There’s a company that helps with eating disorder recoveries called Within Health . . . and they did a study on how music impacts body image.
Part of it features lists of the Top Five music acts in various genres that they say make people feel the most CONFIDENT.
Their results are based on searches and playlists on Spotify, which supposedly reflect positive body image. Here’s what they came up with:
Rock
1. Queen
2. Guns N’ Roses
3. Led Zeppelin
4. The Beatles
5. Pink Floyd
Pop
1. Lizzo
2. Taylor Swift
3. Adele
4. Beyoncé
5. Lady Gaga
Metal
1. Metallica
2. Tool
3. Nirvana . . . (They’re metal???)
4. Five Finger Death Punch
5. Avenged Sevenfold
Hip Hop / Rap
1. Megan Thee Stallion
2. Drake
3. Nicki Minaj
4. Cardi B
5. Eminem
EDM
1. Alesso
2. Avicii
3. Daft Punk
4. Seven Lions
5. Tiesto
Country
1. Carrie Underwood
2. Shania Twain
3. Luke Combs
4. Miranda Lambert
5. Toby Keith
Other results from the study include: Rock is the most listened-to genre by fans with positive body image, at 64%. Also, 28% of people think music videos have a NEGATIVE impact on body image.
The top three songs found on body-positive playlists are: “Confident” by Demi Lovato . . . “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus . . . and “Kill Bill” by SZA.
(For more information head to WithinHealth.com.)