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Is this the ultimate dinner party playlist?

Now that we’re getting into the holiday season, you might already have plans to have people over for a meal. A new UK survey (okay, it’s one of those patented British ads that masquerade as a scientific study) says it has come up with the ultimate dinner party playlist.

Lakeland, a site that deals with food, analyzed 250,000 songs on 2,000 different Spotify playlists. These are the songs that came up the most on bespoke dinner party playlists. This is the top 25. The full list can be found here. Knock yourself out.

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1DreamsFleetwood Mac134
2Into the MysticVan Morrison74
3Put Your Records OnCorinne Bailey Rae69
4At LastEtta James68
5You Are the Best ThingRay LaMontagne64
6(Sittin’ On) the Dock of the BayOtis Redding63
7Brown Eyed GirlVan Morrison57
8MoondanceVan Morrison57
9Fast CarTracy Chapman53
10Lovely DayBill Withers50
11Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going To Be A Long, Long Time)Elton John49
12I Say a Little PrayerAretha Franklin47
13Tiny DancerElton John42
14Crazy LoveVan Morrison42
15SunriseNorah Jones42
16Ain’t No SunshineBill Withers41
17LandslideFleetwood Mac40
18Watermelon SugarHarry Styles39
19AfricaTOTO39
20Coming HomeLeon Bridges39
21As It WasHarry Styles37
22GypsyFleetwood Mac37
23A Sunday Kind Of LoveEtta James37
24Don’t Know WhyNorah Jones37
25Beyond the SeaBobby Darin36

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2 thoughts on “Is this the ultimate dinner party playlist?

  • It is the musical equivalent of tryptophan, if that’s what you were going for.

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  • Has anyone compiled an actual playlist of these songs on Spotify or Apple Music. Not that I see.

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