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Can’t Stop the Feeling
Justin Timberlake
2016

Ah lookie here another boy band superstar for you to roll your eyes at. Imma get to the point real quick on this one: if you don't like this song, you are dead inside. This song just screams out good vibes, positivity, joy, fun, summer, however you want to classify it. Not surprisingly, this song was co-written by uber-pop producer Max Martin (spoiler alert: this won't be the last Max Martin song you see on this list!) who seems to have produced every pop song of the last 20 years.

But in a weird way, this song really does feel nostalgic to a simpler time even though the song came out in....checks notes...May 2016. Hmm, that's weird. I don't know anything bad in the world that's happened since that time.

Anywho, this might be too low of a ranking for a songs that bring joy playlist! This is instant joy, this is instant happiness. And here's an added piece of fun-ness on this one, courtesy of my friend Brad (and I think his son Jared?): listen for the part right before the chorus where Justin sings, "So just imagine, just imagine, just imagine" and you'll hear the name "Jeff Samardzjia," former San Francisco Giants legend. It's true! Well, the fact that you'll hear it. Jeff Samardzjia was most certainly not a Giants legend, sadly.

Other Songs Considered:
I'm not bringing any sexy back on this list, this is Justin's only song for consideration here.