Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Is Apple Music’s Top Song of 2024
Apple Music and Shazam released their year-end charts, as well as Apple Music's Replay 2024 experience.
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With 2024 coming to an end, Apple Music and Shazam are looking back on a great year in music.
Apple Music released its year-end charts on Tuesday (Dec. 3), with Kendrick Lamar coming in at No. 1 on the Top Songs of 2024: Global list with “Not Like Us.” Coming in at second place is Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things,” with Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” and Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” hitting No. 3 and 4, respectively. Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” completes the top five. With 39 songs on the list from female artists, it’s the biggest year for women in the chart’s seven-year history.
Additionally, Boone’s “Beautiful Things” leads the 2024 Global Shazam chart, with more tags on the platform than any other song this past year. Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” hit No. 2, while FloyyMenor and CrisMJ’s breakout single “Gata Only” arrived at No. 3. At No. 4 is CYRIL’s remix of Disturbed’s “The Sound of Silence,” followed by Artemas’ “i like the way you kiss me.”
Check out the full list of year-end charts here.
If you’re looking to check out your personal music-listening habits of 2024, Apple Music’s Replay 2024 experience is now available for subscribers, via the Apple Music app or website on desktop. All insights can be shared on social media or messaging platforms.
In addition to learning your top songs, artists and albums of 2024, users can also find our if they’ve made it in to the Top 500 or Top 1000 listeners of any of their favorite artists or genres; the date they first listened to their top song, artist and album; their monthly listening habits and more. Fans can listen to all their most-played songs from 2024 with Replay 2024 mix.
Artists can also share insights celebrating their year with Replay for Artists.
