The best anime music of 2024 totally dominated the Google search year

Whether it's the catchy rhythm, the artist's popularity, or a viral dance on social platforms, some anime the opening songs have achieved such international popularity that even those who are not fans of these series can easily recognize their music. The most recent proof of this can be found in Google Trends, which revealed its data for 2024 and where anime music has not been left behind. Because of this, although fans often debate the best song from the year's anime releases, The most popular opening of 2024 already has a clear winner.

Google has compiled a list of the most searched terms for 2024. In the category of songs trending in searches and hum to search, both worldwide and in Japan, An anime song made the top three, beating fan-favorite series like Dandadan and Oshi no Ko, and it's none other than Shōnen Jump's hilarious reveal, Mashle.

Mashle'Bling-Bang-Bang Born reaches the top 3 of Google's most searched songs in 2024

Creepy Nuts' music even surpassed popular Billboard artists such as Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift

In a year with anime that became viral sensations on social media, such as Dandadan and My deer friend Nokotanthe undisputed winner is Mashle: Magic and Musclenot only taking the top spot in Google Trends' anime category, but also captivating music fans across the world with its opening, Bling-Bang-Bang Born by Scary Nutswhich was one of the most popular songs of the year, according to the search engine.

The Creepy Nuts song won third place in the Google Global Popular Music Listbehind only Kendrick Lamar's Not Like Us and Rosé and Bruno Mars' APT, but surpassing Sabrina Carpenter's summer hit Expresso and other top artists like Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift. Likewise, second only to Benson Boone's Beautiful Things, Bling-Bang-Bang Born reached second position in the hum to search category, passing Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' popular song Die With A Smile.

Since its launch, the opening song of MashleThe second season of became incredibly popularthanks to the catchy beat, lively melody and fun visuals, positioning it as one of the best songs of winter 2024 and also as a surprise that captivated listeners and continues to accumulate reproductions even months later, both on Spotify, where it already has more than 292 million views, and on YouTube, where the official video for Creepy Nuts has surpassed 365 million plays, and its First Take version has been played more than 90 million times.

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After Daten's incredible acceptance of the series, Call of the NightWith the success of Bling-Bang-Bang Born Creepy Nuts established themselves as one of the most popular anime groups. Furthermore, the group continued its incredible trajectory with the opening of Dandadan' opening Otonoke, which shares a similar rhythm to Mashletheme with a style that fits the absurd tone of the Science Saru series and which has positioned itself as the third most popular anime opening of the year with more than 107 million plays on Spotify and 35 million views on YouTube.

However, second place for most popular anime opening song of 2024 goes to the underrated sports series Battery of Oblivionwhose song Lilac by Mrs. Green Apple, the same artist as the hit Inferno de Fire Forcewhich has more than 100 million plays on Spotify and 86 million views on YouTube and managed to reach 6th place in the hum to search category in Japan, being the only anime song to reach the top 10, besides Bling-Bang-Bang Born, which was number 1.

MashleThe achievement proves that the dominance of popular franchises like Demon Slayer and My Hero Academy having the best opening songs of the year is a thing of the past and as the anime medium is increasing its relevance, from niche to common in everyday life, and this is partly due to its incredible soundtrack that is capable of surpassing even artists world-renowned recognition.

Source: Google Trends