Spotify has revealed its official Songs of the Summer 2025 list, highlighting the tracks that defined the season around the world.
The streaming platform’s global editorial team selected five standout tracks based on streaming data, cultural impact, and editorial insight, while also sharing an extended list of trending hits across genres.
The Five Official Picks
According to Spotify, these are the five songs that best captured the summer of 2025:
- Alex Warren – Ordinary
- MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea – Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix)
- Ravyn Lenae – Love Me Not
- Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
- sombr – back to friends
The platform noted that these tracks stood out not only for their streaming numbers but also for their cultural resonance, particularly through TikTok, which remains a key driver of global music trends.
Full Spotify Songs of the Summer 2025 List
In addition to the top five, Spotify released a wider set of songs that shaped listening habits this summer. The full list includes:
- PinkPantheress — Illegal
- Addison Rae — Fame is a Gun
- Disco Lines, Tinashe — No Broke Boys
- Justin Bieber — DAISIES
- KATSEYE — Gnarly
- JENNIE — like JENNIE
- Charli XCX — party 4 u
- Lorde — What Was That
- BLACKPINK — JUMP
- Jessie Murph — Blue Strips
- Hannah Cohen — Summer Sweat
- Benson Boone — Mystical Magical
- PLUTO, YKNIECE — WHIM WHAMIEE
- WizTheMc, bees & honey, Tyla — Show Me Love
- Balu Brigada — Backseat
- Leon Thomas — MUTT
- Morgan Wallen, Tate McRae — What I Want
- Calvin Harris, Clementine Douglas — Blessings
- Lady Gaga — How Bad Do U Want Me
- Lil Tecca — Dark Thoughts
- Bad Bunny — ALAMBRE PúA
- ROLE MODEL — Sally, When The Wine Runs Out
- Bad Bunny — NUEVAYoL
- Ely Oaks — Running Around
- Bb trickz — Super
- Chella — My Darling
- Morgan Seatree, Florence + The Machine — Say My Name (Remix)
- DYSTINCT, French Montana — YA BABA
- Drake — NOKIA
- The Marías — No One Noticed
- NIKI — You’ll Be in My Heart
- W Sound, Beéle, Ovy On The Drums — La Plena – W Sound 05
- Tucker Wetmore — Brunette
- BigXthaPlug, Bailey Zimmerman — All The Way
- Davido, Omah Lay — With You
A Shifting Soundtrack
This year’s picks lean toward emotional and introspective songwriting rather than high-energy party anthems. Compared to 2024, when Charli XCX’s Brat and Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso dominated playlists, the 2025 selections reflect a more subdued, reflective tone.
Critics and listeners remain divided over whether 2025 has a “true” song of the summer, with some noting that no single track has matched the cultural ubiquity of last year’s hits.
Still, Spotify’s announcement reflects the continued influence of TikTok and global streaming habits in shaping what people hear most during the summer months.
