Top 20 Music Albums of 2024 by Exist-en-ciel 
Favorite songs of the year:
1. Death & Romance - Magdalena Bay
2. Three Drums - Four Tet
3. Feathers - Joana Serrat
4. Endsong - The Cure
5. 손님별 (Supernova) - 김뜻돌 [Meaningful Stone]
6. Leo (live at Carnegie Hall) - Alice Coltrane
7. Prologue - Kamasi Washington
8. On Tonight - Rosali
9. Hope - Vampire Weekend
10. Sympathy Is a Knife - Charli XCX
- Chart updated: 01/27/2025 06:15
- (Created: 10/27/2024 22:22).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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Spiritual Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Jazz
8.5/10
Track selection: Leo
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1. Journey in Satchidananda 8.5
2. Shiva-Loka 8.5
3. Africa 8.5
4. Leo 8.5 [First added to this chart: 11/15/2024]
8.5/10
Track selection: Leo
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1. Journey in Satchidananda 8.5
2. Shiva-Loka 8.5
3. Africa 8.5
4. Leo 8.5 [First added to this chart: 11/15/2024]
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Neo-Psychedelia, Synthpop, Chillwave
8.3/10
Track selection: Death & Romance
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1. She Looked Like Me! 8
2. Killing Time 8.5
3. True Blue Interlude 8
4. Image 8.5
5. Death & Romance 9
6. Fear, Sex 8
7. Vampire in the Corner 8
8. Watching T.V. 8
9. Tunnel Vision 8.5
10. Love Is Everywhere 8
11. Feeling DiskInserted? 8
12. That's My Floor 8
13. Cry for Me 8.5
14. Angel on a Satellite 8.5
15. The Ballad of Matt & Mica 8.5 [First added to this chart: 10/30/2024]
8.3/10
Track selection: Death & Romance
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1. She Looked Like Me! 8
2. Killing Time 8.5
3. True Blue Interlude 8
4. Image 8.5
5. Death & Romance 9
6. Fear, Sex 8
7. Vampire in the Corner 8
8. Watching T.V. 8
9. Tunnel Vision 8.5
10. Love Is Everywhere 8
11. Feeling DiskInserted? 8
12. That's My Floor 8
13. Cry for Me 8.5
14. Angel on a Satellite 8.5
15. The Ballad of Matt & Mica 8.5 [First added to this chart: 10/30/2024]
Year of Release:
2024
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1,563
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Singer-Songwriter, Indie Rock, Dream Pop
8.1/10
Track selection: Feathers
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1. The Cord 8.5
2. Feathers 8.5
3. Freewheel 8.5
4. Sufferer 8
5. Tight to You 8
6. This House 8
7. Are You Still Here? 8
8. Big Lagoons 7.5
9. A Dream That Can Last 8.5
10. Broken Hearted 8
11. The Ocean 8 [First added to this chart: 11/22/2024]
8.1/10
Track selection: Feathers
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1. The Cord 8.5
2. Feathers 8.5
3. Freewheel 8.5
4. Sufferer 8
5. Tight to You 8
6. This House 8
7. Are You Still Here? 8
8. Big Lagoons 7.5
9. A Dream That Can Last 8.5
10. Broken Hearted 8
11. The Ocean 8 [First added to this chart: 11/22/2024]
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Gothic Rock, Alternative Rock, Dream Pop
8/10
Track selection: Endsong
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1. Alone 8.5
2. And Nothing Is Forever 8
3. A Fragile Thing 8
4. Warsong 8
5. Drone:Nodrone 7.5
6. I Can Never Say Goodbye 8
7. All I Ever Am 8
8. Endsong 8.5 [First added to this chart: 11/01/2024]
8/10
Track selection: Endsong
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1. Alone 8.5
2. And Nothing Is Forever 8
3. A Fragile Thing 8
4. Warsong 8
5. Drone:Nodrone 7.5
6. I Can Never Say Goodbye 8
7. All I Ever Am 8
8. Endsong 8.5 [First added to this chart: 11/01/2024]
Year of Release:
2024
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1,398
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Ambient, Modern Classical, Post-Minimalism
8/10
Best track: Komeda (Live at Studio 1, Warsaw)
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1. 24.03 (Live at Studio 1, Warsaw) 8
2. Thin Line (Live at Studio 1, Warsaw) 8
3. Dancing With Ghosts (Live at Studio 1, Warsaw) 8
4. The Boat (Live at Studio 1, Warsaw) 8
5. It Comes in Waves (Live at Studio 1, Warsaw) 8
6. Don't Break My Heart (Live at Studio 1, Warsaw) 8
7. Komeda (Live at Studio 1, Warsaw) 8
8. Utrata (Live at Studio 1, Warsaw) 8
9. Nostalgia (Live at Roundhouse, London) 8 [First added to this chart: 11/22/2024]
8/10
Best track: Komeda (Live at Studio 1, Warsaw)
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1. 24.03 (Live at Studio 1, Warsaw) 8
2. Thin Line (Live at Studio 1, Warsaw) 8
3. Dancing With Ghosts (Live at Studio 1, Warsaw) 8
4. The Boat (Live at Studio 1, Warsaw) 8
5. It Comes in Waves (Live at Studio 1, Warsaw) 8
6. Don't Break My Heart (Live at Studio 1, Warsaw) 8
7. Komeda (Live at Studio 1, Warsaw) 8
8. Utrata (Live at Studio 1, Warsaw) 8
9. Nostalgia (Live at Roundhouse, London) 8 [First added to this chart: 11/22/2024]
