As far as end-of-the-year lists are concerned, we’ll always be partial to the sort of rankings that remind us of our own tendencies throughout the past 12 months.
Case in point: Spotify Wrapped, a marketing campaign, released annually since 2016, that recaps users’ listening habits on the music streaming platform throughout the year, also allowing them to share their personal rankings through social media. Although posting about your most listened to songs and artists is always fun, there’s something about being able to compare your own musical preferences with the city’s at large that tickles users fancy as well.
To that intent, Spotify also releases lists of most listened to tracks throughout the year in entire cities.
This year, that specific L.A. ranking is dominated by Jimin’s “Like Crazy,” clear proof that K-pop is here to stay. Hometown favorite Kendrick Lamar (who plays SoFi Stadium next year with SZA) lands at number two with “Not Like Us,” followed by Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso.” (Angelenos do, indeed, love Carpenter: The artist’s pop-up café arrived in L.A. last month alongside her tour dates.)
Without further ado, here are the five most listened to songs in Los Angeles in 2024 according to Spotify (including yet another L.A. local, Billie Eilish):
1. “Like Crazy” by Jimin
2. “Not Like Us” by Kendrick Lamar
3. “Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
4. “Birds of a Feather” by Billie Eilish
5. “Good Luck, Babe!” by Chappell Roan