Los Angeles Times' 20 Best Albums of 2024
Check out the 20 best albums of 2024 as selected by Times pop music critic Mikael Wood.
Published: December 11, 2024 11:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Short n' Sweet | Sabrina Carpenter | Aug-23-2024, Pop |
| #2 | THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT | Taylor Swift | Apr-19-2024, Alt-Pop |
| #3 | Two Star & The Dream Police | Mk.gee | Feb-09-2024, Alternative R&B |
| #4 | The Loneliest Girl In The World | Laci Kaye Booth | May-17-2024, |
| #5 | NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE | ERNEST | Apr-12-2024, |
| #6 | Born in the Wild | Tems | Jun-08-2024, Contemporary R&B |
| #7 | eternal sunshine | Ariana Grande | Mar-08-2024, Contemporary R&B |
| #8 | The FORCE | LL COOL J | Sep-06-2024, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #9 | BRAT | Charli XCX | Jun-07-2024, Electropop |
| #10 | HIT ME HARD AND SOFT | Billie Eilish | May-17-2024, Alt-Pop |
| #11 | COWBOY CARTER | Beyoncé | Mar-29-2024, Country Pop |
| #12 | One Hand Clapping | Paul McCartney, Wings | Jun-14-2024, |
| #13 | TORI. | Tori Kelly | Apr-05-2024, Contemporary R&B |
| #14 | GNX | Kendrick Lamar | Nov-21-2024, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #15 | Songs of a Lost World | The Cure | Jan-01-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #16 | Frog In Boiling Water | DIIV | May-24-2024, Shoegaze |
| #17 | Charm | Clairo | Jul-12-2024, Soft Rock |
| #18 | Hardstone Psycho | Don Toliver | Jun-14-2024, Trap |
| #19 | The Hard Quartet | The Hard Quartet | Oct-04-2024, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Deeper Well | Kacey Musgraves | Mar-15-2024, Folk Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Short n' Sweet | Sabrina Carpenter | Album, Aug-23-2024, Pop |
| #2 | THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT | Taylor Swift | Album, Apr-19-2024, Alt-Pop |
| #3 | Two Star & The Dream Police | Mk.gee | Album, Feb-09-2024, Alternative R&B |
| #4 | The Loneliest Girl In The World | Laci Kaye Booth | Album, May-17-2024, |
| #5 | NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE | ERNEST | Album, Apr-12-2024, |
| #6 | Born in the Wild | Tems | Album, Jun-08-2024, Contemporary R&B |
| #7 | eternal sunshine | Ariana Grande | Album, Mar-08-2024, Contemporary R&B |
| #8 | The FORCE | LL COOL J | Album, Sep-06-2024, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #9 | BRAT | Charli XCX | Album, Jun-07-2024, Electropop |
| #10 | HIT ME HARD AND SOFT | Billie Eilish | Album, May-17-2024, Alt-Pop |
| #11 | COWBOY CARTER | Beyoncé | Album, Mar-29-2024, Country Pop |
| #12 | One Hand Clapping | Paul McCartneyWings | Album, Jun-14-2024, |
| #13 | TORI. | Tori Kelly | EP, Apr-05-2024, Contemporary R&B |
| #14 | GNX | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Nov-21-2024, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #15 | Songs of a Lost World | The Cure | Album, Jan-01-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #16 | Frog In Boiling Water | DIIV | Album, May-24-2024, Shoegaze |
| #17 | Charm | Clairo | Album, Jul-12-2024, Soft Rock |
| #18 | Hardstone Psycho | Don Toliver | Album, Jun-14-2024, Trap |
| #19 | The Hard Quartet | The Hard Quartet | Album, Oct-04-2024, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Deeper Well | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-15-2024, Folk Pop |