Top 25 Songs of 2024

Dave’s Music Database: Top 50 Songs of 2024

These are the top 50 songs for the year based on their overall performance in Dave’s Music Database, which is determined by combining chart data, sales figures, streaming, video views, and aggregates from year-end lists and charts. Check out “Top Songs and Albums of the Year” lists here. DMDB Top 1%: Shaboozey “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” DMDB Top 2%: Benson Boone “Beautiful Things” Kendrick Lamar “Not Like Us” Hozier “Too Sweet” Billie Eilish “Birds of a Feather” Sabrina Carpenter “Espresso” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars “Die with a Smile” Chappell Roan “ Good Luck, Babe!” Post Malone & Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help” Beyoncé “Texas Hold ‘Em” DMDB Top 5%: Kendrick Lamar & SZA “Luther” Rosé with Bruno Mars “Apt.” Lola Young “Messy” Sabrina Carpenter “Please Please Please” Taylor Swift & Post Malone “Fortnight” Myles Smith “Stargazing” Sabrina Carpenter “Taste” DMDB Top 10%: Gracie Abrams “That’s So True” Gigi Perez “Sailor Song” Sombr “Back to Friends” Tommy Richman “Million Dollar Baby” Ariana Grande “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” SZA “Saturn” Zach Bryan “Pink Skies” Morgan Wallen “Love Somebody” Jelly Roll “I Am Not Okay” Leon Thomas “Mutt” Dasha “Austin” Teddy Swims “Bad Dreams” Billie Eilish “Lunch” Billie Eilish “Wildflower” Linkin Park “The Emptiness Machine” DMDB Top 20%: Sabrina Carpenter “Bed Chem” The Weeknd with Playboi Carti “Timeless” Eminem “Houdini” Future & Metro Boomin’ “Like That” Ariana Grande “Yes, And?” Kendrick Lamar “Squabble Up” Kendrick Lamar with Lefty Gunplay “TV Off” Benson Boone “Slow It Down” Jelly Roll “Liar” Myles Smith “Nice to Meet You” Marshmello & Kane Brown “Miles on It” Post Malone & Blake Shelton “Pour Me a Drink” Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign with Rich the Kid & Playboi Carti “Carnival” Megan Thee Stallion “Hiss” Jimin “Who” Billy Joel “Turn the Lights Back On” Djo “End of Beginning” Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: Top Songs and Albums by Year lists Dave’s Music Database: Songs of the Decade lists First posted 12/26/2024; last updated 1/21/2026.

Benson Boone released “Beautiful Things”

Beautiful Things Benson Boone

Writer(s): Benson Boone, Jack LaFrantz, Evan Blair (see lyrics here) Released: January 18, 2024 First Charted: January 31, 2024 Peak: 2 BB, 12 DG, 11 ST, 16 RR, 19 AC, 15 A40, 33 AR, 12 UK, 19 CN, 16 AU, 5 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): 5.0 US, 1.8 UK, 11.15 world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 773.64 video, 2211.23 streaming

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About the Song: Singer/songwriter Benson Boone was born June 25, 2002, in Monroe, Washington. He auditioned for American Idol in early 2021 and was invited to the show’s Hollywood week, but opted out to focus on his career. He started releasing snippets of his music on TikTok and after catching the attention of Dan Reynolds from Imagine Dragons was signed to Night Street Records. He released his first single, “Ghost Town,” later that year and it peaked at #100 on the Billboard Hot 100. He reached #82 in 2022 with “In the Stars.” Both songs were featured on his debut EP, Walk Me Home. Another EP followed in 2023 before Boone released his first album, Fireworks & Rollerblades, in 2024. It was preceded by the single “Beautiful Things,” which eventually peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also topped the charts in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, and the UK. The song started out as two separate songs which Boone merged into one at the urging of songwriter Jack LaFrantz. In the ballad, Boone “reflects on gratitude for life, love, and the volatility of happiness.” WK As Songfacts.com says, “Boone contemplates life’s unpredictable nature and the fear of losing the beautiful things he cherishes…It confronts the fragility of happiness, the fleeting nature of time, and the constant shadow of loss that looms over even the most beautiful moments” SF Boone first teased the song on TikTok and Instagram on December 3, 2023, amassing 130 million views by January 18, 2024, WK when it was officially released. A video was released a day after the single and racked up more than half a million views within an hour. WK Resources: SF Songfacts WK Wikipedia Related Links: First posted 10/16/2024; last updated 6/15/2025.