Best songs of 2024
Pop went club and abrasive and spent a summer being the only thing anyone talked about. A rap feud played out in real time as the year's most-discussed music, which is not how anyone would have drawn it up. Country, separately, got its most ambitious crossover in decades.
Songs from the albums of 2024, ordered by their own ratings rather than the record's.
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Broken ManSt. Vincent · All Born Screaming4.64.8 avg · 12 ratings
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BlueslidesScHoolboy Q · BLUE LIPS4.64.8 avg · 16 ratings
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Meet Me in PurgatoryMarilyn Manson · One Assassination Under God, Chapter 14.65.0 avg · 6 ratings
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TEXAS HOLD 'EMBeyoncé · COWBOY CARTER4.54.6 avg · 91 ratings
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Darling, ITyler, the Creator · CHROMAKOPIA4.54.9 avg · 6 ratings
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FavouriteFontaines D.C. · Romance4.54.9 avg · 6 ratings
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RewindCharli XCX · BRAT4.54.9 avg · 6 ratings
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letter to my brudda21 Savage · american dream4.54.9 avg · 6 ratings
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Club classicsCharli XCX · BRAT4.54.9 avg · 7 ratings
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Death KinkFontaines D.C. · Romance4.54.8 avg · 8 ratings
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LUNCHBillie Eilish · HIT ME HARD AND SOFT4.54.8 avg · 8 ratings
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KARMASiR · HEAVY4.54.8 avg · 9 ratings
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CHIHIROBillie Eilish · HIT ME HARD AND SOFT4.54.5 avg · 178 ratings
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LegendaryBon Jovi · Forever4.54.7 avg · 16 ratings
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lutherKendrick Lamar · GNX4.54.5 avg · 169 ratings
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DRUNK OFF UMoneybagg Yo · SPEAK NOW4.54.8 avg · 8 ratings
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NeverenderJustice · Hyperdrama4.54.8 avg · 7 ratings
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THank god 4 meScHoolboy Q · BLUE LIPS4.54.8 avg · 7 ratings
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COUP D'ÉTATKalash Criminel · BON COURAGE4.54.8 avg · 6 ratings
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tv offKendrick Lamar · GNX4.54.5 avg · 256 ratings
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Lose Control (slowed down)Teddy Swims · Lose Control (alt. versions)4.55.0 avg · 4 ratings
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née-nah21 Savage · american dream4.54.6 avg · 14 ratings
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redrum21 Savage · american dream4.54.6 avg · 12 ratings
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One Assassination Under GodMarilyn Manson · One Assassination Under God, Chapter 14.54.6 avg · 12 ratings
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squabble upKendrick Lamar · GNX4.54.5 avg · 244 ratings
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Can't Tame HerZara Larsson · VENUS4.54.7 avg · 8 ratings
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Von dutchCharli XCX · BRAT4.54.5 avg · 124 ratings
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WILDFLOWERBillie Eilish · HIT ME HARD AND SOFT4.54.5 avg · 62 ratings
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LaredoLeon Bridges · Leon4.54.6 avg · 16 ratings
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NoidTyler, the Creator · CHROMAKOPIA4.54.9 avg · 4 ratings
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Like HimTyler, the Creator · CHROMAKOPIA4.54.9 avg · 4 ratings
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new way outPoppy · Negative Spaces4.54.9 avg · 4 ratings
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oHioScHoolboy Q · BLUE LIPS4.54.9 avg · 4 ratings
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KONGOLESE SOUS BBLTheodora · BAD BOY LOVESTORY4.54.9 avg · 4 ratings
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WIN OR LOSEKid Cudi · INSANO (NITRO MEGA)4.54.9 avg · 4 ratings
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LE MONDE EST PETIT ET DIEU EST GRANDKalash Criminel · BON COURAGE4.45.0 avg · 3 ratings
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360 featuring robyn & yung leanCharli XCX · Brat and it's completely different but also still brat4.45.0 avg · 3 ratings
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AMERIICAN REQUIEMBeyoncé · COWBOY CARTER4.44.6 avg · 12 ratings
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BIRDS OF A FEATHERBillie Eilish · HIT ME HARD AND SOFT4.44.5 avg · 154 ratings
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Sharp ShooterDeep Purple · =14.44.5 avg · 20 ratings
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Everything is romanticCharli XCX · BRAT4.44.6 avg · 10 ratings
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SacrilegiousMarilyn Manson · One Assassination Under God, Chapter 14.44.6 avg · 10 ratings
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The Serpent and the KingJudas Priest · Invincible Shield4.44.6 avg · 8 ratings
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C o n t r o lPARTYNEXTDOOR · PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4)4.44.6 avg · 7 ratings
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THE GREATESTBillie Eilish · HIT ME HARD AND SOFT4.44.6 avg · 7 ratings
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WannaJamie xx · In Waves4.44.7 avg · 6 ratings
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Echo Of My ShadowAURORA · What Happened To The Heart?4.44.7 avg · 5 ratings
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PressureKaytranada · TIMELESS4.44.8 avg · 4 ratings
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Lose Control (strings version)Teddy Swims · Lose Control (alt. versions)4.44.8 avg · 4 ratings
One great song, one bad album
Tracks carry their own ratings here, so a record you would never play front to back can still have a song worth defending.
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