2024 in American music

The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2024 in music in the United States.

January

 * 8 – Fantasia performed the national anthem at the College Football Playoff National Championship at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
 * 12 – 21 Savage released his first solo studio album in five years, American Dream.
 * Exit Eden released their first studio album in seven years, Femmes Fatales.
 * 16 – After teasing a reunion show, it was announced that No Doubt would be performing at Coachella in April 2024.
 * 19 – Green Day released their first studio album in four years, Saviors.
 * 26 – Static-X released their first studio album in four years, Project: Regeneration Vol. 2. It features the final recordings of the band's original frontman, Wayne Static, who died nearly 10 years prior.
 * Alkaline Trio released their first studio album in six years, Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs. It is also their final album with longtime drummer Derek Grant, who left the band in 2023 after the recording of the album.
 * Future Islands released their first album in four years, People Who Aren't There Anymore.
 * 30 – Chita Rivera died at the age of 91.

February

 * 2 – Gabby Barrett released her first studio album in four years, Chapter & Verse.
 * Vera Sola released her first studio album in four years, Peacemaker.
 * 4 – The 66th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. Taylor Swift won Album of the Year with Midnights, making her the artist with the most wins in that category with four. Miley Cyrus won Record of the Year for "Flowers" and Billie Eilish won Song of the Year for "What Was I Made For?", while Victoria Monét was awarded Best New Artist.
 * 5 – Country music singer Toby Keith died from stomach cancer at the age of 62.
 * 9 – Chelsea Wolfe released her first solo studio album in five years, She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She.
 * Brittany Howard released her first solo studio album in five years, What Now.
 * Usher released his first solo studio album in nearly eight years and his first overall in six years, Coming Home.
 * 10 – Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign independently released their first collaborative studio album, Vultures 1.
 * 11 – Reba McEntire performed the national anthem and Usher performed the halftime show during Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.
 * Beyoncé released two country singles, "16 Carriages" and "Texas Hold 'Em", leading to controversy over Black musicians' place in country music.
 * 16 – The Obsessed released their first studio album in seven years, Gilded Sorrow.
 * Jennifer Lopez released her first studio album in ten years, This Is Me... Now.
 * Laura Jane Grace released her first solo studio album in four years, Hole in My Head.
 * Jason Derulo released his first studio album in nine years, Nu King.
 * 23 – MGMT released their first studio album in six years, Loss of Life.
 * I Dont Know How But They Found Me released its sophomore album, and also first in nearly four years, Gloom Division. It is also its first album as a solo project for frontman Dallon Weekes, following the departure of drummer Ryan Seaman in 2023.
 * Job for a Cowboy released their first studio album in ten years, Moon Healer.
 * Darkest Hour released their first studio album in seven years, Perpetual | Terminal.
 * Real Estate released their first studio album in four years, Daniel.
 * Philip Sayce released his first album in four years, The Wolves Are Coming.

March

 * 1 – Schoolboy Q released his first studio album in five years, Blue Lips.
 * Mannequin Pussy released their first studio album in five years, I Got Heaven.
 * New Years Day released their first studio album in five years, Half Black Heart.
 * Sheer Mag released their first studio album in five years, Playing Favorites.
 * 8 – Ariana Grande released her first studio album in four years, Eternal Sunshine.
 * Sawyer Brown released their first album in 13 years, Desperado Troubadours.
 * Exhorder released their first studio album in five years, Defectum Omnium.
 * 11 – Former Raspberries singer Eric Carmen died at the age of 74.
 * 15 – Justin Timberlake released his first studio album in six years, Everything I Thought It Was.
 * The Dandy Warhols released their first studio album in four years, Rockmaker.
 * Tierra Whack released her first studio album in six years, World Wide Whack.
 * Scott Stapp released his first solo studio album in five years, Higher Power.
 * The Black Crowes released their first studio album in 15 years, Happiness Bastards.
 * Atrophy released their first studio album in 34 years, Asylum.
 * 22 – Gossip released their first studio album in 12 years, Real Power.
 * Gary Clark Jr. released his first studio album in five years, JPEG Raw.
 * Julia Holter released her first studio album in six years, Something in the Room She Moves.
 * Adrianne Lenker released her first solo studio album in four years, Bright Future.
 * Jlin released her first studio album in six years, Akoma.
 * Kenny Chesney released his first studio album in four years, Born.
 * The Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud began.
 * 29 – Sheryl Crow released her first studio album in five years, Evolution.
 * Beyoncé released Cowboy Carter, the second part of her three-act project. It is also her first country music album.
 * Chastity Belt released their first studio album in five years, Live Laugh Love.
 * Tommy Walter's solo project, Abandoned Pools, released its first studio album in nearly 11 years, The Haunted House.

