The best songs of 2024
The top 3 according to 1,921 votes from people: Good Luck, Babe! — Chappell Roan · Not Like Us — Kendrick Lamar · Right Back to It — Waxahatchee feat. MJ Lenderman. (Updated Mar 8, 2025.)
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.
Top 17
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Good Luck, Babe! — Chappell Roan
2024. Number one for Rolling Stone; the song of her breakout year.
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Not Like Us — Kendrick Lamar
2024. Number one for Pitchfork; the diss track a whole stadium sang.
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Right Back to It — Waxahatchee feat. MJ Lenderman
2024. Gentle country-rock duet, second on Pitchfork's list.
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Birds of a Feather — Billie Eilish
2024. A soft love song that became her biggest streaming hit.
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A Bar Song (Tipsy) — Shaboozey
2024. A country hit that stayed at the top of the Hot 100 for weeks and weeks.
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Espresso — Sabrina Carpenter
2024. The summer's catchiest pop single.
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Pink Skies — Zach Bryan
2024. A tender folk song about family.
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Too Sweet — Hozier
2024. Bluesy and playful, his first Hot 100 number one.
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Nasty — Tinashe
2024. A viral R&B comeback.
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The Prophecy — Taylor Swift
2024. A quiet highlight from The Tortured Poets Department.
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Girl, So Confusing (Remix) — Charli XCX feat. Lorde
2024. Two pop stars talking through their rivalry in song.
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Starburster — Fontaines D.C.
2024. Breathless post-punk from the album Romance.
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Squabble Up — Kendrick Lamar
2024. The punchy opener of the surprise album GNX.
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Imperfect for You — Ariana Grande
2024. A soft ballad from eternal sunshine.
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15
Austin (Boots Stop Working) — Dasha
2024. A line-dance country tune that took off online.
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Diet Pepsi — Addison Rae
2024. The debut single that turned a TikTok star into a pop name.
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Britpop — A.G. Cook
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.
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Comments (3)
Not Like Us at number one is the only correct answer, nothing else came close this year
Good Luck Babe was everywhere though. Both deserved it honestly
no Fortnight? ok fair, it wasn't that good