The Psychology Music Chart
A just-for-fun collection of top tunes that sound like they could’ve been written in honor of psychology’s greatest minds, theories, and studies.
Welcome to the Music Psychology Chart – the page dedicated to finding the top tune related to the wonderful world of psychology! 🎶🧠
The search is on for the ultimate match between a famous song and a psychologist, branch of psychology, or classic psychology study.
See below to listen to the entries so far. If you’d like to submit a suggestion, simply post a comment at the bottom of the page. You can also use the comment button to vote for the song you think deserves to top the Music Psychology Chart.
While this page is just for fun, don’t forget there’s a section over at the All About Psychology website dedicated to the academic and scientific study of the psychology of music. 👉 www.all-about-psychology.com/psychology-of-music.html
Also, each song entry includes a link to a relevant psychology reference, so you can enjoy the soundtrack while also learning more about the psychological concept it indirectly nods to.
Ivan Pavlov
(Ring My Bell by Anita Ward)
Because when that bell rings, the dogs don’t just drool, they dance. Classical conditioning never sounded so disco.
Read The Reply of A Physiologist To Psychologists by Ivan Pavlov.
On Being Sane in Insane Places: David Rosenhan
(We Gotta Get Out Of This Place by The Animals)
When you fake insanity and they won’t let you leave. The anthem for anyone trapped in the psychiatric system - or group chat.
Read On Being Sane in Insane Places
Stanley Milgram
(Electricity by OMD)
Cranking up the volts in the name of obedience. Just following orders… to a synth-pop classic.
Fun fact! the song “We Do What We're Told” by Peter Gabriel was actually inspired by the Milgram experiments. Anyone else old enough to remember listening to “We Do What We're Told” on Miami Vice?
Read Revisiting Milgram’s Shocking Obedience Experiments.
Carl Jung
(Me And My Shadow by Peggy Lee)
Two’s a crowd when your repressed unconscious tags along.
Learn all about The Jungian Shadow.
Positive Psychology
(Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life by The Monty Python Team)
Because flourishing means finding the good, even when everything's going wrong. Whistle along to optimism in action.
Learn all about the branch of psychology devoted to the science of happiness.
Got a suggestion, or a favorite from the list? Use the comment button above to submit a new entry or cast your vote for the song you think deserves the number one spot in the Psychology Music Chart!
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