April

 * 1 – The 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards was held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on April 1, 2024.
 * 5 – Vampire Weekend released their first studio album in five years, Only God Was Above Us.
 * Strung Out released their first studio album in five years, Dead Rebellion.
 * Bayside released their first studio album in nearly five years, There Are Worse Things Than Being Alive.
 * Tori Kelly released her first studio album in four years, Tori..
 * Katie Pruitt released her first studio album in four years, Mantras.
 * FireHouse frontman C. J. Snare died at the age of 64.
 * 7 – The 2024 CMT Music Awards took place at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.
 * 12 – Blue Öyster Cult released their first studio album in four years, and their final album, Ghost Stories.
 * Riot V released their first album in six years, Mean Streets.
 * 18 – The Allman Brothers co-founder Dickey Betts died from cancer and COPD at his home in Osprey, Florida. He was 80.
 * Gospel singer and former American Idol contestant Mandisa died in her home in Nashville at the age of 47.
 * 19 – Pearl Jam released their first studio album in four years, Dark Matter.
 * A posthumous Glen Campbell album, Duets – Ghost on the Canvas Sessions, was released, marking his second album since his death in 2017 as well as his first in six years.
 * The Ghost Inside released their first studio album in four years, Searching for Solace.
 * High on Fire released their first studio album in six years, Cometh the Storm.
 * Taylor Swift released her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department. A double album edition, subtitled The Anthology, was surprise-released on the same day, containing 15 additional songs.
 * 26 – Alien Ant Farm released their first album in nine years, Mantras.
 * Deicide released their first studio album in six years, Banished by Sin.
 * Iron & Wine released his first solo studio album in seven years, and his first overall in five years, Light Verse.

May

 * 3 – Kamasi Washington released his first solo studio album in six years, Fearless Movement.
 * P.O.D. released their first studio album in six years, Veritas.
 * 7 – Longtime music producer and engineer Steve Albini died from a heart attack at the age of 61.
 * 10 – Knocked Loose released their first studio album in five years, You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To.
 * Incubus released Morning View XXIII, a re-recorded version of their 2001 album, Morning View.
 * Sublime with Rome released their self-titled album, their first in five years and also their final album. It precedes the band's planned disbandment later in the year following the reunion of their original iteration in late 2023.
 * Les Savy Fav released their first studio album in 14 years, Oui, LSF.
 * Like Moths to Flames released their first studio album in four years, The Cycles of Trying to Cope.
 * Six Feet Under released their first studio album in four years, Killing for Revenge.
 * Chick Corea and Béla Fleck released their final collaborative album and first in nine years, Remembrance.
 * 12 – Jazz saxophonist David Sanborn died from prostate cancer at the age of 78.
 * 13 – Childish Gambino released his first studio album in four years, Atavista. It is the finished version of his previous album, 2020's 3.15.20.
 * 17 – The Avett Brothers released their first studio album in five years, The Avett Brothers.
 * Former Slayer guitarist Kerry King released his debut solo studio album, From Hell I Rise. This is the first album with King credited as a primary artist since Slayer's final studio album nine years prior.
 * New Kids on the Block released their first album in 11 years, Still Kids.
 * Rapsody released her first studio album in five years, Please Don't Cry.
 * Cage the Elephant released their first studio album in five years, Neon Pill.
 * Pallbearer released their first studio album in four years, Mind Burns Alive.
 * Gatecreeper released their first studio album in five years, Dark Superstition.
 * Shellac released their first studio album in ten years, To All Trains. The album features posthumous credits from guitarist/vocalist and record engineer Steve Albini, who died ten days before its release.
 * 19 – Abi Carter won the 22nd season of American Idol. Will Moseley was named runner-up.
 * 21 – Asher HaVon won the 25th season of The Voice. Josh Sanders was named runner-up. Bryan Olesen, Nathan Chester, and Karen Waldrup finished in third, fourth, and fifth place respectively.
 * 24 – Lenny Kravitz released his first album in six years, Blue Electric Light.
 * Say Anything released their first studio album in five years, ...Is Committed.
 * DIIV released their first studio album in five years, Frog in Boiling Water.
 * 31 – Buffalo Tom released their first studio album in seven years, Jump Rope.
 * +/- released their first studio album in ten years, Further Afield.
 * The Hope Conspiracy released their first studio album in 18 years, Tools of Oppression / Rule by Deception.

