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Spotify’s Music Editors Reveal Their Picks for the Best Songs of 2024

December 11, 2024

The work of Spotify’s global editorial experts is grounded in a deep understanding of music culture. Our editors are always at the forefront of new trends, working to establish new genre spaces, introduce listeners to emerging artists, and provide context for music fans. And now, as the year comes to a close, Spotify is thrilled to present our Editors’ Picks: Best Songs of 2024—an 85-track, genre-spanning journey through the songs that made us feel, think, and move. 

The playlist builds on our Editors’ Picks: Best Songs of the Year (So Far), a carefully curated playlist of 40 songs that launched in June.

“Our team lives and breathes music, with genre experts across the musical landscape listening to thousands of songs each year,” said John Stein, Spotify’s Head of North American Editorial. “Spotify’s Editors’ Picks: Best Songs of 2024 playlist is our home for the best of the best, the songs we couldn’t stop playing and couldn’t stop talking about this year. We hope you enjoy.”

Songs were hand selected based on their exceptional songwriting, musicality, cultural impact, and distinctiveness. For each pick, our editors asked themselves: Is this song unique or in its own lane in 2024? Has it driven meaningful cultural conversation? Is this a beautiful and undeniably artistic song?

To share that editorial expertise directly with fans, our Editors’ Picks: Best Songs of 2024 playlist comes to life via our Editorial Watch Feed, where listeners will find dynamic on-screen insights and commentary from Spotify’s editors that offer a deeper dive into each song’s artistry and impact. It also features a playlist clip from Sulinna Ong, Spotify’s Global Head of Editorial, Music, introducing the full list.

 

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So without further ado, here are the 85 songs that rose to the top in 2024.
(Listed alphabetically by artist first name)

    1. “Sadness As A Gift” – Adrianne Lenker
    2. “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” – Ariana Grande
    3. “Active” – Asake, Travis Scott
    4. “One Last Dance” – Baby Rose, BADBADNOTGOOD
    5. “II Hands II Heaven” – Beyoncé
    6. “Law & Order” – BigXthaPlug
    7. “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish
    8. “S P E Y S I D E” – Bon Iver
    9. “What Now” – Brittany Howard
    10. “Honey” – Caribou
    11. “Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan
    12. “Von Dutch” – Charli xcx
    13. “Girl, so confusing featuring lorde” – Charli xcx, Lorde
    14. “In The Night (feat. Jorja Smith & Amaarae)” – Childish Gambino, Jorja Smith, Amaarae
    15. “I Lied, I’m Sorry” – Chloe Qisha
    16. “Juna” – Clairo
    17. “Open Up!” – Clothesline From Hell
    18. “Happy World” – Debbii Dawson
    19. “Breathe” – DOE
    20. “CATFISH” – Doechii
    21. “ATTITUDE (FEAT. CHARLIE WILSON & CASH COBAIN)” – Don Toliver, Charlie Wilson, Cash Cobain
    22. “Push Ups” – Drake
    23. “Broken” – Ela Minus
    24. “Starburster” – Fontaines D.C.
    25. “Feel Like Home” – Fousheé
    26. “Origami” – Freddie Gibbs
    27. “Like That” – Future, Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar
    28. “Mahal” – Glass Beams
    29. “TGIF” – GloRilla
    30. “Foxglove” – Haley Heynderickx
    31. “KINTSUGI” – HUMBE
    32. “Angel Of My Dreams” – JADE
    33. “Baddy On The Floor” – Jamie xx, Honey Dijon
    34. “Darlin’” – Jean Dawson
    35. “Life Is” – Jessica Pratt
    36. “Go Back (feat. Julia Church)” – John Summit, Julia Church
    37. “i need you more” – Josiah Queen, Henrik
    38. “SIN MIEDO” – JPEGMAFIA
    39. “zarcillos de plata” – Judeline
    40. “The Architect”– Kacey Musgraves
    41. “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” – KAROL G
    42. “The Straw” – Kassi Ashton
    43. “euphoria” – Kendrick Lamar
    44. “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
    45. “wacced out murals” – Kendrick Lamar
    46. “Suffocate (feat. Poppy)” – Knocked Loose, Poppy
    47. “pero me estoy acabando.” – LATIN MAFIA
    48. “Yes It Is” – Leon Thomas
    49. “The Ballad of Matt & Mica” – Magdalena Bay
    50. “Loud Bark” – Mannequin Pussy
    51. “Slug” – Matt Champion
    52. “No Caller ID” – Megan Moroney
    53. “Joker Lips” – MJ Lenderman
    54. “Alesis” – Mk.gee
    55. “Made For Me” – Muni Long
    56. “stick of gum” – Nemahsis
    57. “Unfinished Business” – Nia Archives
    58. “Hell of a Ride” – Nourished By Time
    59. “NADIE MÁS!” – Nsqk
    60. “FromHere (feat. Snoop Dogg & October London)” – NxWorries, Anderson.Paak, Knxwledge, Snoop Dogg, October London
    61. “Defense” – Panda Bear, Cindy Lee
    62. “RELOJ” – Peso Pluma, Ivan Cornejo
    63. “One Wish (feat. Childish Gambino)” – Ravyn Lenae, Childish Gambino
    64. “Soup” – Remi Wolf 
    65. “Don’t Mind If I Do (ft. Ella Langley)” – Riley Green, Ella Langley
    66. “APT.” – ROSÉ, Bruno Mars
    67. “Daily” – Ryan Ofei
    68. “Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
    69. “Please Please Please” – Sabrina Carpenter
    70. “saving flowers” – salute, Rina Sawayama
    71. “Thought of You” – Sam Barber
    72. “H.B.W” – Saya Gray
    73. “American Dreaming” – Sierra Ferrell 
    74. “Love Me JeJe” – Tems
    75. “The Feminine Urge” – The Last Dinner Party
    76. “No One Noticed” – The Marías
    77. “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” – Tommy Richman
    78. “Jump” – Tyla, Gunna, Skillibeng
    79. “Noid” – Tyler, The Creator
    80. “Sticky” – Tyler, The Creator, GloRilla, Sexyy Red, Lil Wayne
    81. “Mary Boone” – Vampire Weekend
    82. “Right Back to It” – Waxahatchee, MJ Lenderman
    83. “symptom of life” – WILLOW
    84. “booboo” – Yaeji
    85. “Pink Skies” – Zach Bryan

Stream our Editors’ Picks: Best Songs of 2024 on Spotify.

 

Users can enjoy even more commentary from our global music editors with these Watch Feed playlists:

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Top Tracks of 2024 Global

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