But what’s set to become the defining tune of summer 2025? Let’s take a look at some of the contenders.
Dance bangers
MK ft. Chrystal – Dior
Having risen to prominence in the early ’90s with club anthems like Burning and Always, Michigan DJ MK finally clinched his first-ever Official Number 1 single with Chrystal collab Dior this summer.
And with MK’s residency at the iconic Ushuaïa Ibiza this season, we doubt Dior’s going anywhere for a while.
Rossi. & Jazzy – High On Me
One of the most exciting DJs on the London club scene right now, Rossi. earned his first-ever Official Top 40 single with Jazzy team-up High On Me. Could the euphoric bop continue its climb to claim Song of the Summer status?
Disco Lines & Tinashe – No Broke Boys
Originally released in October 2024, Tinashe‘s No Broke Boys was given a new lease of life when Colorado DJ Disco Lines (aka Thadeus Labuszewski) got his paws on it; securing Tinashe a third UK Top 40 and Disco Lines his first.
Levi Heron – The Glen
If, a few months ago, you’d told us a ‘cèil-tech’ take on a Beluga Lagoon folk song by a net washer-turned-producer would be in the running for 2025’s Song of the Summer, we’d likely have laughed in your face. Yet here we are, and we wouldn’t change it for the world.
Fred again.., Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax – Victory Lap
A Victory Lap indeed!
Max Dean, Luke Dean & Locky – Can’t Decide
Trio Max Dean, Luke Dean and Locky broke through with their first-ever Official Top 40 single Can’t Decide in June.
Calvin Harris & Clementine Douglas – Blessings
As synonymous with summer as a Solero, Calvin Harris refuses to leave the Top 10 with Clementine Douglas collab Blessings.
Future hits
Justin Bieber – DAISIES
The focus track from his surprise seventh album SWAG, DAISIES is already tracking to earn Justin Bieber a 28th Top 10 single here in the UK.
Leigh-Anne – BEEN A MINUTE
Newly-independent Leigh-Anne is back with BEEN A MINUTE and, with its sample of Masters At Work‘s 2001 track Work, this one’s got ‘summer’ written all over it.
Skye Newman – Out Out
One of 2025’s biggest breakout stars, soulful South London singer-songwriter Skye Newman returns with Out Out. If previous Top 20 singles Hairdresser and Family Matters are anything to go by, it looks like Skye’s got another hit on her hands.
K-pop cuts
BLACKPINK – JUMP
Ahead of their UK Deadline World Tour dates this summer, BLACKPINK have dropped brand-new Diplo-produced track JUMP. Can it earn JENNIE, LISA, JISOO and ROSÉ their ninth Official Top 40 single as a group?
KATSEYE – Gabriela
2025’s already seen Daniela, Lara, Manon, Megan, Sophia and Yoonchae achieve Official Chart success with Gnarly, Gabriela and debut EP BEAUTIFUL CHAOS. Could their latest cut see KATSEYE claim the Song of the Summer?
HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast – Golden
Golden, lifted from animated Netflix musical fantasy film KPop Demon Hunters is scaling the Official Singles Chart and showing no sign of slowing down.
Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Danny Chung, KEVIN WOO, samUIL Lee & Kpop Hunters Cast – Your Idol
Or could Saja Boys and co. clinch it with viral bop Your Idol?
Current chart smashes
Olivia Dean – Nice To Each Other
Breezy bop Nice To Each Other – Olivia Dean‘s highest-charting solo single to date – has balmy summer evening written all over it.
Sam Fender & Olivia Dean – Rein Me In
It’d be impossible to rein this smash in, tbh.
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Oh, boy! Could Sabrina Carpenter secure the Song of the Summer title two years on the bounce with former Number 1 Manchild?
Lewis Capaldi – Survive
Kicking off his comeback with a ‘secret’ sunny Glastonbury Pyramid Stage set in June really set the precedent, didn’t it?
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PinkPantheress – Illegal
With its inescapable social media trend, the prospect feels anything but illegal.
Ed Sheeran – Sapphire
Sapphire, the third single lifted from his upcoming seventh studio album PLAY became Ed Sheeran‘s 65th Top 40 single this summer.
Chappell Roan – Pink Pony Club
‘Cause you know we’re gonna keep on dancin’…
Ravyn Lenae – Love Me Not
Ravyn’s first-ever UK Top 5 hit continues to prove its endurance.
CMAT – Take A Sexy Picture Of Me
The ‘Woke Macarena’ roars on as CMAT takes her viral hit on the festival circuit. All together now! “I did the butcher, I did the baker…”
Alex Warren – Ordinary
So out of the ordinary! Record-breaking single Ordinary saw Alex Warren become the US artist with longest-running UK Number 1 single ever.
Comeback corner?
Black Eyed Peas – Rock That Body
Originally released in 2009 as the fifth single from Black Eyed Peas’ The E.N.D. (THE ENERGY NEVER DIES) album, Rock That Body recently returned to the Top 40 for the first time in 15 years after sparking a viral social media trend.
Oasis – Acquiesce
Oasis vibes in the area! With the band’s reunion tour well under way, Acquiesce, one of their most beloved b-sides, made its Official Chart debut this summer, some 30 years after it was released on the Some Might Say single.
What’s your Song of the Summer 2025? Let us know in the comments below, or tell us over on X.