New research has revealed the songs most often used by Spotify listeners to relax, with ‘The Night We Met’ by Lord Huron taking the top spot.

Using The Playlist Miner, experts at CasinoAlpha.com analyzed Spotify playlists made by the public with terms such as ‘de-stress’ and ‘comfort’ in their titles. The songs that appeared most frequently in playlists determined the ranking of the best songs to help you unwind.

The number one song used to reduce stress is ‘The Night We Met’ by Lord Huron, with 264 playlist appearances. The ballad was most often found in playlists with ‘comfort’ in the title, with 19 features under the term.

In second place is ‘Apocalypse’ by Cigarettes After Sex, which appeared in 225 playlists. The song featured in playlists with ‘calmness’ in the title 22 times.

Coming in third is ‘Space Song’ by Beach House, with 208 playlist appearances. The track occurred in playlists with ‘comforting’ in the title 22 times.

Fourth is ‘My Love Mine All Mine’ by Mitski, which is found in 197 playlists. ‘Comfort’ is most often associated with the song, as it features in 19 playlists with the term in the title.

At number five is ‘Heart To Heart’ by Mac Demarco, which features in 180 playlists, with 18 of those containing ‘comfort’ in their title.

Sixth is ‘Romantic Homicide’ by d4vd, which is also associated with ‘comfort’ as 18 of its 167 playlists feature the term in the title.

‘Sparks’ by Coldplay is seventh, with 164 playlist features. The song is most often depicted as ‘comforting,’ with 17 playlists featuring Coldplay’s 24-year-old track.

In eighth place is ‘K.’ by Cigarettes After Sex, which features in 163 playlists. The song features in playlists with ‘serenity’ in the title 17 times.

At number nine is another Cigarettes After Sex track; ‘Sunsetz’ features in 159 playlists, with 19 of those including ‘calmness’ in their title.

Tenth is ‘Je te laisserai des mots’ by Patrick Watson, which translates in English to ‘I will leave you words.’ The ballad appears in 147 playlists, being equally associated with ‘peacefulness’ and ‘comfort,’ as the song appears with the terms 15 times each.

A spokesperson from CasinoAlpha.com has commented on the findings:

 “It is fascinating to observe music being used to reduce anxiety and stress levels; it must be rewarding for the artists in the ranking to see their music bring peace to so many people, particularly Cigarettes After Sex who have three songs in the top 10.

“It would be interesting to see if there is a correlation between increased stress levels and a demand for musicians to produce therapeutic tracks for their fans.”

The Playlist Miner was used to gather playlists featuring terms such as ‘de-stress’ and ‘calm’ in their titles. One hundred playlists were gathered for each of these 33 terms, amounting to 3,300 playlists with 282,477 songs in total.

Songs created by ‘various artists’ and tones were filtered out, which left the study with 273,724 songs.

The number of times each song appeared on a playlist featuring the 33 terms was calculated. Based on which songs appeared in the most playlists, a ranking was then created.

‘Stressed Out’ by Twenty-One Pilots has been excluded from the list as it is included in stress-related playlists much more often than playlists with other terms, e.g. ‘calmness’.

The complete data set and list of terms are available upon request.