We know what they did this summer. Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello turned up the heat with their second collaboration, “ Señorita
Listeners also favored another collaboration during the Northern Hemisphere’s warmer months: Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber’s “I Don’t Care” is the second most-streamed song this summer globally, followed by “bad guy” by Billie Eilish.
And a tip of the (cowboy) hat must go to breakout rapper-singer Lil Nas X, whose “Old Town Road” took off in the Spring - as both a meme and a hit song - and the remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus is the summer’s fourth most-streamed track globally. Proving that he’s no one-hit-wonder, Lil Nas X has a smash in follow-up single “Panini,” too, which
is also featured on Spotify's global top summer songs list.
Rapper Lizzo has also had an impressive breakout year, and this summer, her sleeper hit “Truth Hurts” reached
fever pitch.
Scotish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi also stepped into the (sun
)light; listeners around the world couldn’t get enough of his piano ballad “Someone You Loved” this summer.
Another newcomer is Panamanian singer Sech, whose R&B twist on
reggaeton is resonating with Spotify listeners as a fresh sound. His collaboration with Darell on “Otro Trago” is one of five Spanish-language songs to land in the top 20 most-streamed songs globally. Also taking off is Puerto Rico’s Lunay, whose “
Soltera - Remix” got a great boost from Daddy Yankee and Bad Bunny.
In the US, the most-streamed song of the summer comes from breakout rapper Lil Tecca. His track “Ransom” shot to the top of the US Top 50 chart three weeks ago, and since then, Lil Tecca’s audience has grown from 12 million monthly listeners to over 19 million on Spotify.
Spotify music editors saw Lil
Tecca's potential from the get-go, and in March added his track "Molly Girl" to their Fresh Finds playlist. After debuting "Ransom" in the app Most Necessary playlist in May, the track’s momentum was clear, and it continued to resonate with listeners and grow in multiple playlists, like New Music Friday, Pop Rising, Clout Culture, Today’s Top Hits and
of course, on the signature hip-hop playlist,
RapCaviar.
“Seeing Lil
Tecca's track pop
as a result of our team throwing support behind it is so rewarding," said Spotify’s Head of Urban Music, Carl Chery.
“As usual, our listeners guide the way, and the energy around ‘Ransom’ is
evident from the moment it hits each playlist.”
Relive the sound of summer 2019 by streaming the top 20 on the Songs of the Summer playlist.
Most streamed songs of the summer globally (from June 1 - August 20th, 2019):
- “
Señorita” - Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes
- “I Don't Care (with Justin Bieber)” - Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber
- “bad guy” - Billie Eilish
- “Old Town Road - Remix” - Billy Ray Cyrus, Lil
Nas X
- “
Callaita” - Bad Bunny, Tainy
- “Beautiful People (feat. Khalid)” - Ed Sheeran, Khalid
- “Otro Trago” - Darell, Sech
- “Someone You Loved
” - Lewis Capaldi
- “Goodbyes (Feat. Young Thug)” - Post Malone, Young Thug
- “Sunflower - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
” - Post Malone,
Swae Lee
- “Ransom” - Lil
Tecca
- “
Soltera - Remix” - Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, Lunay
- “If I Can't Have You
” - Shawn Mendes
- “Money In The Grave (Drake ft. Rick Ross)” - Drake, Rick Ross
- “
Con Calma” - Daddy Yankee, Snow
- “Piece
Of Your Heart” -
Goodboys, MEDUZA
- “Truth Hurts
” - Lizzo
- “Never
Really Over
” - Katy Perry
- “Loco
Contigo” (feat. J. Balvin & Tyga) - DJ Snake, J Balvin, Tyga
- “Panini” - Lil
Nas X
Most streamed songs of the summer in the US (from June 1 - August 20th, 2019)
- “Ransom” - Lil
Tecca
- “
Señorita” - Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes
- “Truth Hurts
” - Lizzo
- “Money In The Grave (Drake ft. Rick Ross)” - Drake, Rick Ross
- “bad guy” - Billie Eilish
- “Panini” - Lil
Nas X
- “Sunflower - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
” - Post Malone,
Swae Lee
- “Old Town Road - Remix” - Billy Ray Cyrus, Lil
Nas X
- “The London (feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott)” - J. Cole, Travis Scott, Young Thug
- “Suge” -
DaBaby
- “Goodbyes (Feat. Young Thug)” - Post Malone, Young Thug
- “I Don't Care (with Justin Bieber)” - Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber
- “No Guidance (feat. Drake)
” - Chris Brown, Drake
- “Pop Out (
feat. Lil Tjay)” - Lil Tjay, Polo G
- “EARFQUAKE” - Tyler, The Creator
- “Talk” - Khalid
- “Beautiful People (feat. Khalid)” - Ed Sheeran, Khalid
- “You Need
To Calm Down
” - Taylor Swift
- “MIDDLE CHILD
” - J. Cole
- “If I Can't Have You
” - Shawn Mendes
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