2024 music was a huge crossover year, with pop, country, hip-hop, R&B, Latin music, K-pop, global pop, movie songs, streaming hits, and viral favorites all sharing the spotlight. ROSÉ and Bruno Mars, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Shaboozey, Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Post Malone, Morgan Wallen, SZA, Beyoncé, and Ariana Grande all helped define the year’s sound.

This updated PopCultureMadness guide starts with the Top 10 songs of 2024, then groups more 2024 music hits by style so you can browse the year by sound, mood, and memory. Some songs first built momentum before 2024 or kept growing after it, but this list reflects the music that dominated radio, streaming, social media, pop culture, and listener memory around 2024.

Quick Answer: What Music Was Popular in 2024?

Popular music in 2024 included pop, country crossover, hip-hop, R&B, Latin pop, K-pop, dance-pop, singer-songwriter hits, soundtrack songs, and viral streaming favorites. Songs like APT., Pink Pony Club, Espresso, A Bar Song (Tipsy), Good Luck, Babe!, Not Like Us, and I Had Some Help helped shape the sound of 2024.

Top 10 Songs of 2024

1. APT. – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
2. Pink Pony Club – Chappell Roan
3. Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter
4. A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey
5. Good Luck, Babe! – Chappell Roan
6. Please Please Please – Sabrina Carpenter
7. Lose Control – Teddy Swims
8. Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
9. Hot to Go! – Chappell Roan
10. I Had Some Help – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen

More 2024 Music Hits by Style

Beyond the Top 10, 2024 music gets more interesting when grouped by style. The year had glossy pop, country crossover, rap battles, emotional ballads, Latin hits, K-pop/global pop, movie and theater songs, and TikTok-friendly tracks that moved faster than traditional radio ever could.

2024 Pop, Dance-Pop, and Big Radio Hits

Pop music in 2024 was bright, dramatic, hook-heavy, and built for repeat listening. Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, Tate McRae, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Lady Gaga, and Charli XCX helped define the year’s pop side. These were the songs built for playlists, car singing, stadium tours, and extremely confident chorus behavior.

Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter
Pink Pony Club – Chappell Roan
Hot to Go! – Chappell Roan
Good Luck, Babe! – Chappell Roan
Please Please Please – Sabrina Carpenter
We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love) – Ariana Grande
Greedy – Tate McRae
I Can Do It with a Broken Heart – Taylor Swift
Fortnight – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
Birds of a Feather – Billie Eilish
Houdini – Dua Lipa
Illusion – Dua Lipa
Apple – Charli XCX
Feather – Sabrina Carpenter
Taste – Sabrina Carpenter
Cruel Summer – Taylor Swift
Lunch – Billie Eilish
Obsessed – Olivia Rodrigo
That’s So True – Gracie Abrams
Yes, And? – Ariana Grande
Girl, So Confusing – Charli XCX with Lorde
It’s OK I’m OK – Tate McRae
360 – Charli XCX
Close to You – Gracie Abrams
Joyride – Kesha
Diet Pepsi – Addison Rae
I Love You, I’m Sorry – Gracie Abrams
Selfish – Justin Timberlake
Is It Over Now? – Taylor Swift
Bad Chem – Sabrina Carpenter
The Boy Is Mine – Ariana Grande

2024 Country, Country-Pop, and Roots Crossover Hits

Country crossover was one of the biggest stories in 2024 music. Shaboozey, Post Malone, Morgan Wallen, Zach Bryan, Beyoncé, Dasha, Jelly Roll, Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Tucker Wetmore, and Blake Shelton helped make country part of the broader pop conversation. This was not just Nashville radio; it was country mixing with pop, hip-hop, streaming, and festival culture.

A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey
I Had Some Help – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
Miles on It – Marshmello & Kane Brown
I Remember Everything – Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves
Fast Car – Luke Combs
Texas Hold ‘Em – Beyoncé
Austin – Dasha
Need a Favor – Jelly Roll
I Am Not Okay – Jelly Roll
Pink Skies – Zach Bryan
Last Night – Morgan Wallen
I’m Gonna Love You – Cody Johnson & Carrie Underwood
Guy for That – Post Malone featuring Luke Combs
Think I’m in Love with You – Chris Stapleton
Cowgirls – Morgan Wallen featuring Ernest
Wind Up Missin’ You – Tucker Wetmore
High Road – Koe Wetzel featuring Jessie Murph
Lies Lies Lies – Morgan Wallen
Thinkin’ Bout Me – Morgan Wallen
Liar – Jelly Roll
Wild Ones – Jessie Murph & Jelly Roll
Pour Me a Drink – Post Malone featuring Blake Shelton

2024 Hip-Hop, Rap, Trap, and Pop-Rap Favorites

Hip-hop was central to 2024 music, with Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Travis Scott, Future, Metro Boomin, Nicki Minaj, Playboi Carti, Jack Harlow, Rod Wave, Bryson Tiller, and Ye all showing different sides of rap’s current sound. The year included diss tracks, streaming giants, melodic rap, trap production, and songs that moved from social media to charts before anyone had time to blink.

Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
Million Dollar Baby – Tommy Richman
FE!N – Travis Scott featuring Playboi Carti
Rich Baby Daddy – Drake featuring Sexyy Red & SZA
Agora Hills – Doja Cat
Lovin on Me – Jack Harlow
Everybody – Nicki Minaj featuring Lil Uzi Vert
Houdini – Eminem
Paint the Town Red – Doja Cat
Like That – Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar
Timeless – The Weeknd & Playboi Carti
25 – Rod Wave
Whatever She Wants – Bryson Tiller
Squabble Up – Kendrick Lamar
Carnival – ¥$: Ye & Ty Dolla Sign featuring Rich the Kid & Playboi Carti

2024 R&B, Soul-Pop, and Emotional Vocal Hits

R&B and soul-pop gave 2024 some of its smoothest and most emotional moments. SZA, Teddy Swims, Usher, Summer Walker, The Weeknd, Hozier, Tyla, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, and Benson Boone brought vocals, mood, and groove into the year’s biggest music mix. Some songs were intimate, some were dramatic, and some were basically heartbreak with excellent production.

Lose Control – Teddy Swims
Saturn – SZA
Too Sweet – Hozier
Beautiful Things – Benson Boone
Good Good – Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage
Water – Tyla
Snooze – SZA
The Door – Teddy Swims
One of the Girls – The Weeknd, Jennie & Lily-Rose Depp
Dancing in the Flames – The Weeknd
Bodyguard – Beyoncé
Slow It Down – Benson Boone
Sailor Song – Gigi Perez
Heart of a Woman – Summer Walker
Die with a Smile – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

2024 Global Pop, K-Pop, Latin, and International Hits

Global pop was a major part of 2024 music. ROSÉ and Bruno Mars moved into the top spot with APT., while Karol G, FloyyMenor, Cris MJ, Jimin, Tyla, Kali Uchis, Peso Pluma, Xavi, Tito Double P, and other international artists helped make the year feel borderless. Pop music now crosses languages, platforms, countries, and algorithms before breakfast.

APT. – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
Gata Only – FloyyMenor & Cris MJ
Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido – Karol G
Dos Días – Tito Double P & Peso Pluma
Who – Jimin
La Diabla – Xavi
Jump – Tyla, Gunna & Skillibeng
Igual Que un Ángel – Kali Uchis featuring Peso Pluma

2024 Alternative, Indie, Folk-Pop, and Singer-Songwriter Hits

Alternative and singer-songwriter music still held a strong presence in 2024, especially with Noah Kahan, Zach Bryan, Djo, Myles Smith, Gracie Abrams, Gigi Perez, Hozier, and Benson Boone. These songs often leaned into emotion, intimacy, or left-of-center territory, giving the year a quieter lane alongside the louder pop, rap, and country crossover hits.

Stargazing – Myles Smith
Stick Season – Noah Kahan
Pink Skies – Zach Bryan
Close to You – Gracie Abrams
Sailor Song – Gigi Perez
End of Beginning – Djo
I Love You, I’m Sorry – Gracie Abrams
That’s So True – Gracie Abrams
Beautiful Things – Benson Boone
Too Sweet – Hozier

2024 Movie, Broadway, Soundtrack, and Pop Culture Favorites

Soundtracks and screen-connected songs were part of the 2024 music conversation too. Wicked brought Broadway-pop songs into wider mainstream attention, while older songs resurfaced through film, streaming, and social media. This is where music meets movies, musicals, TikTok nostalgia, and the part of pop culture that refuses to stay in one lane.

Popular – Ariana Grande
Defying Gravity – Cynthia Erivo featuring Ariana Grande
Murder on the Dancefloor – Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Double Life – Pharrell Williams
One of the Girls – The Weeknd, Jennie & Lily-Rose Depp

2024 Viral Hits, Streaming Favorites, and Social Media Songs

Streaming and social media shaped 2024 music in a big way. Some songs became hits because they dominated radio, some because they caught fire on short-form video, and some because they seemed to appear everywhere at once. The old model was “hear it on the radio.” The new model is “hear it from your phone, your car, your niece, a meme, and then the grocery store.”

Lil Boo Thang – Paul Russell
I Like the Way You Kiss Me – Artemas
Apple – Charli XCX
360 – Charli XCX
Diet Pepsi – Addison Rae
Joyride – Kesha
Girl, So Confusing – Charli XCX with Lorde
End of Beginning – Djo
Murder on the Dancefloor – Sophie Ellis-Bextor

How PopCultureMadness Looks at 2024 Music

PopCultureMadness looks at 2024 music through chart activity, radio presence, streaming momentum, social media impact, pop culture memory, and how strongly songs are connected to the year. This updated 2024 list includes songs that were major in 2024, songs that carried over from earlier releases, and songs that remained culturally active through playlists, social media, movies, tours, and radio.

