Topline
With the calendar flipping to September, “As It Was” by Harry Styles stands as the clear winner of the unofficial title of Song of the Summer, followed by a handful of other catchy singles that dominated from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
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Key Facts
“As It Was,” Harry Styles: Topped Billboard’s Song Of The Summer chart for all 13 weeks of the season, and was named Song Of The Summer by Spotify, garnering over 610 million streams in the last three months.
“Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God),” Kate Bush: The 1985 release won StereoGum’s readers poll for Song of the Summer, the second most-streamed song on Spotify globally and the top song in the U.S. this season.
“First Class,” Jack Harlow: Won the MTV VMA award for Song Of The Summer.
Tangent
Bad Bunny scored the album of the summer with Un Verano Sin Ti. Released in May, it has topped the Billboard 200 chart of albums for a total of nine weeks, including eight weeks between Memorial Day and Labor Day. It’s tied with the Encanto soundtrack as the most-popular album of the year so far.
Key Background
Runners up for the honor of Song of the Summer include Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” and Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul,” which both went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this summer. “As It Was” was released in April as the lead single from Styles’ album Harry’s House. This week it reached the top spot on the Hot 100 for the eleventh week, and is the most popular song of 2022 so far. Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” caught on with listeners born after its release after being featured on Netflix’s Stranger Things. Nicki Minaj’s late-breaking “Super Freaky Girl” has been trending on TikTok for weeks before being released earlier this month, and debuted at No. 1.
Further Reading
2022 Song Of The Summer Tracker: Harry Styles Leads, But Can Beyonce Or Lizzo Catch Up? (Forbes)
Bad Bunny, Harry Styles Continue Summer Domination Of Billboard Charts (Forbes)
Harry Styles’ Hit ‘As It Was’ Tops Billboard Chart For 10th Time—Tying Adele And BTS (Forbes)
Harry Styles’ ‘As It Was’ Tops Billboard Chart For Ninth Time As Lizzo Moves Up (Forbes)
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2022/09/02/song-of-the-summer-2022-as-it-was-and-running-up-that-hill-take-top-spots/