2024

Genre boundaries dissolved further as Shaboozey's country-rap hybrid 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' and Teddy Swims' R&B-soul 'Lose Control' led a chart dominated by genre-fluid artists. Kendrick Lamar's Drake diss track 'Not Like Us' became a rare rap battle record to achieve massive pop success, Sabrina Carpenter's 'Espresso' launched a pop-star-making summer run, and Post Malone's pivot to country with Morgan Wallen proved streaming-era versatility was the new career playbook.