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A recent study examined how different genres of music affect your mental health. And did you know that 81% of people have reported that listening to music enhances their mood?
The study surveyed 1,000 people, 208 of which were medical professionals, and they looked through more than 68,000 songs on Spotify. Country music listeners might just have the best mental health out of any genre of music.
Here are the important findings:
1. Country music has the highest percentage of their fans that say they have good mental health, at 52%. It is tied with Reggae for the top spot.
2. Country music also had the lowest percentage of their fans that said they had poor mental health, at 16%. Indie/Alternative was the highest with 30%.
3. 80% of all people surveyed said that listening to music reduces their stress.
