Following our analysis of Spotify data looking at the best drinking songs, we decided to look into what people were listening to when drinking specific drinks.

To do this, we analyzed over 23K drinking playlists from Spotify that specifically referenced each type of alcohol, categorically, to provide the definitive ranking of everyone’s favorite songs and artists to pair with their favorite drinks.

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Our Favorite Songs To Drink Whiskey To

Whiskey drinkers like to listen to country music with their tipple, with all of the 50 most popular whiskey drinking songs being from country and Southern rock artists.

Chris Stapleton, Zach Bryan, Tyler Childers and the band Whiskey Myers all feature heavily.

You can find the top 50 whiskey drinking songs below:

Song Name Artist Number of Playlist Appearances 
Tennessee Whiskey Chris Stapleton 126
Feathered Indians Tyler Childers 113
Something in the Orange Zach Bryan 109
Lady May Tyler Childers 101
I Remember Everything (feat. Kacey Musgraves) Zach Bryan 90
Oklahoma Smokeshow Zach Bryan 88
Heading South Zach Bryan 87
Whiskey Glasses Morgan Wallen 87
Burn, Burn, Burn Zach Bryan 85
Broken Window Serenade Whiskey Myers 83
All Your’n Tyler Childers 81
Chasin’ You Morgan Wallen 74
Shake the Frost (Live) Tyler Childers 74
Rich Men North of Richmond Oliver Anthony Music 73
Sun to Me Zach Bryan 72
Condemned Zach Bryan 72
You Should Probably Leave Chris Stapleton 71
Porch Light Josh Meloy 71
Please Don’t Go Wyatt Flores 70
Wasted On You Morgan Wallen 68
Nose On The Grindstone (OurVinyl Sessions) Tyler Childers 68
Dawns (feat. Maggie Rogers) Zach Bryan 68
Broken Halos Chris Stapleton 66
Stone Whiskey Myers 65
Revival Zach Bryan 64
Hey Driver (feat. The War and Treaty) Zach Bryan 62
The Good I’ll Do Zach Bryan 62
God Speed Zach Bryan 61
Whitehouse Road Tyler Childers 60
Crooked Teeth Zach Bryan 60
Night Shift Jon Pardi 58
She Got the Best of Me Luke Combs 58
Sleeping on the Blacktop Colter Wall 58
Sand In My Boots Morgan Wallen 57
Heavy Eyes Zach Bryan 57
Ballad Of A Southern Man Whiskey Myers 56
Coal Tyler Childers 56
Man Made A Bar (feat. Eric Church) Morgan Wallen 55
Bury My Bones Whiskey Myers 55
From Austin Zach Bryan 55
Traveling Man Zach Bryan 55
Follow You To Virgie (OurVinyl Sessions) Tyler Childers 54
Tourniquet Zach Bryan 54
Snow Zach Bryan 54
Beautiful Crazy Luke Combs 53
Fire Away Chris Stapleton 52
Flying or Crying Zach Bryan 52
Millionaire Chris Stapleton 51
Parachute Chris Stapleton 51
Cover Me Up Morgan Wallen 50
If I Were the Devil Colby Acuff 50

Our ten favorite artists to drink whiskey to are:

  1. Zach Bryan: 3441 playlist appearances
  2. Morgan Wallen: 2318 playlist appearances
  3. Tyler Childers: 1265 playlist appearances
  4. Chris Stapleton: 904 playlist appearances
  5. Luke Combs: 804 playlist appearances
  6. Whiskey Myers: 650 playlist appearances
  7. Colter Wall: 397 playlist appearances
  8. Jon Pardy: 317 playlist appearances
  9. Koe Wetzel: 281 playlist appearances
  10. Treaty Oak Revival: 250 playlist appearances
  11. Parker McCollum: 235 playlist appearances
  12. Turnpike Troubadours: 230 playlist appearances
  13. Bailey Zimmerman: 225 playlist appearances
  14. Little Love Blues: 224 playlist appearances
  15. Luke Bryan: 215 playlist appearances
  16. George Strait: 210 playlist appearances
  17. HARDY: 198 playlist appearances
  18. Sam Barber: 184 playlist appearances
  19. Cody Jinks: 180 playlist appearances
  20. Wyatt Flores: 176 playlist appearances

Our Favorite Songs To Drink Beer To

Country music also dominates our 50 favorite songs to drink beer to, however rock legends AC/DC also make a couple of appearances.

