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.

Now playing Choosin' Texas Ella Langley

Summer hits of 2026

This ranked list is refreshed weekly from June to August.

  1. 1
    Choosin' Texas by Ella Langley

    Choosin' Texas

    Ella Langley

    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.

    Apple MusicBillboardInstagramSpotifyTikTokYouTubeReleased Oct 1, 2025
  2. 2
    I Knew It, I Knew You by Taylor Swift

    I Knew It, I Knew You

    Taylor Swift

    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.

    BillboardYouTubeReleased Jun 7, 2026
  3. 3
    Be Her by Ella Langley

    Be Her

    Ella Langley

    Trend No. 7 on Hot Country Songs

    It is Platinum and still No. 7 on Hot Country Songs after 38 weeks.

    Apple MusicBillboardSpotifyTikTokYouTubeReleased Feb 13, 2026
  4. 4
    Hate That I Made You Love Me by Ariana Grande

    Hate That I Made You Love Me

    Ariana Grande

    Trend No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100

    It is No. 9 on the Hot 100 and No. 4 on Pop Airplay.

    Apple MusicBillboardSpotifyTikTokYouTubeReleased May 28, 2026
  5. 5
    Janice STFU by Drake

    Janice STFU

    Drake

    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.

    Apple MusicBillboardSpotifyYouTubeReleased May 15, 2026
  6. 6
    Boston by Stella Lefty

    Boston

    Stella Lefty

    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.

    Apple MusicBillboardSpotifyTikTokYouTubeReleased 2026
  7. 7
    I Can't Love You Anymore by Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen

    I Can't Love You Anymore

    Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen

    I Can't Love You Anymore by Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen finished No. 7 on Billboard's Songs of the Summer 2026.

    Billboard
  8. 8
    So Easy (To Fall In Love) by Olivia Dean

    So Easy (To Fall In Love)

    Olivia Dean

    Trend No. 15 on Pop Airplay

    It has seven weeks at No. 1 on Pop Airplay and is still top 15.

    Apple MusicBillboardSpotifyTikTokYouTubeReleased Sep 26, 2026
  9. 9
    Man I Need by Olivia Dean

    Man I Need

    Olivia Dean

    Man I Need by Olivia Dean finished No. 9 on Billboard's Songs of the Summer 2026 chart.

    Billboard
  10. 10
    Dracula by Tame Impala and JENNIE

    Dracula

    Tame Impala and JENNIE

    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.

    BillboardTikTokYouTube
  11. 11
    The One That Got Away by Katy Perry

    The One That Got Away

    Katy Perry

    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.

    SpotifyTikTokYouTubeReleased 2011
  12. 12
    Cinderella (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) by Mac Miller

    Cinderella (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)

    Mac Miller

    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.

    TikTokYouTube
  13. 13
    It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over by Lenny Kravitz

    It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over

    Lenny Kravitz

    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.

    TikTokYouTubeReleased 1991
  14. 14
    Earrings by Malcolm Todd

    Earrings

    Malcolm Todd

    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.

    BillboardInstagramSpotifyTikTokYouTubeReleased 2024
  15. 15
    Dai Dai by Shakira & Burna Boy

    Dai Dai

    Shakira & Burna Boy

    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.

    SpotifyTikTokYouTubeReleased May 14, 2026
  16. 16
    Rein Me In by Sam Fender & Olivia Dean

    Rein Me In

    Sam Fender & Olivia Dean

    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.

    SpotifyYouTube
  17. 17
    Spend Dat by Yung Miami

    Spend Dat

    Yung Miami

    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.

    Apple MusicSpotifyTikTokYouTubeReleased Aug 28, 2026
  18. 18
    stupid song by Olivia Rodrigo

    stupid song

    Olivia Rodrigo

    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.

    Apple MusicBillboardInstagramSpotifyTikTokYouTubeReleased Jun 12, 2026
  19. 19
    She Did It Again by Tyla & Zara Larsson

    She Did It Again

    Tyla & Zara Larsson

    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.

    TikTok
  20. 20
    Animal by KATSEYE

    Animal

    KATSEYE

    Trend No. 9 on Pop Airplay

    It is No. 9 on Pop Airplay in its 14th week.

    Apple MusicSpotifyTikTokYouTubeReleased Jul 24, 2026

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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