20 Songs To Play In The Background While You’re Studying

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I don’t know how people can work or study with no sound whatsoever. For me, it’s more distracting to have silence than it is to have light sound in the background. If you need that silence to focus, then ignore this completely, but if not, here are 20 tracks perfect to play lightly in your headphones to prevent you from getting distracted. Thought Catalog Logo Mark

1. Phil Collins – Against All Odds (Instrumental)

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbK_lAIevs4%5D

2. Miles Davis – Blue Moods (It’s the full album hooray!)

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp-k4WQPp2Y%5D

3. Birdy – Skinny Love
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkEakF81jhg%5D

4. Bon Iver – I Can’t Make You Love Me
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3VjaCy5gck%5D

5. Jessie Ware – Wildest Moments
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMJkddvJ4L4%5D

6. Mr. Probz – Waves

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MH9qWemtPo%5D

7. Disclosure – Latch (DJ Premier Remix)

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLh45_t9OmU%5D

8. Boyce Avenue – We Can’t Stop

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzgp65UnPxA%5D

9. Drake – Hold On, We’re Going Home

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxgqpCdOKak%5D

10. Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO9Qa7MpAvw%5D

11. Radiohead – Karma Police
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ay699qcSb4%5D

12. Norah Jones – Come Away With Me
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKEuOO0lQPc%5D

13. John Mayer – Gravity

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo4746XZgw8%5D

14. Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY%5D

15. Faith No More – Easy
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPzDTfIb0DU%5D

16. James Morrison – One Last Chance

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RGaNppieug%5D

17. Grace Potter & The Nocturnals – Stars
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54DMWdzROH0%5D

18. Diana Krall – The Look Of Love
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr8xDSPjII8%5D

19. Enya – The Best Of
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ91KDaW7kc%5D

20. Daft Punk – Tron Legacy Soundtrack (Complete)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYJBcr1LDg4%5D

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