TikTok unveil ‘Songs Of The Summer 2024’
TikTok has today (August 19) unveiled its ‘Songs Of The Summer 2024’ – check out the full lists below.
The video-sharing platform shared the news in a press release today, declaring that “the summer has been an iconic one for music.”
It continued: “’Brat‘ summers and eighties dancing, rising stars and the return of big industry names, new eras for female pop and exciting urban breakthrough genres: the summer’s biggest music moments have been popping off on TikTok.”
The official UK ‘Song Of The Summer’ on TikTok’s chart was Tinashe’s ‘Nasty’ while the global spot goes to ‘Gata Only’ by FloyyMenor and Cris Mj. Tinashe was also Number Two on the global list.
Others making up the top ten of the UK list included ‘Birds Of A Feather’ by Billie Eilish and ‘Please Please Please‘ by Sabrina Carpenter.
Speaking about the accolade, Tinashe said: “Thank you to all my amazing fans who made ‘Nasty’ the number one Song of the Summer in the UK and number two globally! It’s been so fun and incredible to watch all the videos you have been making on TikTok. I love them all! I’m super grateful for your continued support and hope you all enjoy making more content to the rest of my album ‘Quantum Baby.’”
Check out the full lists below:
Top 10 songs in the UK
1. ‘Nasty’ – Tinashe
2. Champagne Coast – Blood Orange
3. ‘Million Dollar Baby’ (VHS)’ – Tommy Richman
4. ‘Pink Lemonade (Str8 Reload)’ – Leostaytrill & Mr Reload It
5. ‘Please Please Please’ – Sabrina Carpenter
6. ‘Birds Of A Feather’ – Billie Eilish
7. ‘Band4band’ – Central Cee & Lil Baby
8. ‘Stargazing’ – Myles Smith
9. ‘KEHLANI’ – Jordan Adetunji
10. ‘Espresso’ – Sabrina Carpenter
Top 10 songs globally
1. ‘Gata Only’ – FloyyMenor and Cris Mj
2. ‘Nasty’ – Tinashe
3. ‘Million Dollar Baby (VHS)’ – Tommy Richman
4. ‘Birds Of A Feather’ – Billie Eilish
5. ‘Alibi’ (with Pabllo Vittar & Yseult) – Sevdaliza
6. ‘Please Please Please’ – Sabrina Carpenter
7. ‘ESTE’ – El Alfa, Nfasis
8. ‘Tell Ur Girlfriend’ – Lay Bankz
9. ‘Si No Quieres No’ – Luis R Conriquez, Neton Vega
10. ‘Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido’ – Karol G
Ole Obermann, Global Head of Music Business Development, TikTok, said in a statement: “Once again, TikTok’s Songs of the Summer list beautifully demonstrates how the magic of TikTok helps our global community to discover and promotes a diverse range of incredibly talented artists and their music.
“Latin music is one of the most popular genres on TikTok so it’s no surprise to see Gata Only top our global list, alongside some other amazing emerging artists like Sevdaliza and Tommy Richman, as well as superstars such as Billie Eilish. The Songs of the Summer list is proof that both new and emerging artists of every genre, from anywhere in the world, can connect with over a billion music fans TikTok every day, build their careers and impact music culture.”
Last year, TikTok’s ‘Songs of the Summer’ included tracks from Central Cee and Dave, Mae Stephens and FIFTY FIFTY.
The record-breaking UK rap anthem ‘Sprinter’ by Londoners Dave and Central Cee was the TikTok UK song of the summer last year. “The TikTok community’s reaction to ‘Sprinter’ has been amazing and unexpected,” said Cee at the time. “I love it when the community starts their own trends and you can see it taking off.”
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Elizabeth Aubrey
NME
