Halfords used Spotify playlist data to discover the most common Disney songs and soundtracks to listen to while driving. The study analyzed thousands of playlists that included ‘Disney driving’, ‘Disney for the car’, and ‘Disney road trip’ to show that “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana is the most popular Disney driving song.
Disney’s top 10 car songs are a mixture of sing-a-long hits from classic Disney movies and even some more recent releases. Disney’s 1989 animated classic The Little Mermaid is the oldest Disney soundtrack to feature in the top 10, while Moana is the most recent, hitting the big screen in 2016.
Most Listened To Disney Songs In The Car
1. “How Far I’ll Go” – Auli’i Cravalho – Moana
2. “Hakuna Matata” – Nathan Lane – The Lion King
3. “Under The Sea” – Samuel E. Wright – The Little Mermaid
4. “You’re Welcome” – Dwayne Johnson – Moana
5. “Part of Your World” – Jodi Benson – The Little Mermaid
6. “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” – Jason Weaver – The Lion King
7. “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” – Donny Osmond – Mulan
8. “When Will My Life Begin?” – Mandy Moore – Tangled
9. “Let It Go” – Idina Menzel – Frozen
10. “Go The Distance” – Roger Bart – Hercules
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Other notable Disney songs in the top 50 include “Go The Distance” from Hercules, “Be Our Guest” from Beauty and the Beast, “A Whole New World” from Aladdin and Toy Story‘s “You’ve Got a Friend In Me”. You can listen to the full Spotify playlist here.
All results are based on Spotify data correct as of 6th July 2020. Most popular artists and songs were calculated by scraping the song data of playlists containing the words ‘Disney driving’, ‘Disney for the car’, ‘Disney road trip’, and ‘Disney road trip’. For musicals, playlists included ‘musical + driving’, ‘musical road trip’, ‘musical road trip’, and ‘musicals + driving’.
Source: Halfords
