Coldplay have topped a poll to find the band most people want to feel asleep to.

The four-piece finished ahead James Blunt, Snow Patrol, Take That and Norah Jones in a survey carried out by Travelodge.

"The research shows that we are increasingly relying on slow, sleepy music and unchallenging books to take our minds off the pressures of modern living, to help us switch off and get to sleep at night", said Travelodge spokesperson Leigh McCarron.

"Coldplay seem to hit just the right spot among Britain's insomniacs."

The study into the bedtime rituals polled 2,248 people across the UK.