RIFF's 35 Best Albums of 2024

RIFF’s best albums of 2024 include Ariana Grande, Zach Bryan, Suki Waterhouse, Rosali, Doechii, Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson), Father…

Published: December 04, 2024 00:06 Source

# 1

BRAT by Charli XCX

Album • Jun 07 / 2024 Electropop Electronic Dance Music

# 2

Wild God by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Album • Aug 30 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Art Rock

# 3

COWBOY CARTER by Beyoncé

Album • Mar 29 / 2024 Country Pop

# 4

All Born Screaming by St. Vincent

Album • Apr 26 / 2024 Art Rock Neo-Psychedelia

# 5

Songs of a Lost World by The Cure

Album • Jan 01 / 2023 Gothic Rock Alternative Rock

# 6

CHROMAKOPIA by Tyler, The Creator

Album • Oct 28 / 2024 West Coast Hip Hop Neo-Soul

# 7

No Name by Jack White

Album • Aug 02 / 2024 Garage Rock Revival Hard Rock

# 8

Fearless Movement by Kamasi Washington

Album • May 03 / 2024 Spiritual Jazz Jazz Fusion

# 9

What Now by Brittany Howard

Album • Feb 09 / 2024 Psychedelic Soul

# 10

Only God Was Above Us by Vampire Weekend

Album • Apr 05 / 2024 Indie Rock Chamber Pop

# 11

ORQUÍDEAS by Kali Uchis

Album • Jan 12 / 2024 Contemporary R&B Latin Pop

# 12

Charm by Clairo

Album • Jul 12 / 2024 Soft Rock Sophisti-Pop

# 13

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish

Album • May 17 / 2024 Alt-Pop

# 14

BLUE LIPS by ScHoolboy Q

Album • Mar 01 / 2024 West Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 15

Girl With No Face by Allie X

Album • Feb 23 / 2024 Synthpop

# 16

Imaginal Disk by Magdalena Bay

Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Neo-Psychedelia Synthpop

# 17

The Collective by Kim Gordon

Album • Mar 08 / 2024 Industrial Hip Hop Experimental Rock Noise Rock

# 18

You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To by Knocked Loose

Album • May 10 / 2024 Metalcore

# 19

GNX by Kendrick Lamar

Album • Nov 21 / 2024 West Coast Hip Hop

# 20

Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker

Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 21

Passage Du Desir by Johnny Blue Skies + Sturgill Simpson

Album • Jul 12 / 2024 Progressive Country Country Rock

# 22

Britpop by A. G. Cook

Album • Feb 23 / 2024 Bubblegum Bass

# 23

eternal sunshine by Ariana Grande

Album • Mar 08 / 2024 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 24

Mahashmashana by Father John Misty

Album • Nov 22 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Baroque Pop Chamber Pop

# 25

My Method Actor by Nilüfer Yanya

Album • Sep 13 / 2024 Indie Rock

# 26

Bite Down by Rosali

Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Folk Rock Indie Rock

# 27

Romance by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Indie Rock Alternative Rock

# 28

Long Way Home by Ray LaMontagne

Album • Aug 16 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter

# 29

Dont Forget Me by Maggie Rogers

Album • Apr 12 / 2024 Pop Rock Adult Contemporary

# 30

Alligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii

Album • Aug 30 / 2024 Southern Hip Hop Pop Rap Hardcore Hip Hop

# 31

Big Ideas by Remi Wolf

Album • Jul 12 / 2024 Pop Rock Dance-Pop

# 32

Memoir of a Sparklemuffin by Suki Waterhouse

Album • Sep 13 / 2024 Pop Rock Indie Pop

# 33

Dark Matter by Pearl Jam

Album • Apr 19 / 2024 Alternative Rock Hard Rock

# 34

Visions by Norah Jones

Album • Mar 08 / 2024 Pop Soul Jazz Pop

# 35

The Great American Bar Scene by Zach Bryan

Album • Jul 04 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Americana Red Dirt