Benson Boone leads the Swiss charts 2024 – News

Becoming a global star thanks to social media – US singer Benson Boone achieved that in 2024. In Switzerland, his song “Beautiful Things” is the most bought and streamed song of the year.

2024 is the year of the music newcomers. Thanks to social media, previously unknown musicians are making it to the top of the charts. This is also reflected in the official Swiss annual hit parade. Also surprising: only a single Swiss music act made it into the top 50. These are the top 3:

1st place

Benson Boone is just 22 years old and released the hit of the year with the song “Beautiful Things”. The song took first place in the official Swiss annual hit parade, making it the most purchased and streamed song in Switzerland in 2024.

From his beginnings on the US talent show “American Idol” 2021 to the big stages of the world, such as the MTV Video Music Awards in September 2024 – a huge leap for the US singer. He owes his success primarily to the Tiktok platform, where his song “Beautiful Things” went viral.

2nd place

Teddy Swims is the name of the man with full facial tattoos who lands in second place with his powerful voice and the song “Lose Control”. The US singer from Atlanta also thrilled an audience of millions on social media. Next year the 32-year-old will be going on a big world tour, which will also take him to the Hallenstadion in Zurich.

3rd place

They appeared out of nowhere: FloyyMenor and Cris MJ. The musicians from Chile create a global hit with “Gata Only”, which becomes the third most successful song of the year in Switzerland. In the United States, the two become the first Chilean artists in 25 years to land in the top 10 of Hot Latin Songs.

Only one CH act in the top 50

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In the streaming age, it is difficult for Swiss musicians to keep up with international competition.

Only one Swiss music act made it into the top 50 of the official annual hit parade in 2024: Nemo with “The Code”. The ESC winning song came in at number 37, making it the most successful Swiss song of the year.