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.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | BRAT | Charli XCX | Jun-07-2024, Electropop |
| #2 | COWBOY CARTER | Beyoncé | Mar-29-2024, Country Pop |
| #4 | Funeral for Justice | Mdou Moctar | May-03-2024, Tishoumaren |
| #5 | Romance | Fontaines D.C. | Aug-23-2024, Indie Rock |
| #6 | The Collective | Kim Gordon | Mar-08-2024, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #7 | Livet, döden, skiten däremellan | Miss Li | Oct-11-2024, |
| #8 | In Waves | Jamie xx | Sep-20-2024, House |
| #9 | Tigers Blood | Waxahatchee | Mar-22-2024, Alt-Country |
| #10 | Wild God | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Aug-30-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | Manning Fireworks | MJ Lenderman | Sep-06-2024, Alt-Country |
| #12 | Songs of a Lost World | The Cure | Jan-01-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #13 | Musow Danse | Les Amazones d'Afrique | Feb-16-2024, Mande Music |
| #14 | This Is How Tomorrow Moves | beabadoobee | Aug-16-2024, Pop Rock |
| #15 | Passage Du Desir | Johnny Blue Skies, Sturgill Simpson | Jul-12-2024, Progressive Country |
| #16 | CHROMAKOPIA | Tyler, The Creator | Oct-28-2024, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #17 | Eels | Being Dead | Sep-27-2024, Indie Rock |
| #18 | Akoma | Jlin | Mar-22-2024, Footwork |
| #19 | I hit the water | Lollise | Sep-06-2024, |
| #20 | Window in the Rhythm | Fred Thomas | Oct-04-2024, |
| #21 | Here in the Pitch | Jessica Pratt | May-03-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | VEENA | Heems | Aug-23-2024, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #23 | Night Reign | Arooj Aftab | May-31-2024, Chamber Folk |
| #24 | Lives Outgrown | Beth Gibbons | May-17-2024, Chamber Folk |
| #25 | Trail Of Flowers | Sierra Ferrell | Mar-22-2024, Neo-Traditionalist Country |
| #26 | The Healer | Sumac | Jun-21-2024, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #27 | Wall of Eyes | The Smile | Jan-26-2024, Art Rock |
| #28 | Prelude to Ecstasy | The Last Dinner Party | Feb-02-2024, Indie Rock |
| #29 | Acadia | Yasmin Williams | Oct-04-2024, American Primitivism |
| #30 | Where’s My Utopia? | Yard Act | Mar-01-2024, Dance-Punk |
| #31 | Malegría | Reyna Tropical | Mar-29-2024, Latin Alternative |
| #32 | Night Palace | Mount Eerie | Nov-01-2024, Slacker Rock |
| #33 | Woodland | Gillian Welch, David Rawlings | Aug-23-2024, Americana |
| #34 | New Internationale | Kit Sebastian | Sep-27-2024, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #35 | Cloudward | Mary Halvorson | Jan-19-2024, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #36 | Deep Sage | Gouge Away | Mar-15-2024, Post-Hardcore |
| #37 | This Could Be Texas | English Teacher | Apr-12-2024, Indie Rock |
| #38 | AUDIO VERTIGO | Elbow | Mar-22-2024, Art Rock |
| #39 | What Now | Brittany Howard | Feb-09-2024, Psychedelic Soul |
| #40 | The Past Is Still Alive | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Feb-23-2024, Alt-Country |
| #41 | Weird Faith | Madi Diaz | Feb-09-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #42 | Imaginal Disk | Magdalena Bay | Aug-23-2024, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #43 | Untame the Tiger | Mary Timony | Feb-23-2024, Indie Rock |
| #44 | Short n' Sweet | Sabrina Carpenter | Aug-23-2024, Pop |
| #45 | Maisha | The Zawose Queens | Jun-07-2024, |
| #46 | Dulling the Horns | Wild Pink | Oct-04-2024, Indie Rock |
| #47 | No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin | Meshell Ndegeocello | Aug-02-2024, Art Pop |
| #48 | All Hell | Los Campesinos! | Jul-19-2024, Indie Rock |
| #49 | Radical Optimism | Dua Lipa | May-03-2024, Dance-Pop |
| #50 | PRUDE | Drug Church | Oct-04-2024, Post-Hardcore |
| #51 | The Cleanest of Houses Are Empty | Carly Cosgrove | Jun-14-2024, Midwest Emo |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | BRAT | Charli XCX | Album, Jun-07-2024, Electropop |
| #2 | COWBOY CARTER | Beyoncé | Album, Mar-29-2024, Country Pop |
