B*witched - blame it on the weatherman

Just a few that spring to mind for me:

• V V Brown - Shark In The Water

• Britney Spears - Make Me

• Tinashe - Superlove

• Enrique Iglesias feat. Tinashe & Javada - DUELE EL CORAZON

• Tone Damli feat. Eric Saade - Imagine

• Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down

• Michel Telo - Ai Se Eu Te Pego

• Little Mix - No More Sad Songs

• GRL - Ugly Heart

• Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne - Down

• David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over

• Prince Royce feat. Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull - Back It Up

• Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull - Dance Again

• Jennifer Lopez feat. Lil Wayne - I’m Into You

• Nicole Scherzinger - Right There

Plenty more but this’ll do for now!

V V is a big one for me. Britney’s is too as I blasted it on repeat with the sun shining on my Pokémon Go walks!

Ai Se Eu Te Pego definitely big holiday song in its day, anything with a Latin accordion sounds summery hence Danza Kuduro too.

Elsewhere Yves Larock - Rise Up and Fuse ODG - Antenna.

The Naked And Famous - Young Blood

Funny enough it was a winter release in many places, but it defined the summer of 2010 when I first heard it

Mine might seem a bit different compared to the majority given the Australian summer is over Christmas, December, January and February.

Samantha Mumba - Gotta Tell You

Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag

Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song

The Black Eyed Peas - Shut Up

Pussy Cat Dolls - Don't Cha

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance

Lady Gaga - Poker Face

Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love

Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music

17 hours ago, TheSnake said:

Nobody mentioned Edward Maya and Vika Jugalina Stereo Love or Mr Probz - Waves yet?

Oh actually Stereo Love is a great shout. It reminds me very specifically of European holidays

Any of those eurosummer songs by our Balkan queenies Alexandra Stan and Inna

One of the ultimate summer tunes

Oooh! Summer jams are the best! Here’s my fave of each year:

1996: Spice Girls - Wannabe

1997: Eternal feat. Bebe Winans - I Wanna Be The Only One

1998: Karen Ramirez - Looking For Love

1999: Britney Spears - Sometimes

2000: Steps - Summer Of Love

2001: Geri - It's Raining Men

2002: Kylie - Love At First Sight

2003: Benny Benassi & The Biz - Satisfaction

2004: Rachel Stevens - Some Girls

2005: Freeloaders - So Much Love to Give

2006: Rogue Traders - Voodoo Child

2007: Natalie Imbruglia - Glorious

2008: Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - 4 Minutes

2009: Agnes - Release Me

2010: Kylie - All The Lovers

2011: Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull - On The Floor

2012: Cheryl - Call My Name

2013: Mariah Carey feat. Miguel - #Beautiful

2014: Cash Cash feat. Bebe Rexha - Take Me Home

2015: Britney Spears feat. Iggy Azalea - Pretty Girls

2016: Meghan Trainor - NO

2017: HAIM - Want You Back

2018: Ariana Grande - no tears left to cry

2019: Katy Perry - Never Really Over

2020: Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande - Rain On Me

2021: Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem

2022: Beyoncé - Break My Soul

2023: Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam

2024: JADE - Angel Of My Dreams

2025: Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild

2026: Madonna - I Feel So Free/Bring Your Love/Love Sensation

The pop girls know how to do a summer jam!

Here's mine year by year, not necessarily my favourites but songs that take me back to those summers for the right reasons

1987: Los Lobos - La Bamba

1988: Glen Medeiros - Nothings Gonna Change My Love For You

1989: Danny Wilson - The Second Summer Of Love

1990: Blue Pearl - Naked In The Rain

1991: Color Me Badd - All 4 Love

1992: Incognito - Don't You Worry Bout A Thing

1993: Urban Cookie Collective - The Key The Secret

1994: Red Dragon ft Brian & Tony Gold - Compliments On Your Kiss

1995: Outhere Brothers - Boom Boom Boom

1996: Pet Shop Boys - Se A Vida E

1997: Mighty Dub Katz - Magic Carpet Ride

1998: Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar 98

1999: Masters At Work - To Be In Love

2000: Moby - Porcelain

2001: Daft Punk - Digital Love

2002: Tim Deluxe - It Just Won't Do

2003: Wayne Wonder - No Letting Go

2004: Lou Reed - Satellite Of Love 04

2005: Deep Dish - Say Hello

2006: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Tell Me Baby

2007: Axwell - I Found U

2008: Kid Rock - All Summer Long

2009: Chicane - Poppiholla

I gave up on modern music after this so would be older songs for the remaining years.

York - On The Beach not mentioned yet? Prefer it to ATB - 9pm.

