Music experts say there was no clear “song of summer” for 2025. There was no one tune that dominated the airwaves and captured the mood of the summer season this year.
Songs on my soundtrack that I enjoyed this summer included “APT.” by Rosé and Bruno Mars, “Pink Pony Club” and “The Subway” by Chappell Roan, “Manchild” by Sabrina Carpenter, “What I Want” by Morgan Wallen featuring Tate McRae, and “Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else” by Benson Boone.
Billboard’s Song of Summer chart lists “Ordinary” by Alex Warren as its leader. It was a No. 1 single on the Hot 100 for 10 weeks.
Chart analysts say that 2025 has produced the fewest new hit songs in U.S. history, the Guardian reported. Of the top 10 most-listened-to songs as of July 18 this year in the U.S., only one was released in 2025: “Ordinary” by Alex Warren.
“‘Ordinary’ is the Song of the Summer based on raw chart numbers, but it’s hardly a windows-down beach banger like, say, ‘Espresso.’ It follows the letter, but not the spirit, of the song-of-the-summer law,” Stephen Thompson, writer/editor for NPR Music wrote Aug. 5.
Spotify chose five songs of summer for 2025, all of which got a boost from TikTok: “Ordinary” by Alex Warren, “Shake It To The Max (FLY) – Remix” by MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea, “Love Me Not” by Ravyn Lenae, “Manchild” by Sabrina Carpenter, and “back to friends” by sombr.
If I had to pick a music artist for summer 2025, I’d choose Morgan Wallen, who currently tops the Billboard Artist 100.
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