You can find our 50 favorite songs to drink beer to below:

Song Name Artist Number of Playlist Appearances
Wagon Wheel Darius Rucker 75
Whiskey Glasses Morgan Wallen 74
When It Rains It Pours Luke Combs 71
Beer Never Broke My Heart Luke Combs 59
Dirt On My Boots Jon Pardi 58
Barefoot Blue Jean Night Jake Owen 57
Tennessee Whiskey Chris Stapleton 56
Springsteen Eric Church 56
Drink In My Hand Eric Church 54
Night Shift Jon Pardi 47
hotline (edit) Billie Eilish 44
Chasin’ You Morgan Wallen 43
American Kids Kenny Chesney 42
Hurricane Luke Combs 41
Beautiful Crazy Luke Combs 39
Feathered Indians Tyler Childers 38
She Got the Best of Me Luke Combs 38
Play It Again Luke Bryan 38
Cruise Florida Georgia Line 38
Thunderstruck AC/DC 37
Heartache On The Dance Floor Jon Pardi 36
Drunk On A Plane Dierks Bentley 36
Chicken Fried Zac Brown Band 36
Something in the Orange Zach Bryan 35
Wasted On You Morgan Wallen 35
Heading South Zach Bryan 34
Dirt Road Anthem Jason Aldean 34
Alright Darius Rucker 33
Drinkin’ Problem Midland 32
As Good As I Once Was Toby Keith 32
Beer For My Horses Toby Keith 32
Sand In My Boots Morgan Wallen 31
Head Over Boots Jon Pardi 31
Dust On The Bottle David Lee Murphy 31
Sweet Home Alabama Lynyrd Skynyrd 31
That’s My Kind Of Night Luke Bryan 31
Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck Kip Moore 31
This Is How We Roll Florida Georgia Line 31
All Your’n Tyler Childers 30
Chicken Fried Zac Brown Band 30
Knee Deep (feat. Jimmy Buffett) Zac Brown Band 30
Broken Halos Chris Stapleton 29
The Way I Talk Morgan Wallen 29
House Party Sam Hunt 29
Take A Back Road Rodney Atkins 29
Lady May Tyler Childers 28
Buy Dirt Jordan Davis 28
Back In Black AC/DC 28
Die A Happy Man Thomas Rhett 27
Fortunate Son Creedence Clearwater Revival 26
Buy Me a Boat Chris Janson 26
It’s A Great Day To Be Alive Travis Tritt 25

Our ten favorite artists to drink beer to are:

  1. Morgan Wallen: 721 playlist appearances
  2. Zach Bryan: 496 playlist appearances
  3. Luke Combs: 489 playlist appearances
  4. Tyler Childers: 290 playlist appearances
  5. Luke Bryan: 275 playlist appearances
  6. Jon Pardi: 274 playlist appearances
  7. Zac Brown Band: 232 playlist appearances
  8. Chris Stapleton: 218 playlist appearances
  9. Florida Georgia: 200 playlist appearances
  10. Toby Keith: 185 playlist appearances
  11. Darius Rucker: 165 playlist appearances
  12. Eric Church: 164 playlist appearances
  13. Jason Aldean: 161 playlist appearances
  14. Sam Hunt: 149 playlist appearances
  15. AC/DC: 144 playlist appearances
  16. Kenny Chesney: 140 playlist appearances
  17. Dierks Bentley: 127 playlist appearances
  18. Red Hot Chilli Peppers: 112 playlist appearances
  19. Thomas Rhett: 111 playlist appearances
  20. Alan Jackson: 105 playlist appearances

Our Favorite Songs to Drink Wine To

Wine drinkers definitely have the most varied taste in music, with a good mix of pop, indie, hip hop and even a Slipknot track in there for good measure.

