Twostepcub's Biggest Hits of 2024: Part Three - #80 - #71...

 

 

Hey folks, I'm back with part three of my (late) year-end countdown of the biggest songs of my weekly personal music chart for 2024.  You can catch up with the series so far by clicking here. And off we go...

#80 - Turn The Lights Back On - Billy Joel

          from the single (2024)

          2scchart peak: #16 (one week)

          Weeks on the chart: 15

           Points: 1043

 

 Last year's biggest comeback surprise to me thankfully wasn't a resurrected oldie gone viral, but rather this one-off return by one of the most beloved American modern musicians. And he did it without cow-towing to any "current trend" but rather going back to his roots (a sentimental CGI music video didn't hurt either). 

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#79 - Burn It Down - Parker McCollum

         from the album Never Enough (2023)

         2scchart peak: #10 (one week)

         Weeks on the chart: 17

         Points: 1044

Texas country singer McCollum followed up his stellar "Handle On You" from his second album on MCA Records with his smoldering track about purging a toxic relationship out of your life. 

 

UPDATE - This dipshit is choosing to perform at the fascist's coronation so Parker can fuck all the way off. 

#78 - Fast Car - Luke Combs

         from the album Gettin' Old (2023)

         2scchart peak (in 2024): 25 (one week) (was #1 for 12 weeks in 2023)

         Weeks on the chart (in 2024): 20 (was on the chart for 28 weeks in 2023)

         Points: 1049

My #2 song from last year, which spent 12 weeks at #1, lingered on my list for months into this new year, for good reason. It's timeless no matter what. 

#77 - The Craving - twenty-one pilots

          from the album Clancy (2024)

          2scchart peak: #10 (two weeks)

          Weeks on the chart: 15

          Points: 1055

The modern rock duo returned to my top ten with Tyler Joseph's love letter to his wife Jenna. The song washes a mood more than tries to push any boundaries, and in this tumultuous year that is fine.

#76 - Take Her Home - Kenny Chesney

          from the album Born (2024)

          2scchart peak: #14 (two weeks)

          Weeks on the chart: 19

          Points: 1062

Chesney is 56 years old, a dinosaur in the country music world, but he still is chugging along with this hit from his 20th studio album that goes back to his romantic ballad start avoiding the beach music pastiche. 

#75 - Good People - Mumford & Sons with Pharrell Williams

          from the single (2024)

          2scchart peak: #6 (one week)

          Weeks on the chart: 14

          Points: 1062

It's been a rough go for the British indie-folk heroes since their guitarist went whackjob and left, and they still haven't had a new studio album since before the pandemic. But this nugget which is also on their live release Gentlemen Of The Road with the everpresent force Pharrell Williams redeemed the remaining with its earnest blues stomp.

#74 - Dark Matter - Pearl Jam

          from the album Dark Matter (2024)

          2scchart peak: #4 (one week)

          Weeks on the chart: 13

          Points: 1066

Grunge veterans returned with this punchy rocker that has sound effects not unlike Rage Against The Machine doing the Smiths' "How Soon Is Now", but I didn't mind at all.

#73 - The Painter - Cody Johnson

          from the album Leather (2023)

          2scchart peak: #14 (two weeks)

          Weeks on the chart: 16

          Points: 1070

Man, this music video takes me back to a life that's passed me by decades ago. Cody taps into his storytelling prowess and ability to commit to such a smooth lyrical flow that's rare in male country music these days.

#72 - White Horse - Chris Stapleton

          from the album Higher (2023)

          2scchart peak: #4 (one week)

          Weeks on the chart (in 2024): 14

          Points: 1083

Another rarity in the country music world is a man who can marry the drama of the genre to credible rock swagger (don't get me started on HARDY's pastiche), and Stapleton proves yet again why he's the critic's darling he deserves to be.

#71 - Selfish - Justin Timberlake

         from the album Everything I Thought It Was (2024)

         2scchart peak: #14 (two weeks)

         Weeks on the chart: 20

         Points: 1091

And yes, we're here at the most famous DUI of the year. I said at the beginning that there's some embarrassing entries on this year-end, and this is this installment's. Not that it's horrid, but it lingered long enough and in such a quality-poor moment that it was able to do quite well. And I have to say as long as you don't pay attention, it's pleasant. So there.

I'll be back next with the rock titans too big to fail, Saltburn's ending moment revives a 20+ year nugget, and more.