Spending time in the garden is a must for British summertime, and whether you’re having a pool party, BBQ, or taking some time out sunbathing, it’s the perfect time for playing feel-good songs.
New research from smart home specialists, Somfy, has revealed the top songs we will be listening to in our gardens this summer.
Analysing over 1.24 million tracks across Spotify from garden-related playlists, the data has shown we have clear preferences when it comes to our choice of tunes.
Revealed the top 10 most listened to garden hits:
- Ed Sheeran – Shape of You
- The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
- Drake – One Dance
- The Chainsmokers – Closer
- Harry Styles – Watermelon Sugar
- Glass Animals – Heatwaves
- Avicii – Wake Me Up
- Saint JHN – Roses
- Vance Joy – Riptide
- Justin Bieber – Despacito
UK artist, Ed Sheeran, comes top with his 2017 hit Shape of You, which boasts a huge 3.1 billion plays on the platform. Following closely is The Weeknd’s hit Blinding Lights which also hits over 3 billion plays on the platform.
Harry Styles comes in at number five in the overall playlist, with a hugely popular and undoubtedly summery track from his 2019 Album Fine Line, Watermelon Sugar.
Towards the end of the list, we see a hugely popular track from Vance Joy, Riptide, taking penultimate place, with over a massive 1.5 billion plays on Spotify. Finally, we see Justin Biebers upbeat, Spanish-inspired track, Despacito come in tenth place, also receiving over 1.5 billion plays. Interestingly, all of the top 10 summer garden tracks come from male artists and were all released in the last ten years.
Further research into the most listened to garden songs has found we actually have a preference depending on the garden activity. Some have found the most listened-to songs for different garden scenarios, analysing specific playlists.
If you’re having a BBQ then Shape of You still takes the top spot, however, if you’re lucky enough to be hosting a pool party this summer, the most listened-to song is Blinding Lights.
For those looking for the perfect sunbathing tune, Drake’s One Dance has taken the top spot on playlists dedicated to sunbathing.
Somfy has seen popularity grow for smart home products and it’s clear that smart sound systems in the garden are here to stay.
“It’s clear we love to listen to music outside of our homes, and the popularity of smart speakers has made it so easy to switch up the songs at either the touch of a button or voice command.” Sandra Juvan, smart home manager at Somfy had to say.
Why not create your own garden playlists, taking inspiration from the tracks that came out on top.
