This won’t be the first year we’ve ever argued over summertime’s best pop single. Here’s a list of some contenders for song of the summer from the past 40 years:
1976 — Anita Ward, “Ring My Bell”
1979 — The Knack, “My Sharona”
1984 — Prince, “When Doves Cry”
1987 — Whitney Houston, “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)”
1991 — EMF, “Unbelievable”
1993 — Tag Team, “Whoomp! (There It Is)”
1998 — Brandy and Monica, “The Boy Is Mine”
2003 — Beyoncé, feat. Jay Z, “Crazy In Love”
2006 — Shakira, “Hips Don’t Lie”
2009 — Black Eyed Peas, “I Gotta Feeling”
2013 — Robin Thicke, feat. Pharrell Williams and T.I., “Blurred Lines”