Song of the Summer 2026: Every Contender, Ranked

Here is a ranking of all of the song of the summer contenders, featuring Drake, Yung Miami, Fenix Flexin, and more.
Forbes

Summer Songs: ‘Ordinary’ Tops Charts—But Critics Question Whether There’s A Song Of The Summer This Year

Alex Warren’s chart-topping ballad “Ordinary” is this summer’s most popular song by the numbers, but critics and music fans have lamented that this summer seemed to have few breakout hits as the ...

Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas': Songs of the Summer Week 2

Langley dethrones Drake.
CNN

How the ‘song of the summer’ became a cultural phenomenon

As the temperature outside heats up, so does the chatter around the “song of the summer” — the unofficial name for the track that becomes inescapable between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The song of ...
CNN

The song of the summer is a bummer

Gone are the sweaty days when “Not Like Us” lit up parties nationwide, uniting Drake dissers everywhere. There are manchildren and daisies and animated anthems from “KPop Demon Hunters,” but nothing ...
Forbes

Jess Glynne's 'Hold My Hand' Is Song Of The Summer, TikTok Says—Thanks To ‘Jet2holiday’ Trend

In a summer without a clear "song of the summer" breakout hit, TikTok has declared a 10-year-old pop track from English singer-songwriter Jess Glynne as the title holder thanks to the "Jet2holiday" ...
The Boston Globe

What is the song of the summer this year? ‘The jury’s still out for 2025.’

Remember last summer, when Post Malone began crooning with country twang? Chances are you heard his upbeat hit, “I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Wallen),” blasting from speakers at beaches and bars on ...
NPR

Do we have a song of the summer this year?

Each week, we use this column to break down major takeaways from the latest Billboard albums and singles charts. But it seems like a good week to break down a larger question about the charts circa ...