This is a list of summer hits in order by country. A summer hit is a hit song that reaches its peak in popularity during the summer months. This is determined through analytical data such as radio airplay, sales data, streaming activity, and web searches.
Songs that became summer hits in more than one country are listed in this article either under the country where it was produced (if they became a hit in that country) or the country where it first became a summer hit (if they were not a hit in their country of origin during the summer).
Brazil 1989: "Lambada" by Kaoma
Canada 1999 "Steal My Sunshine" by Len 2002 "Complicated" by Avril Lavigne 2012 "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen
Cuba 1958 "Patricia" by Perez Prado And His Orchestra
Ireland 2024 "Too Sweet" by Hozier
Italy 1958 "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" by Domenico Modugno
Romania 2004 "Dragostea Din Tei" by O-Zone
South Korea 2012 "Gangnam Style" by Psy 2021 "Butter" by BTS
Spain 1996 "Macarena" by Los Del Rio 2001 "El baile del gorila" by Melody 2002 "The Ketchup Song (Asereje)" by Las Ketchup 2005 "La Camisa Negra" by Juanes 2019 "Con Altura" by Rosalía, J Balvin and El Guincho 2024 "Si antes te hubiera conocido" by Karol G
Sweden 2005: "Axel F" by Crazy Frog;
United Kingdom 1964 "Hard Day's Night" by The Beatles 1965 "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones 1966 "Yesterday" by The Beatles 1969 "Get Back" by The Beatles 1969 "Honky Tonk Women" by The Rolling Stones 1976 "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee 2022 "As It Was" by Harry Styles 2022 "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals 2022 "Late Night Talking" by Harry Styles 2022 "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush
United States 1950s 1955 "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley and the Comets 1956 "Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley 1958 "Bird Dog" by The Everly Brothers 1958 "Just a Dream" by Jimmy Clanton 1958 "Little Star" by The Elegants 1958 "My True Love" by Jack Scott 1958 "Poor Little Fool" by Ricky Nelson 1958 "The Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley 1958 "Rebel-'Rouser" by Duane Eddy and Lee Hazlewood 1958 "Splish Splash" by Bobby Darin 1958 "When" by the Kalin Twins 1959 "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton 1960s 1960 "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" by Bryan Hyland 1964 "Where Did Our Love Go" by The Supremes 1966 "Summer in the City" by The Lovin' Spoonful 1967 "Light My Fire" by The Doors 1970s 1978 "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb 1979 "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer 1980s 1981 "Bette Davis Eyes" by Kim Carnes 1981 "Endless Love" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie 1986 "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna 1987 "La Bamba" by Los Lobos 1990s 1999 "Livin’ La Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin 2000s 2000 "It's Gonna Be Me" by NSYNC 2000 "Thong Song" by Sisqó 2000 "Try Again" by Aaliyah 2001 "Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse 2001 "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" by Eve ft. Gwen Stefani 2001 "U Remind Me" by Usher 2003 "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z 2003 "Magic Stick" by Lil' Kim ft. 50 Cent 2004 "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani 2004 "Slow Motion" by Juvenile ft. Soulja Slim 2005 "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey 2006 "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley 2006 "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean 2006 "London Bridge" by Fergie 2006 "Promiscuous" by Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland 2007 "Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie 2007 "Umbrella" by Rihanna 2008 "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry 2008 "Lollipop" by Lil Wayne ft. Static Major 2009 "Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas 2009 "I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas 2010s 2010 "California Gurls" by Katy Perry 2011 "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO 2014 "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX 2014 "Problem" by Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea 2016 "One Dance" by Drake 2016 "Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake 2017 "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber 2018 "In My Feelings" by Drake 2018 "I Like It" by Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin 2018 "One Kiss" by Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa 2019 "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray CyrusBillboardSummer Songs Chart 2019 "Señorita" by Shawn Mendes and Camila CabelloSpotify.com Spotify's Most Streamed Songs of Summer 2019 2020s 2022 "About Damn Time" by Lizzo 2022 "Break My Soul" by Beyoncé 2022 "First Class" by Jack Harlow 2022 "Me Porto Bonito" by Bad Bunny and Chencho Corleone 2022 "Tití Me Preguntó" by Bad Bunny 2022 "Wait for U" by Future ft. Drake and Tems 2023 "All My Life" by Lil Durk ft. J. Cole 2023 "Calm Down" by Rema and Selena Gomez 2023 "Cruel Summer" by Taylor Swift 2023 "Fast Car" by Luke Combs 2023 "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus 2023 "FukUMean" by Gunna 2023 "Karma" by Taylor Swift ft. Ice Spice 2023 "Kill Bill" by SZA ft. Doja Cat 2023 "Last Night" by Morgan Wallen 2024 "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey 2024 "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone 2024 "Birds of a Feather" by Billie Eilish 2024 "Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter 2024 "I Had Some Help" by Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen 2024 "Lose Control" by Teddy Swims 2024 "Million Dollar Baby" by Tommy Richman 2024 "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar 2024 "Please Please Please" by Sabrina Carpenter 2025 "Die with a Smile" by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars 2025 "Golden" by Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami 2025 "Love Me Not" by Ravyn Lenae 2025 "Luther" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA 2025 "Manchild" by Sabrina Carpenter 2025 "Ordinary" by Alex Warren 2025 "Pink Pony Club" by Chappell Roan 2025 "What I Want" by Morgan Wallen ft. Tate McRae
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