I always love when data about topics I enjoy can be displayed in a fun way like the Spotify Wrapped. I also enjoy seeing what my friends music tastes are like (and secretly judging) as well.

Here’s my Spotify wrapped for 2024. Despite the growing evidence that the data is not super accurate I don’t have much negative to say other than the vibe names like what would you play for someone who requested “vampire football rap” on the other hand though Heatwave beach reggaton makes some sense. Kanye West returns to the top spot after being dethroned in 2023 by king gizzard. He has been my top artist 5/6 years staring in 2018. Also thought it was interesting to note my top artists first inital goes KDKDK, odd coincidence. Also interesting if you think 58 K is a lot this is actually down over 10k in comparison to last year.

Here are my top 5 songs

1.) Gimme Da Lite – Lil Yachty, Southside Let me say this song sonically is very unique and when Yachty does the CHIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNnnnnnnn at the end of this last verse I levitate. Plus watching the video now for the first time I can say the video is of a similar quality to the song.

2.) Get In With Me – Bossman D Low – I first found this song on tiktok where it became very popular and has ammased 65 million streams on spotify since its release at the beginning of this year.

3.) Juan Martha – La Original Banda de Limon – This one is also coming straight from CartelTok haha I heard it and liked it immediatly and played it pretty much non stop for a day and then only occasionally for the rest of the year. Plus narcocorridos is one of my favorite genres of spanish music (honorable mention to cumbia and boleros) plus the story is good, essentially Juan Martha is so scary and bad that even a 50k bounty won’t make people talk and even the government is scared to chase him because they fear Juan Martha so much. This is the first time ever a spanish song has made top 5 in my spotify wrapped so that was a nice surprise for me.

4.) Like an Eagle – Dennis Parker – I heard this song for maybe 10 seconds before it abruply ends in episode four in the HBO show, and safde produced “The Curse” and had to rewind to shazam it. This is a underground TUNE! Disco is not a genre I usually listen to but can’t help but like this song.

5.) It’s My Life – The Animals – One of my First vinyl purchaces ever was an Eric Burdon record. I have alway been a big fan of The Animals and Eric Burdon and this is one of my favorites and stands out as a superstar for the band. Plus this bass riff is so funky how can you not enjoy it and the accompanying guitar riff, incredible. The songs perfect.

I also noticed my top two songs are combine for a 3:54 listening time. Goes to show you what kind of influence streaming numbers is making on the music industry.

Shorter songs=more plays=more $$.

We first say this stragegy successfully applied with Lil Nas X and Old town road which was #1 for seventeen weeks and beat the record of sixteen held by Drake for in my feelings. To say Lil Nas changed the music industry with this song is not an understatement at all.

If you liked my top 5 go ahead and check out my 2024 wrapped playlist.