Ultimate Classic Rock's Top 25 Rock Albums of 2024

A look at the best rock albums released in 2024.

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# 1

Songs of a Lost World by The Cure

Album • Jan 01 / 2023 Gothic Rock Alternative Rock

# 2

Happiness Bastards by The Black Crowes

Album • Mar 15 / 2024 Blues Rock Southern Rock

# 3

Luck and Strange by David Gilmour

Album • Sep 06 / 2024 Art Rock

# 4

No Name by Jack White

Album • Aug 02 / 2024 Garage Rock Revival Hard Rock

# 5

Wall of Eyes by The Smile

Album • Jan 26 / 2024 Art Rock Post-Rock

# 6

Saviors by Green Day

Album • Jan 19 / 2024 Alternative Rock Pop Punk

# 7

Invincible Shield (Deluxe Edition) by Judas Priest

Album • Mar 08 / 2024 Heavy Metal

# 8

Ohio Players by The Black Keys

Album • Apr 05 / 2024 Alternative Rock Pop Rock Blues Rock

# 9

Dark Matter by Pearl Jam

Album • Apr 19 / 2024 Alternative Rock Hard Rock

# 10

Cutouts by The Smile

Album • Oct 04 / 2024 Art Rock

# 11

One Deep River by Mark Knopfler

Album • Apr 12 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Soft Rock

# 12

Child Within The Man by Sebastian Bach

Album • May 10 / 2024 Hard Rock Heavy Metal

# 13

Tarantula Heart by Melvins

Album • Apr 19 / 2024 Sludge Metal Experimental Rock

# 14

Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits by Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs

Album • Jun 14 / 2024

# 15

Songs For A Nervous Planet by Tears for Fears

Album • Oct 25 / 2024 Pop Rock Art Pop

# 16

Aghori Mhori Mei by The Smashing Pumpkins

Album • Aug 02 / 2024 Alternative Rock

# 17

Heavy Lifting by MC5

Album • Oct 18 / 2024 Hard Rock

# 18

10,000 Volts by Ace Frehley

Album • Feb 23 / 2024 Hard Rock

# 19

Can We Please Have Fun by Kings of Leon

Album • May 10 / 2024 Indie Rock Alternative Rock

# 20

The Mandrake Project by Bruce Dickinson

Album • Mar 01 / 2024 Heavy Metal

# 21

Evolution by Sheryl Crow

Album • Mar 29 / 2024 Pop Rock

# 22

Cometh the Storm by High On Fire

Album • Apr 19 / 2024 Stoner Metal Sludge Metal

# 23

Sam's Place by Little Feat

Album • May 17 / 2024

# 24

Defiance Part 2: Fiction by Ian Hunter

Album • Apr 19 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter

# 25

Orgy of the Damned by Slash

Album • May 17 / 2024 Blues Rock Hard Rock