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The Weeknd beats off competition when it comes to sexy songs, making the most appearances on playlists dedicated to sex and intimacy
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Analysis of Spotify playlists designed to accompany love-making finds his track ‘Earned It’ ranks as the most commonly selected song
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Two Feet is the second most popular artist, while USHER is third
The Weeknd is officially the king of sex playlists, new research has revealed, with his song ‘Earned It’ taking the title of sexiest song.
The research analysed 12,356 playlists that had titles relating to sex and intimacy, and contained more than 2.8 million songs. It was conducted by adult services site AdultWork to examine which artists and songs appeared most frequently, to reveal the public’s most in-demand stars when it comes to soundtracking intimacy.
The Weeknd reigns as the top artist of choice for time in the bedroom, with a total of 3,195 playlist appearances from 20 different songs. The Canadian star’s ‘Earned It’ ranked as the top bedroom song with 541 sex playlist appearances since its release in late 2014. The track, which was written and released for the Fifty Shades of Grey movie, has amassed more than 2.2 billion global streams on Spotify alone, and peaked at number six in the UK charts, making it a top contender for any sex playlist.
The Weeknd has three more tracks in the top ten, with ‘Often’ in third place thanks to its inclusion on 481 playlists, while ‘The Hills’ is the seventh most popular sexy song, appearing on 383 playlists. ‘Call Out My Name’ ranks in eighth place on 379 playlist appearances, firmly establishing The Weeknd as the go-to artist for music to get people in the mood.
Spotify’s top 10 bedroom artists (no. of playlist appearances)
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The Weeknd – 3,195
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Two Feet – 1,174
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USHER – 703
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Jeremih – 688
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Chris Brown – 685
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Bryson Tiller – 670
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Rihanna – 660
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Chase Atlantic – 621
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Doja Cat – 608
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Ginuwine – 582
Following in second place for sex playlist popularity is Two Feet, with six songs appearing across 1,174 playlists, making him the only other artist alongside The Weeknd to feature in more than 1,000 playlists dedicated to sexy time.
The most included song from Two Feet, also known as singer-songwriter Bill Dess, is ‘Love Is A Bitch’, which has 509,908,580 Spotify streams. It is the second most common song on the sex playlists analysed, appearing on 488 of them. Another Two Feet song appears in the top ten most popular songs – ‘I Feel Like I’m Drowning’ takes ninth place as it features in 379 playlists.
USHER ranks as the third most selected artist for bedroom playlists, with 13 of his songs appearing in 703 playlists. His most commonly chosen track is ‘Nice & Slow’, which makes it on to 280 playlists, earning it a ranking of the 15th most popular song overall.
Jeremih is the fourth most popular artist in the study, with just five of his songs appearing across 688 playlists. The most frequently selected is ‘Birthday Sex’ – the twelfth most chosen overall, on 290 playlists.
Chris Brown rounds out the top five artists, with 685 playlist appearances and the fourth most popular song ‘Under The Influence’ (417 playlists).
Spotify’s top 10 bedroom songs (no. of playlist appearances)
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‘Earned It’ by The Weeknd – 541
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‘Love Is a Bitch’ by Two Feet – 488
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‘Often’ by The Weeknd – 481
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‘Under The Influence’ – Chris Brown – 417
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‘Streets’ by Doja Cat – 395
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‘Or Nah’ by Ty Dolla $ign – 390
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‘The Hills’ by The Weeknd – 383
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‘Call Out My Name’ by The Weeknd – 379
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‘I Feel Like I’m Drowning’ by Two Feet – 379
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‘Don’t’ by Bryson Tiller – 317
2010s was peak era for sexy music, while R&B is most popular genre
The study also discovered which eras have given birth to the most popular sexy time songs, by looking at the release decade of every song in the top 200.
The 2010s were the peak decade for bedroom music, with 105 of the top 200 songs being released in this era (52.5%). The 1990s and 2000s followed, making up 18.5% and 17.5% of the top 200, while the 1980s is the least popular decade, making up only 1.5%.
R&B is also the most sensual genre, according to the data, with 106 of the top 200 songs being tagged as such, followed by pop and alternative music, with 49 and 31 songs in the top 200 respectively.
Commenting on the study, a spokesperson for AdultWork, said: “It’s always interesting to see how much of a role music plays in our lives…including even soundtracking our bedroom habits and sex lives.
“Whether listeners prefer chilled-out R&B, upbeat pop or cool and grungey alternative, there’s no end to the creativity of playlists they can curate for themselves, in order to set the perfect mood. While The Weeknd reigns supreme as the go-to artist for intimate time, the sheer variety of artists in the top 200 shows just how unique we all are in our tastes and preferences, which is always worth celebrating.”