As we are now approaching 2025, with an amazing 2024 in the rear-view mirror. Let’s take a moment to look back and see the Top 10 songs that stole our hearts on Spotify in 2024.
10. Die With A Smile by Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga
The 10th most-streamed song this year was released on Aug 16, 2024. Die With A Smile was released by Bruno Mars in a collaboration with Lady Gaga. The song has grossed over 1.3 Billion streams on Spotify till the end of this year. Die With A Smile was well appreciated and loved by the fans all around the world. The song became such a big hit that it led to Bruno Mars becoming the #1 artist and Lady Gaga being the #4 top artist in the world by the end of 2024.
I personally liked the song a lot, and I have also mentioned my favorite from the lyrics below. Let me know your thoughts in the comments down below.
Artists: Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Andrew Watt, James Fauntleroy
Genre: Soft rock
Label: Interscope
Length: 4:11
My favorite part from the song on Spotify in 2024:
So I’ma love you every night like it’s the last night
Like it’s the last night
If the world was ending, I’d wanna be next to you
If the party was over and our time on Earth was through
I’d wanna hold you just for a while and die with a smile
If the world was ending, I’d wanna be next to you
9. Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift
Next on the list is Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift which was released back in Aug 2019 as a part of Swit’s seventh studio album “Lover”. Taylor Swift is well-known for her controversial lyrics and a history of a long list of ex-boyfriends over the years.
Swift had a discussion about this song back in Aug 2019 with iHeartRadio where she said:
This song is one that I wrote about the feeling of a summer romance, and how often times a summer romance can be layered with all these feelings of, like, pining away and sometimes even secrecy.
Taylor Swift told iHeartRadio
I have been listening to Taylor Swift for a while now, and Cruel Summer is actually a very good song but I think she has a few more in her bag that are even better. Let me know if you like this song or not. And if you do, what is that one thing that you can relate to the most with The Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift?
The song has grossed over 2.5 Billion streams on Spotify till the end of this year, with Taylor Swift being ranked as the 8th most-streamed artist on Spotify.
Album: Lover
Artist: Taylor Swift
Genre: Pop
Length: 2:58
My favorite part from the song on Spotify in 2024:
And it’s new, the shape of your body
It’s blue, the feeling I’ve got
And it’s ooh, whoa-oh
It’s a cruel summer
“It’s cool, ” that’s what I tell ’em
No rules in breakable heaven
But ooh, whoa-oh
It’s a cruel summer with you (yeah, yeah)
8. One Of The Girls w/ JENNIE and Lily Rose Depp by The Weeknd
The 8th most-streamed song on Spotify this year was released in Dec 2023 as part of an HBO Original series “The Idol”. The Weeknd released the single on his Spotify account along with 4 other versions “Sped Up, Slowed, Instrumental, A Cappella”. The series came out as a big flop with just a 4.4 rating on IMDB and 19% on Rotten Tomatoes. However, this song was highly appreciated by the audience. One Of The Girls was later also included in the 2024 deluxe version of the Weeknd’s greatest hits album The Highlights (2021).
I am a big fan of The Weeknd and I have been listening to him for over 4 years now. I really liked One Of The Girls a lot ever since it came out. The song grossed over 1.4 Billion streams on Spotify by the end of 2024, with The Weeknd being the 3rd most-streamed artist on Spotify.
Artists: The Weeknd, Jennie Kim, and Lily-Rose Depp
Genre: R&B
Length: 4:04
Label: XO & Republic
My favorite part from the song on Spotify in 2024:
Push me down, hold me down
Spit in my mouth while you turn me on
I wanna take your light inside
Dim me down, snuff me out
Hands on my neck while you push it out
And I’m screamin’ out
Give me tough love
Leave me with nothin’ when I come down
My kinda love
Force me and choke me ’til I pass out
7. Too Sweet by Hozier
The next song on the list of most-streamed songs on Spotify in 2024 is Too Sweet by Hozier and it was released in March 2024. Hozier, who is an Irish musician released this song on his Spotify account along with 3 other songs named “Wildflower and Barley /w Allison Russell, Empire Now and Fare Well”. Too Sweet became a big hit throughout the year on Social Media platforms grossing over 1.2 Billion streams on Spotify. Hozier ended the year 2024 as the 68th most-streamed artist on Spotify.
