The nation gets through its weekly cleaning chores with a musical diet of pure pop, classic country & western and even a bit of rock thrown in for good measure the findings note. Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon’s ‘The Boy Does Nothing’ has been voted the nation’s top cleaning song – the 2008 hit topped the list of best cleaning songs, beating out a host of famous tracks from the likes of Queen, Dolly Parton and Beyonce.
In the survey of 2,000 UK adults, the household tasks we find most time-consuming and most in need of a quick hack include deep cleaning the oven, cleaning the bathroom, weeding the garden, washing the windows, cleaning up after the dog has been on a muddy walk, and washing up after dinner. The average British home is using three self-created hacks on a weekly basis, with 25 to 34-year-olds being the most likely to use a self-made hack.
Earlier this month wilko brought its 2022 festival season to a close with a unique event; the world’s first festival devoted entirely to cleaning.
The free event, dubbed the House of Hacks, took place at Leeds Trinity Shopping Centre on 12th October and featured cleaning influencer headliners, top tips and demos for hacking cleaning jobs inside and outside the home, Instagram photo stations, product giveaways and even a ‘spin to win’ washing machine, where guests could bag themselves a year’s worth of free cleaning products.
The brand’s survey data found that the average home is using three self-created hacks on a weekly basis, with 25 to 34-year-olds being the most likely to use a self-made hack. When it comes to shortcuts, Leeds locals came out on top, with an average of nine hacks in use, which is why the Yorkshire city was chosen as the event location.
81 per cent of of Brits apparently, if the findings are to be believed, have already created at least one hack and 74 per cent of those polled state that the UK loves to share advice once we have discovered a simple solution around a home or garden chore.
A third of us list Instagram and TikTok as our most used tools for finding helpful hints for around the home, and the average British adult now spends an hour a week watching social media tutorials for cleaning, decorating and DIY and gardening. While we can’t keep away from the likes of Mrs Hinch, it’s interesting to note that we trust advice from friends and family twice as much as we do that of online personalities.
A spokesperson for wilko:
“Google searches for ‘cleaning tips’ are up 200 per cent – and this, coupled with our love of influencers and real life tips, suggests that housework has never been a hotter topic than right now. That’s why we decided to host the House of Hacks; the world’s first event devoted to cracking those cleaning jobs and to pooling real families’ solutions for everyday housework. We can’t wait to welcome guests to our event and look forward to not only helping them get every job in the home done, but also collecting their ideas so that we can help others too.”
UK’s top cleaning songs ranked
- Alesha Dixon, The Boy Does Nothing
- Rose Royce, Car Wash
- Dolly Parton, 9-5
- Queen, I Want to Break Free
- Irene Cara, What a Feeling
- Whatta Man, En Vogue
- Sheryl Crow, All I Wanna Do
- The Killers, Mr Brightside
- Beyonce, Break My Soul
- Beach Boys, Wipe Out
