Summer Songs of 2012: Winners and Losers

Which songs had their season in the sun and which ones tanked?

By Katie Hasty, Melinda Newman Sunday, Sep 2, 2012 2:00 AM

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Winner: Dierks Bentley, '5150'

Winner: Dierks Bentley, '5150'

Just like how Will Smith used to be the go-to guy for fun summer blockbusters, Dierks Bentley has become country’s go-to guy for fun summer anthems. “5150,” police lingo for “crazy,” joins such similarly-themed Bentley hits as “Sideways.”

--Melinda Newman

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