Pitchfork: 100 Best Songs of 2024

[VeniceBeach]

Full top 100: https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-songs-2024/



As we put this list together, we thought about the rise of a new pop class, the return of some longtime favorites, regional rap bangers, country crossovers, the year of sexy drill, and more. All the while, it was hard to ignore the scathing summer smash that changed pop culture forever—you know the one.
 

93. JADE: "Angel of My Dreams"

89. Shaboozey: "A Bar Song (Tipsy)"

50. Beyoncé: "II HANDS II HEAVEN"

46. SZA: "Saturn"

45. Magdalena Bay: "Death & Romance"

40. Empress Of: "Lorelei"

37. Caroline Polachek: "Coma"

35. Camila Cabello: "I LUV IT" [ft. Playboi Carti]

33. Tinashe: "Nasty"

27. Billie Eilish: "BIRDS OF A FEATHER"

22. FKA twigs: "Eusexua"

19. Fontaines D.C.: "Starburster"

18. Tyla: "Truth or Dare"

13. Addison Rae: "Diet Pepsi"
 

10. Jane Remover: "Magic I Want U"

9. Charli XCX: "Girl, so confusing featuring lorde"

8. MJ Lenderman: "Wristwatch"

7. Sabrina Carpenter: "Espresso"

6. skaiwater: "rain"

5. Still House Plants: "M M M"

4. Jessica Pratt: "Life Is"

3. Chappell Roan: "Good Luck, Babe!"

2. Waxahatchee: "Right Back to It" [ft. MJ Lenderman]

1. Kendrick Lamar: "Not Like Us"

Edited 2 hours ago by VeniceBeach

[monologueNacafe]

Saturn is way too low. Throw the whole list away

[NewStanner]

Deserved #1 

[NewStanner]

8 minutes ago, VeniceBeach said:

---Actual great songs tier---

93. JADE: "Angel of My Dreams"

46. SZA: "Saturn"

27. Billie Eilish: "BIRDS OF A FEATHER"

----Let me rip off Lana tier----

13. Addison Rae: "Diet Pepsi"

Nevermind, Pitchfork is still a joke

 

[toast]

Where is Normani - Big Boy?

[rihxnicki]

Girl, so confusing is too low but there are some good choices here. Angel of My Dreams and I LUV IT 

[Johnny Jacobs]

20 minutes ago, VeniceBeach said:

35. Camila Cabello: "I LUV IT" [ft. Playboi Carti]

[Johnny Jacobs]

8 minutes ago, toast said:

Where is Normani - Big Boy?

I don't think even Normani knows 

[Illuminati]

29 minutes ago, VeniceBeach said:

35. Camila Cabello: "I LUV IT" [ft. Playboi Carti]

Jumpscare

[Pavement Princess]

image by magdalena bay deserved #1

[Sombre]

This list.

[starsailor]

Good Lucky, Babe deserves!

[NEUTRON]

#35 is a kiiiiii.... Carti ruined that song so bad

[glitch]

Glad Jade made the list 

[Mr. Blue_Shirt]

Eusexua isn't even in the top 20 is so-

[Dragonfly]

where are

Cupcakke - Queef and

Peppa Pig - Piggle Wiggle (remix) ?

[Katamari]

I thought yall didn't care about pitchfork  

[Venice B]

Awful list tbh  

[uusagii]

They're trying so hard to make MJ Lenderman happen

 

The Quietus' list is far more tastefully curated and varied

[Blue Monday]

People still trying to make I LUV IT happen 

 

[Reginald]

most of this list is full of z-list artists no one will remember by 2025  --  

[truthteller]

not them turning a "mid" review to one of the best songs of the year 

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/camila-cabello-playboi-carti-i-luv-it/

 

[sway]

Weird that "Girl, so confusing" (Remix) was the second highest ranking song of 2024 on their mid-decade list, which was released not that long ago, but their year-end list places the song at number nine. I wonder what metrics they considered when doing their mid-decade list versus their year-end list. It is way too low.

[rickycabello123]

lmao both lead single i luv it & album c,xoxo make it and the whole biased reviewers & atrl still want to say its bad 😂😂😂 eat sh it

[Sazare]

Angel of My Dreams wayyyyy too low but happy that they included it at all; was a bit worried that it was going to get lost in the shuffle among all the other more commercially successful pop hits this year