Vogue's 36 Best Albums of 2024

2024 has been a bumper year for music releases—and not least in the realm of pop, where new records from the likes of Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, and Tyla have all conquered the charts.

Published: August 21, 2024 19:52 Source

# 1

Britpop by A. G. Cook

Album • Feb 23 / 2024 Bubblegum Bass

# 2

Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker

Album • Mar 22 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 3

eternal sunshine by Ariana Grande

Album • Mar 08 / 2024 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 4

Great Doubt by Astrid Sonne

Album • Jan 26 / 2024 Art Pop Electronic

# 5

COWBOY CARTER by Beyoncé

Album • Mar 29 / 2024 Country Pop

# 6

HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish

Album • May 17 / 2024 Alt-Pop

# 7

SABLE, by Bon Iver

EP • Oct 18 / 2024 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 8

BRAT by Charli XCX

Album • Jun 07 / 2024 Electropop Electronic Dance Music

# 9

Charm by Clairo

Album • Jul 12 / 2024 Soft Rock Sophisti-Pop

# 10

Girl by Coco & Clair Clair

Album • Aug 30 / 2024 Pop Rap Cloud Rap

# 11

Alligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii

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

# 12

Radical Optimism by Dua Lipa

Album • May 03 / 2024 Dance-Pop

# 13

Still by Erika de Casier

Album • Feb 21 / 2024 Contemporary R&B

# 14

Fabiana Palladino by Fabiana Palladino

Album • Apr 05 / 2024 Sophisti-Pop Contemporary R&B

# 15

Mahashmashana by Father John Misty

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

# 16

Romance by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Indie Rock Alternative Rock

# 17

May It Never Falter by glaive

Album • Oct 11 / 2024 Emo Rap

# 18

The Secret of Us by Gracie Abrams

Album • Jun 21 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Folk Pop Alt-Pop

# 19

Hovvdy by Hovvdy

Album • Apr 26 / 2024 Indie Pop Indie Folk

# 20

TANGK by IDLES

Album • Feb 16 / 2024 Art Rock Post-Punk

# 21

Deeper Well by Kacey Musgraves

Album • Mar 15 / 2024 Folk Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 22

What A Relief by Katie Gavin

Album • Oct 25 / 2024 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 23

The Collective by Kim Gordon

Album • Mar 08 / 2024 Industrial Hip Hop Experimental Rock Noise Rock

# 24

Fine Art by Kneecap

Album • Jun 14 / 2024 Political Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 25

Imaginal Disk by Magdalena Bay

Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Neo-Psychedelia Synthpop

# 26

Manning Fireworks by MJ Lenderman

Album • Sep 06 / 2024 Alt-Country Slacker Rock

# 27

Two Star & The Dream Police by Mk.gee

Album • Feb 09 / 2024 Alternative R&B Neo-Psychedelia Hypnagogic Pop

# 28

My Method Actor by Nilüfer Yanya

Album • Sep 13 / 2024 Indie Rock

# 29

God Said No by Omar Apollo

Album • Jun 28 / 2024 Contemporary R&B Alt-Pop

# 30

Big Ideas by Remi Wolf

Album • Jul 12 / 2024 Pop Rock Dance-Pop

# 31

Short n' Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter

Album • Aug 23 / 2024 Pop

# 32

All Born Screaming by St. Vincent

Album • Apr 26 / 2024 Art Rock Neo-Psychedelia

# 33

TYLA by Tyla

Album • Mar 01 / 2024 Afropiano Contemporary R&B

# 34

Only God Was Above Us by Vampire Weekend

Album • Apr 05 / 2024 Indie Rock Chamber Pop

# 35

Dulling the Horns by Wild Pink

Album • Oct 04 / 2024 Indie Rock Heartland Rock

# 36

Psykos by Yung Lean + Bladee

Album • Mar 13 / 2024 Alternative Rock Post-Punk