Metal Hammer's 10 Best Prog Metal Albums of 2024
Is there anything more compelling than being a diehard progressive metal fan? After all, the clue is in the name: this is a genre that, for decades, has refused to sit still, and every year its artist
Published: December 06, 2024

NME's 50 Best Albums of 2024
It was a massive year for music – here’s the cream of the crop. This is NME's list of the best albums of 2024
Published: December 06, 2024

Rock Sound's Top 24 Albums of 2024
As we wrap up another 12 months of incredible rock and alternative music, let's countdown 24 of the biggest, brightest and best releases of 2024.
Published: December 05, 2024

Uproxx: Steven Hyden’s Favorite Albums of 2024
From Cindy Lee to Vampire Weekend, a round-up of the year's best music according to Uproxx's Culture Critic.
Published: December 05, 2024

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

Pitchfork's Best Electronic Music of 2024
Featuring Burial, Djrum, Eris Drew, Floating Points, Four Tet, Heavee, Joy Orbison, Kim Gordon, Seefeel, Skee Mask, Yaeji, and more.
Published: December 05, 2024

Hypebeast's 10 Best Albums of 2024
The 10 Best Music Projects of 2024: From 'BLUE LIPS' and 'Brat' to Tyler, the Creator and 'Two Star & The Dream Police,' we narrowed it down to the 10 best projects of the year.
Published: December 05, 2024

Metal Hammer's Top 50 Albums of 2024
Metal Hammer has named Blood Incantation’s Absolute Elsewhere as its album of the year.The progressive death metal masterwork came out on top in an extensive poll of the magazine’s writers and editors
Published: December 05, 2024

Les Inrocks' 100 Best Albums of 2024
[Best of 2024] Certes, il y a eu la hype country, la renaissance de l’hyperpop et l’omniprésence de la French Touch cet été. Mais 2024 a aussi vu naître des artistes atypiques, se consolider des réputations et compter des comebacks fous. Bienvenue dans notre traditionnel calendrier de l’Avent de la…
Published: December 05, 2024

Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2024
Best Albums of 2024: The 50 best releases of the year.
Published: December 04, 2024

Consequence's 30 Best Metal & Hard Rock Albums of 2024
Heavy Consequence names the best metal & hard rock albums of 2024, including records from Judas Priest, Opeth, Blood Incantation, and Poppy.
Published: December 04, 2024

Pitchfork's 30 Best Rock Albums of 2024
Featuring Porridge Radio, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Gouge Away, julie, Friko, the Jesus Lizard, and more
Published: December 04, 2024

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

Louder Than War's Top 100 Albums of 2024
It's been another intense debate at Louder Than War headquarters, but here are our Top 100 best albums of 2024.
Published: December 04, 2024

RIFF's 35 Best Albums of 2024
RIFF’s best albums of 2024 include Ariana Grande, Zach Bryan, Suki Waterhouse, Rosali, Doechii, Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson), Father…
Published: December 04, 2024

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

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

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

Vulture's Best Albums of 2024
This year was one big stress test that presented artists with a choice: Face uncomfortable realities or serve distractions to the audience.
Published: December 03, 2024

Pitchfork's 50 Best Albums of 2024
Featuring Charli XCX, Bladee, MJ Lenderman, Tyla, xaviersobased, Jessica Pratt, and more
Published: December 03, 2024

Glide's 20 Best Albums of 2024
For our 22nd version of The Glide 20- best albums of the year list, the names that came up were suddenly ones of artists we didn’t think might ever appear
Published: December 03, 2024

Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums of 2024
The 100 Best Albums of 2024: Beyonce, Billie Eilish, and more
Published: December 02, 2024

Consequence's 50 Best Albums of 2024
See Consequence's picks for the 50 best albums of 2024, with releases from Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Charli XCX, and more making the list.
Published: December 02, 2024

The New Yorker's Best Albums of 2024
Amanda Petrusich reviews the best albums of 2024.
Published: December 02, 2024

NPR Music's 50 Best Albums of 2024
You can't always know that it's a great year for new music while it's happening, but there was a sense from the very start of 2024 that we were in for a ride.
Published: December 02, 2024

The Quietus Albums of the Year 2024

Published: December 02, 2024

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

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

Loud and Quiet's Albums of the Year 2024
Our top 20 records from what might prove to be the last year on earth, as voted for by our contributors
Published: November 28, 2024

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

Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2024

Published: November 12, 2024

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

Northern Transmissions' Favourite of First Half 2024
Northern Transmissions favourite records of 2024 (so far) in no particular order, including albums by Charli xcx, The Smile, Diiv and more
Published: July 13, 2024

Spectrum Culture's Best Albums of 2024 (So Far)

Published: July 04, 2024

The Quietus Albums of the Year So Far 2024

Published: July 01, 2024

Variety's 20 Best Albums of 2024 (So Far)
Variety critics pick albums by Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Tyla, Kali Uchis, Tems and others as the mid-year best.
Published: June 26, 2024

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

NME's Best Albums of 2024... So Far
This year has seen stellar records by Beyoncé, Charli XCX, Tyla, Kali Uchis and more – see NME's list of the best albums of 2024 so far
Published: June 24, 2024

Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2024 (So Far)
The 50 best albums released so far in 2024, as chosen by our staff.
Published: June 17, 2024

Louder Than War's Albums of the Year 2024 ... So Far
Here are just some of our favourite albums that we have covered so far in 2024. It looks like it's going to be another fantastic year.
Published: June 10, 2024

Complex's Best Albums of 2024 (So Far)
With six months down and thousands of albums released, here is our ranking of the best albums of 2024 so far.
Published: June 05, 2024

Uproxx's Best Albums Of 2024 So Far
From Billie Eilish to Beyoncé to Vampire Weekend, these are the best albums of 2024 so far.
Published: June 04, 2024

Consequence's 30 Best Albums of 2024 (So Far)
We humbly present the 30 best albums of 2024 so far, a list of the music that's wowed us over the year's first half. See where your favorites ranked.
Published: June 04, 2024

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

DIY's Top 50 Albums of 2011
UK-based music magazine bringing you music news, reviews, features, interviews and more
Published: January 09, 2024

DIY's Top Albums of 2012
UK-based music magazine bringing you music news, reviews, features, interviews and more
Published: January 08, 2024

Northern Transmissions Best Albums of 2023
We've collected the best albums of 2023 on one list so you don't have to miss, featuring Beach Fossils, Wednesday, boygenius and many more!
Published: December 19, 2023

BrooklynVegan's Top 55 Albums of 2023
From billy woods to boygenius, Home Is Where to Horrendous, Fever Ray to Fireworks, here are our favorite albums of 2023.
Published: December 18, 2023

Stereogum's 10 Best Experimental Albums of 2023
In a year where tentpole superhero movies are scored by Haxan Cloak and third-world ambient-jazz woodwind opuses are released by André 3000, does the phrase “experimental music” even remotely carry any weight in 2023? As always, the answer is “Look, I clicked the link, please just tell me about some albums I can listen to at work.” Here are my personal picks for the year’s best in drone suites, improv throwdowns, archival treasures, alien soundscapes, modern classical and more.
Published: December 15, 2023

Rolling Stone's 25 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2023
The Best Country Music and Americana Albums of 2023, including Megan Moroney, Brandy Clark, Jason Isbell, and Zach Bryan.
Published: December 15, 2023