Every year, host Greg Kot makes a mixtape of new songs to express his feelings about the past year. Greg shares a selection of that mix and the rest of the show staff look at other top singles of 2024. Plus, the hosts remember a few other musicians we lost in 2024.

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Featured Songs:

Chappell Roan, "Good Luck, Babe!," Good Luck, Babe! (Single), Island, 2024

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

King Crimson, "21st Century Schizoid Man," In the Court of the Crimson King, Island, 1969

The Allman Brothers Band, "Ramblin' Man," Brothers and Sisters, Capricorn, 1973

Slim Dunlap, "The Ballad of the Opening Band," The Old New Me, Medium Cool/Twin/Tone, 1993

Marlena Shaw, "Woman of the Ghetto," The Spice of Life, Cadet, 1969

Beyoncé, "16 CARRIAGES," Cowboy Carter, Parkwood and Columbia, 2024

Sabrina Carpenter, "Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)," Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix) (Single), Island, 2024

Kabin Crew, "The Spark (feat. Lisdoonvarna Crew)," The Spark (feat. Lisdoonvarna Crew) (Single), Rubyworks, 2024

Charli XCX, "Girl, so confusing featuring lorde," Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat (Single), Atlantic, 2024

Geordie Greep, "Holy, Holy," The New Sound, Rough Trade, 2024

Shaboozey, "A Bar Song (Tipsy)," Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going, American Dogwood and Empire, 2024

Wussy Duo, "Cellar Door," Cellar Door EP, Shake It!, 2024

La Luz, "Strange World," News of the Universe, Sub Pop, 2024

Trupa Trupa, "Sister Ray," Sister Ray (Single), Glitterbeat, 2024

The Bug Club, "Lonsdale Slipons," On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System, Sub Pop, 2024

Lambrini Girls, "God's Country," God's Country (Single), City Slang, 2024

Tunde Adebimpe, "Magnetic," Magnetic (Single), Sub Pop, 2024

The Unfit, "Who's in Charge," Disconnected EP, Share It Music, 2024

The Jesus Lizard, "Hide & Seek," Rack, Ipecac, 2024

Shellac, "Chick New Wave," To All Trains, Touch And Go, 2024

Horsegirl, "2468," 2468 (Single), Matador, 2024

X, "The Hungry Wolf," Under the Big Black Sun, Elektra, 1982

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