The American alternative rock band’s early noughties anthem appeared in most playlists centred around building, trade and construction terms, as gathered by builder’s merchant and cement blocks supplier Travis Perkins using a Spotify Playlist Mining Tool.

The band’s huge hit Californication came in as the second most popular song in the study. Feel Good Inc. by alternative hip hop band Gorillaz completed the top three.

While Red Hot Chili Peppers took the top two spots in the chart, the full top 20 features more songs by AC/DC than any other artist. Back In Black, Highway To Hell and Thunderstruck all feature in the chart from the classic Australian rock band.

There were two other bands to appear multiple times on the list – Sheffield indie band Arctic Monkeys (with the pair of hits Do I Wanna Know? and 505) and California indie band TV Girl (the hits Lovers Rock and Cigarettes Out The Window both feature).

The full top 20 songs

1. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can’t Stop
2. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
3. Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
4. AC/DC - Back In Black
5. Tyler, The Creator (feat. Kali Uchis) - See You Again
6. Kanye West - Runaway
7. The Killers - Mr. Brightside
8. Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know?
9. AC/DC - Highway To Hell
10. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
11. Foo Fighters - Everlong
12. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
13. 3 Doors Down - Kryptonite
14. Arctic Monkeys - 505
15. TV Girl - Lovers Rock
16. AC/DC - Thunderstruck
17. Drake (feat. 21 Savage) - Jimmy Cooks
18. TV Girl - Cigarettes Out The Window
19. Nickelback - How You Remind Me
20. Journey - Don’t Stop Believin’ 

To make your life easier, Travis Perkins has created a Spotify Ultimate Tradesperson playlist so you can get straight to listening to the tracks it has recommended.

A spokesperson at Travis Perkins commented: “Playing music around building sites is great for hiding background noise and offering a good respite whenever those in the trade have break periods. Upbeat songs certainly appear to be a top choice for those on DJ duties at work mind, if our study is anything to go by.”