Have you ever listened to an artist and thought, Wait… why does this song feel like it was written specifically about me?

Maybe you’re a Taylor Swift person who has a full emotional timeline of every relationship you’ve ever had. Maybe you’re a Sabrina Carpenter person who uses humor to cope with literally everything. Maybe Kacey Musgraves makes you want to move to a little house in the country, drink something on a porch, and dramatically rethink your entire life.

Music has a funny way of reflecting our personalities. The songs we gravitate toward, the lyrics that stick with us, and even the artists we obsess over can say something about the way we see ourselves and the world around us.

So, purely for fun, let’s combine two things the internet loves: the Enneagram and music.

Obviously, there is no official Enneagram casting department assigning celebrities to personality types. These are playful interpretations based on the themes, aesthetics, lyrics, and public personas associated with different artists—not clinical assessments or confirmed Enneagram typings.

So grab your headphones. Let’s find your Enneagram soundtrack.

Type 1: The Reformer — Taylor Swift

“I need to make sense of what happened, and then I’m going to turn it into a three-minute-and-forty-seven-second masterpiece.”

Type Ones are often described as principled, conscientious, improvement-oriented, and highly aware of how things shouldbe. They tend to have a strong internal critic and can hold themselves to incredibly high standards.

Enter Taylor Swift.

Taylor’s music is full of reflection, analysis, revision, and an almost obsessive attention to the details of human behavior. She has built an entire creative universe around examining what happened, what went wrong, what she could have done differently, what someone else should have done differently, and what the whole experience means.

That meticulousness is very Type One-coded.

The Type One soundtrack isn’t just about feeling something. It’s about figuring it out. What was the lesson? What was fair? What was the mistake? What should have happened? And how can I make sure I never make that mistake again?

A Type One may listen to a breakup song and somehow turn it into a personal development exercise.

Your anthem: “Anti-Hero”
Your vibe: “I know I should let this go, but first I need to understand exactly what went wrong.”

Type 2: The Helper — Dolly Parton

If there were an Enneagram type most likely to show up at your house with food, encouragement, and a solution to a problem you didn’t even tell them about, it would be Type Two.

Type Twos are relational, generous, emotionally attuned, and deeply motivated by connection. They often want to feel needed and appreciated, and they can be incredibly good at noticing what other people need.

Which brings us to Dolly Parton.

Dolly’s public persona has long been associated with warmth, generosity, humor, compassion, and an ability to make people feel welcome. Her music frequently centers relationships, love, loss, family, and the emotional lives of other people.

The Type Two playlist is basically a warm hug in musical form.

It also comes with one important reminder: you don’t have to earn love by taking care of everyone.

Sometimes the Type Two needs to put down the emotional first-aid kit and ask, “Wait… what do I need?”

Your anthem: “Coat of Many Colors”
Your vibe: “Don’t worry about me! Is everyone else okay?”

Type 3: The Achiever — Beyoncé

Type Threes are often driven by achievement, success, recognition, and the desire to become the best version of themselves. They’re adaptable, hardworking, goal-oriented, and frequently very aware of how they are perceived by others.

So who better than Beyoncé?

The sheer level of intentionality behind Beyoncé’s career, performances, visuals, branding, and artistry makes her an easy playful match for Type Three energy.

The Three playlist says: We are not simply going to have a dream. We are going to execute the dream.

This is the person with a five-year plan, a color-coded calendar, and somehow still enough energy to make it look effortless.

But underneath the achievement can be a deeper question: Who am I if I’m not accomplishing something?

That’s where Type Threes have an opportunity for growth. Your worth doesn’t increase every time you check something off your to-do list.

Your anthem: “Run the World (Girls)”
Your vibe: “I have 17 things to accomplish today, and yes, I will be doing all of them.”

Type 4: The Individualist — Kacey Musgraves

This one feels almost too easy.

Type Fours are associated with individuality, emotional depth, authenticity, identity, and the desire to be understood for who they really are. They can be highly attuned to what feels genuine versus what feels performative.

And Kacey Musgraves has built an entire musical identity around authenticity, individuality, love, heartbreak, self-discovery, and questioning the expectations placed on us.

The Type Four doesn’t necessarily want the life everyone else has.

They want their life.

They may look around and think, “But what if there is another way to do this?”

Kacey’s music often carries that combination of tenderness and independence that feels very Four: I want love, but I also want to be myself. I want connection, but I don’t want to disappear inside someone else’s expectations.

The Type Four playlist is for driving around alone and having an unnecessarily profound realization about your entire life.

Your anthem: “Slow Burn”
Your vibe: “I don’t want to fit in. I want to feel like myself.”

Type 5: The Investigator — Radiohead

Type Fives are curious, analytical, observant, and motivated by understanding the world around them. They often need plenty of mental space and can feel most comfortable when they have time to think, research, observe, and make sense of things.

Their playlist is not necessarily playing at full volume while they’re surrounded by 14 people.

It’s probably playing quietly while they are alone, thinking about something nobody else has thought about since 2007.

Radiohead feels like the soundtrack for the Type Five who has somehow turned an ordinary Tuesday afternoon into a philosophical investigation of modern existence.

Type Fives don’t just want to know what is happening.

They want to know why.

Your anthem: “Everything in Its Right Place”
Your vibe: “I need some time to process that.”

Type 6: The Loyalist — Olivia Rodrigo

Type Sixes are often deeply aware of uncertainty, risk, trust, and relationships. They may spend a lot of time thinking through potential problems and wondering whether they can rely on the people around them.

And honestly?

