Spotify Reveals Its Official Songs of Summer 2026

I have my song of the summer, which I'll unveil below, but one song ruled almost every playlist.

Ariana Grande's "hate that i made you love me" claimed the top spot on Spotify's 2026 Songs of Summer list, and the numbers back it up. The track spent 22 straight days at number one on Spotify's Global Chart and lingered in the global top 10 for 89 days total — nearly the entire season. It also helped push Grande past 100 million monthly Spotify listeners in August, right as she wrapped a sold-out ten-night residency in London.

My favorite song of the year so far, and my vote for "Song of the Summer, 2026," is Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas"- which carved out its own lane entirely, spending 70 days at number one in the U.S. and crossing over into markets that don't usually embrace country radio hits this hard.

Global Hits That Crossed Every Border

"Dai Dai," the Shakira and Burna Boy collaboration tied to the World Cup, actually outpaced Grande's track in one key way — 37 days at number one globally, charting across 102 different markets. Its biggest streaming day landed on July 20th, right after the World Cup Final, a moment that also pushed Shakira past 100 million monthly listeners.

Sam Fender and Olivia Dean's "Rein Me In" dominated across the U.K. and Ireland, gaining an extra push after the pair performed it live together at Lollapalooza.

The Breakout Nobody Saw Coming

Yung Miami's "Spend Dat" tells the wildest growth story of the five. A viral dance sent daily streams up more than 200% over the summer, and her monthly Spotify audience jumped from 1.6 million listeners in May to 6.3 million by August — nearly quadrupling in three months.

For anyone in the Wenatchee Valley who spent this summer with the car windows down, listening to KW3 while driving down Wenatchee Avenue—or in your backyard, grilling for family and friends—there's a decent chance at least one of these five tracks provided the soundtrack without you ever checking who was behind it.