Each Summer, Spotify releases a list of songs that the streaming platform thinks will make a dent on the charts in the season.
Continuing the tradition, the streaming giant has revealed 2021 Songs of the Summer predictions, a global list of songs spanning a variety of genres, from hip-hop to country. “Our Songs of Summer predictions are based on a number of factors like streaming numbers, current trajectory and future forecasting from Spotify’s global curation team,” says Spotify in the press note.
Included on the list are tracks such as Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘good 4 u’ which is currently the top-streaming song on Spotify, Ed Sheeran’s latest single ‘Bad Habits’, ‘WUSYANAME‘ by Tyler, The Creator feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign which released last Friday, Doja Cat’s ‘Kiss Me More’ and others.
See the full list below. In addition, Spotify is also introducing an all-new Summer Breakouts playlist which is made up of tracks that Spotify’s editorial experts predict will blow up this Summer. It includes sounds from BIA, Tai Verdes, Dayglow, Audrey Nuna and more. The Summer Breakouts will be updated weekly throughout the Summer.
2021 Songs of the Summer Predictions:
- “good 4 u” – Olivia Rodrigo
- “Todo De Ti” – Rauw Alejandro
- “Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat (feat. SZA)
- “Butter” – BTS
- “WUSYANAME” – Tyler, The Creator (feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign)
- “Levitating” – Dua Lipa (feat. DaBaby)
- “Leave The Door Open” – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
- “Bad Habits” – Ed Sheeran
- “Essence” – WizKid (feat. Tems)
- “EL MAKINON” – KAROL G, Mariah Angeliq
- “Peaches” – Justin Bieber (feat. Daniel Caesar, Giveon)
- “Heartbreak Anthem” – Galantis (with David Guetta & Little Mix)
- “t r a n p a r e n t s o u l” – WILLOW (feat. Travis Barker)
- “Thot Shit” – Megan Thee Stallion
- “I Quit Drinking” – Kelsea Ballerini, LANY
- “Friday” – Riton, Nightcrawlers (feat. Mufasa & Hypeman, Dopamine)
- “RAPSTAR” – Polo G
- “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X
- “seaside_demo” – SEB
- “Serotonin” – girl in red
- “Qué Más Pues?” – J Balvin, Maria Becerra
- “Shy Away” – Twenty One Pilots
- “Yonaguni” – Bad Bunny
- “Late At Night” – Roddy Ricch
- “Save Your Tears” – The Weeknd with Ariana Grande
