Summertime Jams!
Click the image to visit the playlist
Our ☀️SUMMERTIME☀️ issue for Black voices is finally here! In celebration, we asked our contributors to share some of their favorite summer jams, and we compiled them into a playlist to keep you dancing all season.
Cija Jefferson
1) “Summertime” by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
2) “Summer Madness” by Kool & The Gang
3) “Summer on Smash” by Nas, Miguel & Swiss Beatz
4) “Vacation” by The Go-Go’s
Helena Baptiste
5) “Summer Breeze” by Seals and Crofts
6) “For the Love of You, Pts. 1 & 2” by The Isley Brothers
7) “Day Dreaming” by Aretha Franklin
8) “Miracles” by Jefferson Starship
9) “Let Your Love Flow” by The Bellamy Brothers
10) “Dancing in the Moonlight” by King Harvest
11) “Songbird” by Kenny G
12) “Baker Street” by Gerry Rafferty
13) “Slave to Love” by Bryan Ferry
14) “Love You Like a Love Song” by Selena Gomez & The Scene
15) “Margaritaville” by Jimmy Buffett
16) “How Deep is Your Love” by Bee Gees
17) “After the Love Has Gone” by Earth, Wind & Fire
18) “Shining Star” by Earth, Wind & Fire
19) “That’s the Way of the World” by Earth, Wind & Fire
20) “Lovely Day” by Bill Withers
21) “Strawberry Letter 23” by The Brothers Johnson
22) “Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison
23) “Strange Magic” by Electric Light Orchestra
24) “Tired of Being Alone” by Al Green
25) “Lovin’ You” by Minnie Ripperton
26) “Just the Two of Us” by Grover Washington, Jr.
27) “Too Much Heaven” by Bee Gees
28) “I Just Want to Be Your Everything” by Andy Gibb
29) “Sailing” by Christopher Cross
30) “Easy” by Commodores
Juliana Lamy
31) “La Tortura” by Shakira feat. Alejandro Sanz
32) “Rather Be” by Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynn
33) “Come Down” by Anderson .Paak
sheena d.
34) “Crush on You” by Lil’ Kim feat. Lil’ Cease
35) “Got to be Real” by Cheryl Lynn
Averi Jones
36) “Mermaid Party” by Barbie
37) “Happy” by Pharrell Williams
38) “It’s All Love” by Anderson .Paak, Justin Timberlake, Mary J. Blige & George Clinton
39) “Faith” by Stevie Wonder & Ariana Grande
40) “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing” by Tori Kelly
41) “Sunflower” by Post Malone & Swae Lee
42) “Sweet but Psycho” by Ava Max
43) “bad guy” by Billie Eilish
44) “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire
45) “Before I Let Go” by Beyoncé
46) “I Like It” by Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J. Balvin
47) “Havana” by Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug