NPR Music's 50 Best Albums of 2024
You can't always know that it's a great year for new music while it's happening, but there was a sense from the very start of 2024 that we were in for a ride.
Published: December 02, 2024 10:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | Gemelo | Angélica Garcia | Jun-07-2024, Latin Pop |
| #3 | Lives Outgrown | Beth Gibbons | May-17-2024, Chamber Folk |
| #4 | COWBOY CARTER | Beyoncé | Mar-29-2024, Country Pop |
| #5 | TAKE CARE | BigXthaPlug | Oct-11-2024, Southern Hip Hop |
| #6 | Absolute Elsewhere | Blood Incantation | Oct-04-2024, Death Metal |
| #7 | My Light, My Destroyer | Cassandra Jenkins | Jul-12-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | BRAT | Charli XCX | Jun-07-2024, Electropop |
| #9 | Sentiment | claire rousay | Apr-19-2024, Slowcore |
| #10 | Alligator Bites Never Heal | Doechii | Aug-30-2024, Southern Hip Hop |
| #11 | pink balloons | Ekko Astral | Apr-17-2024, Post-Hardcore |
| #12 | Freezing | Emily D'Angelo, Sophia Muñoz, Bruno Helstroffer | Aug-30-2024, |
| #14 | Fabiana Palladino | Fabiana Palladino | Apr-05-2024, Sophisti-Pop |
| #15 | Woodland | Gillian Welch, David Rawlings | Aug-23-2024, Americana |
| #16 | GLORIOUS | GloRilla | Oct-11-2024, Southern Hip Hop |
| #17 | The Past Is Still Alive | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Feb-23-2024, Alt-Country |
| #18 | Blues Blood | Immanuel Wilkins | Oct-11-2024, |
| #19 | Here in the Pitch | Jessica Pratt | May-03-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU | JPEGMAFIA | Aug-01-2024, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #21 | ORQUÍDEAS | Kali Uchis | Jan-12-2024, Contemporary R&B |
| #22 | TIMELESS | KAYTRANADA | Jun-07-2024, Alternative R&B |
| #23 | GNX | Kendrick Lamar | Nov-21-2024, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #24 | The Collective | Kim Gordon | Mar-08-2024, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #25 | Todos los días todo el día | LATIN MAFIA | Oct-24-2024, |
| #26 | Gabriela Ortiz: Revolución diamantina | Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, María Dueñas | Jun-07-2024, |
| #27 | Prece | Luiza Brina | Apr-30-2024, Chamber Folk |
| #28 | Weird Faith | Madi Diaz | Feb-09-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #29 | Maya Beiser x Terry Riley: In C | Maya Beiser | Apr-05-2024, |
| #30 | No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin | Meshell Ndegeocello | Aug-02-2024, Art Pop |
| #31 | Manning Fireworks | MJ Lenderman | Sep-06-2024, Alt-Country |
| #32 | Two Star & The Dream Police | Mk.gee | Feb-09-2024, Alternative R&B |
| #33 | Dunya | Mustafa | Sep-27-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #34 | Endlessness | Nala Sinephro | Sep-06-2024, Jazz Fusion |
| #35 | My Method Actor | Nilüfer Yanya | Sep-13-2024, Indie Rock |
| #36 | Breaking Stretch | Patricia Brennan | Sep-06-2024, |
| #37 | CRYBABY | Rae Khalil | Aug-09-2024, |
| #38 | HEIS | Rema | Jul-10-2024, Afrobeats |
| #39 | Big Ideas | Remi Wolf | Jul-12-2024, Pop Rock |
| #40 | Utopia Now! | Rosie Tucker | Mar-22-2024, Power Pop |
| #41 | Grande-Terre | Roy Hargrove | Oct-18-2024, |
| #42 | Short n' Sweet | Sabrina Carpenter | Aug-23-2024, Pop |
| #43 | BLUE LIPS | ScHoolboy Q | Mar-01-2024, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #44 | Born in the Wild | Tems | Jun-08-2024, Contemporary R&B |
| #45 | Songs of a Lost World | The Cure | Jan-01-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #46 | TYLA | Tyla | Mar-01-2024, Afropiano |
| #47 | CHROMAKOPIA | Tyler, The Creator | Oct-28-2024, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #48 | Compassion | Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, Tyshawn Sorey | Feb-02-2024, Post-Bop |
| #49 | Tigers Blood | Waxahatchee | Mar-22-2024, Alt-Country |
| #50 | Acadia | Yasmin Williams | Oct-04-2024, American Primitivism |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2 | Gemelo | Angélica Garcia | Album, Jun-07-2024, Latin Pop |
| #3 | Lives Outgrown | Beth Gibbons | Album, May-17-2024, Chamber Folk |
| #4 | COWBOY CARTER | Beyoncé | Album, Mar-29-2024, Country Pop |
| #5 | TAKE CARE | BigXthaPlug | Album, Oct-11-2024, Southern Hip Hop |
| #6 | Absolute Elsewhere | Blood Incantation | Album, Oct-04-2024, Death Metal |
| #7 | My Light, My Destroyer | Cassandra Jenkins | Album, Jul-12-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | BRAT | Charli XCX | Album, Jun-07-2024, Electropop |
| #9 | Sentiment | claire rousay | Album, Apr-19-2024, Slowcore |
| #10 | Alligator Bites Never Heal | Doechii | Album, Aug-30-2024, Southern Hip Hop |
| #11 | pink balloons | Ekko Astral | Album, Apr-17-2024, Post-Hardcore |
| #12 | Freezing | Emily D'AngeloSophia MuñozBruno Helstroffer | Album, Aug-30-2024, |
| #14 | Fabiana Palladino | Fabiana Palladino | Album, Apr-05-2024, Sophisti-Pop |
| #15 | Woodland | Gillian WelchDavid Rawlings | Album, Aug-23-2024, Americana |
| #16 | GLORIOUS | GloRilla | Album, Oct-11-2024, Southern Hip Hop |
| #17 | The Past Is Still Alive | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Album, Feb-23-2024, Alt-Country |
| #18 | Blues Blood | Immanuel Wilkins | Album, Oct-11-2024, |
| #19 | Here in the Pitch | Jessica Pratt | Album, May-03-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU | JPEGMAFIA | Album, Aug-01-2024, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #21 | ORQUÍDEAS | Kali Uchis | Album, Jan-12-2024, Contemporary R&B |
| #22 | TIMELESS | KAYTRANADA | Album, Jun-07-2024, Alternative R&B |
| #23 | GNX | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Nov-21-2024, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #24 | The Collective | Kim Gordon | Album, Mar-08-2024, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #25 | Todos los días todo el día | LATIN MAFIA | Album, Oct-24-2024, |
| #26 | Gabriela Ortiz: Revolución diamantina | Los Angeles PhilharmonicGustavo DudamelMaría Dueñas | Album, Jun-07-2024, |
| #27 | Prece | Luiza Brina | Album, Apr-30-2024, Chamber Folk |
| #28 | Weird Faith | Madi Diaz | Album, Feb-09-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #29 | Maya Beiser x Terry Riley: In C | Maya Beiser | Album, Apr-05-2024, |
| #30 | No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin | Meshell Ndegeocello | Album, Aug-02-2024, Art Pop |
| #31 | Manning Fireworks | MJ Lenderman | Album, Sep-06-2024, Alt-Country |
| #32 | Two Star & The Dream Police | Mk.gee | Album, Feb-09-2024, Alternative R&B |
| #33 | Dunya | Mustafa | Album, Sep-27-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #34 | Endlessness | Nala Sinephro | Album, Sep-06-2024, Jazz Fusion |
| #35 | My Method Actor | Nilüfer Yanya | Album, Sep-13-2024, Indie Rock |
| #36 | Breaking Stretch | Patricia Brennan | Album, Sep-06-2024, |
| #37 | CRYBABY | Rae Khalil | Album, Aug-09-2024, |
| #38 | HEIS | Rema | Album, Jul-10-2024, Afrobeats |
| #39 | Big Ideas | Remi Wolf | Album, Jul-12-2024, Pop Rock |
| #40 | Utopia Now! | Rosie Tucker | Album, Mar-22-2024, Power Pop |
| #41 | Grande-Terre | Roy Hargrove | Album, Oct-18-2024, |
| #42 | Short n' Sweet | Sabrina Carpenter | Album, Aug-23-2024, Pop |
| #43 | BLUE LIPS | ScHoolboy Q | Album, Mar-01-2024, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #44 | Born in the Wild | Tems | Album, Jun-08-2024, Contemporary R&B |
| #45 | Songs of a Lost World | The Cure | Album, Jan-01-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #46 | TYLA | Tyla | Album, Mar-01-2024, Afropiano |
| #47 | CHROMAKOPIA | Tyler, The Creator | Album, Oct-28-2024, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #48 | Compassion | Vijay IyerLinda May Han OhTyshawn Sorey | Album, Feb-02-2024, Post-Bop |
| #49 | Tigers Blood | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-22-2024, Alt-Country |
| #50 | Acadia | Yasmin Williams | Album, Oct-04-2024, American Primitivism |