The thing is beach songs can sound like anything you want.
(Landlocked this summer?
Let this mix mentally take you to the shore.)
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Hop on the aux and enjoy the escape as you press play on the ultimate summertime songs.
Because no matter where you are, there should be a vibe to match the adventure.
Grab some headphones or blast your speakers and be transported to paradise.
Here are the best summer songs 2023 has to offer.
Favorite lyric: I won’t push too hard or break your heart, cause my love’s sincere.
Favorite lyric: I said, It wasn’t easy, but right now I’m living breezy.
Favorite lyric: Shinin' through the city with a little funk and soul.
Bummerland by AJR
Let AJR be the anthem for an optimistic return to summer!
Were only going up from hereas are the temperatures.
Be careful during these heat waves!
Favorite lyric: Bummerland, it’s kinda weird / But you’re only going up from here.
Starships by Nicki Minaj
The song opens with Lets go to the beach.
Kind of a no-brainer when it comes to songs about summer.
Favorite lyric: Dancehall life, there’s no end in sight.
No Soy Una de Esas by Jesse & Joy feat.
Favorite lyric: Aunque me interesa no soy una de esas que tan facilmente se deja enredar.
Favorite lyric: Esta vida es igual que un libro / cada pagina es un dia vivido.
Favorite lyric: Ya si quieres dinero, lo siento no tengo.
Favorite lyric: Hypothetically, yes.
/ We’ll see what happens but I hope we will never be apart.
Canyon Moon by Harry Styles
Watermelon Sugar may seem likethe obvious pickhere, but give Canyon Moon a chance.
After all, the sky has never looked so blue.
Favorite lyric: The world’s happy waitin', door’s yellow, broken blue.
The Days by Avicii
Live your main character moment with this as one of your beach songs!
Favorite lyric: You just roll your window down, and place your bets.
Are You Bored Yet?
Clairo
Your perfect beach day could just mean lying perfectly still and watching the sun go down.
Favorite lyric: Stallin' only goes so far when you’ve got a head start.
San Francisco by The Mowglis
Is the drive to the beach with all the windows down your favorite part?
Now queue this up to capture that summer feeling.
Favorite lyric: Well I lost my head in San Francisco / Waiting for the fog to roll out.
Sweet Talk by Saint Motel
This lighthearted summertime song sounds like apicnic on the sand.
Favorite lyric: Everything you say / It sounds like / Sweet talk to my ears.
Waiting in Vain by Bob Marley
Is it even a beach playlist without some good, classic reggae?
Glad you get it.
Favorite lyric: Had a piece of humble pie / That ego check saved my life.
Favorite lyric: Never had the baddest woman in the game up in your sheets.
Let your worries melt to this summer jam from Weezer.
Favorite lyric: When you’re on a golden sea / You don’t need no memory.
Favorite lyric: Electing strange perfections in any stranger I choose.
Diddy Bop by Noname feat.
Cam Obi & Raury
Nostalgia can be a perfect ingredient for a summer day.A Popsicleis required for listening.
Favorite lyric: This sound like every place I would go if I could fly.
Sunny by Boney M.
Nothing wrong with a little disco in your day!
Favorite lyric: Sunny, you smiled at me and really eased the pain.
Fine Apple by Nic D
Word play + fruit + easy guitar strums = a perfect beach-day jam.
The ukulele chords create a great backing track for any day on the coast.
And dont we all want that for our summer?
Favorite lyric: You feel like summertime / You took this heart of mine.
Favorite lyric: Oh I want a take two / I wanna break through.
Have It All by Jason Mraz
Your playlist needs this song full of Mrazs trademark relentless optimism.
Favorite lyric: May the best of your todays be the worst of your tomorrows.
Skate by Silk Sonic
Take a mental trip to the boardwalk with this funky ode to summer skating.
Favorite lyric: Three nights at the motel / Under streetlights / In the city of palms.
Favorite lyric: Mirame a la cara cuando me hables / Y no me digas nada si no quieres.
About Damn Time by Lizzo
Only Lizzo could single-handedly bring back disco for the song of the summer.
Favorite lyric: It’s bad bitch o’clock / Yeah it’s thick-thirty.
As It Was by Harry Styles
Another one of our favorites from last summer.
If your drive to the beach has you reminiscing, enjoy the bittersweet vibes of this track.
Lost by Frank Ocean
Let this Frank Ocean tune inspire you to explore the hidden corners of the beach.
Favorite lyric: Got on my buttercream silk shirt and it’s Versace.
All Good by Samm Henshaw
Riding solo for your beach trip?
Blast this song for positive vibes and the joy of me time.
Chiquitita by ABBA
Leave the blues behind with this bouncy ABBA throwback.
(Bonus points if you take a trip to Greece a la Meryl Streep inMamma Mia.)
Favorite lyric: Sing a new song, Chiquitita.
Favorite lyric: What is the likelihood of jumping / Out of my life and into your arms?
Dont Go Yet by Camila Cabello
Cap off your playlist with the flamenco-influenced tropical song.
Justtryto listen to it without dancing.
Favorite lyric: Dance and catch it right, you’ll be mesmerized.
Tuya by Rosalia
Feeling asummer romance?
Dance like Rosalia while getting ready for a night out with your seasonal significant other.
Favorite lyric: Yo se que te gusto, mas que un primer dia de verano.
When it comes to summer country songs, you might’t top this.
Favorite lyric: Ill be there when the light comes in, just tell ‘em were survivors.
Valentina by Daniel Caesar
Wind down after a full day at the beach with Caesar’s sultry summerlove song.
Favorite lyric: I only need one moment of time / to make you feel a way.
Work It by Missy Elliott
Letting loose with your friends after a long week of work?
Dance the hot night away with the Queen of Hip-Hop.
Whatever you choose, do so with this mellow beat playing in the background.
Favorite lyric: Big dreams (yeah) / Big screens (yeah) / Shes impressionable.
And isn’t that how we’dallwant to spend the month of August?
Favorite lyric: Im the one they love to hate, Im the one that will survive.
Me Fui De Vacaciones by Bad Bunny
Feel the Caribbean energy with this song that’s perfect for unplugging.
Favorite lyric: Lo que traigo es vibra linda / no quiero frontear.
Favorite lyric: Vamos regresa / oh por ti, oh por mi.
Favorite lyric: Con los sentimientos, que pasan como el viento.
Favorite Lyric: Well all be gone for the summer, were on the surfari to stay.
Also a solid choice to listen to while you applyself-tanner(just saying!).
Favorite lyric: Its not having what you want / Its wanting what youve got.
I Aint Worried by One Republic
Remember how carefree Miles Teller looked on that beach inTop Gun: Maverick?
Channel those vibes all summer long with this upbeat song from the soundtrack.
Favorite lyric: No stressing, just obsessin with sealin the deal.
Dance the Night by Dua Lipa
A summer song for everyone to enjoy.
Favorite lyric: I dont play it safe, dont you know about me?
Favorite lyric: The night has just begun, we on a level now.
Favorite lyric: You wanting me tonight, feels impossible.
Favorite lyric: I want you by my side, so that I never feel alone again.
