Spotify has unveiled its annual Songs of Summer list, predicting the 30 songs that will soundtrack summer in 2025.

Despite arriving a whole month before summer begins on 21 June, Spotify is confident that its selection – made by analysing streaming data – will soundtrack your memories in the sun this year.

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The list is curated by Spotify’s editorial team, who are confident after the accuracy of their predictions last year that they’ll be bang on the money again in 2025. The list is populated by big names including Bad Bunny, Charli XCX, Drake and Lady Gaga, as well as Afro-fusion like Show Me Love by WizTheMc, bees & honey, and Tyla, and “lovestruck pop” with Ordinary from Alex Warren and Blue Strips by Jessie Murph.

It’s also worth noting, of course, that no data could possibly predict whether a new, unknown artist might emerge on the scene in a month’s time, which could shake everything up.

While the playlist knocks out lots of well-streamed artists, Spotify has taken at least one risk with singer-songwriter Hannah Cohen. With over 800,000 monthly listeners, Cohen is one of the lesser-known artists on the list, comparatively.

Cohen’s latest record, Earthstar Mountain, is sure to go down well with listeners. The record boasts effortlessly dulcet tones, spanning from glistening acoustic musing to wistful, dreamy indie-funk. Spotify has picked out the aptly named Summer Sweat for its summer playlist.

“Spotify’s editorial team blends cultural expertise, editorial instinct, and streaming data to curate our annual Songs of Summer list,” Spotify explains. “[This playlist] cements Spotify as the ultimate destination for summer listening and proves we know music best.”

“When it comes to afro-fusion, we’re seeing songs like Show Me Love by WizTheMc, bees & honey & Tyla – which fuses electronic, Afrobeats and R&B – and YA BABA by DYSTINCT and French Montana – which blends Moroccan Arabic with French – boil over across Africa, Europe and the United States,” the company goes on.

“We’re also seeing dance BPMs continue to rise,” Spotify says. To celebrate high-speed garage and house, Spotify lists Ely Oaks’ Running Around and Say My Name – Remix by Morgan Seatree and Florence + The Machine.

Some chill tunes also feature, like The Marías’ No One Noticed and NIKI’s You’ll Be in My Heart. These picks are intended for “watching a perfect sunset on a hot summer day with friends”, the company notes.

Spotify yearly Songs of Summer forecast has been fairly accurate in the past few years. Last summer’s list ranked HOT TO GO! by Chappell Roan, Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter and Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar – with Lamar’s song going on to win multiple Grammys.

Here’s the entire list, in alphabetical order:
Ordinary – Alex Warren
NUEVAYoL – Bad Bunny
Super –  Bb trickz
Mystical Magical – Benson Boone
All The Way – BigXthaPlug and Bailey Zimmerman
party 4 u – Charli xcx
My Darling – Chella
With You – Davido and Omah Lay
NOKIA – Drake
YA BABA – DYSTINCT and French Montana
Running Around – Ely Oaks
Summer Sweat – Hannah Cohen
like JENNIE – JENNIE
Blue Strips – Jessie Murph
Gnarly – KATSEYE
How Bad Do U Want Me – Lady Gaga
MUTT – Leon Thomas
Dark Thoughts – Lil Tecca
What Was That – Lorde
Shake It To The Max (FLY) – Remix – MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng, and Shenseea
Say My Name – Remix – Morgan Seatree and Florence + The Machine
What I Want – Morgan Wallen and Tate McRae
You’ll Be in My Heart – Spotify Singles – NIKI
Love Me Not – Ravyn Lenae
Sally, When The Wine Runs Out – ROLE MODEL
back to friends – sombr
No One Noticed – The Marías
Brunette – Tucker Wetmore
La Plena – W Sound 05 – W Sound, Beéle, and Ovy On The Drums
Show Me Love (with Tyla) – WizTheMc, bees & honey and Tyla

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