Songs of the Summer (Updated Nov 11, 2026)
Songs of the summer, updated
The song of the summer 2026 was Choosin' Texas by Ella Langley, which topped Billboard's season-ending Songs of the Summer chart with 407 million US streams and 124,000 downloads.
Country swept the top three for the first time, with Taylor Swift's I Knew It, I Knew You at No. 2 and Langley's Be Her at No. 3.
TikTok and Spotify crowned different winners, so the answer depends on which platform you ask.
Summer hits of 2026
This ranked list is refreshed weekly from June to August.
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1
Choosin' Texas
Ella LangleyNew since your last visit
Trend Country heartbreak story
Ella Langley's Choosin' Texas is number 27 on the Spotify Global daily chart and number 6 on Tracygram's Instagram chart, a country heartbreak song with a record Hot 100 run.
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2
I Knew It, I Knew You
Taylor SwiftNew since your last visit
Trend Toy Story 5 soundtrack
I Knew It, I Knew You by Taylor Swift is her Toy Story 5 soundtrack single and finished No. 2 on Billboard's Songs of the Summer 2026.
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3
Be Her
Ella LangleyNew since your last visit
Trend No. 7 on Hot Country Songs
It is Platinum and still No. 7 on Hot Country Songs after 38 weeks.
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4
Hate That I Made You Love Me
Ariana GrandeNew since your last visit
Trend No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100
It is No. 9 on the Hot 100 and No. 4 on Pop Airplay.
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5
Janice STFU
DrakeNew since your last visit
Trend No. 1 on Billboard Hot Rap Songs
It has spent 21 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Rap Streaming Songs chart and 24 weeks atop Hot Rap Songs.
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6
Boston
Stella LeftyNew since your last visit
Trend No. 2 on Hot Country Songs
It is No. 2 on Hot Country Songs and No. 5 on the Hot 100 in its 31st week.
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7
I Can't Love You Anymore
Ella Langley & Morgan WallenNew since your last visit
I Can't Love You Anymore by Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen finished No. 7 on Billboard's Songs of the Summer 2026.
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So Easy (To Fall In Love)
Olivia DeanNew since your last visit
Trend No. 15 on Pop Airplay
It has seven weeks at No. 1 on Pop Airplay and is still top 15.
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9
Man I Need
Olivia DeanNew since your last visit
Man I Need by Olivia Dean finished No. 9 on Billboard's Songs of the Summer 2026 chart.
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10
Dracula
Tame Impala and JENNIENew since your last visit
Trend moody late-night edit
Tame Impala and JENNIE's Dracula hit number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and suits moody, fashion and late-night edits.
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The One That Got Away
Katy PerryNew since your last visit
Trend nostalgic TV edit
Katy Perry's The One That Got Away was TikTok's global song of the summer 2026, soundtracking 42 million videos from covers and TV edits to personal reflections.
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12
Cinderella (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
Mac MillerNew since your last visit
Trend 2016 nostalgia relationship edits
Mac Miller's Cinderella featuring Ty Dolla $ign landed at No. 2 on TikTok's US Songs of the Summer 2026 as creators made relationship edits.
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13
It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over
Lenny KravitzNew since your last visit
Trend name joke text overlay
Lenny Kravitz's It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over is used as an instrumental bed for text-overlay jokes about being yelled at by the wrong name.
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14
Earrings
Malcolm ToddNew since your last visit
Trend Indie pop earworm
Malcolm Todd's Earrings is number 10 on Spotify Global and number 8 on Tracygram's Instagram chart with 196K reels.
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15
Dai Dai
Shakira & Burna BoyNew since your last visit
Trend World Cup 2026 anthem
Dai Dai by Shakira and Burna Boy was TikTok Spain's number 1 song of the summer 2026 and doubles as the FIFA World Cup 2026 official song.
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16
Rein Me In
Sam Fender & Olivia DeanNew since your last visit
Trend UK festival singalong
Rein Me In by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean spent 75 days at No. 1 in the UK and Ireland and made Spotify's 2026 Songs of Summer.
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17
Spend Dat
Yung MiamiNew since your last visit
Trend No. 8 on Hot Rap Songs
It has already logged 11 weeks at No. 1 on Rap Airplay and is still top 10 on Hot Rap Songs.
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18
stupid song
Olivia RodrigoNew since your last visit
Trend Sarcastic pop singalong
Olivia Rodrigo's stupid song is number 8 on the Spotify Global daily chart and number 11 on Tracygram's Instagram chart with 96K reels.
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19
She Did It Again
Tyla & Zara LarssonNew since your last visit
Trend Pop Girl Summer
She Did It Again by Tyla and Zara Larsson reached No. 7 on InMusic's fan-voted Best Songs of Summer 2026 list.
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20
Animal
KATSEYENew since your last visit
Trend No. 9 on Pop Airplay
It is No. 9 on Pop Airplay in its 14th week.
This chart in the weekly archive (Nov 13, 2026) All past charts
How the song of the summer is decided
Song of the summer is a season-long race, not a single week, and every platform scores it differently.
