The songs people listen to during sex

Spotify commissioned the research by music psychologist Dr Daniel Müllensiefen from Goldsmiths, University of London to find out what people have on their sexy-time playlists.

They also discovered, somewhat surprisingly we think, that 40% of people say listening to music is more arousing than touch during sex.

But we know what you want to know – what are people putting on to get it on? The soundtrack to 80s film Dirty Dancing topped the list, followed by Marvin Gaye’s 'Sexual Healing' (see full list below).

Dr Müllensiefen explained the popularity of the Dirty Dancing soundtrack as a love-making playlist:

"Most people have a good knowledge of songs that represent romance and these tend to be from cultural references such as film.  People use this music to not only communicate their intentions in a romantic situation but to directly alter the mood during an encounter.

"The study also revealed that men are more likely than women to change their music tastes and listening habits in order to ensure greater success in the bedroom – which explains the popularity of Dirty Dancing for both sexes."

As for what makes the perfect song for sex?

"A greater dynamic range, more use of the high chest voice, more raspiness in the voice and less use of vocal vibrato.  These specific attributes are strongly evident in the Marvin Gaye tracks, 'Sexual Healing' and 'Let’s Get It On'."

The top 20 most common songs people like to have sex to are:

1. Dirty Dancing- Anything from the soundtrack
2. Marvin Gaye- Sexual Healing
3. Ravel - Bolero
4. Berlin- Take My Breath Away
5. Barry White- Anything from his collection
6. Marvin Gaye- Let’s Get It On
7. Righteous Brothers- Unchained Melody
8. Celine Dion- Titanic Soundtrack / My Heart Will Go On
9. Serge Gainsbourg- Je T`aime
10. Whitney Houston- I Will Always Love you
11. Aerosmith- Don`t Want To Miss A Thing
12. Kings Of Leon- Sex On Fire
13. Rodgers & Hammerstein- Sound of Music
14. Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture
15. Grease- Grease soundtrack
16. Donna Summer- I Feel Love
17. Boys To Men- I’ll Make Love To You
18. ABBA- Mama Mia
19. Tom Jones – Sex Bomb
20. Star Wars –Anything form the soundtrack

Pretty predictable, right? We were disappointed to not see some more modern tracks make the list.

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