2015 Summer Pop Playlist - 25 Songs For Your Summer Fun
Your summer of fun requires a great playlist of pop songs to make you smile. 25 songs with the big hits, latest releases, and a few classics are the place to start for the soundtrack to summer 2015.
Back in 2011, the girl group Little Mix became the first group to win on the UK's X Factor. Since then they have released two top 10 charting albums here in the US. In addition six of their singles have gone to the top 10 in the UK. "Black Magic" is the first single from an upcoming third studio album and is released just in time for summer.
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Dance music DJ and producer Zedd has just released his second studio album True Colors. The second single from the project is this song featuring vocals from rising singer-songwriter Jon Bellion. He has released a series of successful mixtapes. The most recent was last fall's The Definition.
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Last year the New York City based band American Authors climbed to #11 on the pop singles chart with their breakthrough hit single "Best Day Of My Life." They have returned with the rousing folk-inflected pop-rock single "Go Big Or Go Home" featuring banjo as on their first hit. It is expected to be a single from the group's upcoming second studio album.
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The latest big superstar female duet is this dance-pop single from Britney Spears and rapper Iggy Azalea. The song has much of the same appeal as Iggy Azalea's breakthrough #1 smash "Fancy." The pair performed the song live at the Billboard Music Awards.
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One of the biggest pop songs of summer 2014 was this dance track from Calvin Harris titled simply "Summer." He features himself on vocals, and the song is on its way to becoming a summer pop classic.
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One of the big pop music stories of 2015 is the growing ability of country songs to cross over to pop audiences. One of the songs at the forefront of the trend is this achingly romantic song from singer-songwriter Sam Hunt. "Take Your Time" topped the country radio airplay chart and has already sold more than one million digital copies.
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Adam Lambert is warming up for his third studio album The Original High with this dark, moody slice of dance-pop. Max Martin co-wrote and co-produced the song. It has broken into the top 30 at adult pop radio.
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One of the biggest worldwide pop hits so far this year is this breakthrough hit single by Jamaican artist OMI. The song has been remixed by German DJ Felix Jaehn. It has already gone to #1 in the UK and is a hit on both dance and mainstream pop radio.
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Paterson, New Jersey's Willie Maxwell, aka Fetty Wap, is one of the unexpected breakout artists of 2015. He has received acclaim from his peers including endorsement by Kanye West. "Trap Queen" has gone to #2 on both the R&B chart and Billboard Hot 100 on the way to selling more than a million digital copies.
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Maroon 5 have released this new single as a track from the re-release of their hit album V. It was co-written and produced by Swede Shellback in one of his few projects without Max Martin. The song details painful feelings caused by having feelings for a popular girl.
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1. Little Mix - "Black Magic"
Back in 2011, the girl group Little Mix became the first group to win on the UK's X Factor. Since then they have released two top 10 charting albums here in the US. In addition six of their singles have gone to the top 10 in the UK. "Black Magic" is the first single from an upcoming third studio album and is released just in time for summer.
Listen
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2. Zedd - "Beautiful Now" featuring Jon Bellion
Dance music DJ and producer Zedd has just released his second studio album True Colors. The second single from the project is this song featuring vocals from rising singer-songwriter Jon Bellion. He has released a series of successful mixtapes. The most recent was last fall's The Definition.
Listen
Purchase / Download
3. American Authors - "Go Big Or Go Home"
Last year the New York City based band American Authors climbed to #11 on the pop singles chart with their breakthrough hit single "Best Day Of My Life." They have returned with the rousing folk-inflected pop-rock single "Go Big Or Go Home" featuring banjo as on their first hit. It is expected to be a single from the group's upcoming second studio album.
Listen
Purchase / Download
4. Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea - "Pretty Girls"
The latest big superstar female duet is this dance-pop single from Britney Spears and rapper Iggy Azalea. The song has much of the same appeal as Iggy Azalea's breakthrough #1 smash "Fancy." The pair performed the song live at the Billboard Music Awards.
Watch Video
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Purchase / Download
5. Calvin Harris - "Summer"
One of the biggest pop songs of summer 2014 was this dance track from Calvin Harris titled simply "Summer." He features himself on vocals, and the song is on its way to becoming a summer pop classic.
Watch Video
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6. Sam Hunt - "Take Your Time"
One of the big pop music stories of 2015 is the growing ability of country songs to cross over to pop audiences. One of the songs at the forefront of the trend is this achingly romantic song from singer-songwriter Sam Hunt. "Take Your Time" topped the country radio airplay chart and has already sold more than one million digital copies.
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7. Adam Lambert - "Ghost Town"
Adam Lambert is warming up for his third studio album The Original High with this dark, moody slice of dance-pop. Max Martin co-wrote and co-produced the song. It has broken into the top 30 at adult pop radio.
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8. OMI - "Cheerleader"
One of the biggest worldwide pop hits so far this year is this breakthrough hit single by Jamaican artist OMI. The song has been remixed by German DJ Felix Jaehn. It has already gone to #1 in the UK and is a hit on both dance and mainstream pop radio.
Watch Video
Read Review
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9. Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
Paterson, New Jersey's Willie Maxwell, aka Fetty Wap, is one of the unexpected breakout artists of 2015. He has received acclaim from his peers including endorsement by Kanye West. "Trap Queen" has gone to #2 on both the R&B chart and Billboard Hot 100 on the way to selling more than a million digital copies.
Watch Video
Purchase / Download
10. Maroon V - "This Summer's Gonna Hurt Like a MotherF****r"
Maroon 5 have released this new single as a track from the re-release of their hit album V. It was co-written and produced by Swede Shellback in one of his few projects without Max Martin. The song details painful feelings caused by having feelings for a popular girl.
Listen
Purchase / Download
