Summer

What song held the number one spot for the longest in 1989?

The summer classic that spent seven weeks at number one in 1970

Not a happy ending…

Rachael Pimblett

Jun 3, 2026

10 underrated albums that will significantly improve your summer

10 underrated albums that will significantly improve your summer

I need a window seat because this flower is wiltin’…

Jun 3, 2026

Record - Vinyl - General - Vintage - Retro - Grammophone - LP

The completely forgotten track that soundtracked the summer of 1993: “I know what I want and I want it now”

Make way for Eurodance.

Rachael Pimblett

May 26, 2026

Jarvis Cocker - 2026 - Pulp - HELP 2 - Adama Jalloh

The definitive summer song, according to Jarvis Cocker

Turn it up.

Callum MacHattie

May 22, 2026

Cinema’s 10 definitive summer movies

Cinema’s 10 definitive summer movies

They’re what spectacle is all about.

May 16, 2026

What is the only instrumental song to top the charts in the 21st century

The French song that dominated the charts all summer long in 1974

A second summer of love.

May 1, 2026

10 songs from the 1970s you’ll be playing all summer long

10 songs from the 1970s you’ll be playing all summer long

When the temperatures are high.

Apr 30, 2026

Hutch - 2026

Summer in winter: Hutch’s bottled sunshine playlist

Listen for a dose of vitamin D.

Feb 5, 2026

Mungo Jerry - 1970

Death in Midwinter: Why did Mungo Jerry never have another hit?

“Dee-dee-dee, dee-dee / Da-da-da, da-da”.

Oct 11, 2025

Festival - General - Music Festival - Concert - News - 2024

Roundhay Festival announced in Leeds by BST Hyde Park team

Coming summer 2026.

Rachael Pimblett

Sep 12, 2025

Is the 'song of the summer' a dead concept?

Is the ‘song of the summer’ a dead concept?

Or is it all too personal for that?

Aug 20, 2025

Musical calendar does our music taste change with the seasons

Musical calendar: does our music taste change with the seasons?

Why do we have a ‘summer’ playlist?

Dale Maplethorpe

Apr 30, 2025