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Coffee Break: Top Songs of 2024

Music fans show their appreciation at a concert featuring Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats with Gregory Alan Isakov at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn., on Saturday, November 2, 2024.
Music fans show their appreciation at a concert featuring Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats with Gregory Alan Isakov at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn., on Saturday, November 2, 2024.Daniela Buvat for MPR

by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala

December 03, 2024

It’s that time of year again! A new year is on the horizon, which makes it the perfect time to take a look back at some of your favorite songs from the year that is drawing to a close.

Voting is now open for The Current’s Top 89 of 2024, so make your voice heard and choose your top releases of the past 12 months. While you’re brainstorming some of your favorite jams, let’s get a little refresher in today’s Coffee Break.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what are some of your favorite releases of 2024?


Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive.

Songs Played

The Heavy Heavy – Feel
Frank Turner – Girl From The Record Shop
Kim Deal – Crystal Breath
Royel Otis – Foam
Clairo – Sexy to Someone
DEHD – Dog Days