PopMatters' 80 Best Albums of 2024

The best albums of 2024 challenged orthodoxies, blended and created new genres, and spanned a vast range of musical styles and traditions, while looking forward.

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# 52
Album • May 17 / 2024 Alt-Pop
# 53
Album • Oct 04 / 2024 Death Metal Progressive Metal
# 54
Album • Nov 22 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Baroque Pop Chamber Pop
# 55
Album • May 03 / 2024 Afro-Funk Electro Synth Funk
# 56
Album • Oct 25 / 2024 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 57
Album • Mar 01 / 2024 Indie Rock
# 58
Album • Jan 12 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock
# 59
Album • Jan 05 / 2024 Garage Punk Post-Punk
# 60
Album • Apr 19 / 2024 Alt-Pop
# 61
Album • Apr 05 / 2024 Psychedelic Pop Art Pop
# 62
Album • Jun 14 / 2024 Folk Rock Indie Folk
# 63
Album • Mar 08 / 2024 Contemporary R&B Pop
# 64
Album • Mar 01 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Progressive Folk
# 65
Album • Oct 18 / 2024 Progressive House
# 66
Album • Apr 05 / 2024 Indie Rock Chamber Pop
# 67
Album • Apr 05 / 2024 Neo-Psychedelia
# 68
Album • Jul 12 / 2024 Soft Rock Sophisti-Pop
# 69
Album • Oct 18 / 2024
# 70
Album • Feb 23 / 2024 Ambient Pop Art Pop
# 71
MRA by Emel
Album • Apr 19 / 2024 Art Pop
# 72
Album • Apr 19 / 2024 Slowcore Singer-Songwriter Bedroom Pop
# 73
Album • Oct 18 / 2024 Alternative Rock Post-Punk
# 74
Album • Aug 16 / 2024 Slowcore Slacker Rock
# 75
Album • Oct 11 / 2024 Noise Rock Sludge Metal
# 76
Album • Sep 27 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk
# 77
Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Modern Classical Spoken Word Chamber Music
# 78
Album • May 24 / 2024 Shoegaze
# 79
Album • Jan 26 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Country
# 80
Album • Oct 18 / 2024