Spotify Data Reveals The Songs That Will Be Fuelling Our Workouts

With gyms across England set to reopen on April 12th, PureGym has revealed the songs that we will be listening to the most to get us pumped for our first week back in the gym.

Analysing over 142,000 songs which have been added to ‘workout’ and ‘gym’ related playlists by users on Spotify, the research revealed that Eminem’s 2002 hit ‘Till I Collapse is the song added the most amount of times, beating other up-tempo hits like SAINt JHN’s Roses (Imanbek Remix) and The Business by Tiësto to the top spot. The song, which has over a billion streams in total, is featured on a staggering 318 separate gym related playlists.

The findings from the research provide the ultimate inspiration for anyone looking for the perfect playlist to accompany their first gym workout since COVID-19 restrictions forced gyms to close across the UK.

The top 10 songs identified in the research feature a high-tempo mix of dance and rap music, with Kanye West appearing twice, British DJ Joel Corry popping up in fourth and MEDUZA rounding things off with Lose Control, a song ready-made for hitting the gym.

The 10 Most Popular Gym Songs

Song and artist	No. of playlists featured in
1.       ‘Till I Collapse – Eminem	318
2.       Roses – SAINt JHN (Imanbek remix)	252
3.       The Business – Tiësto	218
4.       Head & Heart (feat. MNEK) – Joel Corry	206
5.       Turn Me On (feat. Vula) – Riton	168
6.       Stronger – Kanye West	168
7.       Remember the Name (feat. Styles of Beyond) – Fort Minor	166
8.       Goosebumps – HVME	160
9.       POWER – Kanye West	156
10.   Lose Yourself – Eminem	150

Having already had his hit ‘Till I Collapse crowned as the number one workout song and boasting an intense and prickly back catalogue, Eminem was also revealed to be the most popular artist for workouts. Despite ‘Till I Collapse and Lose Yourself being almost two decades old, Eminem’s prominence shows that when it comes to the perfect music to work out to, newer doesn’t necessarily mean better. The Detroit born rapper features in an impressive 1,700 related playlists, besting fellow rappers Drake (1,672) and Kanye West (884) to the top spot. Fearless Motivation (828) and Tiësto (820) follow in 4^th and 5^th respectively.

The 10 Artists Featured Most in Gym Songs

Artist	No. of playlists featured in
1.      Eminem	1,700
2.      Drake	1,672
3.      Kanye West	1,006
4.      Fearless Motivation	828
5.      Tiësto	820
6.      Meek Mill	780
7.      David Guetta	704
8.      Travis Scott	686
9.      Future	612
10.   Calvin Harris	592

Stephen Rowe, Chief Marketing Officer of PureGym says: “We know just how important the gym is not only to our physical health but to our mental health too, so we’re absolutely delighted to start welcoming our members back to our gyms.

Many of our members have been itching to get back into the gym and have been vocal about this over the past few months. Everyone wants their first, second, third workout at the gym after April 12^th to hit the mark, so we hope our findings can help people to have a great one, once our doors reopen”.