65 Best Summer Songs Perfect For Your Upcoming Vacation Plans (2024)

How could we *not* include Taylor's cult-classic, "Cruel Summer"? The bridge alone was made for screaming with your friends during a summer road trip. To be honest, this song totally deserved to be a single on Lover.

Olivia Rodrigo didn't have strawberry ice cream in Malibu for nothing.

Demi's sultry and hot track about having fun during the summer is exactly the kind of song you need for whatever you're doing on your break.

Not only is this song called "Summer," but it also has a beat that's perfect for a long drive or a fun bonfire.

Who can forget this incredible ballad from the One Direction boys? While it might be talking about the end of summer and a relationship, it's still the perfect song to sing-along to.

Lana Del Rey joined forces with A$AP Rocky and Playboi Carti to bring us this absolute ~vibe~ of a song in 2017.

This upbeat jam is perfect for making summer memories with your best friends.

Not only does this song include two of the hottest singers in the game, its also the perfect song to listen to if your summer fling doesn't work out.

Hardcore Lady Gaga fans will remember this track from her first album, The Fame. It's fun, flirty, and perfect for that new summer love that you've just found.

Get ready to tell your crush how you really feel about them with this song that will take you back to the early 2000s.

JT has plenty of bops but this one was just made for the summer and every single party that you have coming up.

You don't have to wait for sunshine to fall in love with your summer bae. This song is perfect just for that and to tell that special person how you feel.

This summer is one to remember, especially if you're out having adventures and singing this song on the top of your lungs with all your besties.

We know Shawn's discography is full of bops, but his latest record, Wonder is on another level. According to Genius, "Piece of You" talks about his jealousy over a woman and how he wants her just as much as everyone else.

You're going to want to play this song over and over at all your BBQs.

You don't have to watch the entire movie to get to this song that will make you and your friends get up and sing-along.

Not only is this song a part of a soundtrack for a film that's perfect for all your summertime movie needs, but it's also great for anyone who is falling hard for someone in the summer.

Before he became our John Ambrose in the To All the Boys I've Loved Before sequel, Jordan took out some bops including this one that makes you feel like it's always summer even on those super rainy nights.

How can anyone forget the summer of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis?! This song was everywhere and there wasn't a single person who didn't go hard when it came on, no matter where they were.

One of RiRi's biggest hits that heated up the charts when it was first released. Since then, a party has never been the same without hearing this song at least once.