Billboard tracks cumulative Hot 100 performance from Memorial Day through Labor Day, which this year meant charts dated 6 June through 12 September.
Spotify's editors picked five songs for 2026, led by Ariana Grande's hate that i made you love me as the most-streamed track of the season on the platform.
TikTok handed its Global Song of the Summer to Katy Perry's 2011 single The One That Got Away after 42 million videos used it.
InMusic's fan bracket went to Olivia Rodrigo's Stupid Song, which beat Ariana Grande's hate that i made you love me in the final.
The season belonged to country in the US and to Sam Fender and Olivia Dean in the UK and Ireland.
Songs of the summer: questions
What was the song of the summer 2026?
Billboard named Choosin' Texas by Ella Langley the No. 1 Song of the Summer 2026, with 407 million US streams and 124,000 downloads during the tracking period.
Taylor Swift's I Knew It, I Knew You finished No. 2 and Langley's Be Her No. 3.
What was TikTok's song of the summer 2026?
TikTok named Katy Perry's The One That Got Away its Global Song of the Summer 2026 after the 2011 single soundtracked more than 42 million videos and 55 billion views.
On the US list, Mac Miller's Cinderella featuring Ty Dolla $ign came in at No. 2.
What songs did Spotify pick as 2026 songs of summer?
Spotify's editors picked hate that i made you love me by Ariana Grande, Choosin' Texas by Ella Langley, Rein Me In by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean, Dai Dai by Shakira and Burna Boy, and Spend Dat by Yung Miami.
Grande's track was the most-streamed song of the season on Spotify.
What was the UK song of the summer 2026?
In the UK and Ireland the summer belonged to Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's Rein Me In, which spent 75 days at No. 1 in both countries according to Spotify.
The track also became a festival favourite and reached No. 63 on Spotify's Global Chart in August.
Who won the fan vote for song of the summer 2026?
Olivia Rodrigo's Stupid Song won InMusic's 32-song fan-voted Song of the Summer 2026 bracket, defeating Ariana Grande's hate that i made you love me in the final round.
Stupid Song debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June.
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Sources for this chart
The ranking combines these charts and roundups, read on Nov 11, 2026.
Sources for each song
- 1. Choosin' Texas, Ella Langley: kworb.net, mewsek.com, spotifystats.com, tracygram.com, weekly-music-trends.ghost.io, billboard.com, billboard.com, billboard.com, crowncountrymusic.com, viberate.com, ca.billboard.com, billboard.com, newsroom.spotify.com, youtube.com
- 2. I Knew It, I Knew You, Taylor Swift: billboard.com, billboard.com, youtube.com
- 3. Be Her, Ella Langley: billboard.com, crowncountrymusic.com, viberate.com, billboard.com, billboard.com, ca.billboard.com, youtube.com
- 4. Hate That I Made You Love Me, Ariana Grande: billboard.com, billboard.com, popvortex.com, ca.billboard.com, newsroom.spotify.com, billboard.com, youtube.com
- 5. Janice STFU, Drake: billboard.com, billboard.com, popvortex.com, billboard.com, viberate.com, ca.billboard.com, billboard.com, youtube.com
- 6. Boston, Stella Lefty: billboard.com, billboard.com, crowncountrymusic.com, ca.billboard.com, billboard.com, youtube.com
- 7. I Can't Love You Anymore, Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen: billboard.com, youtube.com
- 8. So Easy (To Fall In Love), Olivia Dean: billboard.com, popvortex.com, billboard.com, billboard.com, youtube.com
- 9. Man I Need, Olivia Dean: billboard.com, youtube.com
- 10. Dracula, Tame Impala and JENNIE: learntype.app, learntype.app, ca.billboard.com, billboard.com, youtube.com
- 11. The One That Got Away, Katy Perry: newsroom.tiktok.com, newsroom.tiktok.com, soundcharts.com, youtube.com
- 12. Cinderella (feat. Ty Dolla $ign), Mac Miller: newsroom.tiktok.com, youtube.com
- 13. It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over, Lenny Kravitz: socialbee.com, newsroom.tiktok.com, youtube.com
- 14. Earrings, Malcolm Todd: kworb.net, mewsek.com, spotifystats.com, tracygram.com, ca.billboard.com, newsroom.tiktok.com, youtube.com
- 15. Dai Dai, Shakira & Burna Boy: los40.com, youtube.com, newsroom.spotify.com, newsroom.tiktok.com, inmusicblog.com
- 16. Rein Me In, Sam Fender & Olivia Dean: newsroom.spotify.com, youtube.com
- 17. Spend Dat, Yung Miami: billboard.com, billboard.com, popvortex.com, studiorag.com, newsroom.spotify.com, consequence.net, youtube.com
- 18. stupid song, Olivia Rodrigo: kworb.net, mewsek.com, spotifystats.com, tracygram.com, billboard.com, billboard.com, popvortex.com, ca.billboard.com, inmusicblog.com, youtube.com
- 19. She Did It Again, Tyla & Zara Larsson: inmusicblog.com, youtube.com
- 20. Animal, KATSEYE: billboard.com, popvortex.com, inmusicblog.com, youtube.com
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