Each Year, One Song Becomes The Song Of The SummerTable of Contents |
The Top 100 Summer Songs 1920- 2019: |
| 2021: Good 4 U – Olivia Rodrigo |
| 2020*: Watermelon Sugar – Harry Styles (tie) Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo (tie) *COVID-19 Summer |
| 2019: Old Town Road by Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus |
| 2018: In My Feelings – Drake |
| 2017: Despacito – Luis Fonsi feat Daddy Yankee (and sometimes Justin Bieber) |
| 2016: Closer – Chainsmokers featuring Halsey |
| 2015: (tie) Shut Up and Dance – Walk The Moon and Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars |
| 2014: Happy – Pharrell Williams |
| 2013: Get Lucky – Daft Punk |
| 2012: Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepson |
| 2011: Party Rock – LMFAO |
| 2010: Firework – Katy Perry |
| 2009: I Gotta Feeling – The Black Eyed Peas |
| 2008: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On it) – Beyonce |
| 2007: The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani and Akon |
| 2006: Sexyback – Justin Timberlake |
| 2005: Hollaback Girl – Gwen Stefani |
| 2004: Yeah! – Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris |
| 2003: Crazy In Love – Beyonce Featuring Jay-Z |
| 2002: A Moment Like This – Kelly Clarkson |
| 2001: Lady Marmalade – Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil Kim, and Mya |
| 2000: Who Let The Dogs Out – Baha Men |
| 1999: Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas |
| 1998: I Don’t Want To Miss a Thing – Aerosmith |
| 1997: Wannabe – Spice Girls |
| 1996: Macarena – Los Del Rio |
| 1995: Get Ready For This – 2 Unlimited |
| 1994: All I Wanna Do – Sheryl Crow |
| 1993: What Is Love – Haddaway |
| 1992: Baby Got Back – Sir Mixx-A-Lott |
| 1991: Summertime – DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince |
| 1990: (tie) Electric Boogie (aka The Electric Slide) – Marcia Griffiths and Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice |
| 1989: Love Shack – B-52’sC |
| 1988: Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard |
| 1987: Living On A Prayer – Bon Jovi |
| 1986: That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne & Friends |
| 1985: We Built This City – Jefferson Starship |
| 1984: Thriller – Michael Jackson |
| 1983: It’s Raining Men – The Weather Girls |
| 1982: I Love Rock and Roll – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts |
| 1981: Super Freak – Rick James |
| 1980: You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC |
| 1979: Y.M.C.A. – Village People |
| 1978: Last Dance – Donna Summer |
| 1977: Dancing Queen – Abba |
| 1976: Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry |
| 1975: Get Down Tonight – KC & The Sunshine Band |
| 1974: Takin Care Of Business – Bachman Turner Overdrive (BTO) |
| 1973: Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye |
| 1972: American Pie – Don McLean |
| 1971: Joy To The World – Three Dog Night |
| 1970: I’ll Be There – Jackson Five |
| 1969: Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond |
| 1968: Sittin On The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding |
| 1967: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell |
| 1966: I’m A Believer – The Monkees |
| 1965: Unchained Melody – Righteous Brothers |
| 1964: Twist and Shout – Beatles |
| 1963: Louie Louie – The Kingsmen |
| 1962: Twist and Shout – Isley Brothers |
| 1961: Let’s Twist Again – Chubby Checker |
| 1960: The Twist – Chubby Checker |
| 1959: Mack The Knife – Bobby Darin |
| 1958: At The Hop – Danny & the Juniors |
| 1957: Jailhouse Rock – Elvis Presley |
| 1956: Hound Dog – Elvis Presley |
| 1955: Rock Around The Clock – Bill Haley & The Comets |
| 1954: Sh-Boom – The Chords |
| 1953: (How Much is That) Doggie in the Window – Patty Page |
| 1952: Singin’ in the Rain – Gene Kelly |
| 1951: Unforgettable – Nat King Cole |
| 1950: Music Music Music – Teresa Brewer |
| 1949: Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) – Vaughn Monroe |
| 1948: The Woody Woodpecker Song – Kay Kyser |
| 1947: Peg O’ My Heart – Buddy Clark |
| 1946: The Gypsy – The Ink Spots |
| 1945: Sentimental Journey – Les Brown |
| 1944: Swinging on a Star – Bing Crosby |
| 1943: You’ll Never Know – Dick Haymes |
| 1942: Deep In The Heart of Texas – Alvino Rey or Bing Crosby or Horace Heidt or Merry Macs |
| 1941: Stardust – Artie Shaw |
| 1940: I’ll Never Smile Again – Tommy Dorsey |
| 1939: Beer Barrel Polka – The Andrews Sisters (or Will Glahe) |
| 1938: A Tisket, A-Tasket – Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb |
| 1937: It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane – Guy Lombardo |
| 1936: The Glory of Love – Benny Goodman |
| 1935: Cheek To Cheek – Fred Astaire |
| 1934: Cocktails For Two – Duke Ellington |
| 1933: Stormy Weather – Leo Reisman featuring Harold Arlen |
| 1932: In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town – Ted Lewis |
| 1931: Minnie The Moocher – Cab Calloway |
| 1930: Dancing With Tears In My Eyes – Nat Shilkret |
| 1929: Honey – Rudy Vallee |
| 1928: Ramona – Paul Whiteman (or by Gene Austin) |
| 1927: I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover – Ben Burnie |
| 1926: Valencia – Paul Whiteman |
| 1925: Sweet Georgia Brown – Ben Burnie |
| 1924: California, Here I Come – Al Jolson |
| 1923: That Old Gang of Mine – Bill Murray and Ed Smalle |
| 1922: Stumbling – Paul Whiteman |
| 1921: Cherie – Paul Whiteman |
| 1920: When My Baby Smiles At Me – Ted Lewis |
