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.

Hozier “Too Sweet” hit #1

Too Sweet Hozier

Writer(s): Andrew Hozier-Byrne, Daniel Tannenbaum, Peter Gonzales, Sergiu Gherman, Stuart Johnson, Tyler Mehlenbacher, Daniel Krieger (see lyrics here) Released: March 29, 2024 First Charted: April 3, 2024 Peak: 11 BB, 12 BA, 11 ST, 14 RR, 3 AC, 112 A40, 110 AA, 17 MR, 12 UK, 2 CN, 11 AU, 12 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): 4.0 US, 1.2 UK, 6.51 world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 243.62 video, 1192.65 streaming

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About the Song: Singer/songwriter Andrew John Hozier-Byrne (stage name Hozier) was born in Newcastle, Ireland, on March 17, 1990. His mix of folk, blues, and pop made for an unexpected #2 hit in 2013 with the anthemic, gospel-tinged “Take Me to Church.” It seemed to be an anomaly, unlike anything else at the time and, sure enough, looked like it would be a one-hit wonder for Hozier. Then a decade later, he had a minor hit with “Eat Your Young”creeping up to #67 on the Billboard Hot 100. That same year saw ozier back in the top 40as Noah Kahan’s duet partner on “Northern Attitude.” Hozier appeared to be on the radar again. His melding of genres now fit alongside the wave of “New Americana” led by Noah Kahan. Still, it’s hard to imagine anyone had it on their bingo card that Hozier would land a #1 hit in 2024, making him the first Irish act since Sinéad O'Connor (“Nothing Compares 2 U”) in 1990 to hit #1 in the U.S.. “Too Sweet”not only topped the U.S. charts, but peaked at #1 in Australia, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, and the UK. The song, “Too Sweet,” was released as a single from his EP Unheard, a collection of four previously unreleased tracks leftover from his sessions for third studio album Unreal Unearth. Hozier said the songs fit the themes of “gluttony, limbo, violence and the outward ascent,” WK a reference to Dante’s Inferno, SF that had marked the original album. The song has been described as “a boozy ballad” SF in which “Hozier meeting the rhythm of a true night owl, sipping whiskey and drinking black coffee. Additionally, it shows the facets and multitudes of a relationship.” WK She “is a devotee of discipline, health, and early mornings” SF while “he makes use of the various pleasures of life.” WK He sings about favoring “rawness because his partner is ‘already too sweet.’” WK It “paints a picture of a love affair teetering on the edge thanks to a fundamental mismatch in energy levels. It's like trying to waltz with a hyperactive ferret.” SF Resources: SF Songfacts WK Wikipedia Related Links: First posted 10/16/2024; last updated 12/27/2024.