Spotify has rolled out its 2026 Songs of Summer predictions, listing 30 songs from artists including Zara Larsson, Drake and Ella Langley that its editorial team has named as contenders.
Among the tracks selected include Drake’s “Janice STFU,” Larsson’s “Midnight Sun,” Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” and Kacey Musgraves’ “Mexico Honey.” The Spotify editors categorized the songs in four categories: nostalgic club anthems (Bebe Rexha and Faithless’ “New Religion,” Slayyyter’s “DANCE…”); sadboy summer (Dominic Fike’s “Babydoll,” Malcolm Todd’s “Earrings”); global dance hits (DopeNation’s “Kakalika”); and postcard country (Stella Lefty’s “Boston,” Cameron Whitcomb’s “Kingdom Fear”).
In addition to its own list, Spotify is debuting a new feature that allows in-app voting on the Songs of Summer playlist, with a vote button placed at the top of the playlist to cast a choice.
Last year, Spotify concluded the season with Songs of Summer selections including Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” Ravyn Lenae’s “Love Me Not,” Sabrina Carpenter’s “Manchild,” Sombr’s “Back to Friends” and “Shake It to the Max (Fly) – Remix” by Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng and Shenseea. Spotify noted that summer 2025 was the “least danceable and lowest-energy summer for music in the past decade” based on “tempos, rhythm stability, beat strength, and overall regularity of the season’s top tracks.”
Check out the playlist here, and Spotify Songs of Summer 2026 predictions list below:
“Talk to You” by ANOTR, 54 Ultra
“CHÉVERE (premium_remix)” by ARIA VEGA, Ryan Castro
“hate that I made you love me” by Ariana Grande
Note: Releasing 5/29
“New Religion” by Bebe Rexha, Faithless
“Kingdom of Fear” by Cameron Whitcomb
“Bangaranga” by DARA
“Raindance (feat. Tems)” by Dave, Tems
“Freakin’ Out” by Dexter and the Moonrocks
“Babydoll” by Dominic Fike
“E85” by Don Toliver
“Kakalika” by DopeNation
“Janice STFU” by Drake
“Choosin’ Texas” by Ella Langley
“NOBLE” by F3miii
“L.U.C.K.Y” by Fcukers
“Jamaican (Bam Bam)” by HUGEL, SOLTO (FR)
“Mexico Honey” by Kacey Musgraves
“Earrings” by Malcolm Todd
“Maladie” by Mauvais djo
“Doors” by Noah Kahan
“drop dead” by Olivia Rodrigo
“KOKO” by Omar Courtz
“Girl Like Me” by PinkPantheress
“Free Your Mind” by Prospa, Cloonee
“Rein Me In (with Olivia Dean)” by Sam Fender, Olivia Dean
“DANCE…” by Slayyyter
“Boston” by STELLA LEFTY
“Dracula – JENNIE Remix” by Tame Impala, JENNIE
“Self Aware” by Temper City
“Midnight Sun” by Zara Larsson
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