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.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tigers Blood | Waxahatchee | Mar-22-2024, Alt-Country |
| #2 | BRAT | Charli XCX | Jun-07-2024, Electropop |
| #3 | Songs of a Lost World | The Cure | Jan-01-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #4 | GNX | Kendrick Lamar | Nov-21-2024, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #6 | Here in the Pitch | Jessica Pratt | May-03-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Charm | Clairo | Jul-12-2024, Soft Rock |
| #8 | No Name | Jack White | Aug-02-2024, Garage Rock Revival |
| #9 | Alligator Bites Never Heal | Doechii | Aug-30-2024, Southern Hip Hop |
| #10 | COWBOY CARTER | Beyoncé | Mar-29-2024, Country Pop |
| #11 | CHROMAKOPIA | Tyler, The Creator | Oct-28-2024, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #12 | Manning Fireworks | MJ Lenderman | Sep-06-2024, Alt-Country |
| #13 | Nobody Loves You More | Kim Deal | Nov-22-2024, Indie Rock |
| #14 | Mahashmashana | Father John Misty | Nov-22-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | Where we've been, Where we go from here | Friko | Feb-16-2024, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Passage Du Desir | Johnny Blue Skies, Sturgill Simpson | Jul-12-2024, Progressive Country |
| #17 | Funeral for Justice | Mdou Moctar | May-03-2024, Tishoumaren |
| #18 | Redd Kross | Redd Kross | Jun-28-2024, Power Pop |
| #19 | $10 Cowboy | Charley Crockett | Apr-26-2024, Progressive Country |
| #20 | HIT ME HARD AND SOFT | Billie Eilish | May-17-2024, Alt-Pop |
| #21 | For Your Consideration | Empress Of | Mar-22-2024, Alt-Pop |
| #22 | Dont Forget Me | Maggie Rogers | Apr-12-2024, Pop Rock |
| #23 | Underdressed at the Symphony | Faye Webster | Mar-01-2024, Soft Rock |
| #24 | Bite Down | Rosali | Mar-22-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #25 | The Hard Quartet | The Hard Quartet | Oct-04-2024, Indie Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tigers Blood | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-22-2024, Alt-Country |
| #2 | BRAT | Charli XCX | Album, Jun-07-2024, Electropop |
| #3 | Songs of a Lost World | The Cure | Album, Jan-01-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #4 | GNX | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Nov-21-2024, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #6 | Here in the Pitch | Jessica Pratt | Album, May-03-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Charm | Clairo | Album, Jul-12-2024, Soft Rock |
| #8 | No Name | Jack White | Album, Aug-02-2024, Garage Rock Revival |
| #9 | Alligator Bites Never Heal | Doechii | Album, Aug-30-2024, Southern Hip Hop |
| #10 | COWBOY CARTER | Beyoncé | Album, Mar-29-2024, Country Pop |
| #11 | CHROMAKOPIA | Tyler, The Creator | Album, Oct-28-2024, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #12 | Manning Fireworks | MJ Lenderman | Album, Sep-06-2024, Alt-Country |
| #13 | Nobody Loves You More | Kim Deal | Album, Nov-22-2024, Indie Rock |
| #14 | Mahashmashana | Father John Misty | Album, Nov-22-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | Where we've been, Where we go from here | Friko | Album, Feb-16-2024, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Passage Du Desir | Johnny Blue SkiesSturgill Simpson | Album, Jul-12-2024, Progressive Country |
| #17 | Funeral for Justice | Mdou Moctar | Album, May-03-2024, Tishoumaren |
| #18 | Redd Kross | Redd Kross | Album, Jun-28-2024, Power Pop |
| #19 | $10 Cowboy | Charley Crockett | Album, Apr-26-2024, Progressive Country |
| #20 | HIT ME HARD AND SOFT | Billie Eilish | Album, May-17-2024, Alt-Pop |
| #21 | For Your Consideration | Empress Of | Album, Mar-22-2024, Alt-Pop |
| #22 | Dont Forget Me | Maggie Rogers | Album, Apr-12-2024, Pop Rock |
| #23 | Underdressed at the Symphony | Faye Webster | Album, Mar-01-2024, Soft Rock |
| #24 | Bite Down | Rosali | Album, Mar-22-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #25 | The Hard Quartet | The Hard Quartet | Album, Oct-04-2024, Indie Rock |