Uproxx's Best Albums of 2024

From hip-hop to pop to indie and beyond, these are the best albums of the year.

Published: December 03, 2024 14:00 Source

# 1

Ten Total by 1010benja

Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Alternative R&B Alt-Pop

# 2

american dream by 21 Savage

Album • Jan 12 / 2024 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 3

Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker

Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 4

eternal sunshine by Ariana Grande

Album • Mar 08 / 2024 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 5

The Year I Turned 21 by Ayra Starr

Album • May 30 / 2024

# 6

Eels by Being Dead

Album • Sep 27 / 2024 Indie Rock

# 7

COWBOY CARTER by Beyoncé

Album • Mar 29 / 2024 Country Pop

# 8

TAKE CARE by BigXthaPlug

Album • Oct 11 / 2024 Southern Hip Hop Trap Dirty South

# 9

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish

Album • May 17 / 2024 Alt-Pop

# 10

Absolute Elsewhere by Blood Incantation

Album • Oct 04 / 2024 Death Metal Progressive Metal

# 11

Mr Beat The Road by Bossman Dlow

Album • Mar 15 / 2024 Southern Hip Hop Detroit Trap

# 12

What Now by Brittany Howard

Album • Feb 09 / 2024 Psychedelic Soul

# 13

Bryson Tiller by Bryson Tiller

Album • Apr 05 / 2024 Contemporary R&B

# 14

PLAY CASH COBAIN (Apple Music Edition) by Cash Cobain

Album • Aug 23 / 2024

# 15

BRAT by Charli XCX

Album • Jun 07 / 2024 Electropop Electronic Dance Music

# 16

Almighty So 2 by Chief Keef

Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Chicago Drill Hardcore Hip Hop

# 17

SEX DRIVE by Chow Lee

Album • Sep 06 / 2024 East Coast Hip Hop Sample Drill

# 18

Charm by Clairo

Album • Jul 12 / 2024 Soft Rock Sophisti-Pop

# 19

The Auditorium Vol. 1 by Common + Pete Rock

Album • Jul 12 / 2024 Boom Bap Conscious Hip Hop

# 20

Found Heaven by Conan Gray

Album • Apr 05 / 2024 Synthpop Pop Rock New Wave

# 21

King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2 by Denzel Curry

Album • Jul 19 / 2024 Southern Hip Hop Trap Hardcore Hip Hop Memphis Rap

# 22

Frog In Boiling Water by DIIV

Album • May 24 / 2024 Shoegaze

# 23

Alligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii

Album • Aug 30 / 2024 Southern Hip Hop Pop Rap Hardcore Hip Hop

# 24

PERFECT FANTASY by EARTHGANG + Spillage Village

Album • Oct 29 / 2024 Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 25

pink balloons by Ekko Astral

Album • Apr 17 / 2024 Post-Hardcore Queercore

# 26

Mahashmashana by Father John Misty

Album • Nov 22 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Baroque Pop Chamber Pop

# 27

Underdressed at the Symphony by Faye Webster

Album • Mar 01 / 2024 Soft Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 28

Fine Ho, Stay by Flo Milli

Album • Mar 15 / 2024 Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop Trap

# 29

Romance by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Indie Rock Alternative Rock

# 30

WE DONT TRUST YOU by Future + Metro Boomin

Album • Mar 20 / 2024 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 31

WE STILL DONT TRUST YOU by Future + Metro Boomin

Album • Apr 12 / 2024 Trap Southern Hip Hop Alternative R&B

# 32

GLORIOUS by GloRilla

Album • Oct 11 / 2024 Southern Hip Hop

# 33

One of Wun by Gunna

Album • May 10 / 2024 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 34

Hovvdy by Hovvdy

Album • Apr 26 / 2024 Indie Pop Indie Folk

# 35

3rd Shift by J.U.S

Album • Aug 06 / 2024

# 36

No Name by Jack White

Album • Aug 02 / 2024 Garage Rock Revival Hard Rock

# 37

In Waves by Jamie xx

Album • Sep 20 / 2024 House Future Garage

# 38

Here in the Pitch by Jessica Pratt

Album • May 03 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 39

Passage Du Desir by Johnny Blue Skies + Sturgill Simpson

Album • Jul 12 / 2024 Progressive Country Country Rock

# 40

Hyperdrama by Justice

Album • Apr 26 / 2024 French Electro Synthwave

# 41

ORQUÍDEAS by Kali Uchis

Album • Jan 12 / 2024 Contemporary R&B Latin Pop

# 42

Dreamstate by Kelly Lee Owens

Album • Oct 18 / 2024 Progressive House

# 43

GNX by Kendrick Lamar

Album • Nov 21 / 2024 West Coast Hip Hop

# 44

A LA SALA by Khruangbin

Album • Apr 05 / 2024 Neo-Psychedelia

# 45

You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To by Knocked Loose

Album • May 10 / 2024 Metalcore

# 46

Sugar Honey Iced Tea by Latto

Album • Aug 09 / 2024 Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop Trap

# 47

MUTT by Leon Thomas

Album • Sep 27 / 2024

# 48

Algorithm by Lucky Daye

Album • Jun 28 / 2024 Psychedelic Soul Neo-Soul

# 49

Imaginal Disk by Magdalena Bay

Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Neo-Psychedelia Synthpop

# 50

Dont Forget Me by Maggie Rogers

Album • Apr 12 / 2024 Pop Rock Adult Contemporary