PopMatters' 30 Best Pop Albums of 2024

The 30 best pop albums of 2024 radiate with unstoppable playlist power, much-needed sweet escapism, self-reflection, self-criticism, and killer melodies.

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# 1
Album • Jun 07 / 2024 Electropop Electronic Dance Music
# 2
Album • Oct 11 / 2024
# 3
Album • Mar 29 / 2024 Country Pop
# 4
Album • Aug 16 / 2024 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter Alternative Rock
# 5
Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Neo-Psychedelia Synthpop
# 6
Album • Mar 29 / 2024 Latin Alternative
# 7
Album • Sep 27 / 2024 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop
# 8
Album • Jul 12 / 2024 Soft Rock Sophisti-Pop
# 9
MRA by Emel
Album • Apr 19 / 2024 Art Pop
# 10
Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Pop
# 11
Album • Mar 08 / 2024 Contemporary R&B Pop
# 12
Album • May 17 / 2024 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 13
Album • Feb 23 / 2024 Ambient Pop Art Pop
# 14
Album • Oct 25 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Pop
# 15
Album • May 17 / 2024 Alt-Pop
# 16
Album • May 17 / 2024 Electropop Alt-Pop
# 17
Album • May 03 / 2024 Dance-Pop
# 18
Album • Aug 16 / 2024 Electropop Alt-Pop
# 19
Album • Mar 15 / 2024 Folk Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 20
Album • Apr 12 / 2024 Pop Rock Adult Contemporary
# 21
Album • Jan 12 / 2024 Contemporary R&B Latin Pop
# 22
Album • Jul 26 / 2024
# 23
Album • Oct 18 / 2024 Dance-Pop House
# 24
Album • May 10 / 2024 Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 25
Album • Jul 23 / 2024
# 26
Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Power Pop
# 27
Album • Oct 11 / 2024
# 28
Album • Oct 25 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock Indie Pop
# 29
Album • Aug 23 / 2024
# 30
Album • Oct 04 / 2024