Song of Summer - Episode Notes

As we stretch around to the end of the Worst Summer of a Generation (Don't lie, you know it is) I figured it would be a nice change of pace to think about previous summers, and all the great music that came out during this fleeting, refreshing, season. I looked at every certified "Song Of Summer" awarded by Billboard since 1958, and tried to figure out the best ones. A little subjective yes, but I think you'll find that they're solid choices.

Sources:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2017/06/15/what-exactly-is-the-song-of-the-summer-and-how-is-it-chosen/#7b928d174ef4

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/513524/summer-songs-1985-present-top-10-tunes-each-summer-listen

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8528896/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-song-of-the-summer-2019

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140620-what-makes-the-song-of-summer

http://goingthruvinyl.com/wp/2012/08/mary-wilson-of-the-supremes-interview-getting-biographical-with-mary-wilson-part-2-of-2/

https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1964-08-22

https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1966-08-06

https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1968-06-22

https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1984-07-07

https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1995-07-08

https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2002-07-13

https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2009-07-11

https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2010-07-10

https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2012-07-07

https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2017-07-08

timeout.com/newyork/music/the-50-best-summer-songs-hit-the-beach-with-these-summertime-tunes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_hit

https://web.archive.org/web/20120116132224/http://www.billboard.com/specials/hot100/charts/weekly-no1s-60s.shtml

Music Credits:

ＭＩＬＬＥＮＮＩＡＬＳ by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/57150

Madrugada-Matrixx & Dappa's Brazilian DiscoHouse Remix by MatrixAndDappa (c) copyright 2007 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/MatrixAndDappa/10837 Ft: Tamy Odea

I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Ft: J Lang, Morusque