Read on to see what we selected, then check out the playlisthere.

Yet, amid the blare, lay a world of possibilities for sex, love and freedom.

You just had to wait until the night to find it.

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The billowing music traced the same arc, moving from terse and coiled verses to expansive and free choruses.

The song, which loomed at No.

In defiance, Summer in the City made the urban night seem as rejuvenating as a country meadow.

The Lovin' Spoonful, “Summer In The City,”

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Her entreaty didnt only create an enduring summer hit (peaking at No.

8), it offered the greatest stoner anthem of all time.

), cheering along as Fergie toasts lchaim!

Jefferson Airplane, “White Rabbit,”

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To life, indeedthe party life, yo.

Seems Petricca was at a nightclub, and feeling grouchy.

Twenty years ago, intense speculation surrounded young chart rivals Brandy and Monica, who allegedly despised one another.

Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling,

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1 hit in the process(it stayed on top for 13 weeks).

Little Miss Sunshine, Rihanna where you at?

raps Jay-Z, introducing a still-rising star whose career was about to change forever.

Walk the Moon, Shut Up and Dance,

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Can you imagine?).

It dominated the globe, too, as a result of its cross-genre sound.

Crazy In Love by Beyonce feat.

Brandy & Monica, “The Boy Is Mine”

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This mini-superteam of pop talent all manage to bring the best out of each other.

The beat just begged for groups of summertime revelers to stand up and clap in unison.

The lyrics made basically no sense but thats neither here nor there.S.R.

Rihanna, “Umbrella”

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We Cant Stop by Miley Cyrus

Praise be to Miley Cyrus foam finger phase.

Listening to the 1991 track is truly the definition of summer madness.

The only slight issue is how someone could possibly love Kevin Bacon but hateFootloose.

Drake, Hotline Bling

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“Problem” by Ariana Grande feat.

Iggy Azalea

Some artists just make you think of relentless sun regardless of release date.

Ariana Grande has that seasonal affect.

Beyonce, Crazy In Love

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and Pharrell Williams and had fans (often unintentionally) asking fellow club-goers, What rhymes with hug me?

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Calvin Harris feat. Frank Ocean, Migos, Slide

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“Cut to the Feeling,” Carly Rae Jepsen

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Nico & Vinz “Am I Wrong”

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Macklemore “Can_t Hold Us”

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Miley Cyrus “We Can_t Stop”

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Nicki Minaj “Super Bass”

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Will Smith, Summertime

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LFO, Summer Girls

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Arianna Grande feat. Iggy Azalea, Problem

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Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe

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Robin Thicke,Blurred Line

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