The Independent's Best Albums of 2024
Bidding farewell to 2024, The Independent’s music critics Mark Beaumont and Helen Brown count down the best albums of the year
Published: November 30, 2024 08:15
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Romance | Fontaines D.C. | Aug-23-2024, Indie Rock |
| #2 | BRAT | Charli XCX | Jun-07-2024, Electropop |
| #3 | Only God Was Above Us | Vampire Weekend | Apr-05-2024, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Wild God | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Aug-30-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Bright Future | Adrianne Lenker | Mar-22-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Nobody Loves You More | Kim Deal | Nov-22-2024, Indie Rock |
| #7 | CHROMAKOPIA | Tyler, The Creator | Oct-28-2024, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #8 | Songs of a Lost World | The Cure | Jan-01-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #9 | Patterns in Repeat | Laura Marling | Oct-25-2024, Chamber Folk |
| #10 | Wall of Eyes | The Smile | Jan-26-2024, Art Rock |
| #11 | COWBOY CARTER | Beyoncé | Mar-29-2024, Country Pop |
| #12 | Death Songbook | Paraorchestra | Apr-19-2024, |
| #13 | This Could Be Texas | English Teacher | Apr-12-2024, Indie Rock |
| #14 | HIT ME HARD AND SOFT | Billie Eilish | May-17-2024, Alt-Pop |
| #15 | Viva Hinds | Hinds | Sep-06-2024, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Short n' Sweet | Sabrina Carpenter | Aug-23-2024, Pop |
| #17 | Five Dice, All Threes | Bright Eyes | Sep-20-2024, Indie Rock |
| #18 | GNX | Kendrick Lamar | Nov-21-2024, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #19 | THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT | Taylor Swift | Apr-19-2024, Alt-Pop |
| #20 | Prelude to Ecstasy | The Last Dinner Party | Feb-02-2024, Indie Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Romance | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Aug-23-2024, Indie Rock |
| #2 | BRAT | Charli XCX | Album, Jun-07-2024, Electropop |
| #3 | Only God Was Above Us | Vampire Weekend | Album, Apr-05-2024, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Wild God | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Album, Aug-30-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Bright Future | Adrianne Lenker | Album, Mar-22-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Nobody Loves You More | Kim Deal | Album, Nov-22-2024, Indie Rock |
| #7 | CHROMAKOPIA | Tyler, The Creator | Album, Oct-28-2024, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #8 | Songs of a Lost World | The Cure | Album, Jan-01-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #9 | Patterns in Repeat | Laura Marling | Album, Oct-25-2024, Chamber Folk |
| #10 | Wall of Eyes | The Smile | Album, Jan-26-2024, Art Rock |
| #11 | COWBOY CARTER | Beyoncé | Album, Mar-29-2024, Country Pop |
| #12 | Death Songbook | Paraorchestra | Album, Apr-19-2024, |
| #13 | This Could Be Texas | English Teacher | Album, Apr-12-2024, Indie Rock |
| #14 | HIT ME HARD AND SOFT | Billie Eilish | Album, May-17-2024, Alt-Pop |
| #15 | Viva Hinds | Hinds | Album, Sep-06-2024, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Short n' Sweet | Sabrina Carpenter | Album, Aug-23-2024, Pop |
| #17 | Five Dice, All Threes | Bright Eyes | Album, Sep-20-2024, Indie Rock |
| #18 | GNX | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Nov-21-2024, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #19 | THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT | Taylor Swift | Album, Apr-19-2024, Alt-Pop |
| #20 | Prelude to Ecstasy | The Last Dinner Party | Album, Feb-02-2024, Indie Rock |