29 Songs You Need In Your Life This Summer Or Else Everything Will Be Shitty

The real songs of summer, TBH.

1 and 2. "Youngblood" and "Talk Fast" by 5SOS

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The year is 2018 and 5 Seconds of Summer have the best song of summer. What.

3. "Taste" by Betty Who

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This song makes me do that knee slap they do in Mean Girls during the talent show scene.

4. "Delicate (Seeb remix)" by Taylor Swift

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A complete re-working of the best song on reputation.

5 and 6. "Velvet Elvis" and "Love Is A Wild Thing" by Kacey Musgraves

Mercury Records

My two favorite and most "summery" sounding songs off of the best album of 2018, Golden Hour.

7 and 8. "Pipe" and "Right Moves" by Christina Aguilera

RCA Records

My two favorite and most "summery" sounding songs off of Christina Aguilera's best album since Stripped.

9. "She Loves Control" by Camila Cabello

Epic

The best up-tempo song on Camila's shockingly (no offense) good album.

10. "Solo" by Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato

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This song is a huge hit around the world but not in the U.S.. As usual, we lack taste.

11. "High Five" by Sigrid

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This song makes me want to climb a mountain or some shit.

12. "Screwed" by Janelle Monáe feat. Zoë Kravitz)

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I have yet to find one person that hasn't fallen in love with this song on first listen.

13. "Bloom" by Troye Sivan

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Bottom anthem.

14. "Dance To This" by Troye Sivan feat. Ariana Grande

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It took a while for me to get into this but it's a certified bop.

15. "Stop Me From Falling" by Kylie Minogue feat. Gente De Zona

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We love a bi-lingual pop queen.

16. "2002" by Anne-Marie

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This song makes me feel 52.

17. "Drink About" by Seeb and Dagny

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This is my emo edm summer song.

18. "Sure" by Hatchie

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I also just really like the name "Hatchie."

19. "Now or Never" by Blair St. Clair

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The best song a queen from Drag Race has released this season. A legit bop.

20. "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by the Backstreet Boys

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*Valerie Cherish voice* "They still got it!"

21. "Playinwitme" by KYLE feat. Kehlani

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Literally anything with Kehlani is good.

22. "Ride Or Die" by The Knocks feat. Foster The People

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"Classic" by The Knocks is now a perennial summer song for me. I think this will be too.

23. "Flames" by David Guetta and Sia

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Not sure why this song isn't bigger, white midwest moms love Sia (no offense, just a fact.)

24. "1950" by King Princess

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Beautiful, gorgeous, and also ahead of its time.

25. "Only You" by Cheat Codes and Little Mix

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A cute bop keeping me satiated before a new Little Mix album.

26. "Palo Santo" by Years & Years

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I like to listen to this song when it's 87 degrees at 9:30 p.m..

27. "Safe" by Daya

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I feel like I'm the only Daya stan in the world.

28. "Seeing Blind" by Niall Horan and Maren Morris

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Gorgeous song by gorgeous vocalist, Maren Morris. Niall isn't so bad himself.

29. And obviously, "Cool For The Summer" by Demi Lovato

Because this will always be the song of summer. End of story.

And here's the playlist:

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