NRJ Summer Hits 2026

NRJ's seasonal channel does exactly what the name promises: sunshine pop with no detours. The playlist runs on French and international hits built for open windows and car radios, the kind of thing you'd hear drifting off a beach in Nice. Aya Nakamura shares space with Tayc and Clara Luciani, plus whatever anglophone single is dominating the moment. Not a deep-cuts station. Nobody's pretending otherwise. What makes it work is the pacing. Tracks come in tight, hooks land early, and the energy barely drops, which is exactly what you want when the thermometer hits 30. Ballads get rationed. NRJ Su…