The Ultimate Summer Playlist Starts Here: 10 Songs Patch Readers Love

Every great summer has a soundtrack. We asked Patch readers to help build the Ultimate Summer Playlist, and the first picks are already full of road trip favorites, beach-day classics and songs tied to unforgettable summer memories.

Think we're missing one? We're just getting started, so tell us your favorite summer song here and help crown Patch readers' ultimate Song of the Summer.

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Press play and listen along! We'll keep adding reader recommendations to Patch's Ultimate Summer Playlist on Spotify throughout the summer.

Here are 10 reader favorites so far.

Some responses have been lightly edited for length and clarity.

1. "Summer In The City" by The Lovin' Spoonful

"I love the boardwalk, and when I hear the song I picture myself underneath it. It's summer, I'm young and loving life."

— Ruth of Burlington, MA

"Perfect tune and lyrics. I took a course at Drexel in the summer this song was a hit."

— John Bowen of Newtown Square, PA

"Very descriptive lyrics. Puts you right in the hot city!"

— Fred and Linda of Downers Grove, IL

"It was played a lot when I was young. And it talks about how hot it is during the day but how great it is at night in the summer!"

— Laure Olsen of Oak Lawn, IL

"It says everything about a NY summer."

— Liz of New York, NY

"It's the ultimate song for July in the summer."

— Holly of Pennington, NJ

"It exhibits night and day, the hot and cool ... the hour in which the city used to begin ... when it got dark."

— Rory of New York, NY

2. "Summer Breeze" by Seals & Crofts

"The lyrics, as it's a feel-good song about the simple joys of domesticated life."

— David S. of Naperville, IL

"Brings me back to my younger days with fond memories."

— Margaret of Sellersville, PA

"How it makes you feel about summer."

— Janice of Hemet, CA

"It reminds me of when I was dating my wife-to-be ... 'feel the arms that reach out to hold me, in the evening when the day is through' ... I was once a young man."

— Hank M. of West Haven, CT

3. "The Boys of Summer" by Don Henley

"In my younger days it was a summer favorite. Now, when I hear it, it brings back summer memories of those youthful days."

— Loraine Normand of Falmouth, MA

"It reminds me of hanging out with friends at the beach in high school in South Carolina."

— Dani of Doylestown, PA

"Reminds me of my hometown and driving the beach roads."

— Lorraine S. of Canterbury, CT

4. "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys

"It makes me feel happy, peppy and ready to go."

— Cookie of Long Beach, CT

"It's a great tale about childhood advice, contained within an innovative recording technique, which includes the use of a Theremin instrument."

— David S. of Naperville, IL

5. "Surfin' U.S.A." by The Beach Boys

"It screams summer!"

— Vickie of Royal Oak, MI

"It represents the California surfing genre, which is synonymous with summer."

— Joni of Gardena, CA

6. "Hot Fun in the Summertime" by Sly & The Family Stone

"It's smooth, sultry and oozy, but also has such a positive, pop sensibility. It's perfect."

— Patricia J. of Clifton, NJ

"Great tune, lyrics. Uplifting, great party, road trip or gathering music."

— Gypsy of Pittsburgh, PA

7. "Feels Like Summer" by Samuel Jack

"It's upbeat and fun and seems to match the pace of summer activities!"

— Rebecca H. of Fort Mill, SC

8. "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

"I just love the beat and lyrics!"

— Diana of Venice, CA

9. "Life Is a Highway" by Rascal Flatts

"Totally upbeat, makes you want to dance or jump in the car and just drive."

— Kathy of Bristol, PA

10. "Soak Up the Sun" by Sheryl Crow

"Bouncy beat, summery attitude."

— Abhishek Gami of Waban, MA

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