The 10 Songs That Make Us Feel Best (according To Science)
There are hundreds of studies that claim that music has a positive effect on behavior and is capable of making us feel fantastically good. Many people use it to motivate themselves, for example in the gym.
Recently, the British newspaper Daily Mail published a curious study that collected the 10 pop songs from the last 50 years that had a positive effect on our mood almost instantly.
The neuroscientist responsible for the research claims to have found an equation through which we can determine which musical themes influence our mood to a greater or lesser extent.
Music influences our mood in different ways: it can produce relaxation, make us feel melancholic, and it can make us feel happy and energetic. But not only that, but music influences the way we behave. For example, causing us to buy more. That is why it is even used as form of therapy : what is known as music therapy.
The music therapy It has an effect on the brain in an emotional, cognitive and physical sense. And many studies have shown that it is useful in rehabilitation, education and programs to improve well-being.
Music also reveals aspects about ourselves
Other research has also found a relationship between music and intelligence and music and personality. Furthermore, science has recently shown that:
A formula to know the most effective songs to raise your spirits
As the Daily Mail reports, the Dr. Jacob Jolij from the University of Groningen (Holland) revealed the top 10 songs that make us feel best.
To carry out the study, Jolij designed this mathematical formula:
This mathematical formula evaluates the song that makes us feel good (FGI) according to its lyrics (L), its tempo in beats per minute (BPM) and its key (K)
The author of the study put it into practice with 126 songs and compared the data he obtained with the opinions of the subjects participating in a survey that was carried out in the United Kingdom.
Characteristics of songs that make us feel better
After the results, Jacob Jolij explains: “Those songs with positive lyrics, a tempo equal to or greater than 150 beats and in a major third musical key are the ones that will make us feel more animated and with more energy.
This gives songwriters an idea of what they have to do to create motivational songs,” adding: “Music is something intimate, related to memories and emotions, associations that determine which songs put us in the best mood. There are, However, there are some keys that will also influence our mood.”
The “Top 10” songs that make us feel better
With the results of the study, a list of the 10 songs that make us feel better and that have a positive effect on our behavior was created:
Don’t Stop Me Now (What in)
Dancing Queen (Abba)
Good Vibrations (The Beach Boys)
Uptown Girl (Billy Joel)
Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)
I’m a Believer (The Monkeys)
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper)
Livin’ on a Prayer (Jon Bon Jovi)
I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)
Walking on Sunshine (Katrina & The Waves)
The songs that make us feel better according to the decade
In addition to the “top 10” of songs that make us feel better, a list was also created with the songs that make us feel better according to the decade. What do you think?