You can find our 50 favorite songs to drink wine to below:

Song Name Artist Number of Playlist Appearances
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) Whitney Houston 57
Supermassive Black Hole Muse 56
Somewhere Bo Diddley 50
Crew (feat. Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy) GoldLink 47
Dog Days Are Over Florence + The Machine 47
Settling Down Miranda Lambert 46
Higher Than Hope Nightwish 45
There Goes My Life Kenny Chesney 44
Beverly Hills Weezer 41
Man! I Feel Like A Woman! Shania Twain 41
LUNA Feid 41
Callin’ Baton Rouge Brooks Jefferson 40
I’m the Worst Treaty Oak Revival 39
I Was On a Boat That Day Old Dominion 39
Shallow – Radio Edit Lady Gaga 39
If You Had Called Yesterday Julie Roberts 39
Duality Slipknot 38
Cradles Sub Urban 38
gun smoke 21 Savage 38
Mas Tequila Sammy Hagar 38
Finer Things Polo G 37
Best Part (feat. H.E.R.) Daniel Caesar 36
Country A$$ Shit Morgan Wallen 36
If Whiskey Could Talk Tyler Childers 36
needy Ariana Grande 36
I Love It (feat. Charli XCX) Icona Pop 35
You Proof Morgan Wallen 35
Nose On The Grindstone (OurVinyl Sessions) Tyler Childers 35
What Would Pluto Do Drake 35
Sweet DeAnn Zach Bryan 35
Drew Barrymore – Crankdat Remix Bryce Vine 35
Son Of A Sinner Jelly Roll 34
G.O.M.D. J. Cole 34
Marlboro Man Colten Jesse 34
SIGNED, SOBER YOU HARDY 34
1-800-273-8255 Logic 34
Akina Speed Star Xavier Wulf 34
679 (feat. Remy Boyz) Fetty Wap 33
The Painter Cody Johnson 33
Sometimes Goth Babe 33
Cold Hearted Woman Cross Canadian Ragweed 33
Flowers Cross Canadian Ragweed 33
No Role Modelz J. Cole 32
Cranes in the Sky Solange 32
Your Hand In Mine  Explosions In The Sky 32
Temperature Sean Paul 31
Buy Dirt Jordan Davis 31
Something Just Like This The Chainsmokers 31
What I Like About You The Romantics 31
If You Could Only See Tonic 31
Uncle Pete Adam Brand 31
Stranglehold Cross Canadian Ragweed 31

Our 20 favorite artists to drink wine to are:

  1. Morgan Wallen: 373 playlist appearances
  2. Drake: 289 playlist appearances
  3. Cross Canadian: 287 playlist appearances
  4. Luke Combs: 253 playlist appearances
  5. Bo Diddley: 233 playlist appearances
  6. Zach Bryan: 175 playlist appearances
  7. Kanye West: 160 playlist appearances
  8. Taylor Swift: 145 playlist appearances
  9. George Strait: 123 playlist appearances
  10. J. Cole: 122 playlist appearances
  11. 21 Savage: 115 playlist appearances
  12. Tyler, The Creator: 113 playlist appearances
  13. Koe Wetzel: 112 playlist appearances
  14. Tyler Childers: 109 playlist appearances
  15. Ariana Grande: 105 playlist appearances
  16. Queen: 99 playlist appearances
  17. Travis Scott: 96 playlist appearances
  18. Bad Bunny: 96 playlist appearances
  19. The Weeknd: 96 playlist appearances
  20. HARDY: 93 playlist appearances

Our Favorite Songs To Drink Tequila To

Unsurprisingly our 50 favorite songs to drink tequila to includes a lot of Latin artists with Bad Bunny, Selena Gomez and Farruko all featuring.

