Predict the Billboard Summer Songs Chart

[rainie]

Okay so as many of you guys know, Billboard releases a summer songs chart in which they have a mini Billboard year that takes place during the summer months. The point totals earned by songs during this time are then totaled up as an unofficial way to determining what the song(s) of summer are. Anyways, what do you guys think the song of the summer chart will end up looking like this year? Here’s my prediction:

1. I Like It (the “One Dance” of 2018, totaling up many weeks at #1 during the early summer months)
2. Psycho
3. Lucid Dreams (even though there’s really nothing summery about this song)
4. Girls Like You
5. Better Now (the “Cheap Thrills” of 2018, ascending to the #1 spot in late July/early August after floating around in the top 10 for a while.)
6. Nice for What
7. Boo’d Up
8. God’s Plan
9. The Middle
10. Yes Indeed

Other possible contenders are Nicki, Ariana, and Alessia’s new songs, but they’re gonna have to start charging fairly quickly if they want to contend.

[kanfad]

1. I Like It ( feels like radio will go crazy with this one)

2. New Drake ( hotline bling pt 2 ft Paul Anka)

3. Lucid Dreams ( wildcard )

4. Nice for What (still gaining on radio and has the release of Scorpion to give it at least another week at #1)

5. Girls Like You ( feels like this has peaked already, ala NTLTC but maybe a lot stronger on radio)

6. Boo'd Up ( where 👏is👏the👏spotify👏promo)

7. Psycho ( this guyyy )

8. Better Now ( 3rd #1 probably)

9. Ariana maybe? TLIC?

10. Youngblood ( let me dream )

[hot100predictions]

1. I Like It (3 to 5 weeks at #1, similar to CMM?)
2. New Scorpion (4 to 6 weeks at #1)
3. Psycho (2 weeks? at #1)
4. The Light Is Coming (2 weeks at #1, Ariana's first #1)
5. Lucid Dreams (Top 3, maybe a week at #1)
6. Better Now (Will sneak a week or two at #1)
7. Nice For What (1 week at #1)
8. New Rihanna (2-3 weeks at #1)
9. Girls Like You (Top 2, maybe a week at #1)
10. Boo'd Up (Top 2, maybe a week at #1, but prob not with Drake and Ariana)
11. New Scorpion (Top 3, but will be strong especially on streaming services: AM/Spotify; Like Yes Indeed and Look Alive but stronger)
12. Bed (Top 10 or 5, radio/sales should be great, streams should also be good, 1 million a day all summer long)
13. New Scorpion (Top 5, but will wander around Top 10/20, will be strong on Spotify, similar to Ball For Me)
14. New Ariana (Top 10, maybe Top 5, will be strong in sales/streams; but August release will hurt
15, Something Ariana, Nicki or Drake

[owenlovesmusic]

1. I Like It
2. Psycho
3. New Drake
4. Nice For What
5. Lucid Dreams
6. Girls Like You
7. NEW SONG
8. Better Now
9. Boo'd Up
10. NEW SONG

[kindofbiased]

1.I Like It (solid number of weeks at #1 but nothing crazy)
2.Next Scorpion single (again another solid number of weeks at #1, maybe similar to RITD and PRA in 2011)
3.Psycho (2 weeks at #1, tops)
4.Lucid Dreams (top 3 peak, maybe #1)
5.The Light Is Coming (???, complete guess but it has tons of hype, maybe a late #1 because of the album release?)
6.Girls Like You (another easy top 3 peak, maybe #1)
7.Boo'd Up (yet another easy top 3 peak, it could hit #1 but i'm skeptical, it'd be great though)
8.Nice For What (should stick around especially with Scorpion's release)
9.New Rihanna single (very strong #1 but released near the end of the summer)
10.Better Now (maybe #1 but competition from Cardi, Drake, and Ari will probably cut it off)

Glad to see we could have a lot of big smashes geared up for this summer!