Music is a powerful tool for creating a mood. Whether you’re wanting motivation to help you clean before the guests arrive, or a more chilled tempo to relax your friends once they’ve arrived, music can certainly help achieve this.
LISTEN – to The Organised Housewife Motivation Mix Playlist on Spotify for a little inspiration.
Top music to listen to when cleaning the house
I recently asked on facebook for songs that you enjoy listening to while doing housework as I LOVE the music playing while I am cleaning. I find myself moving faster and enjoying my time by dancing and singing. So I asked and I received a great list of songs to add to my playlist, here are a few:
- Avril sk8er boy
- Anything by Metallica
- Paper in Fire ~ John Mellencamp
- ABBA
- Shania Twain
- Firework, Katy Perry
- Pink – Bad Influence
- Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
- Cat empire
- Bob Segar
- Chris Brown, run it
- Britney Spears – I’m a slave 4 u
- Heartbreaker – Pat Benetar
- Sexy and I know it
- Brook Fraser ‘Something in the water’
- Tom Petty – Free Falling
- LMFAO
- Tina turner – the best
- Karmin, Brokenhearted
- The Offspring Soundtrack
- Maroon 5
- Call me Maybe
- Van Halen’s “Jump”
- Dirty Bit, Black Eyed Peas
- I like to move it move it
- Fighter – Christina Agulera
- Kylie Minouge, can’t get you out of my head.
- Party Rock Anthem
- We built this city on rock and roll
- Rock DJ Robbie Williams. anything by him gets you moving.
- Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees
- Dynamite
- Static X
- More, usher
- Black eyed peas – pump it
- Push it – Salt n Pepper
- Walking on sunshine
- Glee remixes
- I will survive.
- I am Woman
- Eye of the Tiger
- Love The Big Chill soundtrack
- Domino by Jessie J
- Boot Scoot’n Boogie
- AC/DC
- Dixie Chicks
- Poison
- Bon Jovi
- Lady Gaga
- She works hard for her money
- Set fire to the rain- Adele
- Santana – ceremonies
- Live – throwing copper
- Red Hot Chilli Peppers – californication
- Nickel back
- Heavy Fuel – Dire Straits
- Song no. 2 Blur
- Anything 80’s!!
- Dr Feelgood-Motley Crue.
- Taio Cruz dynamite & pink one last kiss 🙂
- George Michael freek
- Ronan Keating – Loving each day
- Jennifer lopez – lets get loud
- Fun House- Pink
- Shook me all night long ACDC
- Sweet Child O Mine guns n roses
- Bryan Adams
- Kesha tik tok
- Foo Fighters
What is your favourite housework song?
Mine is Firework by Katy Perry
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28 comments
http://www.sky.fm Check out this website and there is an app for iphones. There are many channels, including 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, country, top hits, relaxation, etc. I put my phone in the dock of my stereo and usually choose 80’s and having it loud for cleaning the house. It’s continuous music and it’s FREE. You can pay a small amount to have premium, but I haven’t bothered with that. Check it out.
I’m looking forward to having a clean and organised house in 4 weeks time… thank you so much!!
Kathryn – thank you so much for sharing this! i’ve downloaded the sky fm app and i’m happy singing away!
Thanks for the above info, Kathryn, I’ve recently got an iPhone and this is great. Cheers Janine
dolly patron….working 9 ti 5
I love cleaning to the sound of Sum 41 and Blink 182 – best motivational and upbeat music I’ve found!
A bit of footloose is always a winner
Ooh yes, that would be a great one!
Housework by The B52’s
I always put Alice (as in Alice Cooper) on when I’m pretty much doing anything… crafting, housework, driving, eating, sleeping, lol… you name it I do it to Alice <3
I love this playlist but my FAVOURITE would have to be Dancing in the Dark – Bruce Springsteen!!
my fave song to vacuum to is Best Things in Life are Free – Janet Jackson and Luther Vandross
I LOVE Madonna songs. The Immaculate Collection. EVERY time that comes on I get up and do stuff .. lol
Jimmy Barnes especially his first 4 albums. Any Ausrock from the 80s works just as well too!
Who suggested Call Me Maybe??!! aahhh now its stuck in my head! :p
anything by Paramore is great
The Killers-Mr Brightside
wondering if you could make this playlist on Spotify and share it?
Big Band Jazz- Big Bad Vodoo Daddy.
I crank a Techno Channel on Pandora and rock out to whatever is good. Things like Daft Punk and Deadmau5
I thought I was the only one cranking the Deadmau5 while doing housework!
There a cd collection 101 best housework songs, I blast the loud and my little munchkin and I get cleaning
I love listening to some Ballroom Dancing or Zumba cd’s….I start hearing that Latin beat and my hips and feet can’t help themselves – they gotta start jiggling! Mind you, the dog gets a bit confused seeing me Tango across the room with a broom as my dance partner….good thing he can’t talk or my family would have me certified…..!
My mum always cleaned to “It’s A Beautiful Noise” by Neil Diamond!
Love a bit of Girltalk, they mash up lots of favourites from the early 90s into some very cool dance music!
I am totally turning this into a Spotify playlist as we speak!
imma have to make this into a playlist! I always struggle with making up my mind with what to listen to when cleaning. I’m going to have to add frozen let it go though to that list 😉
Dirty Dancing Soundtrack on Repeat
This is a very impressive cleaning playlist 🙂 I personally like everything energetic, because it helps me do my job quicker, and the time passes by quickly.