Hit Parade: Song(s) of the Summer Edition Part 1
\u201cSummer in the City.\u201d \u201cI Feel the Earth Move.\u201d \u201cBette Davis Eyes.\u201d \u201cWhoomp! There It Is.\u201d \u201cGet Lucky.\u201d \u201cEspresso.\u201d What do these big summer hits all have in common? None of them was Billboard\u2019s official Song of the Summer.\n\nWait\u2026there\u2019s an official Song of the Summer? Isn\u2019t that something that just happens organically? Every year, it seems everybody has an opinion on this musical national pastime. But the Hot 100 often tells a different story. For every \u201cLight My Fire,\u201d \u201cBad Girls,\u201d \u201cCrazy in Love,\u201d \u201cCalifornia Gurls\u201d or \u201cCall Me Maybe\u201d\u2014a hot-weather hit that unites the charts and the punditry\u2014there are confirmed summer smashes that no one would pick out of a lineup, from Zager and Evans to Iggy Azalea.\n\nJoin Chris Molanphy as he traces the tangled story of how America came to decide there should be one victorious summer hit to rule them all. And he counts down the best Songs of the Summer by decade. Is it getting \u201cHot in Herre,\u201d or is it just us\u2026?\n\nPodcast production by Kevin Bendis.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices