Top 10 Summer Walker Songs

Summer Walker Songs

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Our top 10 Summer Walker songs list presents the music of an American R&B singer-songwriter who rose to stardom in the music scene in 2018. The mother of one and former partner to rapper and record producer London on da Track has a compelling story to give about how she found a new home in music. Before venturing into a music career, Summer Walker was making a living through her cleaning start-up.

Summer Walker’s Career Beginnings and Breakthrough

After launching her musical career in the late 2010s, Summer Walker’s breakthrough moment came when she was signed to the R&B/Hip-hop record label, Love Renaissance. The singer went on to release her debut mixtape, Last Day of Summer, in 2018. Last Day of Summer was an instant success, peaking at number forty-four on the Billboard 200. The mixtape also rose to a peak position of number twenty-five on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

The mixtape also made it to the Year-end charts on the Billboard 200, charting at number one hundred and eighty-seven. Last Day of Summer was lauded by critics thanks to its collection of songs that told the bigger story of Summer Walker’s magical vocals and magnificent songwriting skills. The mixtape is home to some of the best Summer Walker songs, including “Girls Need Love” and “CPR.”

Summer Walker’s Album Releases over the Years

In January 2019, Summer Walker returned with her first extended play, ClearClear is a four-track EP, with all songs co-written by Summer Walker. The singer also does the production work of all the four songs, except “Grave,” whose production work was handled by Zwill.

Clear achieved success on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart, peaking at number twenty-three. Summer Walker was already gaining popularity as a reputable female R&B artist. The following month, she released a remix of “Girls Need Love,” featuring Drake. This remix version of the song has become one of the most-streamed Summer Walker songs.

Summer Walker went on to release her debut album, Over It, in October 2019. The album finds the singer collaborating with other musicians, including Jhené Aiko, PartyNextDoor, Bryson Tiller, 6lack, Usher, and A Boogie wit da Hoodie. Over It was majorly produced by London on da Track, Summer Walker’s then-lover. The album catapulted Summer Walker to commercial success, receiving Platinum certification in the US.

Over It was also a commercial success in Canada and the United Kingdom, where it was Gold-certified. The album rose to number two on the Billboard 200, peaking at number seven on the UK Albums chart. Over It topped the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart, staying on the chart for fourteen weeks. This made the album the seven longest-charting release on the chart after albums by The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Doja Cat, Beyoncé, Khalid, and XXXTentacion. “Playing Games,” “Come Thru,” and “Stretch You Out” are some of the popular songs by Summer Walker from the album.

In 2018, Summer Walker released her second extended play entitled Life on EarthLife on Earth was a success, peaking at number eight on the Billboard 200. The EP also made it to the top of the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart, peaking at number six on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Life on Earth featured some of the best Summer Walker songs, including “Let It Go,” “White Tee,” and “My Affection.” Summer Walker would later release her first compilation album, Last Day of Summer + Clear, in 2020. The compilation album peaked at number seventy-nine on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart.

2021 was yet another successful year for Summer Walker, having the singer release her sophomore studio album, Still Over It. The album rose to the top of the Billboard 200, Billboard Top R&B Albums chart, and Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Still Over It also made it to the fifth spot on the UK Albums chart.

However, album sales for Still Over It failed to surpass those of the singer’s debut album, Over ItStill Over It featured Ari Lennox, Cardi B, Ciara, Pharrell Williams, SZA, Lil Durk, Omarion, and JT of the hip hop duo City Girls.

Summer Walker’s Other Musical Pursuits and Accolades

Throughout her music career, Summer Walker has been featured on songs by other artists, including Rick Ross, Kash Doll, Moneybagg Yo, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, Justin Bieber, and Kendrick Lamar to name a few. Summer Walker received her first major honor after bagging the Best New Artist award at the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards. The singer later won the 2020 Billboard Music Awards’ Top R&B Female Artist accolade.

In the same year, the singer won the Best New R&B Artist accolade in the iHeartRadio Music Awards. Her album Over It bagged the Album of the Year accolade in the 2020 Soul Train Music Awards. Summer Walker was among the artists nominated for a BET Awards recently in the Best Female R&B/Pop Artist category. However, she lost the award to Jazmine Sullivan. Here we present the ten best Summer Walker songs from her short yet impactful career.

# 10 – White Tee ft. NO1-NOAH

Ushering us to the top 10 Summer Walker songs is the brilliant hit “White Tee.” The song was co-written by Summer Walker, NO1-NOAH, Josiah Capers, and The Martianz. “White Tee” features Summer Walker and NO1-NOAH on the vocals. The song was featured on Summer Walker’s sophomore extended play, Life on Earth.

“White Tee” is a laid-back hit that finds both Summer Walker and NO1-NOAH spelling out their expectations from their significant others. In the song’s chorus, NO1-NOAH croons about treating his significant other as a white tee. However, Summer Walker proves to be a soul of a different breed wishing to go a little nastier and mean. The song peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot R&B chart.

# 9 – Session 32

“Session 32” is a non-album single released by Summer Walker in 2018. The song’s lyrics were penned by Summer Walker. “Session 32” alludes to the singer confronting an ex-lover who failed to requite her love, failing to show unconditional love. The song marked Summer Walker’s debut single and first hit in her professional music career. Summer Walker performed a stunning piano version of the hit “Session 32” at the 2022 Women in Music event.

The live performance’s melody felt a little different from the original song, which is squarely acoustic. Summer Walker was presented with a Chart Breaker Award by Ari Lennox after her performance in this heart-breaking hit. The award was given to Summer Walker in regards to her sophomore LP, Still Over It, which debuted atop the Billboard 200. “Session 32” was Gold-certified in both the US and Canada. The song was sampled in “Brain Dead” by Moneybagg Yo feat. Ari Fletcher and “Too Much” by Lakeyah.

