A curated list of the songs currently shaping the sound of Summer 2026 across pop, hip-hop, global collaborations, and viral ...

NEW YORK (AP) — What is 2026's song of the summer?

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 ...

Nearly 50 years after topping the charts, one unforgettable pop hit is being celebrated as one of summer's greatest songs.

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 ...

What is it, exactly, that makes a song worthy of song-of-the-summer status? Instant earworm-iness? A thumping, club-ready beat? A screamable chorus? Some secret fourth thing? The criteria feel so ...

One of the most recognizable songs of the 1960s was built on simplicity, swagger, and a sound that still feels instantly ...

It hit 80 degrees today in the nation’s capital. The cherry blossoms have come and gone, and my neighbor put the top down on his Mustang. Yep – it may still technically be ten weeks away, but Summer ...

Alex Warren and Donna Summer.Jack Dytrych; Harry Langdon/Getty Images Keep scrolling to see every song of the summer from the past 50 years, listed in reverse chronological order. Anjelica Oswald ...

You’re a kid again, somewhere in the late ’70s or ’80s, and summer has settled into its rhythm. But the best part is the ...

These three songs epitomized the summer of love. The hippie movement wouldn't have been the same without these tracks.