June

 * 7 – Bon Jovi released their first studio album in four years, Forever.
 * NxWorries, consisting of Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge, released their first studio album in eight years, Why Lawd?.
 * 14 – The Decemberists released their first studio album in six years, As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again.
 * Black Country Communion released their first studio album in seven years, V.
 * Normani released her debut solo studio album, Dopamine. It is her first album released since Fifth Harmony announced their hiatus in 2018.
 * Fu Manchu released their first studio album in six years, The Return of Tomorrow.
 * 19 – Kendrick Lamar held his one-off concert, The Pop Out: Ken & Friends.
 * 21 – The Story So Far released their first studio album in nearly six years, I Want to Disappear. It is also their first album as a quartet following the departure of bassist Kelen Capener in 2022.
 * 24 – Crazy Town vocalist Shifty Shellshock was found dead from an accidental drug overdose at the age of 49.

July

 * 12 – Eminem released his first studio album in four years, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce).
 * Cigarettes After Sex released their first studio album in five years, X's.
 * Mr. Big released their first studio album in seven years, Ten.
 * Phish released their first studio album in four years, Evolve.
 * 19 – Beachwood Sparks will release their first studio album in 12 years, Across the River of Stars.
 * 26 – Cherry Poppin' Daddies will release their first studio album in five years, At the Pink Rat.
 * Rakim will release his first studio album in 15 years, God's Network: Reb7rth.

August

 * 2 – X will release their final studio album and their first in four years, Smoke & Fiction.
 * Khalid will release his first studio album in five years, Sincere.
 * Anberlin will release their first studio album in ten years, Vega; two songs from the album feature lead vocals by Memphis May Fire frontman Matty Mullins, who took over for original vocalist Stephen Christian after Christian announced a touring hiatus from the band in 2023.
 * 9 – Big Sean will release his first studio album in four years, Better Me Than You.
 * Four Year Strong will release their first studio album in four years, Analysis Paralysis.
 * Mushroomhead will release their first studio album in four years, Call the Devil.
 * 16 – Foster the People will release their first studio album in seven years, Paradise State of Mind. It is also their first album with frontman Mark Foster as the only original remaining band member following the departure of drummer Mark Pontius in 2021.
 * Ray LaMontagne will release his first album in four years, Long Way Home.
 * Charly Bliss will release their first studio album in five years, Forever.
 * Falling in Reverse will release their first studio album in seven years, Popular Monster.
 * 23 – Nile will release their first studio album in five years, The Underworld Awaits Us All.
 * 30 – ASAP Rocky will release his first studio album in six years, Don't Be Dumb.
 * Laurie Anderson will release her first studio album in 14 years, Amelia.
 * Nails will release their first studio album in eight years, Every Bridge Burning.
 * Awolnation will release their first studio album in four years, The Phantom Five.

