Song of the Day #6,280: ‘What I Want’ – Morgan Wallen

The dog days are coming to an end, meaning it’s time to crown the annual Song of the Summer. Unfortunately, this has been a particularly barren year for new hits. Very few songs have moved in and out of the Top 20 so far in 2025, and the ones that have stuck aren’t very memorable.

According to Billboard’s official Song of the Summer chart, this year’s title winner is Alex Warren’s ‘Ordinary,’ which spent ten weeks atop the Hot 100. The song is aptly titled, as it’s the most basic and forgettable track to win the summer in forever.

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Song of the Day #5,758: ‘Greedy’ – Tate McRae

At #8 on the latest Billboard Hot 100 is ‘Greedy,’ the best performing single to date by Canadian dancer-turned-singer Tate McRae.

Unless I’m confusing her for somebody else, McRae is an artist my daughters have described as being forced down their throats. Reading about the TikTok rollout of ‘Greedy,’ which involved the artist and label aggressively pushing snippets of the track onto the platform (as opposed to letting it pick up steam organically), I guess I see what they mean.

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