We ranked each top song of the summer for the past 20 years.
Jay Z and Beyonce perform onstage during the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Aug. 28, 2003 in New York City.
One year after Rob Thomas first stepped out as a solo artist and scored the biggest hit of his career with the enormous Santana collaboration “Smooth,” he returned to Matchbox Twenty and to the top of the Hot 100 with the pensive guitar-pop single “Bent.” The song only spent one week at the summit but eked out the Song of the Summer crown from *N SYNC’s more party-friendly “It’s Gonna Be Me.”Song of the Summer Runner-Ups: Juvenile feat.
Although Usher would soar even higher a few years after releasing this charming ode to turning down a potential relationship because of a passing physical resemblance to an ex, the hook to “U Remind Me” remains one of his most indelible, and a perfect addition to any barbecue playlist.Song of the Summer Runner-Ups: Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop The Feeling!”; The Chainsmokers feat.
“In My Feelings” was not unveiled to the world as another surefire hit from Drake; after ruling the Hot 100 earlier in 2018 with “God’s Plan” and “Nice For What,” his albumwas released in late June, “In My Feelings” proceeded to blow up organically, and became an official single days later. Credit a dance challenge tied to the song, popularized by the comedian Shiggy, for helping “In My Feelings” rule the second half of summer 2018.
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