A.V. Club's 25 Best Albums of 2024

It was a pop-oriented year in music, but there were plenty of other delights to be heard, too.

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# 1
Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter
# 2
Album • Jun 07 / 2024 Electropop Electronic Dance Music
# 3
Album • Jan 01 / 2023 Gothic Rock Alternative Rock
# 4
Album • Nov 21 / 2024 West Coast Hip Hop
# 6
Album • May 03 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk
# 7
Album • Jul 12 / 2024 Soft Rock Sophisti-Pop
# 8
Album • Aug 02 / 2024 Garage Rock Revival Hard Rock
# 9
Album • Aug 30 / 2024 Southern Hip Hop Pop Rap Hardcore Hip Hop
# 10
Album • Mar 29 / 2024 Country Pop
# 11
Album • Oct 28 / 2024 West Coast Hip Hop Neo-Soul
# 12
Album • Sep 06 / 2024 Alt-Country Slacker Rock
# 13
Album • Nov 22 / 2024 Indie Rock
# 14
Album • Nov 22 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Baroque Pop Chamber Pop
# 15
Album • Feb 16 / 2024 Indie Rock
# 16
Album • Jul 12 / 2024 Progressive Country Country Rock
# 17
Album • May 03 / 2024 Tishoumaren Psychedelic Rock
# 18
Album • Jun 28 / 2024 Power Pop
# 19
Album • Apr 26 / 2024 Progressive Country
# 20
Album • May 17 / 2024 Alt-Pop
# 21
Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Alt-Pop Dance-Pop
# 22
Album • Apr 12 / 2024 Pop Rock Adult Contemporary
# 23
Album • Mar 01 / 2024 Soft Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 24
Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Folk Rock Indie Rock
# 25
Album • Oct 04 / 2024 Indie Rock