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

11/12/2024

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)

Sadness As A Gift - Adrianne Lenker

We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love) - Ariana Grande

Active - Asake, Travis Scott

One Last Dance - Baby Rose, BADBADNOTGOOD

II Hands II Heaven - Beyonc

Law & Order - BigXthaPlug

BIRDS OF A FEATHER - Billie Eilish

S P E Y S I D E - Bon Iver

What Now - Brittany Howard

Honey - Caribou

Good Luck, Babe! - Chappell Roan

Von Dutch - Charli xcx

Girl, so confusing featuring lorde - Charli xcx, Lorde

In The Night (feat. Jorja Smith & Amaarae) - Childish Gambino, Jorja Smith, Amaarae

I Lied, I'm Sorry - Chloe Qisha

Juna - Clairo

Open Up! - Clothesline From Hell

Happy World - Debbii Dawson

Breathe - DOE

CATFISH - Doechii

ATTITUDE (FEAT. CHARLIE WILSON & CASH COBAIN) - Don Toliver, Charlie Wilson, Cash Cobain

Push Ups - Drake

Broken - Ela Minus

Starburster - Fontaines D.C.

Feel Like Home - Foushe

Origami - Freddie Gibbs

Like That - Future, Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar

Mahal - Glass Beams

TGIF - GloRilla

Foxglove - Haley Heynderickx

KINTSUGI - HUMBE

Angel Of My Dreams - JADE

Baddy On The Floor - Jamie xx, Honey Dijon

Darlin' - Jean Dawson

Life Is - Jessica Pratt

Go Back (feat. Julia Church) - John Summit, Julia Church

i need you more - Josiah Queen, Henrik

SIN MIEDO - JPEGMAFIA

zarcillos de plata - Judeline

The Architect - Kacey Musgraves

Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido - KAROL G

The Straw - Kassi Ashton

euphoria - Kendrick Lamar

Not Like Us - Kendrick Lamar

wacced out murals - Kendrick Lamar

Suffocate (feat. Poppy) - Knocked Loose, Poppy

pero me estoy acabando. - LATIN MAFIA

Yes It Is - Leon Thomas

The Ballad of Matt & Mica - Magdalena Bay

Loud Bark - Mannequin Pussy

Slug - Matt Champion

No Caller ID - Megan Moroney

Joker Lips - MJ Lenderman

Alesis - Mk.gee

Made For Me - Muni Long

stick of gum - Nemahsis

Unfinished Business - Nia Archives

Hell of a Ride - Nourished By Time

NADIE M S! - Nsqk

FromHere (feat. Snoop Dogg & October London) - NxWorries, Anderson.Paak, Knxwledge, Snoop Dogg, October London

Defense - Panda Bear, Cindy Lee

RELOJ - Peso Pluma, Ivan Cornejo

One Wish (feat. Childish Gambino) - Ravyn Lenae, Childish Gambino

Soup - Remi Wolf

Don't Mind If I Do (ft. Ella Langley) - Riley Green, Ella Langley

APT. - ROS , Bruno Mars

Daily - Ryan Ofei

Espresso - Sabrina Carpenter

Please Please Please - Sabrina Carpenter

saving flowers - salute, Rina Sawayama

Thought of You - Sam Barber

H.B.W - Saya Gray

American Dreaming - Sierra Ferrell

Love Me JeJe - Tems

The Feminine Urge - The Last Dinner Party

No One Noticed - The Mar as

MILLION DOLLAR BABY - Tommy Richman

Jump - Tyla, Gunna, Skillibeng

Noid - Tyler, The Creator

Sticky - Tyler, The Creator, GloRilla, Sexyy Red, Lil Wayne

Mary Boone - Vampire Weekend

Right Back to It - Waxahatchee, MJ Lenderman

symptom of life - WILLOW

booboo - Yaeji

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:

Top Tracks of 2024 USA

Top Tracks of 2024 Global

2024 Rock songs you may have missed

Women of Pop 2024

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