35 Songs To Usher, Usher In The Summer

By Lance Pauker

Last night I had a nice conversation over a few glasses of water with some friends. We discussed the musical stylings of Usher, most specifically how he’s dominated the summers for almost every two years since the mid-2000s. Our very non-stats backed convo led us to the following timeline:

2004: Confessions Pt. II, Yeah!, Burn

2008: Love In This Club

2010: OMG, DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love

2012: Scream

Usher, Usher got me thinking about songs of the summer. So I did a little billboarding and fell down the rabbit hole of looking from hit songs of summers’ past. Because everyone loves a good summer playlist — and the accompanying memories that are inextricably weaved with popular songs from past summers — here’s a playlist to get you in the mode to embrace this year’s beach season hits.

1. DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love – Usher

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2. California Gurls – Katy Perry

3. Dynamite – Taio Cruz

4. Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland

5. Payphone – Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa

6. Give Me Everything – Pitbull, Afrojack, Nayer, Neyo

7. We Can’t Stop – Miley Cyrus

8. Wipeout – Surfaris

9. Hot In Herre – Nelly

10. Starships – Nicki Minaj

11. Magic Stick – 50 Cent