The top-selling album of 2024 was Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, but none of its songs made the year-end top 20. For all of its phenomenal success (juiced by frequent special edition re-releases), Tortured Poets didn’t really break through to the wider culture. If it had, lead single ‘Fortnight’ would be higher than #22 on this list.
At #23 is Luke Combs’ ‘Fast Car,’ the Tracy Chapman cover that reached #8 on the prior year’s list.
That brings us to #24, and South African singer Tyla’s hit ‘Water,’ the lead single from her self-titled debut. This is the first song by a South African solo artist to appear on the Hot 100 since 1968, when Hugh Masekela’s instrumental ‘Grazing In The Grass’ reached #1. ‘Water’ made it to #7.
Tyla’s music is considered a blend of pop and amapiano, a jazzy house sound that originated in South Africa. Based on this track, I like it.
Make me sweat, make me hotter
Make me lose my breath, make me water
Make me sweat, make me hotter
Make me lose my breath, make me water
[Verse 1]
Normally, I can keep my cool
But tonight, I’m wildin’
I’ma be (Yeah) in a dangerous mood
Can you match my timing? (Mm, mm)
Tellin’ me (Yeah) that you really ’bout it
Why try hide it? Ooh
Talk is cheap, so show me
That you understand how I like it
[Pre-Chorus]
Can you blow my mind?
Set off my whole body
If I give you my time (Ooh)
Can you snatch my soul from me?
I don’t wanna wait, come take it
Take me where I ain’t been before
Can you blow my mind?
Set off my whole body, whole body
[Chorus]
Make me sweat, make me hotter
Make me lose my breath, make me water
Make me sweat, make me hotter
Make me lose my breath, make me water
[Verse 2]
Hopefully you can last all night
Don’t get too excited (Ooh)
Oh, privacy (Mm), you ain’t gotta go nowhere
You can stay inside it
[Pre-Chorus]
Can you blow my mind? (Oh)
Set off my whole body
If I give you my time (If I give you my time)
Can you snatch my soul from me?
I don’t wanna wait, come take it
Take me where I ain’t been before (Before)
Can you blow my mind?
Set off my whole body, whole body (Haibo)
[Chorus]
Make me sweat, make me hotter (Hotter)
Make me lose my breath, make me water
Make me sweat (Sweat), make me hotter (Hotter)
Make me lose my breath, make me water (Make me sweat)
Make me sweat, make me hotter (Hotter)
Make me lose my breath, make me water
Make me sweat (Sweat), make me hotter (Hotter)
Make me lose my breath, make me water
[Outro]
Make me sweat, make me hotter
Make me lose my breath, make me water
Make me sweat, make me hotter
Make me lose my breath, make me water
Meet Me In Montauk 
Never heard of amapiano but I like the sound of this.