The votes are in! Thanks for helping us create the definitive WLS-FM “summer song” list. Here’s the Top 25, in descending order, starting with the biggest vote-getters:
Bananarama “Cruel Summer”
Don Henley “Boys of Summer”
Bryan Adams “Summer of ’69”
The Cars “Magic”
Kid Rock “All Summer Long”
Alice Cooper “School’s Out”
Katrina and the Waves “Walking on Sunshine”
Jimmy Buffet “Margaritaville”
Lovin’ Spoonful “Summer in the City”
Chicago “Saturday in the Park”
Beach Boys (any)
Hollies “Long Tall Woman”
Go Go’s “Vacation”
Billy Idol “Hot in the City”
Sly and the Family Stone “Hot Fun in the Summertime”
Mungo Jerry “In the Summertime”
Lindsey Buckingham “Holiday Road”
Sheryl Crow “Soak Up the Sun”
The Drifters “Under the Boardwalk”
Guns N’ Roses “Paradise City”
War “Summertime”
Paul Davis “65 Love Affair”
Buster Poindexter “Hot Hot Hot”
Nillson “Coconut”
Donna Summer “Hot Stuff”
