![Pepsi Presents iHeartRadio Album Release Party With Ed Sheeran Hosted By Mario Lopez Ed Sheeran](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sheeran.jpeg?quality=85&w=2400)
Don’t let the fact that Ed Sheeran wrote a song called “Wake Me Up” fool you. After analyzing more than 2.8 million “sleep-themed” playlists, Spotify found that the British pop star is the most popular musician people listen to while falling asleep.
In fact, Sheeran’s songs make up seven of the 20 most-streamed sleep songs from around the world. (Sam Smith is also pretty popular).
Here are Spotify’s most popular sleep-related songs, as reported by Billboard:
1. Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
2. Stay With Me – Sam Smith
3. Love Me Like You Do (from Fifty Shades of Grey) – Ellie Goulding
4. I See Fire – Ed Sheeran
5. I’m Not the Only One – Sam Smith
6. Rain for Sleep – Rain Sounds
7. All of Me – John Legend
8. Earned It (from Fifty Shades of Grey) – The Weeknd
9. Let Her Go – Passenger
10. Skinny Love – Birdy
11. Say Something – A Great Big World, Christina Aguilera
12. FourFiveSeconds – Rihanna, Paul McCartney, Kanye West
13. The A Team – Ed Sheeran
14. Tenerife Sea – Ed Sheeran
15. Give Me Love – Ed Sheeran
16. Lay Me Down – Sam Smith
17. Fix You – Coldplay
18. Photograph – Ed Sheeran
19. Kiss Me – Ed Sheeran
20. Latch (Acoustic) – Sam Smith
A Photographic History of Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift Being BFFs
![Ed Sheeran - At Madison Square Garden Arena - November 1, 2013 Ed Sheeran - At Madison Square Garden Arena - November 1, 2013](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1865977541.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Taylor Swift's RED Tour - London, England - 2/1/14 Taylor Swift's RED Tour - London, England - 2/1/14](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/4664115331.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Ed Sheeran - At Madison Square Garden Arena - November 1, 2013 Ed Sheeran - At Madison Square Garden Arena - November 1, 2013](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1865977501.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![56th GRAMMY Awards - Backstage And Audience 56th GRAMMY Awards - Backstage And Audience](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/4653580531.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Inside 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Inside](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/4763885291.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Taylor Swift RED Tour - Detroit, Michigan Taylor Swift RED Tour - Detroit, Michigan](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1680710651.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ap9443413262251.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
![Taylor Swift's RED Tour - Nashville - 9/21/2013 Taylor Swift's RED Tour - Nashville - 9/21/2013](https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1815162301.jpg?quality=75&w=2400)
More Must-Reads from TIME
- Breaking Down the 2024 Election Calendar
- How Nayib Bukele’s ‘Iron Fist’ Has Transformed El Salvador
- What if Ultra-Processed Foods Aren’t as Bad as You Think?
- How Ukraine Beat Russia in the Battle of the Black Sea
- Long COVID Looks Different in Kids
- How Project 2025 Would Jeopardize Americans’ Health
- What a $129 Frying Pan Says About America’s Eating Habits
- The 32 Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2024
Contact us at letters@time.com