’80s Summer Hits

Here’s an ’80s playlist designed to celebrate summer: the laziness, the looseness, the kicking back and the turning up. Covering New Wave, roots rock, R&B and beyond, the tracks here not only frame their era, but a universal mood: cool drink, warm sun, nothing but time on your hands. Sink into it. Our editors mix things up here now and then, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.