The Economist's Best Albums of 2024

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Published: December 12, 2024 13:39 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Lives Outgrown Beth Gibbons May-17-2024, Chamber Folk
#2 BRAT Charli XCX Jun-07-2024, Electropop
#3 This Could Be Texas English Teacher Apr-12-2024, Indie Rock
#4 Dance, No One's Watching Ezra Collective Sep-27-2024, Jazz-Funk
#5 In Waves Jamie xx Sep-20-2024, House
#6 Here in the Pitch Jessica Pratt May-03-2024, Singer-Songwriter
#7 I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU JPEGMAFIA Aug-01-2024, Experimental Hip Hop
#8 Funeral for Justice Mdou Moctar May-03-2024, Tishoumaren
#9 Manning Fireworks MJ Lenderman Sep-06-2024, Alt-Country
#10 Short n' Sweet Sabrina Carpenter Aug-23-2024, Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lives Outgrown | Beth Gibbons | Album, May-17-2024, Chamber Folk |
| #2 | BRAT | Charli XCX | Album, Jun-07-2024, Electropop |
| #3 | This Could Be Texas | English Teacher | Album, Apr-12-2024, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Dance, No One's Watching | Ezra Collective | Album, Sep-27-2024, Jazz-Funk |
| #5 | In Waves | Jamie xx | Album, Sep-20-2024, House |
| #6 | Here in the Pitch | Jessica Pratt | Album, May-03-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU | JPEGMAFIA | Album, Aug-01-2024, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #8 | Funeral for Justice | Mdou Moctar | Album, May-03-2024, Tishoumaren |
| #9 | Manning Fireworks | MJ Lenderman | Album, Sep-06-2024, Alt-Country |
| #10 | Short n' Sweet | Sabrina Carpenter | Album, Aug-23-2024, Pop |