Spotify share their latest trends shaping summer 2020
Spotify give us an idea of what songs and podcasts people are adding to their playlists and listening to this summer.
While this year’s summer looks a bit different in most parts of the world, with many still stuck indoors, some countries are starting to ease lockdown restrictions, allowing us to soak up the sun. Spotify have taken a look at streaming trends over the last few months.
Between 5th May and 30th July users created 54,000 playlists globally dedicated to cycling, rolling skating and rollerblading.
Top songs for cycling-themed playlists include:
- Monte Booker & Smino – Kolors
- SAINt JHN – Roses (Imanbek Remix)
- Jason Derulo & Jawsh 685 – Savage Love
- Doja Cat – Say So (feat. Nicki Minaj)
- Tame Impala – The Less I Know The Better
- Jennifer Lopez – Jenny from the Block (feat. Jadakiss & Styles P)
Between June and July, Spotify found a 92% increase in the creation of road trip playlists.
Top songs for road trip playlists include:
- Harry Styles – Watermelon Sugar
- The Beatles – Here Comes The Sun
- Miley Cyrus – Party in the USA
- Journey – Don’t Stop Believin’
- Bon Jovi – Livin’ On A Prayer
- OutKast – Hey Ya!
- Rascal Flatts – Life is a Highway
Podcasts that make their way in to road trip playlists include:
- Stuff You Should Know
- Crime Junkie
- My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
- Ted Talks Daily
For Spotify’s own road trip playlists, check out Classic Road Trip Songs and 70s Road Trip.
While many are still stuck at home, users have created 1.3 million quarantine-themed playlists.
Popular adds between 5th May and 30th July for quarantine playlists include:
- Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – Stuck With U
- Tyga & Curtis Roach – Bored In The House
- Marshmello – Be Kind (with Halsey)
- Anderson .Paak – Lockdown
- Taylor Swift & Bon Iver – exile
Spotify also note those spending lockdown alone, likely causing the recent spike in Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me).
There’s been a 120% uptick in the creation of staycation-themed playlists.
Top songs for staycation playlists include:
- Marc Scibilia – Summer Clothes
- Weezer – Island In The Sun
- Childish Gambino – Summertime Magic
- Beach Boys – Kokomo
- Don Henly – The Boys Of Summer
- Bazzi – Paradise
- Bob Marley & The Wailers – Could You Be Loved
- Bryce Vine – Take Me Home
- Camila Cabello & Shawn Mendes – Señorita
On the theme of staycation, hiking, star-gazing and marshmallow-roasting got a shoutout too, with a 140% increase in the creation of camping-themed playlists between June to July.
Top tracks for camping playlists include:
- The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Fishin’ in the Dark
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under the Bridge
- Tones and I – Dance Monkey
As well as songs for wetter days:
Boredom hit the world hard as summer started to show this year. Between 5th May and 30th July, Spotify counted 127,000 playlists with “bored” or “boredom” in the title.
Top tunes for bored playlists include:
- Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – I Don’t Care
- Billie Eilish – when the party’s over
- Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes
- Tame Impala – The Less I Know The Better
The last few stats Spotify provide show July as the happiest month of 2020 so far, with listeners streaming more upbeat tracks than previous months. April is marked as the saddest month, with more downtempo tracks streaming around the world.