Best of 2024 Album Collections

Rolling Stone UK's 24 Best Albums of 2024

As 2024 comes to a close, we take a look back at the 24 albums that have defined the year for the Rolling Stone UK team

Published: December 16, 2024 10:24 Source

Slant Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 2024

Even when the AI takes over, the LP factories will still be churning out product.

Published: December 12, 2024 16:00 Source

Slant Magazine's Best Albums of 2024 ... So Far

The album is still the most coherent way for us to understand where music culture is in any particular moment.

Published: June 26, 2024 15:00 Source

Slate's 12 Best Albums of 2024

And other singularities from the year in music.

Published: December 07, 2024 10:50 Source

Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis's Best Albums of 2024

This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their highly-anticipated “Best Albums” of 2024. Plus, they’ll also hear selections from production staff.

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Spectrum Culture's Top 20 Albums of 2024

Published: December 20, 2024 06:02 Source

SPIN's Albums of the Year 2024

SABRINA CARPENTER Short n’ Sweet (Island Records) It seems like Sabrina Carpenter came out of nowhere. Of course, she didn’t. She was on a few Disney Gee there were some neat LPs this year, and most of the artists responsible aren't dead.

Published: November 28, 2024 12:30 Source

SPIN's Best Albums of 2024 (So Far)

In a year filled with great albums by major superstars, the left-of-center releases have been great too. Here are the best albums of 2024, so far

Published: June 03, 2024 12:59 Source

Sputnikmusic's Top 50 Albums of 2024

Sputnikmusic is a premier source for music reviews and music news, covering the best albums in indie, metal, and punk.

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Still Listening's Top 50 Albums Of 2024

Presenting the moment you've all been anticipating: our carefully curated list of the Top 50 Albums of 2024.

Published: December 16, 2024 13:31 Source

The Alternative's Best 50 Releases of 2024

The Alternative staff present to you our 50 favorite releases of 2024. 50 albums that we stand behind, and that only our team would ever put on the same list together, and that's something we're extra proud of.

Published: December 17, 2024 20:21 Source

The Associated Press's Top Albums of 2024

Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman has chosen 10 of the best albums of 2024.

Published: December 05, 2024 15:16 Source

The Atlantic's 10 Best Albums of 2024

This year’s most exciting artists rejected consensus and did things their way.

Published: December 17, 2024 12:01 Source

The Economist's Best Albums of 2024

A musical tour through pop, rap, rock and more | Culture

Published: December 12, 2024 13:39 Source

The FADER's 50 Best Albums of 2024

From Charli xcx's Brat to Ravyn Lenae's Bird’s Eye and Bladee's Cold Visions, these are The FADER's 50 best albums of 2024.

Published: December 17, 2024 14:16 Source

The Forty-Five's Best Albums of 2024

2024 was another year of great music. Browse our music critic-voted list of the best albums of the year created by women and non-binary folks

Published: December 03, 2024 23:15 Source

The Guardian's 50 Best Albums of 2024

Topped with Charli xcx’s swaggering yet vulnerable Brat, here are the year’s finest LPs as decided by 26 Guardian music writers

Published: December 20, 2024 14:00 Source

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 Source

The Line of Best Fit's Best Albums of the Year 2024

Pop went brat, guitars are back, and bands are cool again – from Mk.gee, Mannequin Pussy, and Merce Lemon to Charli, Camila, and Crack Cloud, we rank the records that defined our 2024.

Published: December 09, 2024 00:00 Source

The New Yorker's Best Albums of 2024

Amanda Petrusich reviews the best albums of 2024.

Published: December 02, 2024 11:00 Source

The New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz's Best Albums of 2024

Charli XCX, Mk.gee and MJ Lenderman top our pop music critics’ lists this year.

Published: December 04, 2024 10:02 Source

The Observer: Kitty Empire's 10 Best Albums of 2024

Americana’s classiest duo weather the storm, Kendrick Lamar has the last word, UK jazz soars – and Charli xcx unleashes the power of Brat

Published: December 22, 2024 09:00 Source

The Philadelphia Inquirer: Dan DeLuca's Best Albums of 2024

Yes, there's Charli XCX, Beyoncé, Sabrina Carpenter, and Waxahatchee. But also MJ Lenderman, Kendrick Lamar, Mannequin Pussy, and more.

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The Quietus Albums of the Year 2024

Published: December 02, 2024 07:30 Source

The Quietus Albums of the Year So Far 2024

Published: July 01, 2024 06:38 Source

The Ringer's 30 Best Albums of 2024

Turning the calendar on Brat Summer, beef, and our houseboats docked at the himbo dome

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The Skinny's Albums of 2024

We polled our music team for their favourite albums of the year, and while their picks were hugely varied, one bright green record dominated like never before...

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The Sunday Times' 25 Best Albums of 2024

From Taylor Swift to Nick Cave and Kneecap, we pick the best records of the year. Let us know your favourites in the comments

Published: December 08, 2024 00:01 Source

The Sydney Morning Herald's 10 Best Albums of 2024

It was a Brat summer, but it was also a Short n’ Sweet winter.

Published: December 23, 2024 18:30 Source

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

The Wire's Records of the Year 2024

Bumper double issue . On the cover: 2024 Rewind: the Year in Underground Music , including the Top 50 Releases of the Year ; the Top 50 Archive Releases of the Year ; Critics’ Reflections : our writers discuss their memorable cultural experiences of the past 12 months. Columnists’ Charts : our specialist critics delve deep into their musical niches from noise to modern composition. Plus: YATTA : the New York based artist fuses noise, pop and improv with a spiritual sensibility. By Stephanie Phillips; Music Ex Machina : the epic history of algorithmic music is surveyed at a new exhibition in Lausanne. By Robert Barry; Bridget Hayden : the Vibracathedral Orchestra member swaps free rock for folk on a stark new album. By Lucy Thraves; Sakina Abdou : Ground and improvisation. By Stewart Smith; Oranssi Pazuzu : Mutant metal. By Derek Walmsley; Black Rain : Neo- Neuromancer . By Phil Freeman; Michael J Schumacher : Living space sounds. By Kurt Gottschalk; Invisible Jukebox: Pat Thomas : will the pianist and improvisor have a grand time with The Wire ’s mystery record selection? Tested by Seymour Wright; Global Ear: Zurich : the peripatetic noise scene resists gentrification in Switzerland’s biggest city; Unlimited Editions : tape label Strategic Tape Reserve prepare to fail. By Antonio Poscic; The Inner Sleeve: Pamela Z on Robert Rauschenberg’s Talking Heads cover; Epiphanies : Rafael Toral learns that music is the boss; 40 pages of reviews and much more.

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TIME's 10 Best Albums of 2024

From Charli XCX's 'Brat' to Arooj Aftab's 'Night Reign'

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TIME's Best Albums of 2024 So Far

From Kali Uchis to Billie Eilish and Beyoncé.

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Treble's 30 Best Metal Albums of 2024

We take a look back at all things heavy from the past year in our list of the 30 best metal albums of 2024

Published: November 25, 2024 14:06 Source

Treble's 50 Best Albums of 2024

The year's just about wrapped up and we've assembled our list of the greatest music of the year: The 50 best albums of 2024

Published: December 03, 2024 14:26 Source

TURN's 30 Best Albums of 2024

選盤、順位は編集部5名の合議によって決定。そして、編集部でどの筆者の方にどの作品を書いてもらうかを決める。TURNの年間ベストがスタートした時からこのやり方は変わっていない。けれど、今年はとりわけ選定

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