| #4 | Funeral for Justice | Mdou Moctar | Album, May-03-2024, Tishoumaren |
| #5 | Romance | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Aug-23-2024, Indie Rock |
| #6 | The Collective | Kim Gordon | Album, Mar-08-2024, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #7 | Livet, döden, skiten däremellan | Miss Li | Album, Oct-11-2024, |
| #8 | In Waves | Jamie xx | Album, Sep-20-2024, House |
| #9 | Tigers Blood | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-22-2024, Alt-Country |
| #10 | Wild God | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Album, Aug-30-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | Manning Fireworks | MJ Lenderman | Album, Sep-06-2024, Alt-Country |
| #12 | Songs of a Lost World | The Cure | Album, Jan-01-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #13 | Musow Danse | Les Amazones d'Afrique | Album, Feb-16-2024, Mande Music |
| #14 | This Is How Tomorrow Moves | beabadoobee | Album, Aug-16-2024, Pop Rock |
| #15 | Passage Du Desir | Johnny Blue SkiesSturgill Simpson | Album, Jul-12-2024, Progressive Country |
| #16 | CHROMAKOPIA | Tyler, The Creator | Album, Oct-28-2024, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #17 | Eels | Being Dead | Album, Sep-27-2024, Indie Rock |
| #18 | Akoma | Jlin | Album, Mar-22-2024, Footwork |
| #19 | I hit the water | Lollise | Album, Sep-06-2024, |
| #20 | Window in the Rhythm | Fred Thomas | Album, Oct-04-2024, |
| #21 | Here in the Pitch | Jessica Pratt | Album, May-03-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | VEENA | Heems | Album, Aug-23-2024, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #23 | Night Reign | Arooj Aftab | Album, May-31-2024, Chamber Folk |
| #24 | Lives Outgrown | Beth Gibbons | Album, May-17-2024, Chamber Folk |
| #25 | Trail Of Flowers | Sierra Ferrell | Album, Mar-22-2024, Neo-Traditionalist Country |
| #26 | The Healer | Sumac | Album, Jun-21-2024, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #27 | Wall of Eyes | The Smile | Album, Jan-26-2024, Art Rock |
| #28 | Prelude to Ecstasy | The Last Dinner Party | Album, Feb-02-2024, Indie Rock |
| #29 | Acadia | Yasmin Williams | Album, Oct-04-2024, American Primitivism |
| #30 | Where’s My Utopia? | Yard Act | Album, Mar-01-2024, Dance-Punk |
| #31 | Malegría | Reyna Tropical | Album, Mar-29-2024, Latin Alternative |
| #32 | Night Palace | Mount Eerie | Album, Nov-01-2024, Slacker Rock |
| #33 | Woodland | Gillian WelchDavid Rawlings | Album, Aug-23-2024, Americana |
| #34 | New Internationale | Kit Sebastian | Album, Sep-27-2024, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #35 | Cloudward | Mary Halvorson | Album, Jan-19-2024, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #36 | Deep Sage | Gouge Away | Album, Mar-15-2024, Post-Hardcore |
| #37 | This Could Be Texas | English Teacher | Album, Apr-12-2024, Indie Rock |
| #38 | AUDIO VERTIGO | Elbow | Album, Mar-22-2024, Art Rock |
| #39 | What Now | Brittany Howard | Album, Feb-09-2024, Psychedelic Soul |
| #40 | The Past Is Still Alive | Hurray for the Riff Raff | Album, Feb-23-2024, Alt-Country |
| #41 | Weird Faith | Madi Diaz | Album, Feb-09-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #42 | Imaginal Disk | Magdalena Bay | Album, Aug-23-2024, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #43 | Untame the Tiger | Mary Timony | Album, Feb-23-2024, Indie Rock |
| #44 | Short n' Sweet | Sabrina Carpenter | Album, Aug-23-2024, Pop |
| #45 | Maisha | The Zawose Queens | Album, Jun-07-2024, |
| #46 | Dulling the Horns | Wild Pink | Album, Oct-04-2024, Indie Rock |
| #47 | No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin | Meshell Ndegeocello | Album, Aug-02-2024, Art Pop |
| #48 | All Hell | Los Campesinos! | Album, Jul-19-2024, Indie Rock |
| #49 | Radical Optimism | Dua Lipa | Album, May-03-2024, Dance-Pop |
| #50 | PRUDE | Drug Church | Album, Oct-04-2024, Post-Hardcore |
| #51 | The Cleanest of Houses Are Empty | Carly Cosgrove | Album, Jun-14-2024, Midwest Emo |