This time of year, I find myself thinking of the beach quite a bit, given how hot it is in this part of the country this time of year, but also because the days of summer are counting down, at least to the Yankee calendar I still adhere to at times. So, I thought it was high time to see what the status of beaches were in pop music. A search for variants of the word beach in songs from Billboard’s year-end Top Ten charts (1951-2018) results in 11 hits from 8 songs, including three times in which the word is used in a proper noun: Redondo Beach, Saint Thomas Beach, and Venice Beach. The songs that use the word are as follows (in chronological order):

Beach Boys - Surfin Usa (Live, 14 March 1964)

Terry Jack's official music video for 'Seasons In The Sun'. Click to listen to Terry Jacks on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/TJSpot?IQid=TJSTS As featured on 100 Hits Supreme 70s.

Kenny Nolan performs "I Like Dreamin' " on American Bandstand aired January 22, 1977.

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Music video by Nicki Minaj performing Starships (Explicit) #VEVOCertified on Dec. 23, 2012. http://vevo.com/certified http://youtube.com/vevocertified Buy It Now! iTunes - http://bit.ly/NickiRomanitunesDeluxe Amazon - http://bit.ly/NickiRomanAmazondeluxe © 2012 Cash Money Records/Young Money Ent./Universal Rec.

The official audio of Bruno Mars' "That's What I Like" from the album '24K Magic'. Directed by Bruno Mars and Jonathan Lia Download/Stream '24K Magic': https://Atlantic.lnk.to/24K_MagicID See Bruno Mars on Tour! Visit http://brunomars.com for dates + more info.

And a couple other tunes featuring the word beach that are not in the collection but that I like all the same:

The Doors - Cars Hiss By My Window (Subtítulado en español)

Un Clásico de los 80 con DON HENLEY " Boy of Summer " en vivo,con un Buen Audio y lo mejor en Full HD.

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