Barack Obama Drops His Annual Favourite Song List

The former President of the United States of America’s 2024 playlist includes songs by Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish and Jack White.

It’s that time of year again when Barack Obama reveals his annual favourite song list, with the 2024 edition featuring tracks from the likes of Fontaines D.C., Beyoncé and Hozier.

Taking to social media to share his list, the former President of the United States of America commented: “Here are my favourite songs from this year! Check them out if you’re looking to shake up your playlist – and let me know if there’s a song or artist I should make sure to listen to.”

Obama’s eclectic list includes Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Squabble Up’, Ezra Collective & Yazmin Lacey’s ‘God Gave Me Feet for Dancing’, Asake & Travis Scott’s ‘Active’, Moses Sumney’s ‘Gold Coast’ and Leon Bridges ‘Peaceful Place’.

Check out the full list of songs below.

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Not only has Obama revealed his top songs of 2024, but he’s also shared his movie and book recommendations.

He’s a big fan of the films Conclave, Dune: Part Two and Anora, while Sally Rooney’s Intermezzo, Samantha Harvey’s Orbital and Adam Moss’ The Work of Art were some of his favourite reads.