# 8 – CPR

Number eight on our top 10 Summer Walker songs list is the dazzling hit “CPR.” The song is featured on the singer’s first commercial mixtape, Last Day of Summer. “CPR” finds Summer Walker hinting to her fans about an affair between her and a lover. The song’s title serves as a metaphor for the man who she loves deeply.

Like the CPR, the man helps resuscitate her from her loneliness and emptiness. It is Summer Walker’s soulful singing and the song’s seductive delivery that makes “CPR” quite a reputable hit. The song helped Summer Walker solidify her ground as an up-and-coming R&B singer-songwriter.

# 7 – Ex for a Reason ft. JT of City Girls

“Ex for a Reason” is one of the best Summer Walker songs featured on the singer’s sophomore album, Still Over It. The song finds Summer Walker collaborating with JT of the American hip hop duo City Girls. Summer and JT team up with Nija Charles in the songwriting process of this astounding hit. Nija Charles’s songwriting skills have seen him handle other hit songs like “No Guidance” by Chris Brown, “I Do” by Cardi B. featuring SZA, and “Colors” by Jason Derulo.

“Ex for a Reason” serves as a cautionary hit about the emotions associated with falling for a soul that has already moved on from a probably bitter relationship. The song finds Summer Walker and JT showing zero tolerance for the ex, who seems to be in pursuit of some love. “Ex for a Reason” peaked at number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot 100, rising to number forty-two on the UK Singles Chart.

#6- I’ll Kill You ft. Jhené Aiko

Coming in at number six on our top 10 Summer Walker songs list is the outstanding hit “I’ll Kill You.” The song is featured on the singer’s 2019 debut album, Over It. “I’ll Kill You” marked the second time Summer Walker collaborated with Jhené Aiko. The two had earlier teamed up in releasing a remix version of Jhené Aiko’s hit “Triggered,” featuring rapper 21 Savage.

“I’ll Kill You” finds Summer Walker playing the role of a jealous girlfriend. In this song, the singer seems to have found love with a new guy. However, she goes on to warn the lover that she’ll either go to jail or hell if she ever realizes that he is cheating on her. The song peaked at number sixty-one on the Billboard Hot 100. “I’ll Kill You” was a commercial success, managing a Platinum certification in the US.

# 5 – No Love ft. SZA and Cardi B

“No Love” is one of the most successful collaborative hits by Summer Walker. The song is featured on the singer’s sophomore studio album, Still Over It. “No Love” was originally released by Summer Walker, featuring SZA. However, a remix (extended version) featuring Cardi B was issued, and it completely took R&B lovers by storm. This pop-influenced R&B hit finds the singers rejecting getting back in terms with their ex-boyfriends.

The three singers claim that they would only get back in terms with their ex-lovers for the benefits of physical intimacy, avoiding emotional entanglement at all cost. “No Love” has been Gold-certified in Canada, where it peaked at number thirty-seven on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. The song was a success in the US, peaking at number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100. “No Love” also made it to number twenty-four on the UK Singles Chart.

#4 – Body

Every artist has his or her favorite tracks list, and in Summer Walker’s case, “Body” is one of her top-tier favorites. “Body” is a reputable hit from the singer’s Platinum-certified debut album, Over It. The song sampled the 1996 hit “Get It Together” by the American girl group 702. In this song, Summer Walker expresses her appreciation and embracing of her new journey in motherhood.

The song features a spellbinding video of her body that showcases her pregnancy. “Body” is an anthem for Summer Walker’s new definition of self-love and an ode to motherhood. The song peaked at number seventy-three on the Billboard Hot 100. “Body” was Gold-certified in the US by RIAA.

#3- Come Thru ft. Usher

The third pick of our top 10 Summer Walker songs list is the alluring hit “Come Thru.” “Come Thru” is one of the most sought-after hits from Summer Walker’s debut album, Over It. Summer Walker collaborates with R&B star Usher on this hit. “Come Thru” samples the hit “You Make Wanna…” by Usher.

The song finds Summer Walker and Usher crooning about the impression their particular significant others have had on their lives. “Come Thru” went on to peak at number forty-two on both the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles chart. The song was Platinum-certified in both the US and Canada. “Come Thru” was Silver-certified in the UK.

#2 – Girls Need Love ft. Drake

“Girls Need Love” is one of the most reputable musical gems ever released by Atlanta songster Summer Walker. The song was initially released in 2018 on the singer’s debut EP, Last Day of Summer. Summer Walker would soon after collaborating with Drake to release an enthralling remix version of the song. The remix version of the song catapulted Summer Walker to mainstream and commercial success imminently.

“Girls Need Love” finds Summer Walker serenading about her need for love and affection from her significant other without compromising her intimacy needs. The song quickly became her breakthrough hit. “Girls Need Love” went on to peak at number thirty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100, rising to number forty-one on the UK Singles Chart. The song was Platinum-certified three times in the US, twice in Canada, and a single time in both Australia and the UK.

#1- Playing Games ft. Bryson Tiller

Number one in our top 10 Summer Walker songs list is the prodigious hit “Playing Games.” The song was released by the singer in her debut studio album, Over It. “Playing Games” finds the singer crooning about feeling unappreciated and equally loved by her significant other. While the guy might be spending profligately to impress the lady, this doesn’t seem to resonate well with Summer Walker.

The singer feels that there is more to opulence (something she has achieved already); which is true love. “Playing Games” samples the 1999 hit “Say My Name” by Destiny’s Child. The song peaked at number sixteen on the Billboard Hot 100, rising to number twenty-four on the UK Singles Chart. “Playing Games” has been Platinum-certified three times in the US and once in Australia and Canada. The song has been covered by Chiptune Punks and 8 Bit Arcade.

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