The practices of listening to music and going to the seaside each date again centuries. No surprise they work so effectively collectively.
And whether or not you reside on a coast or journey miles annually simply to dip your toes within the ocean, it goes with out saying: Any profitable seaside outing is non-negotiably accompanied by an ideal waterside playlist, often filled with vibe-y classics from generations previous alongside whichever hits are at the moment in competitors for the title of tune of the summer season. The new season has proved to be an plentiful supply of inspiration for musicians through the years, who’ve penned homages to all the things from the nice and cozy climate it guarantees to the alternatives it presents for holidays, outside journeys, events and cookouts — but when there’s one summer season staple that seems essentially the most fondly in such seasonal tracks, it’s undoubtedly the seaside.
That’s why Billboard has rounded up the ten finest songs the previous century of music has to supply on the subject, that includes modern pop stars resembling Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry to visionary teams like The Drifters and, after all, the Seaside Boys. A few of them are precisely as enjoyable and free as they appear on the floor, whereas others had been written with deeper metaphors impressed by the ocean’s many mysteries in thoughts. No matter floats your boat, as they are saying. (All puns supposed.)
With out additional adieu, seize your umbrellas, towels and sun shades, stake your declare on a spot on the shore and dive into the next songs about solar, sand and surf — ranked in reverse order beneath.
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Rupert Holmes, “Escape (The Piña Colada Music)”
Holmes’ oft-quoted, coconut-flavored basic reached No. 1 on the Billboard Scorching 100 in 1979.
Beachiest lyric: “You want piña coladas/ And gettin’ caught within the rain
And the texture of the ocean/ And the style of champagne/ For those who like making love at midnight/ Within the dunes on the cape/ You’re the girl I’ve regarded for/ Include me and escape.” -
Social Home feat. Lil Yachty, “Magic within the Hamptons”
Social Home’s 2018 hit is the sonic equal of heat sunshine hitting your face. It reached No. 25 on the Effervescent Underneath Scorching 100 in 2020, largely because of a resurgence on TikTok.
Beachiest lyric: “And also you look so stylish/ Come by means of with that magic/ You already know that I’m ’bout to smash it, it’s true/ I can take to the room, I can take you to the seaside…”
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Miley Cyrus, “Malibu”
Cyrus peaked at No. 10 on the Scorching 100 with this breezy love tune, which stays probably the most easy and dreamy tracks in her total catalog.
Beachiest lyric: “I by no means got here to the seaside or stood by the ocean/ I by no means sat by the shore beneath the solar with my ft within the sand/ However you introduced me right here and I’m pleased that you simply did.”
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Jimmy Buffet, “Oldest Surfer on the Seaside”
This easy-going monitor is finest loved with a Hawaiian shirt on and a Corona beer in hand.
Beachiest lyric: “I ended looking for perfection many waves in the past/ What actually issues is the right here and now and that’s about all I do know/ Gonna catch me an enormous ol’ curler, solar setting on the ocean/ Using in on her glassy shoulder, the water going grey like me.”
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Lorde, “Photo voltaic Energy”
Gen Z’s moody queen supreme did a full 180 in 2021 by releasing “Photo voltaic Energy,” the lead single off her equally summery third studio album of the identical identify. The monitor reached No. 64 on the Scorching 100.
Beachiest lyric: “Acid inexperienced, aquamarine/ The women are dancing within the sand/ And I throw my mobile system within the water/ Are you able to attain me? No, you’ll be able to’t.”
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Weezer, “Island Within the Solar”
The idyllic “Island within the Solar” has confirmed to be one among Weezer’s most enduring hits, reaching No. 11 on the Different Airplay chart in 2001.
Beachiest lyric: “While you’re on a golden sea/ You don’t want no reminiscence/ Only a place to name your personal/ As we drift into the zone.”
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Ziggy Marley, “Seaside in Hawaii”
Ziggy channeled the entire good vibes he inherited from his dad, Bob Marley, into this serene composition.
Beachiest lyric: “I want you had been right here with me/ Strolling on the seaside in Hawaii/ Enjoying on the golden sand/ Trying on the ocean now I perceive.”
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Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg, “California Gurls”
Technically, this 2010s smash is concerning the Golden State’s feminine inhabitants at massive — however in response to Katy Perry, that demographic’s primary exercise goes to the seaside (together with carrying daisy dukes and bikinis on prime). The pop star spent six weeks atop the Scorching 100 with this monitor, one among 5 historic No. 1s from her Teenage Dream album.
Beachiest lyric: “Intercourse on the seaside/ We don’t thoughts sand in our stilettos.”
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The Drifters, “Underneath the Boardwalk”
This iconic 1964 monitor by The Drifters wraps all of the attraction of a teen retro summer season rom-com right into a two-and-a-half-minute soul-pop basic, reaching the highest 5 of the Scorching 100 the 12 months it was launched.
Beachiest lyric: “Yeah, beneath the boardwalk, down by the ocean/ On a blanket with my child is the place I’ll be.”
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Seaside Boys, “Surfin’ U.S.A.”
No seaside record could be full with out the band who helped outline surf rock within the early ’60s. The Seaside Boys reached No. 3 on the Scorching 100 with this everlasting 1963 ode to catching waves.
Beachiest lyric: “If everyone had an ocean throughout the united statesA./ Then everyone’d be surfin’ like Californi-a.”
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