Spotify has compiled a list of the top 20 most relaxing songs that people turn to in order to destress and wouldn’t you know it… Ed Sheeran leads the pack. The music service analyzed over 76,000 tracks comprised of songs people had on their public playlists. When they did this, they found that “Perfect” and “Thinking Out Loud” are two tracks people seek out when it’s time to chill.
Meanwhile, songs by John Legend, Coldplay, and even Tiktok-er Surf Mesa all ranked toward the top of the Spotify list. As for the ladies, Billie Eilish was the only female artist to appear in the top ten. The songs “Lovely,” “I Love You,” and “When the Party’s Over” all made the cut.
How do we know these songs allow us to chill the hardest? Searching terms like “calm,” “relax,” and “soothing,” home fragrance company Ava May Aromas conducted the research, analyzing the music and scoring each song based on their overall ambient coziness.