The song was really good, I have also shared my favorite part of the lyrics below, let me know your favorite part from the song in the comments down below.
Artists: Hozier
Genre: Soul, Pop rock, and Funk rock
Length: 4:11
Label: Columbia Records in the US and Rubyworks & Island Records in the UK
My favorite part from the song on Spotify in 2024:
I think I’ll take my whiskey neat
My coffee black and my bed at three
You’re too sweet for me
You’re too sweet for me
6. End of Beginning by Djo
At number 6th on the list of most-streamed songs on Spotify in 2024 is End of Beginning by Djo which came out in Sept 2022. Djo whose real name is Joe Keery, is the artist behind End of Beginning released this song along with 12 other songs as a part of his album “DECIDE”. End of Beginning has over 1.2 Billion streams on Spotify by the end of the year 2024 with Djo being the 231st most-streamed artist on Spotify.
I first heard End of Beginning on Instagram a few times this year before I finally headed to the Shazam and added this song to my playlist in Nov 2024. I personally liked the song but am not a big fan of it, that could be due to my taste. But, let me know your thoughts in the comments.
Artists: Djo aka Joe Keery
Genre: Synth-pop, Dream pop, Baroque pop, Rock
Length: 2:39
Label: Djo Music (via AWAL)
My favorite part from the song on Spotify in 2024:
And when I’m back in Chicago, I feel it
Another version of me, I was in it
I wave goodbye to the end of beginning
This song has started now
And you’re just finding out
Now isn’t that a laugh?
5. Lose Control by Teddy Swims
At No.5 on the list of the most-streamed songs on Spotify in 2024 is Lose Control by Teddy Swims which was released on Spotify in June 2023. Teddy Swims, who is the artist behind the song released it in June 2023, as the second single from his debut studio album I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1) (2023).
The album also had 9 more songs apart from Lost Control. Teddy Swims’s Lost Control has crossed over 1.4 Billion streams on Spotify by the end of the year 2024. Swims also ended 2024 as the 65th most-streamed artist on Spotify. Lose Control by Teddy Swims also won the “Top Hot 100 Song & Top Radio Song” award at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards.
I really liked Lose Control by Teddy Swims, it was actually the first time when I had ever listened to Swims. Apart from the lyrics that I have mentioned below, I simply loved the parts where he said I Lose Contro oool.
Artists: Teddy Swims
Genre: Pop
Length: 3:30
Label: Warner
My favorite part from the song on Spotify in 2024:
I lose control
When you’re not next to me (when you’re not here with me)
I’m fallin’ apart right in front of you, can’t you see?
I lose control
When you’re not next to me, mm-hm
Yeah, you’re breakin’ my heart, baby
You make a mess of me, yeah
4. Gata Only by FloyyMenor and Cris Mj
This next song on the list of the most-streamed songs on Spotify in 2024 is Gata Only by FloyyMenor and Cris Mj. The song is originally in the Spanish language. Gata Only was released in Aug 2024. FloyyMenor who is one of the main artists behind Gata Only released this song in a collaboration with Cris Mj as part of his album “El Comienzo”. FloyyMenor also released 6 other songs besides Gata Only in his album “Me Gusta ft. Lucky Brown, A Poka Luz, Apaga el Cel ft. Lewis Somes, Peligrosa, Lorea Mami and Tu Ta Rica”.
Artists: FloyyMenor and Cris MJ
Genre: Reggaeton
Length: 3:42
Label: UnitedMasters
My favorite part from the song:
Ba-ba-baby, dale, ponte pa’ mí, follow me
Tú ere’, like, for me y yo ‘toy pa’ ti
Gata, tú está’ only, mándame tu ubi
Mueve los cachete’ al ritmo del TikTok
Baby, let’s go, be mine, follow me
You’re for me and I’m for you
Baby, you’re alone, send me your location
She moves her cheeks to the TikTok rhythm
Lyrics Translation Credits: Billboard
3. BIRDS OF A FEATHER by Billie Eilish
The 3rd most-streamed song on Spotify in 2024 was BIRDS OF A FEATHER by none other than Billie Eilish. This was a part of Eilish’s “Hit Me Hard and Soft” album which she released in May 2024. This song was ranked No.4th by Billboard on The 100 Best Songs of 2024. Eilish’s entire album was a super hit throughout the year and she ended 2024 as the 4th top artist in the world by the end of 2024.
