Sittin on Top of the World’, the song by Burna Boy, and ‘Sability’ by Ayra Starr have featured on Barack Obama’s summer playlist for 2023.
The former US president unveiled the annual summer playlist, which houses 41 songs, via his social media page on Thursday.
The list features songs across different musical genres.
Other songs on the list include ‘Who Told You’ by J Hus ft. Drake, ‘Princess Diana’ by Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj, ‘Golden Lady’ by Stevie Wonder, and ‘Got Til It’s Gone’ by Janet Jackson among others.
In an accompanying post, Obama said he “looks forward to hearing what I have missed”.
“Like I do every year, here are some songs I’ve been listening to this summer, a mix of old and new. Look forward to hearing what I’ve missed,” he wrote.
Like I do every year, here are some songs I’ve been listening to this summer — a mix of old and new. Look forward to hearing what I’ve missed. pic.twitter.com/H2Do2iaD1p
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 20, 2023
Obama began the tradition during his last days as the leader of the “free world” when he partnered with Spotify, the US streaming platform, to handpick his favourite songs.
Burna Boy and Ayra Starr also made the former president’s 2022 favourite songs of the year list.
‘Essence’ by Wizkid ft Tems was in Obama’s playlist in 2020.
The ex-president, however, did not include any Nigerian artiste in his list for 2021.
