Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2024

Best Albums of 2024: The 50 best releases of the year.

Published: December 04, 2024 18:00 Source

# 1

BRAT by Charli XCX

Album • Jun 07 / 2024 Electropop Electronic Dance Music

# 2

COWBOY CARTER by Beyoncé

Album • Mar 29 / 2024 Country Pop

# 3

Short n' Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter

Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Pop

# 4

GNX by Kendrick Lamar

Album • Nov 21 / 2024 West Coast Hip Hop

# 5

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish

Album • May 17 / 2024 Alt-Pop

# 6

eternal sunshine by Ariana Grande

Album • Mar 08 / 2024 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 7

CHROMAKOPIA by Tyler, The Creator

Album • Oct 28 / 2024 West Coast Hip Hop Neo-Soul

# 8

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT by Taylor Swift

Album • Apr 19 / 2024 Alt-Pop

# 9

Two Star & The Dream Police by Mk.gee

Album • Feb 09 / 2024 Alternative R&B Neo-Psychedelia Hypnagogic Pop

# 10

Alligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii

Album • Aug 30 / 2024 Southern Hip Hop Pop Rap Hardcore Hip Hop

# 11

ORQUÍDEAS by Kali Uchis

Album • Jan 12 / 2024 Contemporary R&B Latin Pop

# 12

Deeper Well by Kacey Musgraves

Album • Mar 15 / 2024 Folk Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 13

TYLA by Tyla

Album • Mar 01 / 2024 Afropiano Contemporary R&B

# 14

WE DONT TRUST YOU by Future + Metro Boomin

Album • Mar 20 / 2024 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 15

Charm by Clairo

Album • Jul 12 / 2024 Soft Rock Sophisti-Pop

# 16

The Secret of Us by Gracie Abrams

Album • Jun 21 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Folk Pop Alt-Pop

# 17

F-1 Trillion by Post Malone

Album • Aug 16 / 2024 Contemporary Country Country Pop

# 18

Born in the Wild by Tems

Album • Jun 08 / 2024 Contemporary R&B

# 19

Only God Was Above Us by Vampire Weekend

Album • Apr 05 / 2024 Indie Rock Chamber Pop

# 20

Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going by Shaboozey

Album • May 31 / 2024

# 21

Tigers Blood by Waxahatchee

Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter

# 23

Dont Forget Me by Maggie Rogers

Album • Apr 12 / 2024 Pop Rock Adult Contemporary

# 24

The Great American Bar Scene by Zach Bryan

Album • Jul 04 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Americana Red Dirt

# 25

BLUE LIPS by ScHoolboy Q

Album • Mar 01 / 2024 West Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 26

NEXT by Xavi

Album • Oct 11 / 2024

# 27

Radical Optimism by Dua Lipa

Album • May 03 / 2024 Dance-Pop

# 28

Hyperdrama by Justice

Album • Apr 26 / 2024 French Electro Synthwave

# 29

All Born Screaming by St. Vincent

Album • Apr 26 / 2024 Art Rock Neo-Psychedelia

# 30

Dark Times by Vince Staples

Album • May 24 / 2024 West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 31

Why Lawd? by NxWorries

Album • Jun 14 / 2024 Neo-Soul

# 32

Prelude to Ecstasy by The Last Dinner Party

Album • Feb 02 / 2024 Indie Rock Pop Rock Glam Rock

# 33

Romance by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Indie Rock Alternative Rock

# 34

Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 by Carín León

Album • May 30 / 2024

# 35

Big Ideas by Remi Wolf

Album • Jul 12 / 2024 Pop Rock Dance-Pop

# 36

Whirlwind by Lainey Wilson

Album • Aug 23 / 2024

# 37

TIMELESS by KAYTRANADA

Album • Jun 07 / 2024 Alternative R&B Deep House

# 38

Manning Fireworks by MJ Lenderman

Album • Sep 06 / 2024 Alt-Country Slacker Rock

# 39

Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran by Shakira

Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Dance-Pop Latin Pop

# 40

GLORIOUS by GloRilla

Album • Oct 11 / 2024 Southern Hip Hop

# 41

Beautifully Broken by Jelly Roll

Album • Oct 11 / 2024 Contemporary Country Pop Rock Country Pop

# 42

Bird's Eye by Ravyn Lenae

Album • Aug 09 / 2024 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 43

I Got Heaven by Mannequin Pussy

Album • Mar 01 / 2024 Indie Rock

# 44

What A Devastating Turn of Events by Rachel Chinouriri

Album • May 03 / 2024 Indie Rock Pop Rock

# 45

HEIS by Rema

Album • Jul 10 / 2024 Afrobeats

# 46

GAP YEAR! by Laila!

Album • Sep 06 / 2024

# 47

american dream by 21 Savage

Album • Jan 12 / 2024 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 48

In Waves by Jamie xx

Album • Sep 20 / 2024 House Future Garage

# 49

Todos los días todo el día by LATIN MAFIA

Album • Oct 24 / 2024

# 50

Songs of a Lost World by The Cure

Album • Jan 01 / 2023 Gothic Rock Alternative Rock