Get ready to groove as we count down the catchiest viral hits that dominated 2024! From chart-topping rap feuds to unexpected comebacks, these tunes had us all singing along. Whether you were dancing to hyperpop or belting out country collaborations, these earworms were impossible to escape.
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00:00♪ Abracadabra, I'm about to reach in my back, bruh. ♪
00:07Welcome to WatchMojo!
00:09And today, we're counting down our picks for the songs that were everywhere in 2024,
00:14and that we just couldn't get out of our heads.
00:17♪ And when I'm back in Chicago, I see it. ♪
00:26Number 10.
00:27Not Like Us.
00:28Kendrick Lamar.
00:29♪ How many options you really got? I mean, there's too many options. ♪
00:32♪ I'm finna pass on this body, I'm John Stockton. ♪
00:35Sorry, Drake.
00:36We think it pretty much goes without saying.
00:38By popular consensus, L.A. native Kendrick Lamar was crowned the winner
00:43of the two rap superstars' 2024 feud.
00:46After a series of escalating, heated, and increasingly personal diss tracks,
00:51Lamar dropped this no-holds-barred Drake deconstruction.
00:55♪ Say, Drake, I hear you like I'm young. You better not ever go to sell Black One. ♪
01:00In Not Like Us, Lamar roasts Drake's entire life,
01:04from his social circle, allegations of misconduct, and his music.
01:09While Not Like Us could have just gone the way of Ether
01:12and been appreciated by longtime hip-hop heads,
01:15it unexpectedly blew up, acclaimed by music critics and fans alike,
01:20and gave Kendrick his fourth number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
01:24♪ He has all eyes on me and I'ma send it up the park, ayy. Put the wrong label on me, I'ma get him dropped, ayy.
01:29Sweet chin music and I won't pass the ox, ayy. ♪
01:31Number 9. Nasty, Tinashe.
01:34♪ I've been a nasty girl, nasty. I've been a nasty, nasty, nasty.
01:39Is somebody gonna match my freak? Is somebody gonna match my freak? ♪
01:44Music industry mainstay Tinashe has been around for a long time.
01:49In fact, Quantum Baby, the album that Nasty appears on,
01:53is actually her seventh studio album.
01:56Despite the fact that Tinashe was clearly putting in the work and the time,
02:00mainstream success would prove elusive after she dropped her 2014 debut album, Aquarius.
02:07♪ Is somebody gonna match my nasty? I got stamina, they say I'm a athlete.
02:12Is somebody gonna match my freak? ♪
02:14Thankfully for Tinashe, and for listeners, a viral TikTok by user Nate D. Weiner,
02:20which featured Nasty dubbed over its original audio, went massively viral.
02:25The viral dance trend that emerged gained further traction once Tinashe herself responded to it,
02:31sending Nasty to the Billboard Hot 100,
02:34the singer's first appearance on the chart since a decade earlier.
02:37♪ If you keep up with me, I'll keep on coming back.
02:42Number 8. I Had Some Help.
02:44Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen.
02:47♪ You got a lot of nerve, don't you baby? I only hit the curb cause you made me...
02:55At this point, it seems fair to say that Post Malone can simply do it all.
02:59Case in point, his smash hit album F1 Trillion,
03:03which saw the prolific rapper try his hand at country music.
03:07The album features countless cameos from legends of the genres.
03:11The standout, however, that would have to be F1 Trillion's first single,
03:16I Had Some Help.
03:17♪ I had some help. It ain't like I can make this kind of mess all by myself.
03:22Just take a look at the stats. I Had Some Help is Malone's
03:26sixth number one on the Billboard Hot 100, where it stayed for six non-consecutive
03:31weeks to become the second longest running Hot 100 number one of 2024.
03:36Sometimes, all you need is some help from your friends.
03:38♪ I had some help. It ain't like I can make this kind of mess all by myself.
03:44Number 7. Apple – Charli XCX
03:55Be honest, did you have a Brat Summer?
03:57After years of cult fandom and critical acclaim,
04:00British hyper-pop mainstay Charli XCX finally smashed through to the next level of fame in 2024.
04:07Released as a single at the peak heat of Brat Summer,
04:10Apple, the Brat album's final single, bloomed in a spectacular way.
04:15♪ I guess the apple could turn yellow or green. I know there's lots of different nuances to you and to me.
04:23The heartfelt song, which details Charli's fraught relationship with her parents,
04:28proved to be a sleeper hit, yielding a viral dance craze on TikTok and across social media
04:34as a whole. The Apple dance bubbled up for some weeks after the album's release before Charli
04:40herself, alongside Troye Sivan, indulged. The rest is, of course, history.
04:45♪ I don't know where to go when you're feeling alone, when you're feeling alone, yeah.
