Double J's 50 Best Albums of 2024

In a blockbuster year for music releases, nothing excited us more than these 50 albums.

Published: December 10, 2024 19:23 Source

# 1

Romance by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Indie Rock Alternative Rock

# 2

Tigers Blood by Waxahatchee

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

# 3

Manning Fireworks by MJ Lenderman

Album • Sep 06 / 2024 Alt-Country Slacker Rock

# 4

TIMELESS by KAYTRANADA

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

# 5

Cartoon Darkness by Amyl and The Sniffers

Album • Oct 25 / 2024 Garage Punk

# 6

Only God Was Above Us by Vampire Weekend

Album • Apr 05 / 2024 Indie Rock Chamber Pop

# 7

Wild God by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Album • Aug 30 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Art Rock

# 8

COWBOY CARTER by Beyoncé

Album • Mar 29 / 2024 Country Pop

# 9

The Second Act by Missy Higgins

Album • Jun 09 / 2024

# 10

A LION IS A LION by Cool Out Sun + N'fa Jones + Sensible J

Album • Oct 04 / 2024

# 11

In Waves by Jamie xx

Album • Sep 20 / 2024 House Future Garage

# 12

NARA by Emily Wurramara

Album • Aug 23 / 2024

# 13

Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker

Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 14

Where’s My Utopia? by Yard Act

Album • Mar 01 / 2024 Dance-Punk Art Punk

# 15

BRAT by Charli XCX

Album • Jun 07 / 2024 Electropop Electronic Dance Music

# 16

Lives Outgrown by Beth Gibbons

Album • May 17 / 2024 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 17

GNX by Kendrick Lamar

Album • Nov 21 / 2024 West Coast Hip Hop

# 18

Ramona by Grace Cummings

Album • Apr 05 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop

# 19

Warrangu: River Story by DOBBY

Album • Jun 14 / 2024

# 20

Cutouts by The Smile

Album • Oct 04 / 2024 Art Rock

# 21

The FORCE by LL COOL J

Album • Sep 06 / 2024 East Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 22

TANGK by IDLES

Album • Feb 16 / 2024 Art Rock Post-Punk

# 23

Deeper Well by Kacey Musgraves

Album • Mar 15 / 2024 Folk Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 24

Let's Live a Life Better Than This by A. Swayze & the Ghosts

Album • Oct 25 / 2024

# 25

I Got Heaven by Mannequin Pussy

Album • Mar 01 / 2024 Indie Rock

# 26

The Loop by Jordan Rakei

Album • May 10 / 2024 Neo-Soul

# 27

No Name by Jack White

Album • Aug 02 / 2024 Garage Rock Revival Hard Rock

# 28

Mother by Logic1000

Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Deep House

# 29

I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain by Sarah Blasko

Album • Nov 01 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter

# 30

Saint Sinner by Elsy Wameyo

Album • Jul 26 / 2024

# 31

Honey by Caribou

Album • Oct 04 / 2024 House

# 32

For The Dreams by King Stingray

Album • Nov 08 / 2024 Alternative Rock Psychedelic Rock Pop Rock

# 33

Love Heart Cheat Code by Hiatus Kaiyote

Album • Jun 28 / 2024 Neo-Soul Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Soul

# 34

Revelation by Leif Vollebekk

Album • Sep 27 / 2024 Americana Singer-Songwriter

# 35

Please Dont Cry by Rapsody

Album • May 17 / 2024 Conscious Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop

# 36

Patterns in Repeat by Laura Marling

Album • Oct 25 / 2024 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 37

Hyperdrama by Justice

Album • Apr 26 / 2024 French Electro Synthwave

# 38

Til My Song Is Done by Emma Donovan

Album • Apr 19 / 2024

# 39

The Auditorium Vol. 1 by Common + Pete Rock

Album • Jul 12 / 2024 Boom Bap Conscious Hip Hop

# 40

What Now by Brittany Howard

Album • Feb 09 / 2024 Psychedelic Soul

# 41

whatever, whatever by Grinspoon

Album • Aug 09 / 2024

# 42

KILL THE DEAD by 3%

Album • Aug 09 / 2024

# 43

Woodland by Gillian Welch + David Rawlings

Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Americana Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 44

Mangos by Milan Ring

Album • May 10 / 2024

# 45

Songs of a Lost World by The Cure

Album • Jan 01 / 2023 Gothic Rock Alternative Rock

# 46

Tender Heart by Mia Dyson

Album • Feb 23 / 2024

# 47

Bilambiyal by Radical Son

Album • Jul 12 / 2024

# 48

Dotr by LP Giobbi

Album • Oct 18 / 2024

# 49

The Collective by Kim Gordon

Album • Mar 08 / 2024 Industrial Hip Hop Experimental Rock Noise Rock

# 50

Flight b741 by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Album • Aug 09 / 2024 Boogie Rock Roots Rock Blues Rock