Ariana Grande beats Shakira and Yung Miami to top Spotify’s summer list

Spotify has revealed its official 2026 Songs of Summer list with the end of the season. 

A five-song selection was chosen by Spotify’s global editorial team using streaming data, cultural impact and editorial insight.

Ariana Grande has bagged the top spot with her single hate that i made you love me. 

The song was released during her Eternal Sunshine Tour and debuted at No. 1 on Spotify’s Global Chart on May 29. It stayed at No. 1 for 22 days and spent 89 days in the Global Top 10.

The song’s success also helped Grande pass 100 million monthly Spotify listeners in August.

Country singer Ella Langley follows with Choosin’ Texas. The song spent 70 days at No. 1 in the US and 98 days in the Global Top 50. It also became one of the most-streamed songs in the UK during the summer.

In the UK and Ireland, Sam Fender and Olivia Dean made an impact with Rein Me In. The song spent 75 days at No. 1 across the two regions and reached No. 63 globally.

Shakira and Burna Boy also made the list with Dai Dai, a Latin-Afrobeats track that charted in 102 markets and spent 37 days at No. 1 globally.

Rounding out the list is Yung Miami with Spend Dat, which saw a 200 percent rise in daily streams, helping her monthly listeners grow from 1.6 million in May to 6.3 million in August.

Spotify’s 2026 Songs of Summer:

• Ariana Grande – hate that i made you love me
• Ella Langley – Choosin’ Texas
• Sam Fender & Olivia Dean – Rein Me In
• Shakira & Burna Boy – Dai Dai
• Yung Miami – Spend Dat