Spotify's songs of summer in New Orleans
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Alex Warren's "Ordinary" was the top song this summer for Spotify users in New Orleans.
The big picture: The platform says listeners "swapped carefree anthems for songs that felt personal, vulnerable, and emotionally charged — both lyrically and sonically."
Driving the news: According to Spotify data, summer 2025 was the least danceable and lowest-energy summer for music, based on the tempos, rhythm stability, beat strength, and overall regularity of its top tracks.
How it works: Spotify's editors handpicked a list of tracks based on streaming data, cultural impact and editorial insight that "collectively defined the season."
Here's how the top tunes ranked in New Orleans:
1. "Ordinary" by Alex Warren: This heartfelt love letter to Warren's wife became Spotify's most-streamed song of the summer.
2. "Back To Friends" by Sombr: The indie rock artist currently has two songs in Spotify's Global Top 10, and "Back to Friends" helped Sombr's monthly listeners soar from eight million at the start of the year to over 53 million to-date.
3. "Manchild" by Sabrina Carpenter: The pop star followed last summer's hit "Espresso" with this first single of her upcoming album "Man's Best Friend."
4. "Love Me Not" by Ravyn Lenae: Spotify says this standout song from the 2024 album "Bird's Eye" feels like "a hazy summer evening."
5. "Shake It To The Max (FLY) – Remix" by MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea: This dancehall anthem charted in Spotify's Top 50 Chart in over 45 countries.
Axios' Chelsea Brasted contributed to this report.