If you force us to pick one singular "greatest of all time" across all fields for the calendar year 2024, the answer is . Why? Because she achieved the impossible: she made a $1,000 concert ticket feel like a necessity, she turned a breakup album into a global economic event, and she became the first musician ever to be named Time 's Person of the Year (2023) and then exceed that level of fame in the following year.

In 2024, content labeled “hot” typically means trending on social media (TikTok, X/Twitter) for 24–48 hours. These lists often prioritize recency bias. For example, a “hottest G.O.A.T. of 2024” list might include: