The sound of summer

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Carly Rae Jepsen, who shares a record label with Justin Bieber, is enjoying a summer atop the pop charts with the infectious “Call Me Maybe.”

You can’t escape the heat this summer — and you can’t escape “Call Me Maybe,” Carly Rae Jepsen’s ubiquitous hit. The tantalizing track from the 26-year-old Canadian pop star — and “Canadian Idol” finalist in 2007 — has more than 140 million plays on YouTube, and there’s no end in sight. And why not? Catchy lyrics and an infectious hook mixed with the hope of summer lovin’ — “here’s my number, so call me maybe” — make it the perfect hot-weather tune.

“Summer songs are all about living your life, and that’s what seems to be the theme for 2012: living your life and being free,” says Z100’s DJ Riddler.

Bingo. Jepsen takes the top spot with The Post’s song of the summer — and with the rest of the hottest tracks (in no particular order), here’s the complete list of 10 tunes for your soundtrack to the season.

1. “CALL ME MAYBE,” Carly Rae Jepsen

Blame it on Bieber. Carly Rae Jepsen’s smash hit “Call Me Maybe” easily snags our top spot for song of the summer after a steady climb up the charts, thanks in part to a Twitter shout-out from the tween idol. The song was already a hit in Canada, home to Jepsen — and Bieber.

Dozens upon dozens of viral videos later — everyone from James Franco to the Harvard baseball team has lipsynched to the song — the track has risen from hidden Canuck treasure to Web sensation to bona fide summer anthem. “You know it’s big when you start seeing YouTube videos of people singing the song,” says Z100’s DJ Riddler. “That speaks volumes to how big the record is.”

Having reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and Pop Songs lists, “it’s the kind of bouncy tune that seems like it should stick around in the Hot 100 top 10 for the summer,” says Billboard charts director Silvio Pietroluongo.

2. "PAYPHONE,” Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa

The Los Angeles rock band’s breezy love tune “Payphone” has Billboard chart-staying power due to a killer beat and standout vocals by Adam Levine. “This song is just about love. It’s all about summer beginning and ending a relationship, but then starting a new one,” says Micki Gamez, the afternoon host on 92.3 Now. “As one sun sets, another rises.” Sounds like a day at the beach.