Billie Eilish also released 9 more songs in her album “Hit Me Hard and Soft” which were “Skinny, Lunch, Chihiro, Wildflower, The Greatest, L’Amour de Ma Vie, The Diner, Bittersuite and Blue”.
Artists: Billie Eilish
Genre: Pop music
Length: 3:30
Label: Darkroom & Interscope
My favorite part from the song:
I’ll love you ’til the day that I die
‘Til the day that I die
‘Til the light leaves my eyes
‘Til the day that I die
I want you to see, hm
How you look to me, hm
You wouldn’t believe if I told ya
You would keep the compliments I throw ya
2. Beautiful Things by Benson Boone
This next song on this list of the most-streamed songs on Spotify in 2024 is actually one of most favorite songs from 2024. Benson Boone released Beautiful Things on Jan 18th on Spotify. This song became an instant hit with over 1.7 Billion streams on Spotify by the end of 2024. Beautiful Things peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.
Boone later added Beautiful Things debut in his debut studio album “Fireworks & Rollerblades”. The album also included 14 other tracks “Intro, Be Someone, Slow It Down, Cry, Forever and a Day, In the Stars, Drunk in My Mind, My Greatest Fear, There She Goes, Hello Love, Ghost Town, Love of Mine, Friend and What Do You Want.” Along with one re-release of “Pretty Slowly”.
I honestly loved this song a lot and I think that it is one of the best songs that came out in 2024.
Artist: Benson Boone
Genre: Alternative rock, post-grunge, pop rock, power pop
Song Writers: Benson Boone, Jack LaFrantz, Evan Blair
Length: 3:00
Label: Night Street & Warner
My favorite part from the song:
And I hold you every night
And that’s a feeling I wanna get used to
But there’s no man as terrified
As the man who stands to lose you
Oh, I hope I don’t lose you
Mm
Please stay
I want you, I need you, oh God
Don’t take
These beautiful things that I’ve got
1. Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter
Yes, you read that right. Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso from her 6th sixth studio album “Short n’ Sweet” was the most-streamed song on Spotify in 2024. Carpenter released this song in April 2024 and it later became a part of Short n’ Sweet. The song has been a hit ever since the day it came out gaining over 1.7 Billion streams on Spotify by the end of 2024. Espresso became such a big hit that it led to Sabrina Carpenter becoming the #12 artist on Spotify by the end of 2024.
Apart from Espresso, Sabrina Carpenter also released eleven more songs in her album “Short n’ Sweet” which came out in Aug 2024. The songs were “Taste, Please Please Please, Good Graces, Sharpest Tool, Coincidence, Bed Chem, Dumb & Poetic, Slim Pickins, Juno, Lie to Girls and Don’t Smile.
I’ve been a big fan of Espresso ever since it came out, apart from this I really liked Carpenter’s Taste.
Artist: Sabrina Carpenter
Genre: Funk, Disco, Synth-pop, Pop
Song Writers: Amy Allen, Julian Bunetta, Steph Jones, Sabrina Carpenter
Length: 2:55
Label: Island Records
My favorite part from the song:
Move it up, down, left, right, oh
Switch it up like Nintendo
Say you can’t sleep, baby, I know
That’s that me espresso
Thinkin’ ’bout me every night, oh
Is it that sweet? I guess so (yes)
Say you can’t sleep, baby, I know
That’s that me espresso (yes)
My thoughts on the Top 10 most-streamed songs on Spotify in 2024
And that’s all from me on the Top 10 most-streamed songs on Spotify in 2024. This year was certainly a big year for the music industry in general as a lot of great music came out throughout the year. Artists from around the world came up with some of the best music that listeners will certainly remember for the rest of their lives.
If I had to pick my favorite song from this list of the Top 10 most-streamed songs on Spotify in 2024, I would pick One Of The Girls w/ JENNIE and Lily Rose Depp by The Weeknd.
Let me know your thoughts about this list from Spotify in the comments down below. Do let me know what is your favorite song from Spotify in 2024.
