the summer of

What it was like to be 15 in 2024 in Canada

To be fifteen in Canada in 2024 was to have “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” by Shaboozey everywhere, Inside Out 2 on every screen, and Bridgerton (Season 3) on after school. That year, gas cost ~$1.55/L and Apple Intelligence rolls out on new iPhones was the new thing. Born in 2009? You turned 15 in 2024 — a teenager from 2022 to 2028, right in the window a soundtrack bonds to you for life.

Compiled by the Original Lore archive from period charts, box-office and price records. How we build these · sources noted throughout.

▶ Play your 2024 reel with sounda 30-second video of your year — the song, the screen, the turn.

the mixtape of 2024

A Bar Song (Tipsy) — Shaboozey

  1. Beautiful Things — Benson BooneBenson Boone's falsetto leap became the road-trip belter you and everyone else couldn't resist screaming.
  2. Espresso — Sabrina CarpenterSabrina's winking one-liners made espresso a whole personality and the flirtiest song of the summer.
  3. Greedy — Tate McRaeCalgary's Tate McRae kept the dance-pop revival alive, the hook you couldn't stop mouthing on the bus.
  4. Please Please Please — Sabrina CarpenterSabrina's polite-then-savage plea was the exact energy of texting someone you already knew would let you down.
  5. Not Like Us — Kendrick LamarKendrick's diss became a nationwide singalong, the whole cookout shouting the beat drop in unison.

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why this one mattered

Nobody could escape it — the song that broke the record for most weeks at No. 1 in Canadian Hot 100 history, riding through the whole summer of 2024 like the soundtrack to every backyard party and beach bonfire.

the year-end #1 was No. 1 on the Billboard Canada year-end Canadian Hot 100 for 2024; first hit No. 1 the week of May 11, 2024, and broke the Canadian Hot 100 record for most cumulative weeks atop the chart.

what topped the Canadian box office in 2024

  • Inside Out 2
  • Deadpool & Wolverine
  • Wicked
  • Dune: Part Two
  • Moana 2

the tv shows you are binging in 2024

  • Bridgerton (Season 3)
  • Baby Reindeer
  • The Sticky
  • Shoresy (Season 3)
  • Son of a Critch

the games you are playing in 2024

  • Fortnite
  • Roblox
  • Minecraft
  • Helldivers 2
  • EA Sports FC 25
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

what things cost in 2024

What things cost in 2024
regular gas~$1.55/L
Ontario minimum wage$17.20/hr (as of Oct 2024)
average movie ticket$12.58
domestic stamp (booklet)$0.99 (from May 2024)
the average income~$73,000 average annual employment income

trending this year

Total solar eclipse
Photo by Laslovarga (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2024_April_8_Solar_eclipse_Boris_Laslovarga.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0
Total solar eclipse
Bank of Canada rate cuts begin
Photo by Wladyslaw (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ottawa_-_ON_-_Bank_of_Canada.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bank of Canada rate cuts begin
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in Toronto
Photo by Ellianpaudner (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sc%C3%A8ne_Eras_Tour_au_Rogers_Center.png · CC BY-SA 4.0
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour in Toronto
'Brat summer'
Wikimedia Commons, source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charli_XCX_Brat_and_It%27s_the_Same_but_There%27s_Three_More_Songs_So_It%27s_Not.jpg · Public domain
'Brat summer'
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses
Photo by CCadio (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ray-Ban_Meta_Gen_1_smart_glasses_with_charging_case.jpg · CC BY 4.0
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses

the gadgets you just got

iPhone 16
Photo by メイド理世 (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Back_view_of_iPhone_16_Ultramarine.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0
iPhone 16
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses
Photo by CCadio (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ray-Ban_Meta_Gen_1_smart_glasses_with_charging_case.jpg · CC BY 4.0
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses
Solar eclipse glasses
Photo by Hannah Clover (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_eclipse_glasses_in_Niagara_Falls.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0
Solar eclipse glasses
Nintendo Switch (OLED)
Photo by Padgriffin (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nintendo_Switch_OLED.png · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nintendo Switch (OLED)
Humane AI Pin
AI-generated illustration
Humane AI Pin

what everyone is snacking on

Smarties
Wikimedia Commons, source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Smarties-UK-Candies.jpg · CC0
Smarties
Crispy Crunch
AI-generated illustration
Crispy Crunch
Ketchup chips
Photo by Hannah Clover (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ketchup_chips.jpg · CC BY 4.0
Ketchup chips
Timbits
Wikimedia Commons, source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Timbits.jpg · Public domain
Timbits
Kraft Dinner
Photo by Beosmrx (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kraft_dinner_preparation.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kraft Dinner

what everyone is drinking

Tim Hortons Iced Capp
Photo by Glenn Samonte - Own Work (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tim_Hortons_Large_Iced_Capp_Canada_(54688656929).jpg · CC BY 4.0
Tim Hortons Iced Capp
Clamato Caesar
Photo by AirIntake at English Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caesar_Cocktail.JPG · CC BY-SA 3.0
Clamato Caesar
Canada Dry ginger ale
Photo by Lynette (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canada_Dry_ginger_ale_bottles.jpg · CC BY 2.0
Canada Dry ginger ale
Milk in a bag
Photo by incommunicado (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Four_litre_bagged_milk,_Quebec.jpg · CC BY-SA 2.0
Milk in a bag
President's Choice cola
Photo by Kiliweb (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President%27s_Choice_Cola.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0
President's Choice cola

what made the news in 2024

  • Housing affordability and cost of living dominate the national conversation
  • The federal government caps international student permits amid a housing crunch
  • Wildfire season again forces evacuations in BC and the Prairies
  • Canada's population surpasses 41 million amid record immigration
A total solar eclipse sweeps across Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes, drawing millions outside to watch (April 8, 2024)
Photo by Wilfredor (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_eclipse_on_April_8,_2024_in_Qu%C3%A9bec_city.jpg · CC0
A total solar eclipse sweeps across Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes, drawing millions outside to watch (April 8, 2024)
The Bank of Canada cuts interest rates for the first time in years, offering relief on mortgage renewals (June 2024)
Photo by Colin Rose (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bank_of_Canada_Building_Ottawa_(1).jpg · CC BY 2.0
The Bank of Canada cuts interest rates for the first time in years, offering relief on mortgage renewals (June 2024)
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour plays six sold-out shows in Toronto, a national cultural event (Nov 2024)
Photo by JazzHandsIncarnate (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taylor_Swift_The_Eras_Tour_at_BC_Place.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour plays six sold-out shows in Toronto, a national cultural event (Nov 2024)
Canada Post workers go on strike nationwide during the holiday shipping season (Nov-Dec 2024)
Photo by Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CanadaPost_Mailbox_in_Markham,_Ontario.jpg · CC0
Canada Post workers go on strike nationwide during the holiday shipping season (Nov-Dec 2024)
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns abruptly, triggering a political crisis for the Trudeau government (Dec 2024)
Photo by European Commission - Audiovisual Service (Ourrak Abdenbi) (Wikimedia Commons), source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chrystia_Freeland_in_2023_(cropped).jpg · CC BY 4.0
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigns abruptly, triggering a political crisis for the Trudeau government (Dec 2024)

what everyone is saying

  • "brat summer"the lime-green Charli XCX aesthetic that took over the whole season
  • "very mindful, very demure"the TikTok catchphrase for doing anything with exaggerated politeness
  • "delulu"still going strong a year later
  • "girl math"the joking logic that makes any purchase 'basically free'
  • "let him cook"let someone keep going because it's actually working

the summer of 2024.

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