An iconic year for queer musicians!
(L-R) Chappell Roan; Billie Eilish; Tyler, the CreatorErika Goldring/WireImage; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation; Frazer Harrison/Getty Images
2024 was a fantastic year for queer music!
Some of the biggest queer artists in the world released new records (Billie Eilish, Tyler, the Creator), some amazing rising artists continued their big breakthroughs (Chappell Roan, Doechii) and some legends put out new classics (Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga).
Keep scrolling to see our Top 40 songs by queer artists released in 2024!
40. "All Girls Go to Heaven" - Zolita
In a difficult year, Zolita's lesbian anthem about heaven being made specially for us and how nothing is better than being queer and out was a much needed healing balm.
39. "Cowboys are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other" - Orville Peck ft. Willie Nelson
Orvile Peck teamed up with country legend Willie Nelson on this cover of the classic song about the true secrets of cowboys.
38. "Reason Why" - SOPHIE ft. Kim Petras, BC Kingdom
On iconic producer SOPHIE's posthumous album, this song with trans pop singer Kim Petras reminds us all of just how great an artist SOPHIE was.
37. "FML" - Towa Bird
Towa Bird's rock and roll queerness is on full display in this smashing love song. More queer artists should have this kind of edge.
36. "Hawkmoon" - Hurray For The Riff Raff
Hurray For The Riff Raff's latest album The Past is Still Alive has several songs we love, but this one stands out slightly above the rest.
35. "Beaches" - beabadoobee
Bisexual singer/songwriter beabadoobee combines beautiful vocals with electric guitar on this great song about taking chances and striking while the iron's hot.
34. "Heat" - Tove Lo, SG Lewis
Teaming up with SG Lewis, bisexual singer Tove Lo put out a great dance track to add to her catalogue. We love dancing to this song!
33. "Soup" - Remi Wolf
Remi Wolf is willing to do just about anything to keep her love on this song, where she sings "I don't wanna live without you."
32. "What I Gotta Do?" - Jeremy Pope
Actor Jeremy Pope got into the R&B game this year, and made quite the impression! This slow jam is the perfect baby making music!
31. "Spite" - Omar Apollo
This rocking song hides depressing lyrics behind crunchy guitar and smooth vocals and hits extra hard when you think about the words.
30. "Feel a Way" - Kaytranada ft. Don Toliver
For this seductive song from his album TIMELESS, Kaytranada teamed up with American singer/rapper Don Toliver and the results are undeniable.
29. "NISSAN ALTIMA" - Doechii
There's no stopping Doechii this year! She really shows off her flow skills on this song, packing more lyrics per line than an Eminem album.
28. "Face The World" - Baby Tate
Baby Tate is her own kind of rapper and singer, and with "Face The World" she once again creates her own lane and owns it.
27. "BOA" - Megan Thee Stallion
Sampling Gwen Stefani, Megan Thee Stallion kept it real and showed off her skills on this standout from her album HISS.
26. "Baddy On The Floor" - Jamie xx, Honey Dijon
Iconic trans DJ and musician Honey Dijon teamed up with Jamie xx to bring us this instant classic dance song that makes us want to get on the dancefloor immediately.
25. "JOYRIDE" - Kesha
Using a polka sample and throwing all cares to the wind, Kesha brought the party to pop with this unique song.
24. "Talk talk featuring troye sivan" - Charli xcx ft. Troye Sivan
Charli xcx and Troye Sivan are an all-time great team (as shown by their Sweat tour), and on this song, they have a great time singing together.
23. "Lucky" - Halsey
Halsey got vulnerable this year on their album The Great Impersonator. Here she samples Briney Spears and Monica in a track where she bears her soul.
22. "Small Town Scandal" - Zolita
Lesbian pop singer Zolita took things country this year with her hilariously fun ode to cowgirls and line dancing, "Small Town Scandal."
21. "take your vibes and go" - Kito, Kah-Lo, brazy, Baauer
One of the best dance tracks of the year comes from Australian producer/DJ Kito with Nigerian rapper brazy and American rapper Kah-Lo. It's an international bop!
20. "TRUST!" - Rebecca Black
With this new song, Rebecca Black is going bigger, brasher, and sexier than ever before. "TRUST!" sounds like classic Gaga, and we love it!
