The song of the summer is back: discover the hit that was all the rage the year you were born.

The holidays smell of salt, sound like a festival, and dance to the beat of a song you can't get out of your head. Every year, without fail, summer has its own anthem: a song that sneaks onto the radio , pops up on TikTok, is played by beach bar DJs, and eventually soaks into your veins like an uncontrollable melody. You might forget it by October, but every time it plays again, you return to the warmth, the sand, and those endless nights.

The truth is that the song of the summer isn't just music: it's a reflection of who we were, of what made us vibrate and move our hips during those months when the world stopped . Some people remember their adolescence with Aserejé or their first love with Colgando en tus manos . For others, Macarena is synonymous with family vacations, and Despacito is a reminder of the year the entire planet spoke in reggaeton.

Now that "Potra salvaje" has made history as the surprise hit of summer 2024, the same old game is back: What was the hit song the year you were born? We're taking you on a musical journey through the past few decades to discover the rhythm that marked your arrival into the world.

• 1961 : My Love Is Fifteen Years Old – Dynamic Duo

• 1962 : Raffle – Marisol
• 1963 : All the garçons and the girls – Françoise Hardy
• 1964 : Be My Baby – Les Surfs
• 1964 : Pérez told me – The 3 South Americans
• 1965 : The Ye-Ye Girl – Concha Velasco

• 1966 : These boots are made for walkin' – Nancy Sinatra
• 1967 : The Boys with the Girls – Los Bravos
• 1968 : La, la, la – Massiel
• 1968 : The Bridge – The Same
• 1969 : María Isabel – Los Payos

• 1970 : A Ray of Sunshine – The Devils
• 1971 : Help, Help Me – Tony Ronald
• 1972 : Summer holidays – Formula V

• 1973 : Eva María – Formula V
• 1974 : Blas's party – Formula V
• 1975 : El Bimbó – Georgie Dann
• 1976 : What's Up With You, Man? – Los Golfos
• 1977 : Party – Raffaella Carrà

• 1978 : To live like this is to die of love – Camilo Sesto
• 1979 : Glory – Umberto Tozzi

• 1980 : Funkytown – Lipps Inc.
• 1981 : The Little Birds – María Jesús and her accordion
• 1982 : Dancing – Alaska and the Pegamoides

• 1983 : Let's go to the beach – Righeira
• 1984 : School of Heat – Radio Futura
• 1985 : The African – Georgie Dann

• 1986 : The Alcalá Gate – Víctor Manuel and Ana Belén
• 1987 : Voyage Voyage – Desireless
• 1988 : Gimme Hope Joanna – Eddie Grant
• 1989 : There's no beach here – The Refrescos

• 1990 : I hope it rains coffee – Juan Luis Guerra and 4.40
• 1991 : All my loving – Los Manolos

• 1992 : Yellow Tractor – Zapato Veloz
• 1993 : The Shark – Project One
• 1994 : The Barbecue – Georgie Dann
• 1995 : Macarena – Los del Río

• 1996 : Dancing – Paradisio
• 1997 : The Skinny Girl – Jarabe de Palo
• 1998 : The Cup of Life – Ricky Martin
• 1999 : Mambo no. 5 – Lou Bega

• 2000 : I Dream of Your Mouth – Raúl
• 2001 : I Want to Dance – Sonia and Selena

• 2002 : Aserejé – Las Ketchup
• 2003 : Papi Chulo – Lorna
• 2004 : Dragostea Din Tei – O-Zone
• 2005 : The Black Shirt – Juanes
• 2006 : Opá, yo viazé un corrá – El Koala
• 2007 : Those of Intuition – Shakira
• 2008 : Hanging in Your Hands – Carlos Baute and Marta Sánchez

• 2009 : Summercat – Billie the Vision & the Dancers

• 2010 : Waka Waka – Shakira
• 2011 : Kuduro Dance – Don Omar and Lucenzo
• 2012 : Ai se eu te pego – Michel Teló

• 2013 : The Shark – Henry Méndez
• 2014 : Dancing – Enrique Iglesias, Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona
• 2015 : La Gozadera – Gente de Zona and Marc Anthony
• 2016 : The Bicycle – Carlos Vives and Shakira
• 2017 : Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee

• 2018 : The Ring – Jennifer Lopez
• 2019 : With height – Rosalía

• 2020 : Tusa – Karol G and Nicki Minaj
• 2021 : All of You – Rauw Alejandro
• 2022 : Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52 – Quevedo and Bizarrap
• 2023 : Nightingale – Vicco
• 2024 : Wild Filly – Isabel Aaiún

Was your song of the summer a timeless classic, a one-hit wonder, or the song you still dance to at every wedding today? This intergenerational look back shows that, even as styles and artists change, one thing never fails: we all remember which song was the biggest hit the year we were born .

The holidays smell of salt, sound like a festival, and dance to the beat of a song you can't get out of your head. Every year, without fail, summer has its own anthem: a song that sneaks onto the radio , pops up on TikTok, is played by beach bar DJs, and eventually soaks into your veins like an uncontrollable melody. You might forget it by October, but every time it plays again, you return to the warmth, the sand, and those endless nights.