Classic Rock's 50 Best Rock Albums of 2024
If one thing can be said with any certainty about this year, it's that – once again – rock did not die. Instead, it did what it always does. It flourished, it cropped up in unexpected places, and it k
Published: December 13, 2024 08:46
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Happiness Bastards | The Black Crowes | Mar-15-2024, Blues Rock |
| #2 | Invincible Shield (Deluxe Edition) | Judas Priest | Mar-08-2024, Heavy Metal |
| #3 | Luck and Strange | David Gilmour | Sep-06-2024, Art Rock |
| #4 | The Mandrake Project | Bruce Dickinson | Mar-01-2024, Heavy Metal |
| #5 | V | Black Country Communion | Jun-14-2024, |
| #6 | Dark Matter | Pearl Jam | Apr-19-2024, Alternative Rock |
| #7 | Defiance Part 2: Fiction | Ian Hunter | Apr-19-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Ohio Players | The Black Keys | Apr-05-2024, Alternative Rock |
| #9 | =1 | Deep Purple | Jul-19-2024, Hard Rock |
| #10 | JPEG RAW | Gary Clark Jr. | Mar-22-2024, Blues Rock |
| #11 | Songs of a Lost World | The Cure | Jan-01-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #12 | The Art Of Letting Go | Myles Kennedy | Oct-11-2024, Hard Rock |
| #13 | No Name | Jack White | Aug-02-2024, Garage Rock Revival |
| #14 | Earth to Grace | Massive Wagons | Nov-08-2024, |
| #15 | Old Habits Die Hard | FM | May-03-2024, |
| #16 | Wardour Street | The Quireboys | Oct-26-2024, |
| #17 | Be Right Here | Blackberry Smoke | Feb-16-2024, Southern Rock |
| #18 | Science, Not Fiction | Orange Goblin | Jul-19-2024, Stoner Metal |
| #19 | In Murmuration | Von Hertzen Brothers | Oct-25-2024, |
| #20 | Still Nervous | Bad Nerves | May-31-2024, |
| #21 | The Likes of Us | Big Big Train | Mar-01-2024, Progressive Rock |
| #22 | Child Within The Man | Sebastian Bach | May-10-2024, Hard Rock |
| #23 | A Dream Is All We Know | The Lemon Twigs | May-03-2024, Pop Rock |
| #24 | TANGK | IDLES | Feb-16-2024, Art Rock |
| #25 | True | Jon Anderson, The Band Geeks | Aug-23-2024, |
| #26 | Here Comes The Rain | Magnum | Jan-12-2024, AOR |
| #27 | Moggs Motel | Phil Mogg, Moggs Motel | Sep-06-2024, |
| #28 | Dancing on the Milky Way | The Hot Damn! | Sep-27-2024, |
| #29 | Orgy of the Damned | Slash | May-17-2024, Blues Rock |
| #30 | Lovecop | Royal Republic | Jun-07-2024, |
| #31 | We Are Not Robots | Terrorvision | Sep-20-2024, |
| #32 | Saviors | Green Day | Jan-19-2024, Alternative Rock |
| #33 | Son of a Broken Man | Fantastic Negrito | Oct-18-2024, |
| #34 | Stories From Time And Space | Hawkwind | Apr-05-2024, Space Rock |
| #35 | Rogue to Redemption | Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts | Aug-30-2024, |
| #36 | Birthday | Blues Pills | Aug-02-2024, Pop Rock |
| #37 | Hombres | Gun | Apr-12-2024, Pop Rock |
| #38 | The House Beyond The Fires | The Virginmarys | Nov-01-2024, |
| #39 | Heavy Lifting | MC5 | Oct-18-2024, Hard Rock |
| #40 | The Last Will And Testament | Opeth | Nov-22-2024, Progressive Metal |
| #41 | Heavy Soul | Joanne Shaw Taylor | Jun-07-2024, |
| #42 | Electrified | Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown | May-10-2024, |
| #44 | Hell, Fire And Damnation | Saxon | Jan-19-2024, Heavy Metal |
| #45 | The Cleansing | Peter Perrett | Nov-01-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #46 | Yesterwynde | Nightwish | Sep-20-2024, Symphonic Metal |
| #47 | The Southern | The Cold Stares | Sep-06-2024, |
| #48 | Full Circle | Sweet | Sep-20-2024, |
| #49 | Wild God | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Aug-30-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #50 | Forever | Bon Jovi | Jun-07-2024, |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Happiness Bastards | The Black Crowes | Album, Mar-15-2024, Blues Rock |
