Whiskey retailer analyzed 23,425 playlists on Spotify that made references to parties or drinks in the title and listed the 20 most frequent tracks
Nothing pairs so well with a beer as good music. Who has never created that playlist for a party or barbecue with friends? With this in mind, Flask and Barrel — a whiskey retailer — decided, once and for all, to analyze playlists to understand the most popular songs.
To reach the top 20, 23,425 playlists were analyzed on the Spotify that made references to parties or drinks in the title. The band most associated with this type of activity, according to the company’s survey, is AC DC. The group appeared on 4,143 playlists. In second place, with inclusion in 3,512 playlists, was queen. See the full list below:
- “Thunderstruck” of AC DC: 521 inclusions in playlists
- “Highway to Hell” of AC DC: 477 additions to playlists
- “Sweet Home Alabama” in Lynyrd Skynyrd: 470 additions to playlists
- “Back in Black” of AC DC: 447 additions to playlists
- “Hotel California” of the Eagles: 430 additions to playlists
- “Fortunate Son” in Creedence Clearwater Revival: 411 additions to playlists
- “Dreams” in Fleetwood Mac: 410 playlist additions
- “You Shook Me All Night Long” of AC DC: 393 additions to playlists
- “Don’t Stop Believing” in Journey: 380 playlist additions
- “Africa” in TOTO: 379 inclusions in playlists
- “Everlong” of Foo Fighters: 367 additions to playlists
- “Free Bird” in Lynyrd Skynyrd: 350 playlist additions
- “More Than a Feeling” in Boston: 341 inclusions in playlists
- “Livin’ on a Prayer” in Bon Jovi: 325 additions to playlists
- “Can’t Stop” of Red Hot Chili Peppers: 322 additions to playlists
- “Under the Bridge” of Red Hot Chili Peppers: 313 inclusions in playlists
- “Summer of ’69” in Bryan Adams: 310 inclusions in playlists
- “TNT” of AC DC: 307 inclusions in playlists
- “The Chain” in Fleetwood Mac: 303 inclusions in playlists
- “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” in Jet: 297 playlist inclusions
Source: Rollingstone
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