Cycling Soundtracks

Whether you are cycling outdoors or using a turbo trainer, exercise bike or spinning bike, cycling is a great way to keep fit and healthy. When the weather starts to turn and the nights get longer, it can be hard to motivate yourself to get outdoors for exercise, so at home equipment can provide an excellent alternative.

But when you’re trying to get the energy and motivation to hit the pedals, what can you listen to keep you going? We conducted research to discover which songs are the most popular for cycling, spinning and turbo training playlists as well as which speedy songs are the most popular to help you keep the rhythm when cycling indoors (remember that listening to music while cycling outside can be dangerous and may distract you from what’s going on around you).

In top spot, appearing in 80 more playlists than any other cycling playlist is Blinding Lights, by The Weeknd, which is the longest-charting song of all time on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as the second most-streamed song of all time on Spotify, so it’s not surprising that many choose it as their cycling soundtrack too.

Topping the charts here was Shut Up and Dance, Walk the Moon’s 2014 hit. Lead singer Nicholas Petricca has said that he wanted the song to be “an anthem for letting go of frustration and having fun”, which seems pretty suited to a trip on the bike!