September

 * 6 – Mercury Rev will release their first studio album in five years and their first of all-original material in nine years, Born Horses.
 * LL Cool J will release his first studio album in eleven years, The Force (Frequencies of Real Creative Energy).
 * Paris Hilton will release her first studio album in 18 years, Infinite Icon.
 * George Strait will release his first studio album in five years, Cowboys & Dreamers.
 * The Airborne Toxic Event will release their first studio album in four years, Glory.
 * 13 – Nada Surf will release their first studio album in four years, Moon Mirror.
 * The Jesus Lizard will release their first studio album in 26 years, Rack.
 * 20 – Bright Eyes will release their first studio album in four years, Five Dice, All Threes.
 * Fidlar will release their first studio album in five years, Surviving the Dream.
 * Neon Trees will release their first studio album in four years, Sink Your Teeth.
 * Katy Perry will release her first studio album in four years, 143.
 * The Voidz will release their first studio album in six years, Like All Before You.
 * 27 – The Black Dahlia Murder will release their first studio album in four years, Servitude. It is the band's first album with former rhythm guitarist Brian Eschbach on vocals following the death of previous vocalist Trevor Strnad in 2022.

October

 * 4 – Balance and Composure will release their first studio album in eight years, With You in Spirit.
 * 6 – After 41 years, NOFX are scheduled to perform their final show at Berth 46 in San Pedro, Los Angeles.
 * 18 – MC5 will release their final studio album and first in 53 years, Heavy Lifting. The album's release follows the band's split following the deaths of Wayne Kramer in February and Dennis Thompson in May.
 * 25 – Bootsy Collins will release his first studio album in four years, Album of the Year #1 Funkateer.

Third quarter

 * Deftones will release their first album in four years.
 * W.A.S.P. will release their first studio album in nine years.

Fourth quarter

 * Sacred Reich will release their first studio album in five years.

Unknown date

 * 311 will release their first studio album in five years.
 * Alice in Chains will release their first studio album in six years.
 * Anthrax will release their first studio album in eight years.
 * Breaking Benjamin will release their first studio album in six years.
 * Cardi B will release her first studio album in six years.
 * Dååth will release their first studio album in fourteen years.
 * Dark Angel will release their first studio album in thirty-three years.
 * Deap Vally will release their final album, Sistrionix 2.0.
 * Death Angel will release their first studio album in five years.
 * Evildead will release their first studio album in four years.
 * Excel will release their first studio album in twenty-nine years.
 * Forbidden will release their first studio album in fourteen years.
 * Guns N' Roses will release their first studio album in sixteen years, and their first together with guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan in thirty-one years.
 * Havok will release their first studio album in four years.
 * Heathen will release their first studio album in four years.
 * Infectious Grooves will release their first studio album in twenty-four years.
 * Ludacris will release his first studio album in nine years.
 * Miguel will release his first studio album in seven years, Viscera.
 * Mötley Crüe will release their first studio album in sixteen years.
 * Nasty Savage will release their first studio album in twenty years.
 * Brad Paisley will release his first studio album in seven years, Son of the Mountains.
 * Sacred Reich will release their first studio album in five years.
 * Savatage will release their first studio album in twenty-three years, Curtain Call.
 * Sick of It All will release their first studio album in six years.
 * Social Distortion will release their first studio album in thirteen years.
 * Jordin Sparks will release her first studio album in four years.
 * Suicidal Tendencies will release their first studio album in six years, and their first with original material in eight years.
 * Testament will release their first studio album in four years.
 * Toadies will release their first studio album in seven years.
 * Y&T will release their first studio album in fourteen years.

Bands reformed

 * No Doubt
 * Orange 9mm
 * Slayer

Bands disbanded

 * Boys World
 * Hall & Oates
 * MC5
 * Rage Against the Machine

Third quarter

 * TBA by Deftones
 * TBA by W.A.S.P.

