We took a deep dive into the world of Spotify to find the best pet music for pets and pet parents, so regardless of whether you’re a cat or dog parent, or own a pet that isn’t of the fluffy variety, there’s sure to be a playlist for you and your pet to enjoy.
Before we commence our pawfect playlists, make sure you check our cat food reviews and best pet insurance ranking.
Firstly, and true to tradition, we’ll kick off our playlists for the cat parents of the world. Here are the top cat playlists and tracks for you and your feline to snuggle up to:
These are the most popular playlists about cats for cat parents to enjoy.
In the 1920s world of Jazz, a “cat” was a cool Jazz Musician. Cats, like Jazz musicians, were out at night, always landed on their feet, and were resourceful. This playlist collects instrumental jazz with a cool and soft sound, which could really calm and relax your cat in stressful situations, like during a thunderstorm. This playlist scored high for our cat playlists, with 212,090 playlist likes.
Coming in second place for our top cat music playlists is this calming playlist for felines. The relaxing beats can help reduce stress and anxiety to help calm down pussycats and kittens while you’re away. So enjoy the peaceful sounds of classical piano and ambient noise.
In third place is this playlist of 349 tracks designed to soothe your cat and boost their mood. With gentle piano sounds, even cat owners could see themselves drifting off into a peaceful cat-nap.
If you want to keep your cats relaxed, try out this playlist of the most popular cat soothing songs:
These are the most popular tracks about cats:
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Prowling into first place for our ultimate cat songs is Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin. With over 100 million plays on Spotify, it's worth giving this cat jingle a listen. However, this song is not exclusively related to cats, and the phrase “cats in the cradle” is often used to refer to situations in which one person has neglected another, or there is a total breakdown of communication.
@kinghtbox7
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Falling just below Harry Chaplin, is Al Stewart’s ‘Year of the Cat’ in second place. With a very impressive amount of listeners (72,130,313 plays on Spotify) who have spent a lot of time interpreting the lyrics. In the Chinese Zodiac, people also often look to the zodiac year. Al Stewart’s lyrics suggest he cannot fight his urges with a woman, because it's 'the year of the cat'.
@corpse_husband
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In third place for our top cat songs is this not-so-cat related tune by CORPSE. With almost 68.5 million listens on Spotify, it's definitely a popular song. CORPSE explains that girls wearing cat ears are ruining his life in this song. Cat girls are a type of e-girl whose popularity has been boosted due to anime and hentai.
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With dogs reacting in weird and wonderful ways to our music, we thought it would be a crime to not include playlists for man’s best friend. Here are our top 10 playlists about dogs:
Our number one dog music playlist has 511 tracks designed to relieve your canine friends of stress. As our most popular dog playlist with 47,623 likes, it's clear that many users have played this playlist for their dogs who might struggle with anxiety and being home alone.
Coming in at second place is another calming dog music playlist. Designed to reduce stress, relieve anxiety and allow your dogs to enjoy the peaceful sounds of classical piano and ambient noise.
In third place, is this relaxing dog music playlist by Sleepy Dogs. Allow your pet to drift into a relaxing sleep with this wonderful mix of covers and classical piano, and just try not to doze off yourself!
Music can have a calming effect on dogs. Check out this playlist to soothe your canine companion:
These are the most popular tracks about dogs:
@florenceandthemachine
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In first place for our dog music tracks, with almost 600 million plays, is ‘Dog Days Are Over’ by the talented Florence + The Machine.
Florence was inspired by the work of an artist who had written the title of the song in neon rainbow letters on her London commute. She said: "It's a reference to the dog star, Sirius. When it was closest to the Earth, all the animals would get languid and sleepy. When it moved away, they'd wake up."
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In second place for our top 10 dog tracks is Black Dog by Led Zeppelin. The song is said to be named after a labrador who wandered around the studio while Led Zeppelin was recording. Although the title was inspired about a dog, the term ‘black dog’ has been used to refer to negative emotions, as well as a Hellhound, a mythical creature that follows someone before they die.
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In third place with almost 187 million hits on Spotify, is Hound Dog by the iconic late Elvis Presley. Elvis Presley's “Hound Dog” (1956) is one of the biggest and most instantly recognizable pop songs in history. It's a song so closely associated with the King of Rock and Roll, in fact, that many may mistakenly assume that it was a Presley original.
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Not all pet owners own cats or dogs, so here are some of our top picks of pet playlists for families with pets hamsters, birds, guinea pigs, reptiles, or horses:
Our number one most popular pet music playlist has 980 tracks designed to relieve your furry friends of worries. As our most popular pet playlist with 2,704 likes, it's clear that many users have shuffled this playlist for their pet companions to help them feel more relaxed being home alone or perhaps during another stressful time, like a thunderstorm.
Second on our list of popular pet playlists is Calm Music for Pets, containing 202 delightful piano sounds to calm your pets.
Third on our popular playlists for pets is this classical mix of calming melodies for your pet. If you’re going back to the office soon, follow this selection of classical beats to keep any cat, dog, hamster or goldfish content while you’re away.
Indulge your pet with the soothing beats of these top tracks, designed especially for calming your pets:
These are the most popular tracks about pets:
@aperfectcircle
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In first place for our pet tracks, with almost 33 million plays on Spotify, is ‘Pet’ by A Perfect Circle. The track by American rock band, A Perfect Circle, has lyrics that are open to interpretation, with many listeners honing in on the idea that it is about drug addiction.
Many others believe it is about our conscience that watches over us and guides us through life. In the same way that we have animals as pets that we take care of, nurture, and watch out for, our higher self does the same for us.
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The piano melodies on this track are music to your cat’s ears. Tune into Cat Music Jukebox and rid your pet’s anxiety with the relaxing beats of Furry Cuddles.
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In third place is Memory Arc by Dog Calming Music. The gentle piano beats are soothing enough to let even the most stressed animal drift off into a peaceful sleep.
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We started by using The Playlist Miner to find the top 100 playlists for ‘music for cats’. We then used Spotify to find out more details about the playlists like the number of likes, the album, the artist, and the link to the playlist.
We also used Playlist Miner to find the top tracks for cats, dogs and pets in general. This information is accurate as of 18/08/2022.
We were then able to rank the songs and playlists by their number of likes.