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In Touch takes a look back at what everyone was watching, reading, eating, searching and listening to in 2024.
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St. Martin's Press
Bestselling Book: ‘The Women’
Get ready for the movie! Kristin Hannah’s historical fiction novel about combat nurses who served in Vietnam was the top-selling book on both The New York Times and Amazon lists, with more than 2 million copies sold.
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Netflix
Most Watched on Netflix: ‘Fool Me Once’
With 98.2 million views, this British thriller based on Harlan Coben’s novel is Netflix’s No. 1 new show in the world — and one of their Top 10 original series of all time.
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Emoji of the Year: Melting Face
According to votes submitted to the World Emoji Awards, this pictogram is the “most 2024, the one that sums up the year.”
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Highest Grossing Movie: ‘Inside Out 2’
Jump for Joy! The animated sequel — which saw the introduction of familiar teen emotions Anxiety, Envy, Ennui and Embarrassment — took home $1.698 billion worldwide.
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HBO
Most Popular New Show: ‘The Penguin’
While True Detective and The Boys ranked higher, the Internet Movie Database revealed that Colin Farrell’s crime thriller spinoff of The Batman was the most popular new show.
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Most Streamed on Spotify: Taylor Swift
Still in her Eras! With more than 26.6 billion streams globally, the superstar was Spotify’s Top Global Artist. She was also Billboard’s Top Artist and had RIAA’s No. 1 album. (The Tortured Poets Department went 6x platinum.)
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Word of the Year: Brain Rot
Screen time alert! The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as a term for consuming too much low-quality online content.
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Most Googled: Princess Kate Middleton
The Princess of Wales was the most googled woman in the world, with interest spiking in March, during the week she announced her cancer diagnosis.
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Top Single: ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’
Bring another round for Shaboozey! With a record-tying 19 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and a 5x Platinum certification, the honky-tonk hip-hop hit is also nominated for three Grammys.
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Top TikTok Artist: Sabrina Carpenter
No nonsense here! More than 15 million videos were generated from the singer’s hits “Espresso,” “Please Please Please” and “Taste.” She also made the top 10 on the global list.
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Most Ordered Food: Burrito Bowl
This was the dish that Uber Eats drivers delivered to more Americans than anything else.
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