Dancefloor Fillers For The Ultimate Summer Party Playlist

Whether you’re a rap fan, a pop stan, or a melodic man, there’s a banger in this party music round-up for you.

Making a list of party starters for end-of-year festivities is no small task, but for the sake of helping you get your holiday playlist right, we’ve mined our Spotify Wrapped playlists to get the tunes sorted. Here is a hit list of seven banging tunes – both current and classic – that never fail to get the party started!No matter if you’re a rap fan, a pop stan, or a melodic man, there’s something here for you – so read on then rock out.

Stay - The Kid LAROI featuring Justin Bieber
Australia's own The Kid LAROI scored his first #1 hit with this fast-paced pop slapper, centred around a keyboard riff and a guest spot from his Canadian doppelganger Justin Bieber. The two go back and forth, trading high-pitched and low pitched singing in a wistful tune that gets stuck in your head, even after just one play.

Industry Baby - Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow
Social media maven and noted Internet provocateur Lil Nas X teamed up with Jack Harlow, one of 2021’s biggest breakout stars, for this rollicking good time, also accompanied by an attention-demanding video. It’s pop-rap, but not the variety that’s too bubblegum sweet. We love the catchy trumpet refrain and sizzling guest verse from Harlow.

Peaches - Justin Bieber
Only someone like Justin Bieber could make a track about procuring his favourite fruit, procuring his smokables, taking his girlfriend to Canada and ‘getting his light from the source’, this head-bopping tune is ust another day in the life of the Biebs. Featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon, ‘Peaches’ boasted a free-flowing and loose neo-soul style displayed across its three-plus minutes that made it Bieber’s 7th #1 hit.

Oops!…I Did It Again - Britney Spears
The world of music – well, the world at large – was a vastly different place in 2001, but one musical constant over the past two decades has been a love of Britney Spears. 2021 was a watershed year for Spears, with her father’s conservatorship over her finances revoked (#freebritney!) and her sophomore album Oops!…I Did It Again celebrating its 20th anniversary. One of the biggest hits off that album was the title track, which has evolved from a chart-topper to a crowd-pleasing sing-along track.

This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan
A little bit hip-hop and a little bit soul, Montell Jordan’s ‘This Is How We Do It’ is a peak 1990s party classic. With a chugging rhythm and layered vocals that are perfect to sing along to, it’s the rare track that’s as equally at home at a laid-back barbecue as it is a pulsating New Year’s Eve party. Fun fact: ‘This Is How We Do It’ was Jordan’s debut single in 1995 and won him a Grammy.

The Next Episode - Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg
2001 was Dr. Dre’s magnum opus (Detox, we never knew you) and although it housed a whopping 22 tracks including career-defining jams like ‘Still D.R.E.’ and ‘Forgot About Dre’ with Emimen, the most fitting party playlist song was ‘The Next Episode’ with Snoop Dogg. If you and your friends don’t all ‘Hold up’ in unison after the beat drops, you’re just not doing it quite right.

Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
Trying to select a single song off Queen’s Greatest Hits isn’t an easy task. After all, they’ve got more hits than a mixed martial arts fight. How do you select just one? ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is the band’s best-known song, but our pick is ‘Another One Bites the Dust’. With John Deacon’s unforgettable bassline serving as a funky launching board for Freddie Mercury to display his verbal acrobatics, it’s an earworm that’s sure to have you stomping your feet.\