Top commuting songs revealed!

As the saying goes…. music makes the world go round, but now new research has revealed how listening to our favourite songs on our daily commute gives us a boost, prepares us for the day ahead, and generally improves our wellbeing.

National Rail has polled the nation’s commuters and discovered the top tracks that accompany our journeys into work, with 1982 rock anthem Eye of the Tiger by Survivor the list as the song that we turn to get our day going!

Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 (28%) Happy by Pharrell Williams (24%) Black-Eyed Peas’ I Gotta Feeling (24%) and Manic Monday by The Bangles (24%) also feature in the top 20.

In fact, the research, commissioned by the rail industry, found that the average person listens to a staggering 360 hours of music on their commute over the course of a year. Train commuters are the most avid music listeners, having the opportunity to clock up 492 hours a year immersing themselves in their favourite tracks.

Aston spoke to music psychologist Dr Michael Bonshor.

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