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JACKSON, Miss. — Can you guess the most-searched song of 2024? There’s no Spotify wrapped for states, but Google released data for local markets in addition to some of the top data trending across the country.
Google divides the Magnolia State into a handful of metro areas, including Jackson, Hattiesburg-Laurel, Biloxi-Gulfport, Greenwood-Greenville, Columbus-Tupelo-West Point and Meridian. Parts of the state also fall under the Memphis, Tennessee, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, divisions.
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” was the most-searched song in the U.S. in 2024. Mississippi followed that trend in most metro areas.
The song is an explicit diss track that names Drake. It was part of a spate of songs targeting each other. The lyrics include “Say Drake, I hear you like ’em young.” Lamar also refers to Drake’s album “Certified Lover Boy” — “Certified Lover Boy? Certified pedophiles.”
Lamar was the No. 3 most-searched musician in the U.S. this year, behind Usher at No. 1 and Diddy at No. 2. Drake and Justin Timberlake rounded out the Top 5, though none of the other most-searched artists’ had songs top the search data.
The other most-searched songs in the nation were:
What were the most-searched songs in Mississippi?
There was some overlap in top songs across Mississippi. Three other songs were also searched for in most sections of the state: “Million Dollar Baby” by Tommy Richman, Sexyy Red’s “Get It Sexyy” and “Yeah Glo!” by Memphis rapper GloRilla.
In the Jackson area, other top songs this year are:
Hattiesburg-Laurel wanted to know more about:
In the Biloxi-Gulfport region, people were looking for:
Columbus-Tupelo-West Point also looked for:
Greenwood-Greenville wanted to know more about:
Meridian was most curious about:
I don’t know the song, but I can hum it.
Nationally, the Top 5 songs found using Google’s hum to search were:
What else did Mississippi search for?
Simone Biles was the No. 1 most-searched for U.S. Olympic athlete in every part of the state and No. 3 in the nation. the whole state also wanted more information about Scottie Scheffler. He was the No. 4 most-searched athlete in the U.S. Most parts of the state also wanted to know about Anthony Edwards.
Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul was the most-searched sports matchup in the state, and the Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers had the most interest in football pairings.
Other top search terms across the US
Spend a lot of time googling this year? Here’s what Americans wanted to know about the most.