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50 YEARS OF SUMMER SONGS
* 1955: “Rock Around the Clock,” Bill Haley & His Comets * 1956: “Hound Dog,” Elvis Presley * 1957: “Love Letters in the Sand,” Pat Boone * 1958: “Summertime Blues,” Eddie Cochran * 1959: “See You in September,” the Tempos * 1960: “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini,” Brian Hyland * 1961: “Runaway,” Del Shannon * 1962: “The Loco-Motion,” Little Eva * 1963: “Surf City,” Jan & Dean * 1964: “I Get Around,” the Beach Boys * 1965: “California Girls,” the Beach Boys * 1966: “Summer in the City,” the Lovin’ Spoonful * 1967: “Groovin,’ ” the Rascals 1968: “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” the Rolling Stones * 1969: “Hot Fun in the Summertime,” Sly and the Family Stone * 1970: “In the Summertime,” Mungo Jerry * 1971: “Brown Sugar,” the Rolling Stones * 1972: “School’s Out,” Alice Cooper * 1973: “My Love,” Wings * 1974: “Rock the Boat,” the Hues Corporation * 1975: “One of These Nights,” Eagles * 1976: “(Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty,” KC and the Sunshine Band * 1977: “Margaritaville,” Jimmy Buffett* * 1978: “Hot Blooded,” Foreigner * 1979: “My Sharona,” the Knack * 1980: “Funkytown,” Lipps, Inc. * 1981: “Jessie’s Girl,” Rick Springfield * 1982: “Jack and Diane,” John Cougar Mellencamp * 1983: “The Safety Dance,” Men Without Hats * 1984: “The Reflex,” Duran Duran * 1985: “The Power of Love,” Huey Lewis and the News * 1986: “Venus,” Banarama * 1987: “Here I Go Again,” Whitesnake * 1988: “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” Def Leppard * 1989: “Good Thing,” Fine Young Cannibals * 1990: “Vogue,” Madonna * 1991: “Unbelievable,” EMF * 1992: “Jump,” Kris Kross * 1993: “Whoomp! There It Is,” Tag Team * 1994: “All I Wanna Do,” Sheryl Crow * 1995: “Fantastic Voyage,” Coolio * 1996: “The Macarena,” Los Del Rio * 1997: “Walking on the Sun,” Smash Mouth * 1998: “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit’ It,” Will Smith * 1999: “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” Ricky Martin * 2000: “Who Let the Dogs Out?” Baha Men * 2001: ” “Bootylicious,” Destiny’s Child * 2002: “Hot in Herre,” Nelly 2003: “Crazy in Love,” Beyoncé * 2004: “Yeah,” Usher * 2005: “Hollaback Girl,” Gwen Stefani