With summer coming to an end soon, Spotify has wrapped up the season by totaling the top five tracks that were constantly played on the radio.
From Billie Eilish’s Mellow vocals to Sabrina Carpenter’s catchy tunes, the list features some of the hottest artists at the moment.
Here’s a recap of Spotify’s 2024 Songs of Summer;
“Birds of a Feather ” – Billie Eilish
The track featuring the lyrics “Birds of a feather, we should stick together. I know I said I’d never think I wasn’t better alone/ Can’t change the weather, might not be forever / But if it’s forever, It’s even better”, is part of the top five tracks from the 22 year old’s latest album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT. With its use on Instagram reels and over 855 million streams on the platform, Billie Eilish has been trending throughout the summer. She revealed in a TikTok clip that the song, originally about relationships, evolved into a track about dying.
“HOT TO GO! ” – Chappell Roan
Chappell Roan has had a breakout summer with her song “HOT TO GO!” From her 2023 debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, along with “Good Luck, Babe!” Although the 26 year old is an emerging artist, she has made a significant impact with the song that features the lyrics: “H-O-T-T-O-G-O/ Snap and clap and touch your toes/ Raise your hands, now body roll/ Dance it out, You’re hot to go.
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar, A veteran in the industry secured a spot on the top five songs of the summer with “Not Like Us”. The track, which name-drops Drake and Include the lyrics ” They not like us, they not like us, they not like us,” Is a single released two years after his album Mr Morale & The Big Steppers in 2022.
“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
25 year old Sabrina Carpenter has made a splash this summer with two hits from her recent album Short n’ Sweet. From “Please Please Please” To “Espresso”, the latter has been particularly popular. The catchy song features the lyrics ” Now he’s thinking about me every night, oh is it that sweet? I guess so/ Say you can’t sleep, baby, I know/ That’s that me espresso.” Sabrina mentioned that she was initially alone in wanting to release “Espresso.”
“A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey
Shaboozey has made a splash this summer with his hit ” A Bar Song (Tipsy)”, featuring the lyrics: “Someone pour me up a double shot of whiskey/ They know me and Jack Daniel got a history / There’s a party downtown near fifth Street/ Everybody at the bar gettin tipsy”. The 29 year old artist, who has worked with Beyonce stated that for the past couple of years, my mission has been the same as hers, bringing people to this space and using my voice to show people that we’re here as well”. He also made on to former President Barack Obama’s 2024 Summer playlist.
