With summer just around the corner, the Hot 100 has been filled with sizzling contenders. With hits like “Espresso” from Sabrina Carpenter, “I Had Some Help,” by Morgan Wallen featuring Post Malone, Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” and many more, who will take the crown for the summer? Stay tuned to find out!
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00:00 Could Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" be the song of the summer?
00:03 Or what about Shaboosie's viral TikTok hit, "A Bar Song Tipsy"?
00:09 There's no denying that the Hot 100 is full of bops that we can't stop listening to.
00:17 But which one will be the top summer song?
00:19 This is Billboard Explains' Song of the Summer Contenders.
00:22 If you've been on social media at all in the past month, you've heard this all over TikTok.
00:28 ♪ I'm working late 'cause I'm a singer ♪
00:32 The Sabrina Carpenter "Earworm Espresso" debuted at number 7 on the Hot 100 in April
00:37 and has so far peaked at number 4.
00:40 That's Sabrina's highest Hot 100 rank, "Outdoing Feather," that peaked at number 21 in April.
00:45 Next, another viral TikTok smash is Tommy Richman's "Million Dollar Baby."
00:50 ♪ A million dollar baby ♪
00:52 ♪ Don't know why you never think the same, baby ♪
00:55 It debuted at number 2 on the Hot 100 and so far hasn't moved up to the number 1 spot just yet.
01:02 It was a huge arrival right out of the gate for Tommy
01:04 and even debuted at number 1 on the Streaming Songs chart.
01:07 Then there's Shaboosie's "A Bar Song Tipsy."
01:10 ♪ Everybody had a bargain tip ♪
01:14 It debuted at number 36 on the Hot 100 in April
01:17 and jumped into the top 5, peaking at number 3 so far.
01:21 It also spent three weeks at number 1 on Hot Country Songs,
01:24 dethroning Beyoncé's "Texas Hold 'Em,"
01:26 the first time two Black artists have reigned back-to-back at number 1 in the chart's history.
01:31 Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" is also a contender.
01:34 ♪ They not like us ♪
01:35 ♪ They not like us ♪
01:36 ♪ They not like us ♪
01:37 The song debuted at number 1 and received 70.9 million streams in its debut tracking week,
01:42 according to Luminate, the most of any hip-hop song in the last three years.
01:46 The feud between Kendrick and Drake may be over, but fans' love for this song certainly isn't.
01:52 And we can't forget 2023 Song of the Summer winner Morgan Wallen.
01:56 His collab with Post Malone, "I Had Some Help," already has listeners feeling the summer vibes.
02:01 ♪ I had some help ♪
02:03 ♪ It ain't like I can make this kinda mess all by myself ♪
02:06 The song debuted at number 1 on the Hot 100,
02:08 with the biggest U.S. streaming week for any song this year, 76.4 million.
02:14 What song do you think will be the Song of the Summer?
02:16 Stay tuned to see who tops Billboard's Songs of the Summer chart.
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