Billboard No. 1 "Songs of the Summer" List Since 1998

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#1 Billboard Hot 100 Song of the Summer in:

1998: The Boy Is Mine
1999: Genie In A Bottle
2000: Bent
2001: U Remind Me
2002: Hot In Herre
2003: Crazy In Love
2004: Confessions Part II
2005: We Belong Together
2006: Promiscuous
2007: Umbrella
2008: I Kissed a Girl
2009: I Gotta…
- chart data (@chartdata) June 20, 2024

It's officially Summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

Let's take a look back at Billboard's "Songs of the Summer" list, dating back to 1998, courtesy from Chart Data.

I'll highlight five, but you can see the full list above and click "see more."

1998: Brandy & Monica - "The Boy Is Mine"

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It's only fitting I highlight this 90's R&B Classic, especially since Ariana Grande's
version featuring Monica & Brandy just dropped.

2005: Mariah Carey - "We Belong Together"

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Mariah's triumphant comeback after many counted her out after her personal struggles and ex-husband Tommy Motorola sabotaging her career in the early 00's. This song automatically takes you back to Summer 2005, when things seemed much simpler.

2012: Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"

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Gahh, take me back to the early 10's when pop music was just fun. Now I must admit, this song was so outplayed (radio & clubs) at the time - that I truly despised Ms. Jepsen and this song. Little did I know that she had an album waiting, called E*MO*TION that would turn my hater ass into a Stan, like that. And the rest is history...

2017: Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee - "Despacito"

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We don't acknowledge the Bieber colonizer version in this household. Especially when Biebs forgot the lyrics and decided to sing "burrito." Chíngate, güey.

2019: Lil Nas X - "Old Town Road"

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Song was everywhere, you couldn't deny the impact this one caused that year.



ONTD, what are your favorite songs of the summer?
Official or not official.

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