TSW, a leading UK training provider, analysed over 2,500 Spotify playlists with the themes “inspirational”, “motivational” and “leadership” to reveal the ‘Top 20 Most Inspirational Songs and Artists that Leaders and Managers Listen to’.
See the full lists below:
Top 20 Songs
1. Till I Collapse, Eminem
2. Eye of the Tiger, Survivor
3. Fight Song, Rachel Platten
4. Hall of Fame, The Script (ft. will.i.am)
5. Brave, Sara Bareilles
6. Believer, Imagine Dragons
7. Time, Hans Zimmer
8. Remember the Name, Fort Minor
9. Counting Stars, HVSH
10. Unstoppable, The Score
11. High Hopes, Panic! At The Disco
12. Can’t Hold Us, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
13. Rise Up, Andra Day
14. Whatever It Takes, Imagine Dragons
15. You Say, Lauren Daigle
16. Heart of Courage, Thomas Bergersen
17. Girl on Fire, Alicia Keys
18. No Idea, Scott Rill
19. Who Am I, Casting Crowns
20. This Is Me, Keala Settle
Top 20 Artists:
1. Eminem
2. Imagine Dragons
3. Casting Crowns
4. Lauren Daigle
5. Rachel Platten
6. Survivor
7. The Script
8. Gaullin
9. MercyMe
10. The Score
11. Chris Tomlin
12. Xd
13. Fearless Motivation
14. Sara Bareilles
15. Billie Eilish
16. Hans Zimmer
17. Thomas Bergersen
18. Fort Minor
19. HVSH
20. Panic! At The Disco
Rapper Eminem comes out in first place for the song “Till I Collapse”. Leaders also find inspiration from Eminem’s other well-known hits such as “Not Afraid” and “Godzilla”, which earns him the “Top Artist” award.
His lyrics may divide some, but this study proves that Eminem has the right ingredients in his music to inspire leaders to achieve greatness all over the world.
The full study can be found here.