ARIA Charts: The song of the summer hits #1… just in time for winter

Every few years, a song comes along that captures the zeitgeist for a multitude of reasons. It usually comes out to coincide with the end of the US school year, and publications race to breathlessly declared it the ‘Song Of The Summer.’ This week’s ARIA #1 is such a song.

Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso has knocked Taylor Swift and Post Malone from pole position this week — which is an achievable in itself — with Australians clearly California Dreamin’ as the cold weather sets in. This song is a perfect lightning-in-a-bottle moment, with its over-saturated beach-Barbie clip, a touch of late ’90s Mariah Carey in the production, and a few viral-ready lyrics, such as the breezy kiss-off: “I’m working late, ‘cos I’m a singer.” No further explanation is required, or offered.