Fourth quarter

 * TBA by Sacred Reich

TBA

 * TBA by 311
 * TBA by Alice in Chains
 * TBA by Anthrax
 * Spinning the Truth Around (Part III) by Blue October
 * TBA by Breaking Benjamin
 * TBA by Chevelle
 * TBA by Dååth
 * TBA by Dark Angel
 * Sistrionix 2.0 by Deap Vally
 * TBA by Death Angel
 * TBA by Dream Theater
 * TBA by Evildead
 * TBA by Excel
 * TBA by Exodus
 * TBA by Forbidden
 * TBA by Garbage
 * TBA by Guns N' Roses
 * TBA by Halestorm
 * TBA by Havok
 * TBA by Heathen
 * TBA by Infectious Grooves
 * TBA by Miranda Lambert
 * TBA by Limp Bizkit
 * TBA by Reba McEntire
 * Viscera by Miguel
 * TBA by Mötley Crüe
 * TBA by Nasty Savage
 * Son of the Mountains by Brad Paisley
 * Curtain Call by Savatage
 * TBA by Shaed
 * TBA by Shinedown
 * TBA by Sick of It All
 * TBA by Social Distortion
 * TBA by Soul Asylum
 * TBA by Jordin Sparks
 * TBA by Suicidal Tendencies
 * TBA by Testament
 * TBA by Toadies
 * TBA by Y&T
 * TBA by Yellowcard

Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Songs

 * "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" – Shaboozey (1 week)
 * "Carnival" – Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign feat. Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti (1 week)
 * "Fortnight" – Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone (2 weeks)
 * "Hiss" – Megan Thee Stallion (1 week)
 * "I Had Some Help" – Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen (6 weeks)
 * "Like That" – Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar (3 weeks)
 * "Lose Control" – Teddy Swims (1 week)
 * "Lovin on Me" – Jack Harlow (1 week in 2023, 5 weeks in 2024)
 * "Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar (2 weeks so far)
 * "Please Please Please" – Sabrina Carpenter (1 week)
 * "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" – Brenda Lee (2 weeks in 2023, 1 week in 2024)
 * "Texas Hold 'Em" – Beyoncé (2 weeks)
 * "Too Sweet" – Hozier (1 week)
 * "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" – Ariana Grande (1 week)
 * "Yes, And?" – Ariana Grande (1 week)

Billboard Hot 100 Top 20 Hits
All songs that reached the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the year, complete with peak chart placement.

• "7 Minute Drill" – J. Cole (#6)

• "28" – Zach Bryan (#14)

• "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" – Shaboozey (#1)

• "A Holly Jolly Christmas" – Burl Ives (#4 in 2020, #5 in 2024)

• "Act II: Date @ 8" – 4Batz feat. Drake (#7)

• "Agora Hills" – Doja Cat (#7)

• "All I Want for Christmas Is You" – Mariah Carey (#1 in 2019, #2 in 2024)

• "All of Me" – 21 Savage (#18)

• "Austin" – Dasha (#19)

• "Band4Band" – Central Cee and Lil Baby (#18)

• "Beautiful Things" – Benson Boone (#2)

• "Birds of a Feather" – Billie Eilish (#9)

• "Blue Christmas" – Elvis Presley (#18)

• "But Daddy I Love Him" – Taylor Swift (#7)

• "Carnival" – Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign feat. Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti (#1)

• "Chihiro" – Billie Eilish (#12)

• "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" – Darlene Love (#15)

• "Cinderella" – Future, Metro Boomin and Travis Scott (#6)

• "Cowgirls" – Morgan Wallen feat. Ernest (#12)

• "Crocodile Tearz" – J. Cole (#19)

• "Cruel Summer" – Taylor Swift (#1 in 2023, #2 in 2024)

• "Deck the Halls" – Nat King Cole (#16 in 2022, #17 in 2024)

• "Down Bad" – Taylor Swift (#2)

• "End of Beginning" – Djo (#11)

• "Enough (Miami)" – Cardi B (#9)

• "Espresso" – Sabrina Carpenter (#3)

• "Euphoria" – Kendrick Lamar (#3)

• "Facts" – Tom MacDonald and Ben Shapiro (#16)

• "Family Matters" – Drake (#7)

• "Fast Car" – Luke Combs (#2 in 2023, #8 in 2024)

• "Feliz Navidad" – José Feliciano (#6 in 2021, #8 in 2024)

• "Florida!!!" – Taylor Swift feat. Florence and the Machine (#8)

• "Flowers" – Miley Cyrus (#1 in 2023, #10 in 2024)

• "Fortnight" – Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone (#1)

