It’s pissing rain most days, but if you’re sensible enough to be going abroad, you’ll want a decent fresh playlist to jet off with. We’ve made it easy for you with a bit of summer selection inspo thanks to Royal Westmoreland, provider of luxurious villas in Barbados, who’ve put together a Fully Loaded playlist to get you bang in the mood for making a summer Brexit.
How many playlists are there out there?
There are 971 public Spotify playlists which match the search term “summer holiday” – which might seem low, but you’d be surprised how many people are holding their cards close to their chest with a private playlist.
Within those playlists, there are 191,810 tracks – an average of 198 tracks per playlist. We seem to like a good bit of variety in our getaway playlists, and these tracks top the global list.
Top 20 playlist songs
|
Rank |
Artist |
Song Title |
Spotify Streams |
Playlist Entries |
|
1 |
Calvin Harris |
Summer |
1,512,404,796 |
164 |
|
2 |
Calvin Harris |
Feel So Close – Radio Edit |
1,004,554,369 |
123 |
|
3 |
Mr. Probz |
Waves – Robin Schulz Radio Edit |
1,003,440,710 |
96 |
|
4 |
Drake |
One Dance |
3,209,502,520 |
94 |
|
5 |
Calvin Harris |
One Kiss (with Dua Lipa) |
2,190,633,456 |
87 |
|
6 |
Pitbull |
Give Me Everything (feat. Nayer) |
1,180,778,636 |
85 |
|
7 |
Sabrina Carpenter |
Espresso |
669,941,032 |
84 |
|
8 |
Pitbull |
Time of Our Lives |
1,296,891,994 |
83 |
|
9 |
Declan McKenna |
Brazil |
587,416,117 |
83 |
|
10 |
Duke Dumont |
I Got U |
368,410,333 |
82 |
|
11 |
Nico & Vinz |
Am I Wrong |
970,047,678 |
82 |
|
12 |
LF SYSTEM |
Afraid To Feel |
362,408,477 |
78 |
|
13 |
Peggy Gou |
(It Goes Like) Nanana - Edit |
468,810,409 |
77 |
|
14 |
Bob Marley & The Wailers |
Could You Be Loved |
934,540,235 |
75 |
|
15 |
French Montana |
Unforgettable |
2,083,698,861 |
74 |
|
16 |
OMI |
Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix) – Radio Edit |
1,674,399,303 |
72 |
|
17 |
cassö |
Prada |
628,022,924 |
71 |
|
18 |
Calvin Harris |
How Deep Is Your Love |
1,167,176,817 |
70 |
|
19 |
Flo Rida |
Club Can’t Handle Me (feat. David Guetta) |
567,751,559 |
70 |
|
20 |
Vance Joy |
Riptide |
2,569,517,133 |
69 |
Data correct as of 26/06/24.
Who’s the ultimate summer artist?
When it comes to the most popular artist to soundtrack your summer, there can only be one winner. Scottish DJ Calvin Harris leads the way, taking first place as well as accounting for three of the top five and four of the top 20 overall!
“Summer”, from his 2014 album Motion, is the most popular summer holiday song on Spotify! With over 1.5 billion streams, this figure is hardly surprising, though in terms of plays alone, it languishes behind Drake’s 2016 megahit “One Dance,” which boasts well beyond 3 billion streams.
Overall, Harris’ “Summer” appears in 17% of all playlists featuring under the search term “summer holiday” – that’s almost one in five!
Make more time for bar hunting and plug this list into your ears for a peaceful flight and relaxing sunbathing sesh.