19. "Dispose of Me" - Omar Apollo
On his album God Said No, Apollo got deep in his feelings, and found this beautiful and tragic song about the heartbreak of losing someone you love.
18. "Alter Ego" - Doechii with. JT
Doechii is one of the hottest rappers in the game, and on this track with JT of City Girls, the two women take on the whole world.
17. "New Woman" - LISA ft.Rosalía
K-pop star Lisa of BLACKPINK teamed up with queer Spanish singer Rosalía and we can't help but swim in the sexiness!
16. "After Hours" - Kehlani
Kehlani is bringing the sexy in this song off their latest album While We Wait 2. If Kehlani asked us to stay with her, we'd stay as long as she wants!
15. "Mamushi" - Megan Thee Stallion ft. Yuki Chiba
Megan learned Japanese for this song with Japanese rapper Yuki Chiba, and the results are one of her best songs ever! Watashi wa sutaa indeed!
14. "The Wizard and I" - Cynthia Erivo
Wicked was one of the most hyped movies of the year, and one of most built-up movie musicals in years, but it somehow blew all of the expectations out of the water! In this song, Cynthia Erivo claims the role of Elphaba for herself, becoming the defining singer of all her songs. Sure, "Defying Gravity" is great, but it's this song where she takes the crown.
13. "As Good As It Gets" - Katy Gavin, Mitski
Katie Gavin of MUNA released her folksy solo debut this year, and on this duet with Mitski, she shows us the heights she can reach without her band.
12. "Wanna Be" - GloRilla ft. Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Thee Stallion helped GloRilla's breakout year by appearing on this song with the iconic catchphrase "white boy wasted, Channing Tatum."
11. "Guess featuring billie eilish" - Charli xcx ft. Billie Eilish
Charli xcx's brat was one of the biggest albums of the year, and she made it even bigger by doing a remix album that featured instant classics like this ultra-sexy duet where Billie Eilish talks about underwear.
10. "Denial is a River" - Doechii
Doechii tells her story in her own words on this killer track that blazes by in under three minutes. She shows off her lyrical genius, with great rhymes, brilliant punchlines, and an amazing flow.
9. "Disease" - Lady Gaga
Dance pop Gaga came back in a big way this year with this club banger that sounds like her early eras. While Joker 2 might've been a big disappointment, this song was not!
8. "Sticky" - Tyler, the Creator ft. GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne
We're all living in Tyler, the Creator's world, and with "Sticky" he brought along three of the best rappers in the game for a song backed by a full marching band.
7. "Birds of a Feather" - Billie Eilish
While some of Elish's songs this year were more sexual ("Lunch," "Guess"), on "Birds of a Feather," she shows how romantic she can be. And to a lesbian, what's more romantic than saying you love someone so much you want to die?
6. "Not My Fault" - Reneé Rapp ft. Megan Thee Stallion
At the beginning of the year, these two queer icons teamed up for this fun and funny song from the Mean Girls soundtrack. It's ballsy, it's bossy, it's blonde, and it's bad as hell.
5. "Nasty" - Tinashe
Tinashe has been that bitch for years, and in 2024 she had her first solo single on the Billboard Hot 100 with this ode to being a freak. "Is somebody gonna match my freak? Is somebody gonna match my nasty?" she sings, and we all sang along.
4. "Lunch" - Billie Eilish
In the year Eilish came out, she also put out some killer queer bangers, including this song about eating girls out. It's a strong statement with zero ambiguity, and it's a bop.
3. "Balloon" - Tyler the Creator, Doechii
Tyler and Doechii are nonstop fun and braggadocio on this song where Tyler raps "I don't live girls bitch I'm way up too hot/bitch I'm on my own dick I don't need your box" and Doechii matches by saying "I'm a bit bitch but I need that pussy now/If he is gay then I am gay and we are nouns."
2. "Good Luck, Babe!" - Chappell Roan
This was the year of Chappell Roan, and when she released the song "Good Luck, Babe!", an anthem about comphet, she made it on the Billboard charts for the first time, peaking at number 4.
1. "II Most Wanted" - Beyoncé ft. Miley Cyrus
Two of the biggest stars in music teamed up this year to give us one of the best romantic duets of all-time. It's country, it's rock, it's beautiful. It's the best song of the year.