• "Fresh Out the Slammer" – Taylor Swift (#11)

• "FTCU" – Nicki Minaj (#15)

• "Get It Sexyy" – Sexyy Red (#20)

• "Good Luck, Babe!" – Chappell Roan (#10)

• "Greedy" – Tate McRae (#3)

• "Guilty as Sin?" – Taylor Swift (#10)

• "Hiss" – Megan Thee Stallion (#1)

• "Houdini" – Eminem (#2)

• "I Can Do It with a Broken Heart" – Taylor Swift (#3)

• "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)" – Taylor Swift (#20)

• "I Had Some Help" – Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen (#1)

• "I Like the Way You Kiss Me" – Artemas (#12)

• "I Remember Everything" – Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves (#1 in 2023, #4 in 2024)

• "Ice Attack" – Future and Metro Boomin (#13)

• "II Most Wanted" – Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus (#6)

• "Is It Over Now?" – Taylor Swift (#1 in 2023, #13 in 2024)

• "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" – Andy Williams (#5 in 2021, #6 in 2024)

• "Jingle Bell Rock" – Bobby Helms (#3)

• "Jingle Bells" – Frank Sinatra (#16)

• "Jolene" – Beyoncé (#7)

• "La Diabla" – Xavi (#20)

• "Last Christmas" – Wham! (#4)

• "Last Night" – Morgan Wallen (#1 in 2023, #8 in 2024)

• "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow" – Dean Martin (#7)

• "Levii's Jeans" – Beyoncé and Post Malone (#16)

• "Lies Lies Lies" – Morgan Wallen (#7)

• "Like That" – Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar (#1)

• "Lil Boo Thang" – Paul Russell (#14)

• "Loml" – Taylor Swift (#12)

• "Lose Control" – Teddy Swims (#1)

• "Lovin on Me" – Jack Harlow (#1)

• "Lunch" – Billie Eilish (#5)

• "Made for Me" – Muni Long (#20)

• "Meet the Grahams" – Kendrick Lamar (#12)

• "Miles on It" – Marshmello and Kane Brown (#20)

• "Million Dollar Baby" – Tommy Richman (#2)

• "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys" – Taylor Swift (#6)

• "Née-Nah" – 21 Savage, Travis Scott and Metro Boomin (#10)

• "Never Lose Me" – Flo Milli (#15)

• "N.H.I.E." – 21 Savage and Doja Cat (#19)

• "Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar (#1)

• "Obsessed" – Olivia Rodrigo (#14)

• "Paint the Town Red" – Doja Cat (#1 in 2023, #4 in 2024)

• "Pink Skies" – Zach Bryan (#6)

• "Please Please Please" – Sabrina Carpenter (#1)

• "Pour Me a Drink" – Post Malone feat. Blake Shelton (#12)

• "Pretty Little Poison" – Warren Zeiders (#19)

• "Push Ups" – Drake (#17)

• "Redrum" – 21 Savage (#5)

• "Rich Baby Daddy" – Drake feat. Sexyy Red and SZA (#11 in 2023, #16 in 2024)

• "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" – Brenda Lee (#1)

• "Santa Baby" – Eartha Kitt with Henri René and His Orchestra (#20)

• "Santa Tell Me" – Ariana Grande (#11)

• "Saturn" – SZA (#6)

• "Selfish" – Justin Timberlake (#19)

• "Skinny" – Billie Eilish (#18)

• "Sleigh Ride" – The Ronettes (#8 in 2023, #10 in 2024)

• "Slimed In" – Future and Metro Boomin (#20)

• "Snooze" – SZA (#2 in 2023, #5 in 2024)

• "So Long, London" – Taylor Swift (#5)

• "Stick Season" – Noah Kahan (#9)

• "Supernatural" – Ariana Grande (#17)

• "Texas Hold 'Em" – Beyoncé (#1)

• "The Alchemy" – Taylor Swift (#13)

• "The Boy Is Mine" – Ariana Grande (#16)

• "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)" – Nat King Cole (#9 in 2023, #12 in 2024)

• "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived" – Taylor Swift (#14)

