PopMatters' 25 Best Rock Albums of 2024
As always, rock was a guitar-led extravaganza in 2024 with artists drawing from an ever-widening musical well. These are the 25 best rock albums of the year.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Romance | Fontaines D.C. | Aug-23-2024, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Eels | Being Dead | Sep-27-2024, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Songs of a Lost World | The Cure | Jan-01-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #4 | Where’s My Utopia? | Yard Act | Mar-01-2024, Dance-Punk |
| #5 | Mahashmashana | Father John Misty | Nov-22-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | The Last Will And Testament | Opeth | Nov-22-2024, Progressive Metal |
| #7 | The Collective | Kim Gordon | Mar-08-2024, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #8 | Window in the Rhythm | Fred Thomas | Oct-04-2024, |
| #9 | Letter to Self | SPRINTS | Jan-05-2024, Garage Punk |
| #10 | AUDIO VERTIGO | Elbow | Mar-22-2024, Art Rock |
| #11 | Talkie Talkie | Los Bitchos | Aug-30-2024, |
| #12 | All Hell | Los Campesinos! | Jul-19-2024, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Pure Love | Mall Girl | Jan-26-2024, Indie Pop |
| #14 | Wall of Eyes | The Smile | Jan-26-2024, Art Rock |
| #15 | Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations | The Vaccines | Jan-12-2024, Indie Rock |
| #16 | As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again | The Decemberists | Jun-14-2024, Folk Rock |
| #17 | Final Summer | Cloud Nothings | Apr-19-2024, Indie Rock |
| #18 | Thoughts & Prayers | CNTS | Mar-29-2024, Noise Rock |
| #19 | What an enormous room | TORRES | Jan-26-2024, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Only God Was Above Us | Vampire Weekend | Apr-05-2024, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Dulling the Horns | Wild Pink | Oct-04-2024, Indie Rock |
| #22 | Love Changes Everything | Dirty Three | Jun-28-2024, Post-Rock |
| #23 | People Who Aren’t There Anymore | Future Islands | Jan-26-2024, Synthpop |
| #24 | Poetry | Dehd | May-10-2024, Indie Rock |
| #25 | Strut of Kings | Guided By Voices | Jun-28-2024, Indie Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Romance | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Aug-23-2024, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Eels | Being Dead | Album, Sep-27-2024, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Songs of a Lost World | The Cure | Album, Jan-01-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #4 | Where’s My Utopia? | Yard Act | Album, Mar-01-2024, Dance-Punk |
| #5 | Mahashmashana | Father John Misty | Album, Nov-22-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | The Last Will And Testament | Opeth | Album, Nov-22-2024, Progressive Metal |
| #7 | The Collective | Kim Gordon | Album, Mar-08-2024, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #8 | Window in the Rhythm | Fred Thomas | Album, Oct-04-2024, |
| #9 | Letter to Self | SPRINTS | Album, Jan-05-2024, Garage Punk |
| #10 | AUDIO VERTIGO | Elbow | Album, Mar-22-2024, Art Rock |
| #11 | Talkie Talkie | Los Bitchos | Album, Aug-30-2024, |
| #12 | All Hell | Los Campesinos! | Album, Jul-19-2024, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Pure Love | Mall Girl | Album, Jan-26-2024, Indie Pop |
| #14 | Wall of Eyes | The Smile | Album, Jan-26-2024, Art Rock |
| #15 | Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnations | The Vaccines | Album, Jan-12-2024, Indie Rock |
| #16 | As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again | The Decemberists | Album, Jun-14-2024, Folk Rock |
| #17 | Final Summer | Cloud Nothings | Album, Apr-19-2024, Indie Rock |
| #18 | Thoughts & Prayers | CNTS | Album, Mar-29-2024, Noise Rock |
| #19 | What an enormous room | TORRES | Album, Jan-26-2024, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Only God Was Above Us | Vampire Weekend | Album, Apr-05-2024, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Dulling the Horns | Wild Pink | Album, Oct-04-2024, Indie Rock |
| #22 | Love Changes Everything | Dirty Three | Album, Jun-28-2024, Post-Rock |
| #23 | People Who Aren’t There Anymore | Future Islands | Album, Jan-26-2024, Synthpop |
| #24 | Poetry | Dehd | Album, May-10-2024, Indie Rock |
| #25 | Strut of Kings | Guided By Voices | Album, Jun-28-2024, Indie Rock |