04:54Number 6. Birds of a Feather – Billie Eilish
05:04Longtime Eilish fans may have initially reacted with surprise upon hearing the seemingly sweet
05:10and gentle Birds of a Feather. However, if you take a closer look at the song's lyrics,
05:14you'll see Eilish's trademark darkness buried just beneath the surface.
05:18♪ Birds of a feather, we should stick together. I know I said I'd never think I wasn't better.
05:28Described by critics as borrowing from 80s New Wave music, Birds of a Feather describes
05:33Billie's commitment to a relationship with a partner that doesn't seem to share her feelings.
05:37Featuring some of the singer's most impressive vocals to date,
05:41Birds of a Feather peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100,
05:44delivering Eilish yet another smash hit earworm.
05:55Number 5. Million Dollar Baby – Tommy Richman
05:59If this song made your head spin, considering how quickly it blew up to become the song of the
06:10summer, then you wouldn't be alone. Prior to Million Dollar Baby's initial release,
06:15the then-little-known Richman was best known for collaborating with R&B singer
06:20Brent Fiaz, as well as having toured with him.
06:29After dropping previews of the song on his TikTok account, curiosity skyrocketed,
06:34and Million Dollar Baby went viral pretty much right away at the time of its release.
06:38Richman was propelled to instant fame, and the song was acclaimed by critics,
06:43who praised the song's smooth, funky vibes. As if that wasn't enough,
06:48Million Dollar Baby ended up soundtracking a number of viral TikTok trends.
07:00Number 4. Good Luck Babe – Chappelle Roane
07:11Going into 2024, you could understandably be forgiven for not knowing who Chappelle Roane was.
07:17Exiting the year, you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn't.
07:21Not unlike fellow pop songstress Tinashe and Charli XCX, Roane spent years working
07:27toward her dream of success in the music industry with little success.
07:39The outspoken singer finally hit it out of the park with Good Luck Babe,
07:43released in April 2024. The song almost immediately catapulted Roane to A-list
07:49levels of fame. Peaking at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, Good Luck Babe was
07:54acclaimed across the board for its groundbreaking take on LGBTQ plus themes. And with a chorus
08:00that instantly iconic, we totally see why Roane earned the title of Midwest Princess.
08:14Number 3. Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter
08:22Did anyone, save for Chappelle Roane, have as good of a year as Sabrina Carpenter?
08:27As you've seen before on the list, hard work pays off. And that was no less true for
08:32cheeky pop princess Carpenter. The first single from Carpenter's sixth album,
08:37Short and Sweet, Espresso became nearly inescapable from the time of its April 2024
08:42release, its infectious grooves dominating the airwaves. The song could even be described as
08:52Carpenter's signature song, showcasing her uniquely irreverent writing style. In fact,
08:59it's even been argued that Espresso's occasionally inscrutable lyrics have been
09:03the source of its staying power. Number 2. APT – Rosé and Bruno Mars
09:25You can always count on prolific modern-day master of pop Bruno Mars for effortlessly,
09:31instantly memorable pop anthems. Mars, born Peter Gene Hernandez, stayed true to this
09:37reputation in 2024, dropping this almost painfully catchy, Korean drinking game-inspired
09:44jam alongside the epic Lady Gaga collab, Die With a Smile. The two songs couldn't be more
09:59different. The Gaga-featuring ballad is a sweeping, emotional ballad. But APT,
10:05a collaboration with Blackpink member Rosé, is unmistakable bubblegum pop with a little bit of
10:1160s, a taste of the 80s, and a healthy helping of Mars' timeless songwriting sensibilities.
10:18Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
10:28Diet Pepsi – Addison Rae
10:37Beautiful Things – Benson Boone
10:39Too Sweet – Hozier
10:57Lose Control – Teddy Swims
11:00I Lose Control
11:23Number 1. A Bar Song – Tipsy – Shaboozie
11:30For the most part, 2024 was the year of the newcomer. There were, of course,
11:37significant releases from established major artists – Beyonce, Taylor Swift,
11:42Kendrick Lamar, and Post Malone, just to name a few. Shaboozie's A Bar Song is a testament to this.
11:49Remember earlier when we said that Malone's I Had Some Help was the second biggest Billboard
11:54Hot 100 song of the year? Tipsy isn't just the biggest of 2024. It's the biggest ever.
12:07That's right. This stirring, irresistible sing-along spent 19 non-consecutive weeks at the
12:13top. And once you've heard it, good luck getting its chorus, which interpolates J.
12:18Kwon's 2004 smash hit Tipsy, to stop playing on loop in your head.
12:24What was your favorite song of 2024? Be sure to let us know in the comments.
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