So far, "Espresso" is shaping up to be this year's only biggest hit.

 

I thought "Yes, And?" would be that girl but I was so wrong.

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we've already had inescapable hits in all previous years

Not true lol, several of the most recent years were kinda hitless during the summer

I don't like how you paint me, yet I'm still here hanging

There's a tornado in my city, hit the basement, that sh*t ain' pretty  

I'm working late, 'cause I'm a singer

I love you, it's ruining my life

Tryna strike a chord and it's probably A minorrrrr

 

etc 

Too much hits that there isn't a strong contender besides probably beautiful things. 

Dopamine is coming 

 

 

Espresso

obviously Espresso is the smash hit!

Espresso is an actual big hit in my opinion. Everyone talks about it. There's opinions left and right about how good or how bad it is. It will be song of the summer definitely.

Too Sweet 

I Like The Way You Kiss Me

We cant be friends

 

also Espresso (i feel like it becomes big due to payola)

Texas Hold 'Em

6 hours ago, Junipero said:

This is the truth. I used to think the same thing back in 2015 and I thought "What happened to the superstars? Do famous people still exist? Music nowadays sucks" and then I realized I was living under a rock/I outgrew popular culture. Kind of funny because I did not know about "stan culture" until I was no longer into popular culture. I'm here now due to nostalgia lol.

 

To answer OP: Isn't "Million Dollar Baby" the top song right now? And Espresso? and "I Like the way you Kiss Me"?

That's the thing - a smash transcends genres and generations and is known by everyone. Some great examples would be "Rolling In The Deep," "…Baby One More Time," "Like A Virgin," etc. Those are phenomena and don't just happen all the time.

 

We have plenty of big hits this year, but nothing truly is a phenomenon yet. The closest thing we have to a true phenomenon in the Western world is Taylor Swift.

Okay THIS year this topic is straight up not going to fly. Music is on FIRE right now. 2024 has been the most fun/competitive year for music in literally like a decade.

 

Regarding the phenomenon argument, Kendrick's diss tracks are quite literally a musical phenomenon unfolding before our ears.

Miss You Still that's out Thursday screams HIT

 

 

Illusion is coming 

 

 

Only a very strong ballad with mass appeal can transcend generations, ethnicities and nationalities. 

 

Right now the reach of the current English-language hits is quite limited outside of the Anglosphere.

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