Top 10 Songs of Summer

We polled more than 3,300 of you about the song that screams “summer!” Here are the results.

1. “Summertime” The 1991 version by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh

Prince edged out the 1958 version by Ella Fitzgerald, but both were popular.

2. “The Boys of Summer” by

Don Henley The Eagles vocalist and drummer released the song in 1984; he won the Best Male Rock Vocal Performance Grammy award for it in 1985.

3. “Summer in the City” by the Lovin’ Spoonful The catchy tune hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1966.

4. “Summer of ’69” by Bryan

Adams Released as a single in summer of 1985, it climbed to No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

5. “Summer Breeze” by Seals and Crofts The song, released in 1972, ranked No. 13 on Rolling

Stone’s Best Summer Songs of All Time list in 2013.

6. “California Girls” by the Beach

Boys It’s said that writer-singer Brian Wilson dreamed up the 1965 song during his first acid trip.

7. “All Summer Long” by Kid

Rock The hot single of summer 2008 sampled 1970s hits “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Werewolves of London.”

8. “Hot Fun in the Summertime” by Sly & the Family Stone A hit in August 1969, the single was covered by the Beach Boys in 1992.

9. “School’s Out” by Alice Cooper Some educators tried to ban the celebratory 1972 tune, which was Cooper’s first hit.

10. “Margaritaville” by Jimmy

Buffett The Parrot Head anthem was a hit for the singer-songwriter in 1977.