Oh the year-by-year thing is a fun idea so will do one from my birth year onwards! Songs that give me a summer feeling:

1997: Dario G - Sunchyme

1998: Jennifer Paige - Crush

1999: Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me

2000: Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor)

2001: Planet Funk - Chase the Sun

2002: Alizée - Moi... Lolita

2003: Beyoncé - Crazy In Love (feat. Jay-Z)

2004: Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme

2005: Gorillaz - DARE (feat. Shaun Ryder)

2006: Shakira - Hips Don't Lie (feat. Wyclef Jean)

2007: Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape (feat. Akon)

2008: Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful of Sunshine

2009: Lady Gaga - Poker Face

2010: INNA - Hot

2011: Grouplove - Tongue Tied

2012: Lana Del Rey - Ride

2013: Chris Malinchak - So Good to Me

2014: Faul & Wad Ad vs. PNAU - Changes

2015: Duke Dumont - Ocean Drive

2016: Ariana Grande - Into You

2017: French Montana - Unforgettable (feat. Swae Lee)

2018: Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss

2019: ROSALÍA & J Balvin - Con Altura (feat. El Guincho)

2020: Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar

2021: Lorde - Mood Ring

2022: Caroline Polachek - Welcome to My Island

2023: Peggy Gou - (It Goes Like) Nanana

2024: Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

2025: Addison Rae - Headphones On

2026: Slayyyter - DANCE... (so far)

So mostly euphoric or breezy songs

4 hours ago, Jade said:

Oh the year-by-year thing is a fun idea so will do one from my birth year onwards! Songs that give me a summer feeling:

1997: Dario G - Sunchyme

1998: Jennifer Paige - Crush

1999: Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me

2000: Spiller - Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor)

2001: Planet Funk - Chase the Sun

2002: Alizée - Moi... Lolita

2003: Beyoncé - Crazy In Love (feat. Jay-Z)

2004: Shapeshifters - Lola's Theme

2005: Gorillaz - DARE (feat. Shaun Ryder)

2006: Shakira - Hips Don't Lie (feat. Wyclef Jean)

2007: Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape (feat. Akon)

2008: Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful of Sunshine

2009: Lady Gaga - Poker Face

2010: INNA - Hot

2011: Grouplove - Tongue Tied

2012: Lana Del Rey - Ride

2013: Chris Malinchak - So Good to Me

2014: Faul & Wad Ad vs. PNAU - Changes

2015: Duke Dumont - Ocean Drive

2016: Ariana Grande - Into You

2017: French Montana - Unforgettable (feat. Swae Lee)

2018: Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss

2019: ROSALÍA & J Balvin - Con Altura (feat. El Guincho)

2020: Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar

2021: Lorde - Mood Ring

2022: Caroline Polachek - Welcome to My Island

2023: Peggy Gou - (It Goes Like) Nanana

2024: Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso

2025: Addison Rae - Headphones On

2026: Slayyyter - DANCE... (so far)

So mostly euphoric or breezy songs

Had so much fun doing this that I've now trawled through my playlists for 1960-1996 inspiration too very well...

1960: Percy Faith & His Orchestra - Theme From A Summer Place

1961: Acker Bilk - Stranger On The Shore

1962: The Shadows - Wonderful Land

1963: The Ronettes - Be My Baby

1964: The Beach Boys - I Get Around

1965: The Temptations - My Girl

1966: Donovan - Sunshine Superman

1967: The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset

1968: Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay

1969: The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun

1970: Matthews' Southern Comfort - Woodstock

1971: Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up

1972: America - A Horse With No Name

1973: Stevie Wonder - You Are the Sunshine of My Life

1974: George McCrae - Rock Your Baby

1975: Minnie Riperton - Lovin' You

1976: Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free

1977: Donna Summer - I Feel Love

1978: ABBA - Summer Night City

1979: Blondie - Heart of Glass

1980: Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach

1981: Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love

1982: Duran Duran - Rio

1983: Bananarama - Cruel Summer

1984: Madonna - Holiday

1985: Prince - Raspberry Beret

1986: Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer

1987: Los Lobos - La Bamba

1988: The La's - There She Goes

1989: Soul II Soul - Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)

1990: Deee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart

1991: P.M. Dawn - Set Adrift on Memory Bliss

1992: Opus III - It's a Fine Day

1993: Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day

1994: Whigfield - Saturday Night

1995: La Bouche - Be My Lover

1996: Robert Miles - One & One (feat. Maria Nayler)

13 minutes ago, Jade said:

Had so much fun doing this that I've now trawled through my playlists for 1960-1996 inspiration too very well...

1969: The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel's charting cover in 1976 of this is often used to refer to the hot summer of 1976 - it was in a news article about that year's summer today.

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