| #2 | Invincible Shield (Deluxe Edition) | Judas Priest | Album, Mar-08-2024, Heavy Metal |
| #3 | Luck and Strange | David Gilmour | Album, Sep-06-2024, Art Rock |
| #4 | The Mandrake Project | Bruce Dickinson | Album, Mar-01-2024, Heavy Metal |
| #5 | V | Black Country Communion | Album, Jun-14-2024, |
| #6 | Dark Matter | Pearl Jam | Album, Apr-19-2024, Alternative Rock |
| #7 | Defiance Part 2: Fiction | Ian Hunter | Album, Apr-19-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Ohio Players | The Black Keys | Album, Apr-05-2024, Alternative Rock |
| #9 | =1 | Deep Purple | Album, Jul-19-2024, Hard Rock |
| #10 | JPEG RAW | Gary Clark Jr. | Album, Mar-22-2024, Blues Rock |
| #11 | Songs of a Lost World | The Cure | Album, Jan-01-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #12 | The Art Of Letting Go | Myles Kennedy | Album, Oct-11-2024, Hard Rock |
| #13 | No Name | Jack White | Album, Aug-02-2024, Garage Rock Revival |
| #14 | Earth to Grace | Massive Wagons | Album, Nov-08-2024, |
| #15 | Old Habits Die Hard | FM | Album, May-03-2024, |
| #16 | Wardour Street | The Quireboys | Album, Oct-26-2024, |
| #17 | Be Right Here | Blackberry Smoke | Album, Feb-16-2024, Southern Rock |
| #18 | Science, Not Fiction | Orange Goblin | Album, Jul-19-2024, Stoner Metal |
| #19 | In Murmuration | Von Hertzen Brothers | Album, Oct-25-2024, |
| #20 | Still Nervous | Bad Nerves | Album, May-31-2024, |
| #21 | The Likes of Us | Big Big Train | Album, Mar-01-2024, Progressive Rock |
| #22 | Child Within The Man | Sebastian Bach | Album, May-10-2024, Hard Rock |
| #23 | A Dream Is All We Know | The Lemon Twigs | Album, May-03-2024, Pop Rock |
| #24 | TANGK | IDLES | Album, Feb-16-2024, Art Rock |
| #25 | True | Jon AndersonThe Band Geeks | Album, Aug-23-2024, |
| #26 | Here Comes The Rain | Magnum | Album, Jan-12-2024, AOR |
| #27 | Moggs Motel | Phil MoggMoggs Motel | Album, Sep-06-2024, |
| #28 | Dancing on the Milky Way | The Hot Damn! | Album, Sep-27-2024, |
| #29 | Orgy of the Damned | Slash | Album, May-17-2024, Blues Rock |
| #30 | Lovecop | Royal Republic | Album, Jun-07-2024, |
| #31 | We Are Not Robots | Terrorvision | Album, Sep-20-2024, |
| #32 | Saviors | Green Day | Album, Jan-19-2024, Alternative Rock |
| #33 | Son of a Broken Man | Fantastic Negrito | Album, Oct-18-2024, |
| #34 | Stories From Time And Space | Hawkwind | Album, Apr-05-2024, Space Rock |
| #35 | Rogue to Redemption | Tuk Smith & The Restless Hearts | Album, Aug-30-2024, |
| #36 | Birthday | Blues Pills | Album, Aug-02-2024, Pop Rock |
| #37 | Hombres | Gun | Album, Apr-12-2024, Pop Rock |
| #38 | The House Beyond The Fires | The Virginmarys | Album, Nov-01-2024, |
| #39 | Heavy Lifting | MC5 | Album, Oct-18-2024, Hard Rock |
| #40 | The Last Will And Testament | Opeth | Album, Nov-22-2024, Progressive Metal |
| #41 | Heavy Soul | Joanne Shaw Taylor | Album, Jun-07-2024, |
| #42 | Electrified | Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown | Album, May-10-2024, |
| #44 | Hell, Fire And Damnation | Saxon | Album, Jan-19-2024, Heavy Metal |
| #45 | The Cleansing | Peter Perrett | Album, Nov-01-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #46 | Yesterwynde | Nightwish | Album, Sep-20-2024, Symphonic Metal |
| #47 | The Southern | The Cold Stares | Album, Sep-06-2024, |
| #48 | Full Circle | Sweet | Album, Sep-20-2024, |
| #49 | Wild God | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Album, Aug-30-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #50 | Forever | Bon Jovi | Album, Jun-07-2024, |