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.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | BRAT | Charli XCX | Jun-07-2024, Electropop |
| #2 | Livet, döden, skiten däremellan | Miss Li | Oct-11-2024, |
| #3 | COWBOY CARTER | Beyoncé | Mar-29-2024, Country Pop |
| #4 | This Is How Tomorrow Moves | beabadoobee | Aug-16-2024, Pop Rock |
| #5 | Imaginal Disk | Magdalena Bay | Aug-23-2024, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #6 | Malegría | Reyna Tropical | Mar-29-2024, Latin Alternative |
| #7 | New Internationale | Kit Sebastian | Sep-27-2024, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #8 | Charm | Clairo | Jul-12-2024, Soft Rock |
| #9 | MRA | Emel | Apr-19-2024, Art Pop |
| #10 | Short n' Sweet | Sabrina Carpenter | Aug-23-2024, Pop |
| #11 | eternal sunshine | Ariana Grande | Mar-08-2024, Contemporary R&B |
| #12 | Lives Outgrown | Beth Gibbons | May-17-2024, Chamber Folk |
| #13 | Rooting for Love | Laetitia Sadier | Feb-23-2024, Ambient Pop |
| #14 | The Great Impersonator | Halsey | Oct-25-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | HIT ME HARD AND SOFT | Billie Eilish | May-17-2024, Alt-Pop |
| #16 | Shiny New Thing | CXLOE | May-17-2024, Electropop |
| #17 | Radical Optimism | Dua Lipa | May-03-2024, Dance-Pop |
| #18 | Sugar Water | Maude Latour | Aug-16-2024, Electropop |
| #19 | Deeper Well | Kacey Musgraves | Mar-15-2024, Folk Pop |
| #20 | Dont Forget Me | Maggie Rogers | Apr-12-2024, Pop Rock |
| #21 | ORQUÍDEAS | Kali Uchis | Jan-12-2024, Contemporary R&B |
| #22 | Rebel Queen | Yemi Alade | Jul-26-2024, |
| #23 | Tension II | Kylie Minogue | Oct-18-2024, Dance-Pop |
| #24 | 12 Notes | Alec Benjamin | May-10-2024, Pop |
| #25 | Bingo! | Alex Winston | Jul-23-2024, |
| #26 | Utopia Now! | Rosie Tucker | Mar-22-2024, Power Pop |
| #27 | SUNSHINE | JW Francis | Oct-11-2024, |
| #28 | Evergreen | Soccer Mommy | Oct-25-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #29 | Survivor | Vanessa Williams | Aug-23-2024, |
| #30 | Key | Alison Moyet | Oct-04-2024, |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | BRAT | Charli XCX | Album, Jun-07-2024, Electropop |
| #2 | Livet, döden, skiten däremellan | Miss Li | Album, Oct-11-2024, |
| #3 | COWBOY CARTER | Beyoncé | Album, Mar-29-2024, Country Pop |
| #4 | This Is How Tomorrow Moves | beabadoobee | Album, Aug-16-2024, Pop Rock |
| #5 | Imaginal Disk | Magdalena Bay | Album, Aug-23-2024, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #6 | Malegría | Reyna Tropical | Album, Mar-29-2024, Latin Alternative |
| #7 | New Internationale | Kit Sebastian | Album, Sep-27-2024, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #8 | Charm | Clairo | Album, Jul-12-2024, Soft Rock |
| #9 | MRA | Emel | Album, Apr-19-2024, Art Pop |
| #10 | Short n' Sweet | Sabrina Carpenter | Album, Aug-23-2024, Pop |
| #11 | eternal sunshine | Ariana Grande | Album, Mar-08-2024, Contemporary R&B |
| #12 | Lives Outgrown | Beth Gibbons | Album, May-17-2024, Chamber Folk |
| #13 | Rooting for Love | Laetitia Sadier | Album, Feb-23-2024, Ambient Pop |
| #14 | The Great Impersonator | Halsey | Album, Oct-25-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | HIT ME HARD AND SOFT | Billie Eilish | Album, May-17-2024, Alt-Pop |
| #16 | Shiny New Thing | CXLOE | Album, May-17-2024, Electropop |
| #17 | Radical Optimism | Dua Lipa | Album, May-03-2024, Dance-Pop |
| #18 | Sugar Water | Maude Latour | Album, Aug-16-2024, Electropop |
| #19 | Deeper Well | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-15-2024, Folk Pop |
| #20 | Dont Forget Me | Maggie Rogers | Album, Apr-12-2024, Pop Rock |
| #21 | ORQUÍDEAS | Kali Uchis | Album, Jan-12-2024, Contemporary R&B |
| #22 | Rebel Queen | Yemi Alade | Album, Jul-26-2024, |
| #23 | Tension II | Kylie Minogue | Album, Oct-18-2024, Dance-Pop |
| #24 | 12 Notes | Alec Benjamin | Album, May-10-2024, Pop |
| #25 | Bingo! | Alex Winston | Album, Jul-23-2024, |
| #26 | Utopia Now! | Rosie Tucker | Album, Mar-22-2024, Power Pop |
| #27 | SUNSHINE | JW Francis | Album, Oct-11-2024, |
| #28 | Evergreen | Soccer Mommy | Album, Oct-25-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #29 | Survivor | Vanessa Williams | Album, Aug-23-2024, |
| #30 | Key | Alison Moyet | Album, Oct-04-2024, |