Popular songs of 2023 include a long list of hits from explosive hip-hop bangers, vibrant pop acts, gentle guitar jams and feminist punk rock, as well as exciting sets of dance music, K-pop, Afrobeats and Mexican music.
Plus, 2023 was full of fun surprises: Shakira went to a Bizzarap session, the Weeknd sort of made up for The Idol by hanging out with Playboi Carti and Madonna, and Ice Spice was everywhere. To capture it all, we’ve ranked our favorite hits of the year.
Dua Lipa – Houdini
Miley Cyrus – Flowers
Lizzy McAlpine – ceilings
Jonas Brothers – Waffle House
FLO – Fly Girl ft. Missy Elliott
Hozier – Eat Your Young
지민 (Jimin) – Like Crazy
Libianca – People
Jessie Ware – That! Feels Good!
Jelly Roll – NEED A FAVOR
MUNA – One That Got Away
Chappell Roan – Red Wine Supernova
Grupo Frontera x Bad Bunny – UN X100TO
Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding – Miracle
Coco Jones – ICU
Taylor Swift – Hits Different
Victoria Monét – Party Girls
Chappell Roan – Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl
Allison Russell – Eve Was Black
Bizarrap & Shakira – Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53
PinkPantheress & Ice Spice – Boy’s a Liar, Pt. 2
Tyla – Water
Lana Del Rey – A&W
Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar – America Has a Problem
SZA feat. Doja Cat – Kill Bill
Doja Cat – Paint The Town Red
NewJeans – Super Shy
Rema feat. Selena Gomez – Calm Down
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti, Madonna – Popular
T-Pain & Snoop Dogg – That’s How We Ballin
Tate McRae – greedy
David Kushner – Daylight
Karol G & Shakira – TQG
Zach Bryan (feat. Maggie Rogers) – Dawns
Explosions in the Sky – Ten Billion People
Carly Rae Jepsen – Shy Boy
Doja Cat – Attention
glaive – all i do is try my best
Bully – All I Do
The Hives – Bogus Operandi
Jorja Smith – Try Me
Mahalia – Terms and Conditions
Ratboys – Black Earth, WI
the War and Treaty – Ain’t No Harmin’ Me
Jessie Ware – Pearls
Margo Price featuring Sharon Van Etten – Radio
Wednesday – Chosen to Deserve
&TEAM – ‘War Cry
Oliver Anthony – Rich Men North Of Richmond
Davido – UNAVAILABLE ft. Musa Keys