You can find our 50 favorite songs to drink tequila to below:

Song Name Artist Number of Playlist Appearances
Love On Selena Gomez 57
Tennessee Whiskey Chris Stapleton 56
Whiskey Glasses Morgan Wallen 50
Titi­ Me Pregunto Bad Bunny 47
Wagon Wheel Darius Rucker 47
Pepas Farruko 46
People You Know Selena Gomez 45
Forever and Ever, Amen Randy Travis 44
Chasin’ You Morgan Wallen 41
Head Over Boots Jon Pardi 41
BESO ROSALÃIA 41
Ojitos Lindos Bad Bunny 40
Love You Like A Love Song Selena Gomez & The Scene 39
LA NOCHE DE ANOCHE Bad Bunny 39
Barefoot Blue Jean Night Jake Owen 39
Dirt On My Boots Jon Pardi 39
Tequila Dan + Shay 38
Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52 Bizarrap 38
Me Porto Bonito Bad Bunny 38
PERRO NEGRO Bad Bunny 38
un x100to Grupo Frontera 37
Moscow Mule Bad Bunny 36
You Should Probably Leave Chris Stapleton 36
Party Bad Bunny 36
Danza Kuduro Don Omar 36
Feel So Close  Calvin Harris 35
MONACO Bad Bunny 35
Te Felicito Shakira 35
Forever After All Luke Combs 35
American Kids Kenny Chesney 35
It’s A Great Day To Be Alive Travis Tritt 35
Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off Joe Nichols 34
CLASSY 101 Feid 34
Efecto Bad Bunny 34
DAKITI Bad Bunny 34
Yonaguni Bad Bunny 34
Ring Selena Gomez 34
All Your’n Tyler Childers 33
Night Shift Jon Pardi 33
When It Rains It Pours Luke Combs 33
Buy Dirt Jordan Davis 33
Something Like That Tim McGraw 33
LA CANCION J Balvin 32
WHERE SHE GOES Bad Bunny 32
Give Me Everything (feat. Nayer) Pitbull 32
Calm Down (with Selena Gomez) Rema 31
(It Goes Like) Nanana Peggy Gou 31
Atmosphere FISHER 31
Feathered Indians Tyler Childers 31
Wasted On You Morgan Wallen 31
Last Night Morgan Wallen 31
Heartache On The Dance Floor Jon Pardi 31

Our 20 favorite artists to drink tequila to are:

  1. Morgan Wallen: 480 playlist appearances
  2. Bad Bunny: 341 playlist appearances
  3. Zach Bryan: 291 playlist appearances
  4. Luke Combs: 20 playlist appearances
  5. Drake: 171 playlist appearances
  6. Tyler Childers: 170 playlist appearances
  7. Chris Stapleton: 145 playlist appearances
  8. Jon Pardi: 115 playlist appearances
  9. Cody Johnson: 103 playlist appearances
  10. Luke Bryan: 98 playlist appearances
  11. Selena Gomez: 98 playlist appearances
  12. Kanye West: 97 playlist appearances
  13. Travis Scott: 89 playlist appearances
  14. George Strait: 88 playlist appearances
  15. Calvin Harris: 83 playlist appearances
  16. Rihanna: 81 playlist appearances
  17. The Weeknd: 77 playlist appearances
  18. Kenny Chesney: 75 playlist appearances
  19. Zac Brown Band: 67 playlist appearances
  20. Tim McGraw: 66 playlist appearances

Our Favorite Songs To Drink Cocktails To

Bad Bunny is particularly popular among cocktail drinkers, with ten of our favorite songs to drink cocktails to coming from the Puerto Rican artist.

Much like with wine, our cocktail playlist contains a good mix of pop, indie and hip hop tracks.

