The Telegraph's 10 Best Albums of 2024

The Cure made the comeback of the year, Charli XCX embraced the mainstream, and Taylor Swift once again ruled the charts

Published: December 13, 2024 15:15 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 BRAT Charli XCX Jun-07-2024, Electropop
#2 COWBOY CARTER Beyoncé Mar-29-2024, Country Pop
#3 Songs of a Lost World The Cure Jan-01-2023, Gothic Rock
#4 THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Taylor Swift Apr-19-2024, Alt-Pop
#5 Romance Fontaines D.C. Aug-23-2024, Indie Rock
#6 Prelude to Ecstasy The Last Dinner Party Feb-02-2024, Indie Rock
#7 All Born Screaming St. Vincent Apr-26-2024, Art Rock
#8 Wild God Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Aug-30-2024, Singer-Songwriter
#9 Midas Wunderhorse Aug-30-2024,
#10 Fine Art Kneecap Jun-14-2024, Political Hip Hop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | BRAT | Charli XCX | Album, Jun-07-2024, Electropop |
| #2 | COWBOY CARTER | Beyoncé | Album, Mar-29-2024, Country Pop |
| #3 | Songs of a Lost World | The Cure | Album, Jan-01-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #4 | THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT | Taylor Swift | Album, Apr-19-2024, Alt-Pop |
| #5 | Romance | Fontaines D.C. | Album, Aug-23-2024, Indie Rock |
| #6 | Prelude to Ecstasy | The Last Dinner Party | Album, Feb-02-2024, Indie Rock |
| #7 | All Born Screaming | St. Vincent | Album, Apr-26-2024, Art Rock |
| #8 | Wild God | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Album, Aug-30-2024, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Midas | Wunderhorse | Album, Aug-30-2024,  |
| #10 | Fine Art | Kneecap | Album, Jun-14-2024, Political Hip Hop |