PopMatters' 10 Best Punk and Hardcore Albums of 2024

Thematically, much of this year's best punk and hardcore music addressed mental health and working through the past while striving for a more peaceful present.

Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 PRUDE Drug Church Oct-04-2024, Post-Hardcore
#2 Deep Sage Gouge Away Mar-15-2024, Post-Hardcore
#3 Up On Gravity Hill METZ Apr-12-2024, Noise Rock
#4 Cool World Chat Pile Oct-11-2024, Noise Rock
#5 Another Day Fucked Up Jun-24-2024, Post-Hardcore
#6 Devourer Cursive Sep-13-2024, Indie Rock
#7 Persona GEL Aug-16-2024, Hardcore Punk
#8 If You Like Bad Ideas, It's a Very Exciting Time Big Life Jun-07-2024,
#9 Spiral In A Straight Line Touché Amoré Oct-11-2024, Post-Hardcore
#10 I Got Heaven Mannequin Pussy Mar-01-2024, Indie Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | PRUDE | Drug Church | Album, Oct-04-2024, Post-Hardcore |
| #2 | Deep Sage | Gouge Away | Album, Mar-15-2024, Post-Hardcore |
| #3 | Up On Gravity Hill | METZ | Album, Apr-12-2024, Noise Rock |
| #4 | Cool World | Chat Pile | Album, Oct-11-2024, Noise Rock |
| #5 | Another Day | Fucked Up | Album, Jun-24-2024, Post-Hardcore |
| #6 | Devourer | Cursive | Album, Sep-13-2024, Indie Rock |
| #7 | Persona | GEL | EP, Aug-16-2024, Hardcore Punk |
| #8 | If You Like Bad Ideas, It's a Very Exciting Time | Big Life | EP, Jun-07-2024,  |
| #9 | Spiral In A Straight Line | Touché Amoré | Album, Oct-11-2024, Post-Hardcore |
| #10 | I Got Heaven | Mannequin Pussy | Album, Mar-01-2024, Indie Rock |