# The best songs of 2024

The tracks critics agreed on in 2024: the top of Rolling Stone's and Pitchfork's year-end lists, from Chappell Roan to Kendrick Lamar.

- 1921 votes · 17 items
- Mar 8, 2025 · encore_salty
- https://even.best/en/l/2190/the-best-songs-of-2024

## Top 17

1. **Good Luck, Babe! — Chappell Roan** (171 · ▲192 ▼21) — 2024. Number one for Rolling Stone; the song of her breakout year.
2. **Not Like Us — Kendrick Lamar** (143 · ▲158 ▼15) — 2024. Number one for Pitchfork; the diss track a whole stadium sang.
3. **Right Back to It — Waxahatchee feat. MJ Lenderman** (130 · ▲145 ▼15) — 2024. Gentle country-rock duet, second on Pitchfork's list.
4. **Birds of a Feather — Billie Eilish** (103 · ▲115 ▼12) — 2024. A soft love song that became her biggest streaming hit.
5. **A Bar Song (Tipsy) — Shaboozey** (103 · ▲113 ▼10) — 2024. A country hit that stayed at the top of the Hot 100 for weeks and weeks.
6. **Espresso — Sabrina Carpenter** (102 · ▲116 ▼14) — 2024. The summer's catchiest pop single.
7. **Pink Skies — Zach Bryan** (76 · ▲87 ▼11) — 2024. A tender folk song about family.
8. **Too Sweet — Hozier** (75 · ▲97 ▼22) — 2024. Bluesy and playful, his first Hot 100 number one.
9. **Nasty — Tinashe** (67 · ▲83 ▼16) — 2024. A viral R&B comeback.
10. **The Prophecy — Taylor Swift** (66 · ▲78 ▼12) — 2024. A quiet highlight from The Tortured Poets Department.
11. **Girl, So Confusing (Remix) — Charli XCX feat. Lorde** (57 · ▲75 ▼18) — 2024. Two pop stars talking through their rivalry in song.
12. **Starburster — Fontaines D.C.** (50 · ▲71 ▼21) — 2024. Breathless post-punk from the album Romance.
13. **Squabble Up — Kendrick Lamar** (45 · ▲66 ▼21) — 2024. The punchy opener of the surprise album GNX.
14. **Imperfect for You — Ariana Grande** (45 · ▲64 ▼19) — 2024. A soft ballad from eternal sunshine.
15. **Austin (Boots Stop Working) — Dasha** (39 · ▲56 ▼17) — 2024. A line-dance country tune that took off online.
16. **Diet Pepsi — Addison Rae** (38 · ▲63 ▼25) — 2024. The debut single that turned a TikTok star into a pop name.
17. **Britpop — A.G. Cook** (31 · ▲52 ▼21) — 2024. Hyperpop producer's nod to the 90s, with Charli XCX.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.