Barack Obama Shared His Summer 2021 Playlist, and It's Just as Cool as You'd Expect

If you thought your playlist had a wide range of genres, wait until you see the songs on Barack Obama's. On July 10, the former president shared his annual summer playlist, and it's filled with classic jazz favorites, like Ella Fitzgerald's "Lush Life," and popular TikTok tunes, like Masked Wolf's "Astronaut in the Ocean."

"With so many folks getting together with family and friends, there's a lot to celebrate this summer," Obama wrote on Twitter. His playlist certainly has a lot to offer, including music for a night out, a backyard family BBQ, and more. After all, Obama did say that "it's a mix of old and new, household names and emerging artists, and a whole lot in between." Ahead, we've rounded up all of his picks so that you can listen in one place.

With so many folks getting together with family and friends, there's a lot to celebrate this summer. Here's a playlist of songs I've been listening to lately—it's a mix of old and new, household names and emerging artists, and a whole lot in between. pic.twitter.com/xwTPun9wsw

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 10, 2021

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"Pick Up Your Feelings" by Jazmine Sullivan

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"Switch It Up" by Protoje feat. Koffee

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"Holding Back the Years" by Simply Red

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"My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison

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"Straightenin" by Migos

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"Desperado" by Rihanna

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"Interlude" by Sarah Vaughan

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"Ella No Es Tuya (Remix)" by Rochy RD, Myke Towers, and Nicki Nicole

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"Tumbling Dice" by the Rolling Stones

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"Astronaut in the Ocean" by Masked Wolf

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"Frozen" by Sabrina Claudio

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"If You Really Love Me" by Stevie Wonder

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"Exodus" by Bob Marley & the Wailers

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"Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?" by Chicago

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"Coyote" by Joni Mitchell

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"Mohabbat" by Arooj Aftab

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"Didn't Cha Know" by Erykah Badu

"Allure" by JAY-Z

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"Everybody Loves the Sunshine" by Roy Ayers Ubiquity

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"So Hard" by Nezi

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"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" by Bob Dylan

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"Neighbors" by J. Cole

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"Good Days" by SZA

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"Text You Back" by brother sundance feat. Bryce Vine

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"Everything (... Is Never Quite Enough)" by Wasis Diop

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"The Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

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"Wants and Needs" by Drake feat. Lil Baby

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"Águas De Março" by Elis Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim

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"Its Way With Me" by Wye Oak

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"I'll Take You There" by the Staple Singers

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"A Kiss to Build a Dream On" by Louis Armstrong

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"Speak Your Mind (From the Netflix Series "We the People")" by Brandi Carlile

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"Lush Life" by Ella Fitzgerald