What are the songs of the summer this year? Here’s a peek at the top ten according to TikTok and Spotify.
Curious about the song of the summer? It’s different depending on who you ask. Both TikTok and Spotify have released a peek at their most-streamed tracks this summer with some surprising differences between the two platforms. Let’s take a peek.
TikTok’s Songs of the Summer for the U.S.
TikTok says its list is composed of songs that had the most video creations using them—lending to their virality on the platform.
- “Makeba” – Jain
- “Barbie World” – Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, Aqua
- “Peaches & Eggplants” – Young Nudy
- “Get Off The Wall” – Philly Goats
- “Blicky” – Fresh X Reckless
- “Buckle Up” – Philly Goats & PGS Spence
- “What It Is – Solo Version” – Doechii
- “Pound Town” – Sexxy Red & Tay Keith
- “fukumean” – Gunna
- “Cruel Summer” – Taylor Swift
Spotify’s Songs of the Summer for the U.S.
Meanwhile, Spotify’s peek at the top songs of the summer in the United States reveal a strong favoring of Morgan Wallen, thanks to his genre-bending track “Last Night.”
- “Last Night” – Morgan Wallen
- “Ella Baila Sola” – Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma
- “Cruel Summer” – Taylor Swift
- “fukumean” – Gunna
- “vampire” – Olivia Rodrigo
- “Fast Car” – Luke Combs
- “Kill Bill” – SZA
- “See You Again (ft. Kali Uchis)” – by Tyler, the Creator
- “un x100to” – Grupo Frontera, Bad Bunny
- “You Proof” – Morgan Wallen
The “Barbie World” track from the Barbie movie soundtrack doesn’t appear on Spotify’s list until #14, while it takes the #2 spot on TikTok’s list. It seems as though superstars like Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen, Olivia Rodrigo, Bad Bunny, and Luke Combs all have more pull on a traditional DSP—where people are listening for the music and not the meme. It’s always nice when a song takes off to become something on its own—but songs like “Fast Car” convey feeling that’s hard to turn into a short-form viral clip.