Песней этого лета стал хит Despacito, именно она побила мировой рекорд популярности стриминговых сервисов, с момента появления трек прослушали 4 миллиарда раз.
Каждый год идет ожесточенное соперничество между певцами, чтобы исполненная ими песня получила титул песни лета, пишет Independent.
Billboard составил список 10-ти лучших песен каждого лета с 1958 года, основанный на графике Billboard Hot 100. Из него был составлен этот список самых популярных песен лета с 1975 п 2016 годы.
1975: “One of These Nights” – The Eagles
1976: “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” – Elton John and Kiki Dee
Kiki Dee / Elton John (YouTube/EltonJohnVEVO)
1977: “I Just Want to Be Your Everything” – Andy Gibb
Andy Gibb, January 9, 1979. (Ron Frehm/AP Photo)
1978: “Shadow Dancing” – Andy Gibb
Andy Gibb 1977 (AP)
1979: “Bad Girls” – Donna Summer
Donna Summer в 2010 (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
1980: “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me” – Billy Joel
Billy Joel (YouTube/billyjoelVEV)
1981: “Jessie’s Girl” – Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield (YouTube/RickSpringfieldVEVO)
1982: “Eye of the Tiger” – Survivor
1983: “Every Breath You Take” – The Police
(YouTube/ThePoliceVEVO)
1984: “When Doves Cry” – Prince
Prince (YouTube/Prince)
1985: “Shout” – Tears For Fears
Tears for Fears (Mercury)
1986: “Papa Don’t Preach” – Madonna
Madonna (YouTube/Warner Bros. Records)
1987: “Alone” – Heart
(YouTube/HeartVEVO)
1988: “Roll With It” – Steve Winwood
(Pizzello/AP Photo)
1989: “Right Here Waiting” – Richard Marx
1990: “Vision of Love” – Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (YouTube/MariahCareyVEVO)
1991: “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” – Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams (YouTube/BryanAdamsVEVO)
1992: “Baby Got Back” – Sir Mix-A-Lot
1993: “(I Can’t Help) Falling In Love with You” – UB40
Ali Campbell (Keystone, Fabrice Coffrini/AP Photo)
1994: “I Swear” – All-4-One
(YouTube/All-4-One (Official channel))
1995: “Waterfalls” – TLC
1996: “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” – Los Del Rio
1997: “I’ll Be Missing You” – Puff Daddy and Faith Evans feat. 112
Puff Daddy /Faith Evans (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Live Nation)
1998: “The Boy is Mine” – Brandy and Monica
Brandy and Monica в 1999. (Dan Callister / Stringer/Getty)
1999: “Genie in a Bottle” – Christina Aguilera
2000: Matchbox Twenty – “Bent”
Rob Thomas YouTube/Matchbox Twenty)
2001: “U Remind Me” – Usher
(YouTube/UsherVEVO)
2002: “Hot In Herre” – Nelly
Nelly (YouTube/NellyVEVO)
2003: “Crazy in Love” – Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z
Beyoncé (YouTube/BeyonceVEVO)
2004: “Confessions Part II” – Usher
Usher (YouTube/UsherVEVO)
2005: “We Belong Together” – Mariah Carey
(YouTube/MariahCareyVEVO)
2006: “Promiscuous” – Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland
(YouTube/NellyFurtadoVEVO)
2007: “Umbrella” – Rihanna feat. Jay-Z
(YouTube/RihannaVEVO)
2008: “I Kissed a Girl” – Katy Perry
(YouTube/KatyPerryVEVO)
2009: “I Gotta Feeling” – The Black Eyed Peas
(YouTube/BlackEyedPeasVEVO)
2010: “California Gurls” – Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg
(YouTube/KatyPerryVEVO)
2011: “Party Rock Anthem” – LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock
Every day I’m shufflin’. (YouTube/LMFAOVEVO)
2012: “Call Me Maybe” – Carly Rae Jepsen
(YouTube/CarlyRaeJepsenVEVO)
2013: “Blurred Lines” – Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell
(YouTube/RobinThickeVEVO)
2014: “Fancy” – Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
(YouTube/IggyAzaleaMusicVEVO)
2015: “Cheerleader” – OMI
Omi (YouTube/UltraMusic)
2016: “One Dance” – Drake feat. WizKid and Kyla
Drake(YouTube/DrakeVEVO)