The top positive playlist to cheer you up when you’re feeling down

Dec 26, 2023

Sometimes, it's okay to not feel okay. We all have our bad days where we don't feel ourselves and we feel like we've lost the pep in our step.

However, one thing that never fails to cheer us up is music. The power of it can never be underestimated – putting a few of our favourite songs on repeat and blasting them through our ears is always an instant boost of serotonin.

To help keep the good vibes flowing, thortful.com have analysed Spotify data to reveal the ultimate positive playlist. The data was collected by analysing playlists with ‘Feel good’ in the title. The top songs and artists from these playlists were than analysed and collated.

Modern artists grab the top spots with American electro-pop duo Surfaces’ coming 1st with their hit ‘Sunday Best,’ and Dua Lipa coming in at number 2 with ‘Don’t Start Now.’ Meanwhile, timeless classics ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) by Whitney Houston, TOTO’s ‘Africa,’ and ‘Take on Me’ by a-ha all make it into the top 10.

So, if you’re feeling a bit gloomy, ensure you get back to positive spirits with thortful’s new ‘Positive Playlist’ which can be seen below:

TOP 20 POSITIVE SONGS

1. Sunday Best by Surfaces

2. Don't Start Now by Dua Lipa

3. Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra

4. I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston

5. Africa by Toto

6. Feel Good Inc by Gorillaz

7. Take On Me by A-ha

8. Walking On Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves

9. Circles by Post Malone

10. Love Is Easy by Rex Orange County