Now That’s What I Call Summer: Our Definitive Top 40 Song List

Raise a red cup of appreciation for everything from ratchet anthems to sensual grooves

Adrienne Gibbs
ZORA
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8 min readMay 22, 2020

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A photo illustration of album covers against a vivid green background. TLC’s “CrazySexyCool” is at the top.

Sometime between Memorial Day and Labor Day, the song of summer emerges.

It’s usually a bop. It’s sometimes a slow jam. Lately, it’s come with its own dance moves. But like most…

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Adrienne Gibbs
ZORA
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Director of Content @Medium. Award-winning journalist. Featured in a Beyoncé reel. Before now? EBONY, Netflix, Sun-Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe.