By: King Acklin
Streaming continues to be the king in music. Today Spotify released its 2021 Songs of the Summer List, and while everyone knows Hip-Hop is one of the most popular genres of music, this global version of the list is full of the “old school” pop genre of music. The #1 song of the summer according to Spotify is “Good 4 U” by Olivia Rodrigo. Rounding out the Top 5 songs are: “Beggin’” by Måneskin at #2, “Todo De Ti” by Rauw Alejandro at #3, “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” by Lil Nas X at #4 and “Kiss Me More (feat. SZA)” by Doja Cat at #5. Globally, the only major Hip-Hop artist to break into the Top 20 was DaBaby, but that was courtesy of his feature on Dua Lipa’s “Levitating”.
The Top 20 list for Spotify’s Songs of The Summer look a little different on the U.S. side of things, but Olivia Rodrigo still holds the #1 spot. “Good 4 U”, since its release has done insane numbers by being added to more than 18M playlists. She also dominates the list with 7 more songs on the Top 20 most streamed list. If we get back to Hip-Hop, “RAPSTAR” by Polo G lands at the #6 spot on the list and “Wants and Needs” by Drake featuring Lil Baby hits the #11 spot. These are Spotify’s most streamed songs of the summer Globally and in the U.S. (based on streams from May 29–August 22, 2021). They say numbers don’t lie; you be the judge.
Spotify’s Top 20 Most Streamed Songs of the Summer (U.S.)
- good 4 u by Olivia Rodrigo
- Kiss Me More (feat. SZA) by Doja Cat
- STAY (with Justin Bieber) by The Kid LAROI
- deja vu by Olivia Rodrigo
- traitor by Olivia Rodrigo
- RAPSTAR by Polo G
- Levitating (feat. DaBaby) by Dua Lipa
- MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) by Lil Nas X
- Heat Waves by Glass Animals
- favorite crime by Olivia Rodrigo
- Wants and Needs (feat. Lil Baby) by Drake
- happier by Olivia Rodrigo
- Peaches (feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon) by Justin Bieber
- drivers license by Olivia Rodrigo
- brutal by Olivia Rodrigo
- Need To Know by Doja Cat
- INDUSTRY BABY (feat. Jack Harlow) by Lil Nas X
- Yonaguni by Bad Bunny
- Beggin by Måneskin
- jealousy, jealousy by Olivia Rodrigo