We’re in the midst of a global pandemic that has shut down all live entertainment events for the past three months, so in lieu of concert reviews and live event round ups, analytics companies everywhere have taken to looking at streaming and radio.
KISS FM (in the UK, not KIIS FM in the states) and Shazam set out to find the biggest summer songs of the past decade, based on how many times the track has been searched on the music ID app. The results show that EDM is unabashedly tied with summer vibes, with artists like Major Lazer, Avicii, Kungs, Lost Frequencies, Oliver Heldens, Sam Feldt, Clean Bandit, and Robin Schulz all appearing in the top 10.
The top track goes to Major Lazer, DJ Snake, and MØ’s massive summer hit, “Lean On,” which also has 1.3 billion plays on Spotify and a huge 2.8 billion plays on YouTube. The second spot goes to the “Despacito” remix with Justin Bieber which shattered records when it came out, followed by Avicii’s defining hit, “Wake Me Up.”
According to the data, there were more songs on the list from 2018 than from any other year. However there were more songs in the top 10 from 2015 than any other year. Anyone who can remember as far back as 2015 can attest that the vibes that year were just… different.
Kiss presenter Tyler West said: “Summer might be a little different this year, but it doesn’t mean we can’t blast out some music, get amongst happy memories and have a good time.
“Hosting this show brought me back so many moments of past summers gone by and this selection is the perfect playlist to get you pumped for those sunny days ahead.”
Check out the top 50 below!
Major Lazer Feat. MØ & DJ Snake – Lean On
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Feat. Justin Bieber – Despacito (Remix)
Avicii – Wake Me Up
Kungs & Cookin’ On 3 Burners – This Girl
French Montana Feat. Swae Lee – Unforgettable
Lost Frequencies – Are You With Me
Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill – Gecko (Overdrive)
Sam Feldt Feat. Kimberly Anne – Show Me Love
Clean Bandit Feat. Demi Lovato – Solo
Mr. Probz – Waves (Robin Schulz Radio Edit)
Fuse ODG – Antenna
Skrillex & Diplo With Justin Bieber – Where Are Ü Now
Klingande – Jubel
Dominic Fike – 3 Nights
Joel Corry – Sorry
Naughty Boy Feat. Sam Smith – La La La
Lilly Wood & The Prick & Robin Schulz – Prayer In C (Robin Schulz Radio Edit)
Kent Jones – Don’t Mind
Nico & Vinz – Am I Wrong
Calvin Harris Feat. Pharrell Williams & Katy Perry & Big Sean – Feels
Jonas Blue Feat. William Singe – Mama
Daft Punk Feat. Pharrell Williams – Get Lucky
AJ Tracey – Ladbroke Grove
John Newman – Love Me Again
Meduza Feat. Goodboys – Piece Of Your Heart
Fetty Wap – Trap Queen
Years & Years – Shine
Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell – Blurred Lines
Loud Luxury Feat. Brando – Body
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber – I Don’t Care
DJ Khaled Feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts
Calvin Harris Feat. Rihanna – This Is What You Came For
Jess Glynne – Right Here
Ed Sheeran Feat. Chance The Rapper & PnB Rock – Cross Me
Galantis – Runaway (U & I)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Ray Dalton – Can’t Hold Us
Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – One Kiss
Tinie Tempah Feat. Jess Glynne – Not Letting Go
Sigala – Easy Love
ZHU – Faded
Omi – Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)
Armin Van Buuren Feat. Trevor Guthrie – This Is What It Feels Like
Juice WRLD – Lucid Dreams
Felix Jaehn Feat. Jasmine Thompson – Ain’t Nobody (Loves Me Better)
Jax Jones & Martin Solveig & Madison Beer – All Day And Night (Jax Jones & Martin Solveig Present Europa)
Cardi B & Bad Bunny & J Balvin – I Like It
Icona Pop Feat. Charli XCX – I Love It
Jonas Blue – Perfect Strangers
Chris Malinchak – So Good To Me
Liam Payne Feat. Quavo – Strip That Down
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