The 10 best songs of 2024, from Kendrick Lamar and Chappell Roan to Beyoncé

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“Not Like Us” became a hip-hop anthem for the ages — a rousing rallying call even played during the Democratic National Convention.

Whereas Lamar told us to be “Humble” on his 2017 chart-topper, this is the fiercest of flexes from the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show headliner.Yes, a little film called “Wicked” put the Grammy-winning diva in the Oscar conversation.

But she also dropped one of the year’s best LPs in “Eternal Sunshine,” a cloud-busting breakup album. Best of all was her ninth No.

1 single: A gently throbbing goodbye — with Grande’s ethereal vocal bringing real heart to the electro-pop beats — it’s bittersweet bliss.After coming on hard with the lustful “Lunch” — the first single off her stellar third studio album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft” — Eilish killed us softly with “Birds of a Feather,” a flight of fancy that glides through the airiest of grooves and never seems to touch the ground.Forget the disaster that was “Joker: Folie à Deux” — Lady Gaga and Bruno were the dynamic duo that we didn’t know we needed on “Die with a Smile.” This superstar statement starts as a guitar-strumming “Shallow” ditty — quickly making you forget all about Bradley Cooper — and becomes a balls-to-the-wall wailer, with great singers bringing it on a great song.Technically, the soul-crushing smash from this Georgia troubadour’s debut album, “I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1),” came out way back in 2023.