Throughout the year, Spotify releases some interesting stats publicly for nerds likes us to let us know what is streaming good and what genres are doing well on the platform.
Every Summer, the streaming giant also puts out a list of songs that they think have potential to be “Song of The Summer.” The list is not limited to a particular genre and is based on a number of factors like streaming numbers, current trajectory and future forecasting from Spotify’s global curation team.
For this year, Spotify has en eclectic mix of songs, ranging from Young Thug’s ‘The London’, Machine Gun Kelly’s ‘I Think I’m Okay’ and Tyler, the Creator’s ‘Earfquake’ to Daddy Yankee’s ‘Con Calma’, Bon Iver’s ‘Hey, Ma’ and Justin Bieber & Ed Sheeran’s ‘I Don’t Care’. Take a look at the list below (in no particular order).
- “Never Really Over” – Katy Perry
- “Easier” – Five Seconds of Summer
- “Truth Hurts” – Lizzo
- “bad guy” – Billie Eilish
- “Con Calma” – Daddy Yankee, Snow
- “Summer Days” (feat. Macklemore and Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy) – Martin Garrixx
- “Someone You Loved” – Lewis Capaldi
- “EARFQUAKE” – Tyler, The Creator
- “The Bones” – Maren Morris
- “I Don’t Care” (with Justin Bieber) – Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber
- “Go Loco” – YG, Tyga, Jon Z
- “Bags” – Clairo
- “The London” (feat. J. Cole and Travis Scott) – Young Thug, J. Cole, Travis Scott
- “Rockstar” – YONAKA
- “Press” – Cardi B
- “SOS” – Avicii, Aloe Blacc
- “If I Can’t Have You” – Shawn Mendes
- “Hey, Ma” – Bon Iver
- “I Think I’m OKAY” – MGK, YUNGBLUD, Travis Barker
- “Acai Bowl” – Dominic Fike