Not a single song from our 21st century pop star?" - Internet reacts to Apple Music's Top 10 songs of 2024
As the year comes to an end, Apple Music released its end-of-year Replay list (a feature which tabulates the listening habits of its users). On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, the music streaming platform revealed the Top 10 songs of the year across the globe, which featured Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us at the #1 spot.
Benson Boone’s Beautiful Things came second, followed by Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso and Shaboozey’s A Bar Song (Tipsy). Taylor Swift's 2019 hit Cruel Summer secured the fifth spot.
As the list went viral, internet users were quick to react. One user referenced Beyoncé topping the Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century list and stated:
"not a single song from our 21st century pop star??? you beehives gotta be kidding me."
Many questioned the platform's data, with one even stating they didn't know most of the songs listed. Here are some comments seen under @PopCrave's post on X:
"where? is good luck, babe? see this is why spotify is goated," one wrote.
"Apple Music stats are always so weird," another commented.
"What’s crazy is I’ve never heard 5 of these," a user added.
Others praised Taylor Swift's Cruel Summer for being among the top songs of 2024 chart.
"cruel summer the smash hit you are," a fan praised.
"NO CHAPELL ROAN? NO CHARLI XCX? ARE YOU MAD?" one person remarked.
"cruel summer's longevity is so crazy," another user commented.
Apple Music declared Taylor Swift as the most streamed artist of 2024
Apple Music's Top Songs of 2024: Global list also included Post Malone's I Had Some Help, Teddy Swims' Lose Control, Future and Metro Boomin's Like That, Billie Eilish's BIRDS OF A FEATHER, and Creepy Nuts' Bling-Bang-Bang-Born. (Bling-Bang-Bang-Born topped the platform's most-read lyrics list). Additionally, Apple Music also named Billie Eilish as the artist of the year.
On Tuesday, Apple Music also announced its end-of-year chart, naming Taylor Swift the most streamed artist. Also, her album The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology was the most streamed album of 2024.
TTPD is Swift's 11th studio album, which came out in April 2024. It initially featured 16 tracks, but just hours after its release, Swift expanded it into a double feature with a total of thirty-one songs.
The project was met with praise both by fans and critics. It debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart and maintained the position for 15 weeks (non-consecutive). Additionally, all 31 songs made the Hot 100 chart. Since its release, TTPD has been certified platinum six times by the RIAA.
