The Atlantic's 10 Best Albums of 2024

This year’s most exciting artists rejected consensus and did things their way.

Published: December 17, 2024 12:01 Source

# 1

Night Palace by Mount Eerie

Album • Nov 01 / 2024 Slacker Rock Avant-Folk Post-Rock

# 2

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

# 3

The Collective by Kim Gordon

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

# 4

Cascade by Floating Points

Album • Sep 13 / 2024 Tech House IDM

# 5

COWBOY CARTER by Beyoncé

Album • Mar 29 / 2024 Country Pop

# 6

Album • Feb 23 / 2024 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter

# 7

Dennis by Sega Bodega

Album • Apr 26 / 2024 Electronic Alternative R&B

# 8

I Got Heaven by Mannequin Pussy

Album • Mar 01 / 2024 Indie Rock

# 9

The Thief Next to Jesus by KA

Album • Sep 19 / 2024 Drumless East Coast Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 10

Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Pop

# 11

BRAT by Charli XCX

Album • Jun 07 / 2024 Electropop Electronic Dance Music