- PureGym has analysed over 142,000 songs to reveal the songs and artists most listened to whilst working out.
- ‘Till I Collapse by Eminem takes the top spot, featured in 318 workout playlists, followed by SAINt JHN’s Roses (Imanbek Remix) and The Business by Dutch DJ Tiësto
- Eminem is also the most popular artist for workouts, with his music featured in a staggering 1,700 playlists, trumping the likes of Drake, Kanye West and motivational speeches and music artist, Fearless Motivation.
PureGym has today revealed the songs that we are listening to the most to get us pumped during our workouts.
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, especially after the pandemic forced gyms to close across the world last year.
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 4th and 5th 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 |
