As we celebrate another year coming to a close, Audacy is counting down our 2024 Most Played Artists across all Audacy broadcast stations and their impact on music and pop culture.
From Michael Jackson and Doja Cat to Luke Combs, Dua Lipa, Jelly Roll, Sabrina Carpenter, Teddy Swims, Taylor Swift, and more, this year's list is full of incredible artists that kept us singing and dancing through 2024. Did your favorites make the list? Check it out below as we present our 10 most played artists across all Audacy stations in 2024.
10. Michael Jackson
Fifteen years after his passing, Michael Jackson - the King of Pop -- continues to enthrall listeners with his timeless hits that consistently make their way into fans' playlists decades after his prime. His staying power is enough to make it to number 10 on the list this year.
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9. Doja Cat
After putting 2023 to bed with the release of her fourth studio album, Scarlet, Doja Cat, who ended up having to explain to her fans that her music is not meant for children -- “im rapping about c** why are you bringing your offspring to my show…” -- the rapper doubled down with the release of Scarlet 2 CLAUDE, which included seven new tracks including two new collaborations, one with Teezo Touchdown and another with A$AP Rocky. After an early fall performance at Global Citizen Festival alongside Post Malone, Jelly Roll, and Rauw Alejandro, Doja teased-then-deleted news of another album in the works, after wiping her X account in October and posting one singular word — “album.”
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8. Jelly Roll
In the first half of the 2024, Jelly Roll continued to see success from his history-making, debut Country album, Whitsitt Chapel, which was released in 2023. Come fall, Jelly kicked things into high gear with new music with the release of his sophomore album, Beautifully Broken. Now, the Nashville native is on the road singing his life-changing music to fans face-to-face each night. This includes his current single, “I Am Not Okay” currently climbing the radio charts and further proving the former convict’s ability to connect to real people with real problems in a special way. With a total of 5 #1 singles, 2 GRAMMY nominations, and numerous other accolades from throughout the year, Jelly Roll had another monstrous, life-changing year and is on a clear trajectory to an even bigger year in 2025.
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7. Morgan Wallen
Newly-crowned CMA Entertainer of the Year, Morgan Wallen, continued to dominate the Country charts with five different singles hitting the top of the charts in 2024. They include “Lies Lies Lies,” “Cowgirls” (featuring Ernest), Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help” (featuring Wallen), “Man Made a Bar” (featuring Eric Church), and Thomas Rhett’s “Mamaw’s House.” While he didn’t release any albums featuring new music in 2024, his 2023 album, One Thing At A Time, saw the top of the Billboard album chart twice — once in February and again in March — breaking the record for the most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a Country album.
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6. Teddy Swims
Topping our list of 2024's Top Songs, Teddy Swims became a household name after releasing his summer of 2023 single, "Lose Control," manifesting his own success over the following months as the track became his first number 1 hit. “When the song was written, we knew immediately, ‘this is life-changing,’ I felt in my bones this was really gonna do something,” Swims told us earlier this year. Teddy was awarded Push Artist of the Year at the 2024 VMAs, which gave even more fans a chance to get to know him through his soulful Pop/Country-flavored debut studio album, I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1). also featuring his second smash single, "The Door," and his latest release, “Bad Dreams.” Fans will get to see him live in the new year as he gets back on the road on his I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy Tour in North America and Europe, plus, they'll be happy to know that Part 2 of the album series is already scheduled to arrive on January 24.
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5. Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter started off her amazing year fully enthralled with her Saltburn beau Barry Keoghan, and after announcing her Short n’ Sweet era would begin that summer, the singer quickly shot up the charts with her first single of the year, “Please, Please, Please,” which earned her her very first number 1 hit. “I always knew deep down that this was something I would do with my life, and I didn't ever really doubt that, even when s*** was hitting the 'ceiling fan,'" Carpenter said of her rise to stardom. While out on the road in support of the record, Sabrina gave fans some sweet treats in the form of special guests and surprise songs, and closed out the year with a new Netflix holiday special, Nonsense Christmas. Unfortunately, she and now ex-BF Barry will not be celebrating the new year after calling it quits at the beginning of December.
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4. Dua Lipa
Not everyone gets to start their year day drinking with Seth Meyers, but our favorite party girl certainly knows how to step into the new year properly. After an amazing 2024 GRAMMYs performance, Dua Lipa began teasing fans about new music, revealing she had proudly penned close to 100 songs for her new album, Radical Optimism, officially released in May. Following her 29th birthday celebrations, Dua revealed a massive set of world tour dates in celebration of Radical Optimism, set to kick off in March of 2025.
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3. Post Malone
Post Malone kept it pretty darn Country in 2024. He started the year with his Tortured Taylor Swift collab "Fortnite," followed by a Super Bowl appearance, and after that he strapped on his cowboy boots for the foreseeable future, helped along by HARDY, Luke Combs, and of course, Morgan Wallen, whom he collaborated with on his debut Country single, "I Had Some Help." After the release of his sixth studio album, F-1 Trillion over the summer, Malone hit the road while steadily releasing more songs as official singles, including Chris Stapleton, Dolly Parton, Blake Shelton, and more. 2025 is already shaping up to be an epic year for Posty, as he's set to headline the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in April and May, plus he'll be hitting the road on his own 'Big Ass Stadium Tour' featuring Jelly Roll, kicking off in the Spring.
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2. Luke Combs
Luke Combs continued to connect with Country fans throughout 2024, which was another highly-successful year for the North Carolina native. As he continued to climb the charts with his current single, “Guy For That” with Post Malone, Combs is reflecting on a successful album release this year for his project, Fathers & Sons, which is a reflection on his experiences being a dad and the bond between parents and their children. While the album saw great success, it was the single he released for the new movie Twisters that gave Luke his biggest numbers this year. The song not only spent 53 cumulative weeks atop Billboard’s Country Airplay chart #1 while also reaching #1 on Country radio, but also granted Combs a GRAMMY nomination. Combs also spent a good deal of the year on the road with his record-breaking Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old U.S. Stadium tour, which sold out back-to-back shows at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, NJ’s MetLife Stadium, and more. He also headlined a benefit show, Concert for Carolina, alongside Eric Church, Billy Strings, and James Taylor which raised more than $24.5 million for Hurricane Helene relief efforts.
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1. Taylor Swift
Aside from making our list of Top Songs of 2024 with her smash hit “Cruel Summer,” TayTay had perhaps the biggest year of any artist -- ever -- after crushing the charts with single after single from her April 2024, collab-heavy album The Tortured Poets Department, not to mention her public whirlwind romance with NFL star Travis Kelce. Of course, it was her globe-spanning Eras Tour that took the world by storm over the course of 2024, making sold-out stops in 19 countries across five continents. After performing for over 10 million fans over the course of the tour, and becoming the richest female musician on the books -- as well as the youngest celebrity billionaire -- Swift again made history after securing 10 new wins at the 2024 Billboard Awards, on the eve of her 35th birthday.
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