Rolling Stone: Rob Sheffield's Top 20 Albums of 2024

Rob Sheffield counts down his top 20 albums of the 2024, with Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Charli XCX and more

Published: December 27, 2024 14:59 Source

# 1

BRAT by Charli XCX

Album • Jun 07 / 2024 Electropop Electronic Dance Music

# 2

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY by Taylor Swift

Album • Apr 19 / 2024 Alt-Pop

# 3

Manning Fireworks by MJ Lenderman

Album • Sep 06 / 2024 Alt-Country Slacker Rock

# 4

COWBOY CARTER by Beyoncé

Album • Mar 29 / 2024 Country Pop

# 5

I Got Heaven by Mannequin Pussy

Album • Mar 01 / 2024 Indie Rock

# 6

Utopia Now! by Rosie Tucker

Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Power Pop

# 7

Songs of a Lost World by The Cure

Album • Jan 01 / 2023 Gothic Rock Alternative Rock

# 8

Alligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii

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

# 9

Imaginal Disk by Magdalena Bay

Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Neo-Psychedelia Synthpop

# 10

The Bed I Made by The Softies

Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Twee Pop Jangle Pop

# 11

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish

Album • May 17 / 2024 Alt-Pop

# 12

Tigers Blood by Waxahatchee

Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter

# 13

The Collective by Kim Gordon

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

# 14

Sentiment by claire rousay

Album • Apr 19 / 2024 Slowcore Singer-Songwriter Bedroom Pop

# 15

Wild God by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Album • Aug 30 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Art Rock

# 16

Moon Mirror by Nada Surf

Album • Sep 13 / 2024 Power Pop Indie Rock

# 17

Nonetheless by Pet Shop Boys

Album • Apr 26 / 2024 Synthpop Dance-Pop

# 18

The Hard Quartet by The Hard Quartet

Album • Oct 04 / 2024 Indie Rock

# 19

Dark Times by Vince Staples

Album • May 24 / 2024 West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 20

Short n' Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter

Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Pop

# 21

Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat by Charli xcx

Album • Oct 11 / 2024 Electronic Dance Music Bubblegum Bass Electropop