You can find our 50 favorite songs to drink cocktails to below:

Song Name Artist Number of Playlist Appearances
Moscow Mule Bad Bunny 116
Doses & Mimosas Cherub 113
Dreams – 2004 Remaster Fleetwood Mac 88
Tennessee Whiskey Chris Stapleton 71
Ojitos Lindos Bad Bunny 68
Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett 67
Titi­ Me Pregunto Bad Bunny 66
Efecto Bad Bunny 62
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) Rupert Holmes 61
Electric Feel MGMT 60
Passionfruit Drake 55
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison 55
Neverita Bad Bunny 53
Me Porto Bonito Bad Bunny 53
Tarot Bad Bunny 53
Sangria Blake Shelton 52
The Less I Know The Better Tame Impala 51
Feel So Close Calvin Harris 50
Walking On A Dream Empire Of The Sun 49
Hotel California  Eagles 48
Could You Be Loved Bob Marley & The Wailers 48
Tongue Tied GROUPLOVE 47
Party Bad Bunny 47
Brazil Declan McKenna 46
Sundress A$AP Rocky 46
Red Red Wine UB40 46
Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl) Looking Glass 46
Island In The Sun Weezer 45
Lovely Day Bill Withers 45
Pink + White Frank Ocean 44
Despues de la Playa Bad Bunny 44
The Spins Mac Miller 43
Whiskey Glasses Morgan Wallen 42
Money Trees Kendrick Lamar 41
Cigarette Daydreams Cage The Elephant 41
Dancing in the Moonlight King Harvest 41
Africa TOTO 41
Santeria Sublime 40
The Chain Fleetwood Mac 40
Take It Easy Eagles 40
Chasin’ You Morgan Wallen 40
Out of My League Fitz and The Tantrums 39
Hell N Back Bakar 39
Beast Of Burden  The Rolling Stones 39
Landslide Fleetwood Mac 37
Otro Atardecer Bad Bunny 37
Summer Calvin Harris 36
Latch Disclosure 36
You Should Probably Leave Chris Stapleton 36
Back On 74 Jungle 36
(Sittin’ On) the Dock of the Bay Otis Redding 36
Here Comes The Sun The Beatles 36

Our favorite artists to listen to while sipping cocktails are:

  1. Bad Bunny: 1645 playlist appearances
  2. Morgan Wallen: 894 playlist appearances
  3. Drake: 767 playlist appearances
  4. Frank Sinatra: 681 playlist appearances
  5. Taylor Swift: 619 playlist appearances
  6. Jimmy Bufett: 511 playlist appearances
  7. Kenny Chesney: 483 playlist appearances
  8. Luke Combs: 471 playlist appearances
  9. Kanye West: 459 playlist appearances
  10. Fleetwood Mac: 458 playlist appearances
  11. The Weeknd: 428 playlist appearances
  12. Zac Brown Band: 401 playlist appearances
  13. Calvin Harris: 397 playlist appearances
  14. Louis Armstrong: 393 playlist appearances
  15. Rihanna: 388 playlist appearances
  16. Mac Miller: 362 playlist appearances
  17. Blake Shelton: 356 playlist appearances
  18. Chris Stapleton: 348 playlist appearances
  19. Zach Bryan: 336 playlist appearances
  20. Bob Marley: 329 playlist appearances

Methodology

Introduction:

The Spotify Web API was used to retrieve playlists for each of the 700+ queries, resulting in a dataset of 23,425 unique drinking/party playlists. The API provided detailed metadata for each playlist, including playlist title, description, number of tracks, and track details (song title, artist, album, and release date).

Playlist Identification & Analysis:

For the purpose of this study, we wanted to identify all playlists that specifically indicated the major types of alcohol, categorically, selecting for over 150 different terms distributed across beer, wine, spirits, cocktails & mixed drinks (e.g., “beer,” “wine,” “cocktails,” “whiskey,” “vodka,” “bourbon”, “whiskey sour”, ‘brewski”, “vino”, etc. ).

Each playlist was tagged according to the appearance of the specific terms in their playlist names. These same tags were then applied to each song found in each playlist. We then calculated the total sum number of appearances per type of alcohol for each song and artists for the over 2.5 million songs extracted from the 23,425 drinking playlists.

 

Nick Rizzo
Nicholas Rizzo is a seasoned expert in data-driven research and digital PR. With over eight years of experience, he excels at crafting original data studies for brands, transforming complex datasets into clear, authoritative narratives that address pivotal industry questions, topics, and trends. His research and content has been cited in peer-reviewed academic journals and featured across media outlets, industry publications