Battle For The Song Of The Summer: Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, or Post Malone?

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 Sabrina Carpenter’s summer smash “Espresso” led global radio airplay this summer, according to data provided by Apple Music’s Shazam radio charts, while Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss track “Not Like Us” was the world’s most-streamed hit this summer on Apple Music.

In a breakout summer for the pop singer, Carpenter’s back-to-back hits “Espresso” and “Please Please Please” rank as the fifth and sixth most-played songs on Apple Music globally between June 21 and Aug. 20, according to Apple data provided to Forbes.

The collaboration “I Had Some Help,” between mega-stars Post Malone and Morgan Wallen, topped Billboard’s “Songs of the Summer” chart, which also factored in sales, and the song finished in the top five for both global radio airplay and Apple Music streams this summer (Wallen’s “Lies Lies Lies” also ranking as the No. 10 most-streamed song).

Several artists had breakout hits this summer, including Benson Boone, whose “Beautiful Things” ranks just behind Carpenter’s smash “Espresso” on global radio, according to data from Apple’s Shazam radio charts, which track thousands of stations worldwide.

Fresh off of guest appearances on Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” album, country star Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” was the second most-streamed song between June and August on Apple Music.

Other big hits this summer include Hozier’s “Too Sweet,” the third most-spun song on global radio, and Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather,” the summer’s third most-streamed song on Apple Music.

Top 10 Songs On Global Radio (june 21 - Aug. 20)
“Espresso” - Sabrina Carpenter
“Beautiful Things” - Benson Boone
“Too Sweet” - Hozier
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” - Shaboozey
“I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Wallen)” - Post Malone
“feelslikeimfallinginlove” - Coldplay
“Lose Control” - Teddy Swims
“Austin (Boots Stop Workin')” - Dasha
“I Don't Wanna Wait” - David Guetta & OneRepublic
“Houdini” - Eminem

Top 10 Songs On Global Apple Music (june 21 - Aug. 20)
"Not Like Us" - Kendrick Lamar
"A Bar Song (Tipsy)" - Shaboozey
"BIRDS OF A FEATHER" - Billie Eilish
"I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Wallen)" - Post Malone
"Please Please Please" - Sabrina Carpenter
"Espresso" - Sabrina Carpenter
"MILLION DOLLAR BABY" - Tommy Richman
"Good Luck, Babe!" - Chappell Roan
"Beautiful Things" - Benson Boone
"Lies Lies Lies" - Morgan Wallen

This summer marked a breakout moment for former Disney Channel actress-turned-singer Carpenter, who had released five albums between 2015 and 2022 to limited commercial success. She had two moderate hits last year, “Nonsense” and “Feather,” and raised her profile further by opening for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour on her Latin American, Australian and Singapore dates. Carpenter released “Espresso” in April, one day before she performed at the Coachella music festival, which became an immediate hit and the biggest song of her career, topping the Billboard Global 200 and peaking at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Carpenter released “Please Please Please” in June, which became her first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. She released her sixth album, “Short n’ Sweet,” on Aug. 23.


“Not Like Us” became a smash hit amid Lamar’s highly publicized feud with Canadian rapper Drake earlier this year. Fans believe the rappers had traded subtle digs at one another over the past decade, but their feud ramped up earlier this year when Lamar took jabs at both Drake and J. Cole on his guest verse on Metro Boomin and Future’s song, “Like That.” The song unleashed a highly dramatic feud between Drake and Lamar, who dropped a combined eight diss tracks between April and May. The rappers traded wild accusations at one another in their lyrics, with Lamar accusing Drake of pursuing minors and having a secret child—both of which Drake denied—while Drake accused Lamar of domestic violence and alleged he had planted false information in hopes Lamar would use it in a diss track. Several media outlets named Lamar the winner of the feud, considering his lyrics better, and because his songs outperformed Drake’s on the charts: Lamar’s “Not Like Us” and “Like That” went No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “Euphoria” peaked at No. 3.


Shaboozey became the first Black male artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts with “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” in July, months after Beyoncé became the first Black artist to top both charts with “Texas Hold ‘Em.” Shaboozey and Beyoncé became the first Black artists to top the Hot Country Songs chart back-to-back since Billboard began publishing the chart in 1958.

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