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Big, brash pop songs also fit the bill, with Rihanna's Umbrella (2007) and Little Mix's Black Magic (2015) both benefitting from a summer boost. NB: This rule doesn't just apply to songs.

Here’s our chronological list of Van Halen’s 20 Best Summer Songs: “Ice Cream Man” From: Van Halen(1978) David Lee Roth cruises down the block offering up heat-beating treats on Van Halen ...

Explore See latest videos, charts and news beyonce Billie Eilish Charli XCX See latest videos, charts and news “With summer winding down, I wanted to share some songs that I’ve been listening ...

For a decisive verdict, we need the Official Charts Company - who combine sales and streaming figures to come up with a definitive placings for summer's biggest songs. And the winner is ...

Songs like “Big Poppa,” a slow party anthem ... itself out of the underground and into global preeminence. In the summer of 1997, when people danced to Biggie’s single, they weren’t ...

"It seems like summer is a time for the good old classics, rather than whatever ray of sunshine the charts may be producing. Our top 10 is dominated by songs from the 60s, 70s and 80s," saysNicola ...

“Lose Control” and the rest of Baltimore radio’s top 200 combined for almost 72,000 plays over the summer, with the top 20 songs accounting for almost a third of them. Whether it was ...