Olivia Rodrigo’s catalog contains enough emotional uncertainty to fuel a Type Six for approximately 400 years.

Type Six energy can sound like:

Do they actually like me?

Did I do something wrong?

What did they mean by that text?

Should I be worried?

Okay, but what if…

Sixes can also be incredibly loyal, funny, courageous, and protective. Their anxiety isn’t the whole story. A healthy Six can become incredibly brave precisely because they understand that fear doesn’t have to make their decisions for them.

Your anthem: “good 4 u”
Your vibe: “I’m sure it’s fine. But let’s just talk through every possible scenario.”

Type 7: The Enthusiast — Sabrina Carpenter

Type Sevens want to experience life. They’re playful, spontaneous, curious, optimistic, and often incredibly skilled at finding something fun even when things are going badly.

Sabrina Carpenter’s combination of humor, flirtiness, playfulness, confidence, and don’t-take-yourself-too-seriously energy makes her a very fun Type Seven pairing.

The Seven playlist is the one that says, “Okay, that was horrible. Anyway, where are we going tonight?”

But there’s more to Seven than being the fun one.

Sevens can sometimes use stimulation, humor, busyness, or constant plans to avoid sitting with uncomfortable emotions. Learning that boredom, sadness, disappointment, and uncertainty can all be survived is an important part of Seven growth.

Still, when life feels heavy, every Enneagram type could probably use a little Seven energy.

Your anthem: “Espresso”
Your vibe: “Life is too short to have a boring playlist.”

Type 8: The Challenger — Miley Cyrus

Type Eights are intense, independent, direct, protective, and often unwilling to be controlled by other people. They tend to value autonomy and can have a strong instinct to stand up for themselves and the people they care about.

Miley Cyrus fits the playful Type Eight soundtrack beautifully.

Her career has involved repeated reinvention, experimentation, boundary-pushing, and an unwillingness to remain confined to one version of herself.

The Eight playlist says:

“You don’t get to tell me who I’m supposed to be.”

At their best, Eights can use their strength to protect, advocate, lead, and create change. At their most stressed, they may become overly controlling or assume they have to handle everything themselves.

Because apparently asking for help is illegal.

Your anthem: “Flowers”
Your vibe: “I can handle it myself.”

Type 9: The Peacemaker — Norah Jones

Type Nines are often calm, accommodating, accepting, and focused on maintaining harmony. They tend to see multiple perspectives and may have a natural ability to make other people feel comfortable.

Norah Jones brings a peaceful, grounded quality that makes her a fitting Type Nine soundtrack.

The Nine playlist isn’t necessarily screaming for your attention.

It’s sitting beside you quietly saying, “It’s going to be okay.”

But Type Nines have an important growth edge: peace is not the same thing as avoiding conflict.

Sometimes keeping everyone else happy requires you to disappear from the equation.

The healthiest Nine learns that having an opinion doesn’t make you difficult, saying no doesn’t make you selfish, and conflict doesn’t automatically mean something has gone terribly wrong.

Your anthem: “Don’t Know Why”
Your vibe: “Whatever everyone wants is fine with me.”

Okay, But What If You’re a Different Artist?

Here’s the thing about the Enneagram: you’re probably going to read your type description and think, Okay, but I don’t relate to that artist at all.

And that’s completely fine.

The Enneagram isn’t really about your favorite aesthetic, your favorite music, or even your outward behavior. Two people can behave in completely different ways while being motivated by similar underlying fears and desires.

That’s what makes the Enneagram so interesting.

A Type Three and a Type One might both be incredibly hardworking, but the motivation underneath that achievement may be different. A Type Two and a Type Nine might both struggle to say no, but for different reasons. A Type Four and a Type Six might both spend a lot of time in their heads, but the emotional experience underneath that overthinking can be very different.

And honestly, that’s why the Enneagram can be more useful than simply saying, “I’m an introvert,” “I’m emotional,” or “I’m a people person.”

It invites you to ask a deeper question:

Why do I do what I do?

Your Enneagram Playlist Is More Than a Personality Test

Whether you take the Enneagram seriously or simply use it as an excuse to overanalyze your Spotify Wrapped, it can be a fun way to become more curious about yourself.

Maybe you’re a Type Four listening to Kacey Musgraves and realizing how much you value authenticity. Maybe you’re a Type Seven blasting Sabrina Carpenter while avoiding the one uncomfortable email you’ve been putting off. Maybe you’re a Type Six listening to Olivia Rodrigo and thinking, Okay, unfortunately she understands me.

The point isn’t to put yourself in a box.

It’s to notice the patterns.

What do you tend to do when you’re stressed? What are you afraid other people will think about you? What do you desperately want to feel? What happens when you don’t get it?

Those questions can tell you much more about your personality than whether you’re a “Taylor person” or a “Sabrina person.”

Although, let’s be honest.

You can absolutely be both.

Want to Explore Your Enneagram Type More Deeply?

The Enneagram can be a helpful framework for exploring patterns in relationships, anxiety, perfectionism, people pleasing, self-worth, and the ways we respond to stress. At Thorn & Rose Counseling, we believe therapy should help you understand not only what you’re experiencing, but also the patterns underneath it.

Whether you’re trying to understand yourself better, improve your relationships, or finally figure out why you keep doing the same thing even though you swear you’re going to do something different this time, therapy can be a space to explore those patterns with curiosity and compassion.

And now the important question: What artist would you assign to YOUR Enneagram type?

And remember.. you got this!

Samantha Earley, MS LPC

Thorn & Rose Counseling