When heading out on a car journey, a key part of establishing the atmosphere of your upcoming trip is the music, with over half of drivers (59%) listening to music for the majority of their car rides. But with plenty of choice, it can be difficult to decide what should be on your driving playlist.
In a bid to discover the top artists and genres for drivers of each car brand, Group 1 Automotive analysed 350,000 YouGov profiles, revealing how our music tastes differ from driver to driver.
Overall, pop music comes out as the top genre, with 2 in 5 (41%) drivers voting it to be their favourite genre.
Other top genres include rock (37%), R&B (23%), indie (21%) classical (21%), and country music (21%).
However, some drivers did have an eclectic mix of genres, with dance music voted one of the top genres for Audi and Tesla drivers.
For those heading on a road trip with any Hyundai, Peugeot, or Volvo drivers, be prepared for some show tunes, as musicals made the top genre lists of these drivers.
When it comes to the artists we’re listening to, our favourites vary from car brand to brand. However, overall, Fleetwood Mac was voted as the top artist amongst drivers (71%), followed by Diana Ross (67%) and Kylie Minogue (66%). Phil Collins (66%) and Adele (66%) took the fourth and fifth spot in the study.
Although Fleetwood Mac takes the top spot for the majority, our top artists do differ amongst some drivers, with Coldplay being crowned top artist for BMW drivers. Meanwhile the Eagles are top voted for Skoda drivers, and Ed Sheeran came out on top both Kia and Mercedes drivers.
Analysing the favourite genres and top 10 artists for Audi, BMW, Ford, Mercedes, Toyota and Volkswagen drivers, Group 1 put together the ultimate driving playlist for each of the car brand drivers.
From rock classics to James Blunt tracks, playlists for each car brand can be found here.
Whats your go to song, artist or genre when driving? Let us know in the comments.
Roy orbison
Black Dyke [brass band], traditional folk, music hall, classic comedy like Navy Lark or Round the Horne – but none of the above pop crap.