• "The Tortured Poets Department" – Taylor Swift (#4)

• "Thinkin' Bout Me" – Morgan Wallen (#7 in 2023, #11 in 2024)

• "Too Sweet" – Hozier (#1)

• "Type Shit" – Future, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott and Playboi Carti (#2)

• "Underneath the Tree" – Kelly Clarkson (#11 in 2023, #13 in 2024)

• "Wanna Be" – GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion (#11)

• "Water" – Tyla (#7)

• "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)" – Ariana Grande (#1)

• "We Don't Trust You" – Future and Metro Boomin (#8)

• "What Was I Made For?" – Billie Eilish (#14 in 2023, #16 in 2024)

• "Whatever She Wants" – Bryson Tiller (#19)

• "White Christmas" – Bing Crosby (#12 in 1962, #14 in 2024)

• "White Horse" – Chris Stapleton (#12 in 2023, #17 in 2024)

• "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" – Taylor Swift (#9)

• "Wildflower" – Billie Eilish (#17)

• "Yeah!" – Usher feat. Lil Jon and Ludacris (#1 in 2004, #20 in 2024)

• "Yes, And?" – Ariana Grande (#1)

• "Young Metro" – Future, Metro Boomin and The Weeknd (#9)

Deaths

 * January 4 – David Soul, 80, singer, actor
 * January 5 – Larry Collins, 79, guitarist, songwriter (The Collins Kids)
 * January 8 – Phil Niblock, 90, composer
 * January 9 – James Kottak, 61, hard rock drummer (Kottak, Scorpions, Wild Horses, etc.)
 * January 10 – Audie Blaylock, 61, bluegrass singer, guitarist
 * January 12 – Bill Hayes, 98, singer, actor
 * January 13 – Jo-El Sonnier, 77, singer-songwriter, accordionist
 * January 16 – Peter Schickele, 88, classical composer, musical satirist (P. D. Q. Bach)
 * January 18 – The Soft Moon (Jose Luis Vasquez), 44, darkwave singer-songwriter, producer
 * January 19 –
 * Marlena Shaw, 81, jazz, blues, and soul singer
 * Mary Weiss, 75, pop singer (The Shangri-Las)
 * January 23 –
 * Melanie, 76, folk singer, songwriter, guitarist
 * Margo Smith, 84, Christian and country music singer
 * January 26 – Dean Brown, 68, jazz fusion guitarist, session musician
 * January 30 – Chita Rivera, 91, singer, actress, dancer
 * February 2 – Wayne Kramer, 75, rock guitarist (MC5)
 * February 5 – Toby Keith, 62, country singer-songwriter, actor, producer
 * February 28 – Cat Janice, 31, pop singer-songwriter
 * March 3 – Brit Turner, 57, drummer (Blackberry Smoke)
 * March 5 – Debra Byrd, 72, vocal coach and actress
 * March 11 –
 * Eric Carmen, 74, rock singer-songwriter, guitarist (Raspberries)
 * Boss, 54, rapper
 * April 5 – C. J. Snare, 64, hard rock and metal singer (FireHouse)
 * April 7 – Clarence "Frogman" Henry, 87, R&B singer and pianist
 * April 18 –
 * Dickey Betts, 80, rock guitarist and singer-songwriter (The Allman Brothers Band)
 * Mandisa, 47, gospel singer, contestant on American Idol season 5
 * May 7 – Steve Albini, 61, rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, engineer (Big Black, Shellac)
 * May 9 – Dennis Thompson, 75, rock drummer (MC5)
 * May 12 – David Sanborn, 78, jazz and R&B saxophonist
 * May 22 – Charlie Colin, 58, pop rock bassist (Train)
 * May 25 – Richard M. Sherman, 95, musical film songwriter (Sherman Brothers)
 * June 3 – Brother Marquis, 58, rapper (2 Live Crew)
 * June 11 – Enchanting, 26, rapper
 * June 24 – Shifty Shellshock, 49, rock singer and rapper (Crazy Town)
 * June 26 – Kinky Friedman, 79, country music singer-songwriter