Research conducted to celebrate MasterCard's sponsorship of the BRIT Awards 2015 has found that the average Brit listens to three hours, 23 minutes of music each day - the equivalent of four and a half albums every day, or seven weeks each year.
Taylor Swift ranked well
The songs we listen to vary depending on the time of day, with Pharrell Williams' 'Happy' waking us up in the morning, The Beatles singing at us on our way to work and The Eagles' tunes to relax when at home.
26% of the 2,000 people surveyed said that they listen to music first thing in the morning to get them in a good mood, with 'Happy' getting most of them out of bed (20%), whilst Bill Withers' 'Lovely Day' came in second (19%) and U2's 'Beautiful Day' in third (19%).
Top ten songs to listen to once you've woken up are as follows:
- Pharrell Williams - 'Happy'
- Bill Withers - 'Lovely Day'
- U2 - 'Beautiful Day'
- Katrina and the Waves - 'Walking On Sunshine'
- Ed Sheeran - 'Sing'
- Wham! - 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go'
- Avicii - 'Wake Me Up'
- The Killers - 'Mr Brightside'
- Cat Stevens - 'Morning Has Broken'
- Katy Perry - 'Roar'
Meanwhile, on the way to work, The Beatles 'Hey Jude' (20%) was followed by a lot of love for Dolly Parton's '9 To 5' and AC/DC's 'Highway To Hell'.
That top ten is as follows:
- The Beatles - 'Hey Judge'
- Dolly Parton - '9 To 5'
- AC/DC - 'Highway To Hell'
- Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - 'Uptown Funk'
- The Bangles - 'Manic Monday'
- The Jam - 'Going Underground'
- Take That - 'Shine'
- Michael Jackson - 'Man In The Mirror'
- Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell - 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough'
- The Rolling Stones 'Start Me Up'
One in five admitted that they think music makes the day go quicker (22%) whilst it was discovered that the most popular tune whilst at work was Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' (16%).
The best song to listen to whilst at the gym was Survivor classic 'Eye Of The Tiger' (27%) and those who listen to music to help relax (89%) voted their favourite calming tune as The Eagles' 'Hotel California' (26%).
MasterCard are now in their 17th year of sponsoring the BRIT Awards, broadcast tonight on ITV. Fans can visit PricelessSurprises.co.uk for MasterCard's BRIT-infused campaign, in a bid to find out first about further Priceless Surprises with their favourite artists.
Research was carried out from February 13 to February 16 by 72 Point in the UK.