PCM’s Top 100 Hits of 2024

1. APT. – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
2. Pink Pony Club – Chappell Roan
3. Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter
4. A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey
5. Good Luck, Babe! – Chappell Roan
6. Please Please Please – Sabrina Carpenter
7. Lose Control – Teddy Swims
8. Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
9. Hot to Go! – Chappell Roan
10. I Had Some Help – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
11. We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love) – Ariana Grande
12. Greedy – Tate McRae
13. Miles on It – Marshmello & Kane Brown
14. Million Dollar Baby – Tommy Richman
15. FE!N – Travis Scott featuring Playboi Carti
16. I Can Do It with a Broken Heart – Taylor Swift
17. Saturn – SZA
18. Fortnight – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
19. Birds of a Feather – Billie Eilish
20. Rich Baby Daddy – Drake featuring Sexyy Red & SZA
21. Agora Hills – Doja Cat
22. Houdini – Dua Lipa
23. Double Life – Pharrell Williams
24. Illusion – Dua Lipa
25. Too Sweet – Hozier
26. Beautiful Things – Benson Boone
27. Lovin on Me – Jack Harlow
28. I Remember Everything – Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves
29. Apple – Charli XCX
30. Fast Car – Luke Combs
31. I Like the Way You Kiss Me – Artemas
32. Texas Hold ‘Em – Beyoncé
33. Stargazing – Myles Smith
34. Stick Season – Noah Kahan
35. Die with a Smile – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
36. Gata Only – FloyyMenor & Cris MJ
37. Good Good – Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage
38. Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido – Karol G
39. Lil Boo Thang – Paul Russell
40. Feather – Sabrina Carpenter
41. Austin – Dasha
42. Popular – Ariana Grande
43. Water – Tyla
44. Snooze – SZA
45. Everybody – Nicki Minaj featuring Lil Uzi Vert
46. Taste – Sabrina Carpenter
47. Need a Favor – Jelly Roll
48. Houdini – Eminem
49. Cruel Summer – Taylor Swift
50. Lunch – Billie Eilish
51. Defying Gravity – Cynthia Erivo featuring Ariana Grande
52. I Am Not Okay – Jelly Roll
53. Murder on the Dancefloor – Sophie Ellis-Bextor
54. Obsessed – Olivia Rodrigo
55. That’s So True – Gracie Abrams
56. Paint the Town Red – Doja Cat
57. The Door – Teddy Swims
58. Yes, And? – Ariana Grande
59. Pink Skies – Zach Bryan
60. One of the Girls – The Weeknd, Jennie & Lily-Rose Depp
61. Last Night – Morgan Wallen
62. Dos Días – Tito Double P & Peso Pluma
63. Dancing in the Flames – The Weeknd
64. Girl, So Confusing – Charli XCX with Lorde
65. It’s OK I’m OK – Tate McRae
66. I’m Gonna Love You – Cody Johnson & Carrie Underwood
67. Bodyguard – Beyoncé
68. 360 – Charli XCX
69. Who – Jimin
70. Like That – Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar
71. Timeless – The Weeknd & Playboi Carti
72. Close to You – Gracie Abrams
73. Guy for That – Post Malone featuring Luke Combs
74. Slow It Down – Benson Boone
75. Joyride – Kesha
76. Sailor Song – Gigi Perez
77. Think I’m in Love with You – Chris Stapleton
78. End of Beginning – Djo
79. Diet Pepsi – Addison Rae
80. La Diabla – Xavi
81. Cowgirls – Morgan Wallen featuring Ernest
82. I Love You, I’m Sorry – Gracie Abrams
83. Wind Up Missin’ You – Tucker Wetmore
84. 25 – Rod Wave
85. Selfish – Justin Timberlake
86. Jump – Tyla, Gunna & Skillibeng
87. Is It Over Now? – Taylor Swift
88. High Road – Koe Wetzel featuring Jessie Murph
89. Lies Lies Lies – Morgan Wallen
90. Bad Chem – Sabrina Carpenter
91. Thinkin’ Bout Me – Morgan Wallen
92. Liar – Jelly Roll
93. Whatever She Wants – Bryson Tiller
94. Igual Que un Ángel – Kali Uchis featuring Peso Pluma
95. Heart of a Woman – Summer Walker
96. The Boy Is Mine – Ariana Grande
97. Wild Ones – Jessie Murph & Jelly Roll
98. Squabble Up – Kendrick Lamar
99. Carnival – ¥$: Ye & Ty Dolla Sign featuring Rich the Kid & Playboi Carti
100. Pour Me a Drink – Post Malone featuring Blake Shelton