A Softer, Extra Private Soundtrack — Spotify

As summer time days stretch out, lengthy and languorous, listeners throughout the Northern Hemisphere attain for the proper songs to soundtrack the season. Spotify’s Songs of Summer custom chronicles that journey—from early predictions to a midseason wild card replace, and eventually, the massive end-of-summer reveal.

For the second yr in a row, Spotify’s world editorial workforce is unveiling not only one tune, however a listing of 5 tracks that collectively outline this season. Why? Because the methods we hear are evolving, and summer time’s soundtrack is extra private and world than ever. These picks mix streaming information, cultural influence, and editorial perception to seize what actually resonates.

This yr, it’s all in regards to the temper: The 2025 Top 5 brings a softer, extra introspective vibe than any summer time within the final decade. Across the Northern Hemisphere, it was additionally the least danceable and lowest-energy summer time for music, based mostly on Spotify information analyzing the tempos, rhythm stability, beat power, and total regularity of high summer time tracks.*

Spotify’s Top 5 Songs of Summer 2025
Listed alphabetically by artist first title

“Ordinary” by Alex Warren

“Shake It To The Max (FLY) – Remix” by MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng, and Shenseea 

“Love Me Not” by Ravyn Lenae

“Manchild” by Sabrina Carpenter

“back to friends” by sombr

Introspective anthems and world discoveries

Spotify’s Songs of Summer 2025 affirm what listeners probably already know: This yr’s soundtrack feels completely different. Breakout artists like Alex Warren, Ravyn Lenae, and sombr peppered playlists that traded carefree anthems for songs that felt private, weak, and emotionally charged, each lyrically and sonically.

At the identical time, this summer time’s soundtrack is as worldwide as it’s introspective. The infectious “Shake It To The Max (FLY) – Remix” by MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng, and Shenseea charted on Spotify’s Top 50 in additional than 45 nations, whereas artists like Ravyn and sombr discovered world audiences with hits that mirrored the season’s deeper emotions.

A more in-depth have a look at the Top 5

“Ordinary” by Alex Warren

Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” didn’t simply high the charts—it grew to become the most-streamed tune of the summer time on Spotify, cementing his leap to world superstardom. Warren’s heartfelt love letter to his spouse set the tone for a summer time steeped in lovestruck pop, soundtracking marriage ceremony ceremonies and celebrations all over the place.

Summer streaming peak: June 12, the day after Warren teased his single “On My Mind.”

“Shake It To The Max (FLY) – Remix” by MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng, and Shenseea

This celebratory dancehall anthem ignited events, parades, and playlists worldwide. Infectious in each lyrics and manufacturing, it’s a high-energy spotlight in a summer time of extra mellow moods. And with carnival season nonetheless going, it’s not finished but.

Global attain: Charted in Spotify’s Top 50 in additional than 45 nations, together with Belgium, France, Ghana, Jamaica, Netherlands, and Singapore; hit No. 1 in Trinidad and Tobago.

“Love Me Not” by Ravyn Lenae

Ravyn Lenae discovered her long-awaited worldwide breakthrough this summer time with “Love Me Not.” This standout from her 2024 album Bird’s Eye brings a heat, nostalgic groove that appears like a hazy summer time night, with lyrics that mirror on love’s insecurities.

Career milestone: All-time streaming excessive on July 18, the identical week Ravyn scored her first Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 and headlined Spotify’s Songs of Summer party in Los Angeles.

“Manchild” by Sabrina Carpenter

After final summer time’s simple hit “Espresso,” Sabrina Carpenter returned with a pointy, cheeky observe that flipped the script. “Manchild” balances vulnerability and chunk, demonstrating Carpenter’s pop endurance for a second summer time in a row.

Chart run: 25 consecutive days at No. 1 on Spotify’s US Daily Top Songs after its June 5 launch.

“back to friends” by sombr

An surprising anthem in a season of feeling, “back to friends” despatched sombr’s month-to-month listeners hovering from 8 million at the beginning of the yr to 54 million and counting. With stripped-back manufacturing and emotionally uncooked lyrics, the observe struck a chord globally.

Streaming peak: Highest streaming day ever on August 8.

The season’s not over but

This yr’s Songs of Summer reveal isn’t only a listing—it’s a snapshot of a season the place listeners leaned into softer sounds, deeper emotions, and world discoveries. Queue up our Songs of Summer 2025 playlist to take in each final second.

*Analysis of Spotify’s Global Top 50 from May 1 to August 31 over the previous 10 years by common vitality and danceability—a measure of how appropriate a observe is for dancing based mostly on tempo, rhythm stability, beat power, and total regularity.