |
|
9 |
Etta James |
36 |
87 |
|
10 |
Daryl Hall & John Oates |
34 |
167 |
|
11 |
Fleetwood Mac |
33 |
120 |
|
12 |
Otis Redding |
32 |
104 |
|
13 |
a-ha |
31 |
84 |
|
14 |
Mark Ronson |
31 |
115 |
|
15 |
Ben E. King |
30 |
118 |
|
16 |
Ray Charles |
29 |
199 |
|
17 |
The Weeknd |
29 |
171 |
|
18 |
Chris Stapleton |
29 |
49 |
|
19 |
Eagles |
29 |
147 |
|
20 |
Foster The People |
29 |
128 |
Full data can be seen at https://www.wrenkitchens.com/top-cooking-and-cleaning-songs
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