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Indie Rock, Chamber Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
7.8/10
Track selection: Hope
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1. Ice Cream Piano 8
2. Classical 8
3. Capricorn 8
4. Connect 7.5
5. Prep-School Gangsters 7.5
6. The Surfer 7.5
7. Gen-X Cops 7.5
8. Mary Boone 8
9. Pravda 7.5
10. Hope 8.5 [First added to this chart: 11/02/2024]
7.8/10
Track selection: Hope
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1. Ice Cream Piano 8
2. Classical 8
3. Capricorn 8
4. Connect 7.5
5. Prep-School Gangsters 7.5
6. The Surfer 7.5
7. Gen-X Cops 7.5
8. Mary Boone 8
9. Pravda 7.5
10. Hope 8.5 [First added to this chart: 11/02/2024]
Year of Release:
2024
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1,463
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Jazz Fusion, Spiritual Jazz, Soul Jazz
7.8 /10
Track selection: Prologue
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1. Lesanu 8
2. Asha the First 7.5
3. Computer Love 7.5
4. The Visionary 7.5
5. Get Lit 7.5
6. Dream State 8
7. Together 7.5
8. The Garden Path 8
9. Road to Self (KO) 8
10. Interstellar Peace (The Last Stance) 8
11. Lines in the Sand 7.5
12. Prologue 8.5 [First added to this chart: 11/07/2024]
7.8 /10
Track selection: Prologue
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1. Lesanu 8
2. Asha the First 7.5
3. Computer Love 7.5
4. The Visionary 7.5
5. Get Lit 7.5
6. Dream State 8
7. Together 7.5
8. The Garden Path 8
9. Road to Self (KO) 8
10. Interstellar Peace (The Last Stance) 8
11. Lines in the Sand 7.5
12. Prologue 8.5 [First added to this chart: 11/07/2024]
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Slacker Rock, Avant-Folk, Post-Rock
7.8/10
Best track: I Walk
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1. Night Palace 8
2. Huge Fire 8
3. Breaths 7.5
4. Swallowed Alive 7
5. My Canopy 7.5
6. Broom of Wind 8
7. I Walk 8
8. (soft air) 7.5
9. Empty Paper Towel Roll 8
10. Wind & Fog 7.5
11. Wind & Fog, pt. 2 8
12. Blurred World 7.5
13. I Heard Whales (I Think) 8
14. I Saw Another Bird 8
15. I Spoke With a Fish 8
16. Myths Come True 8
17. Non-Metaphorical Decolonization 8
18. November Rain 7.5
19. Co-Owner of Trees 8
20. Myths Come True, pt. 2 7.5
21. & Sun 7.5
22. Writing Poems 7.5
23. The Gleam, pt. 3 8
24. Stone Woman Gives Birth to a Child at Night 8
25. Demolition 8
26. I Need New Eyes 8 [First added to this chart: 11/04/2024]
7.8/10
Best track: I Walk
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1. Night Palace 8
2. Huge Fire 8
3. Breaths 7.5
4. Swallowed Alive 7
5. My Canopy 7.5
6. Broom of Wind 8
7. I Walk 8
8. (soft air) 7.5
9. Empty Paper Towel Roll 8
10. Wind & Fog 7.5
11. Wind & Fog, pt. 2 8
12. Blurred World 7.5
13. I Heard Whales (I Think) 8
14. I Saw Another Bird 8
15. I Spoke With a Fish 8
16. Myths Come True 8
17. Non-Metaphorical Decolonization 8
18. November Rain 7.5
19. Co-Owner of Trees 8
20. Myths Come True, pt. 2 7.5
21. & Sun 7.5
22. Writing Poems 7.5
23. The Gleam, pt. 3 8
24. Stone Woman Gives Birth to a Child at Night 8
25. Demolition 8
26. I Need New Eyes 8 [First added to this chart: 11/04/2024]
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Post-Rock, Chamber Music, Drone
7.8/10
Best track: Babys in a Thundercloud
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1. Sun Is a Hole Sun Is Vapors 7.5
2. Babys in a Thundercloud 8
3. Raindrops Cast in Lead 8
4. Broken Spires at Dead Kapital 7.5
5. Pale Spectator Takes Photographs 7.5
6. Grey Rubble - Green Shoots 8 [First added to this chart: 11/02/2024]
7.8/10
Best track: Babys in a Thundercloud
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1. Sun Is a Hole Sun Is Vapors 7.5
2. Babys in a Thundercloud 8
3. Raindrops Cast in Lead 8
4. Broken Spires at Dead Kapital 7.5
5. Pale Spectator Takes Photographs 7.5
6. Grey Rubble - Green Shoots 8 [First added to this chart: 11/02/2024]
Year of Release:
2024
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Rank Score:
417
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Electropop, Electronic Dance Music, Bubblegum Bass
7.7/10
Track selection: Sympathy Is a Knife
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1. 360 8
2. Club classics 7.5
3. Sympathy is a knife 8.5
4. I might say something stupid 7
5. Talk talk 7.5
6. Von dutch 7.5
7. Everything is romantic 7.5
8. Rewind 7.5
9. So I 8
10. Girl, so confusing 8
11. Apple 8
12. B2b 8
13. Mean Girls 7.5
14. I think about it all the time 7.5
15. 365 8 [First added to this chart: 10/30/2024]
7.7/10
Track selection: Sympathy Is a Knife
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1. 360 8
2. Club classics 7.5
3. Sympathy is a knife 8.5
4. I might say something stupid 7
5. Talk talk 7.5
6. Von dutch 7.5
7. Everything is romantic 7.5
8. Rewind 7.5
9. So I 8
10. Girl, so confusing 8
11. Apple 8
12. B2b 8
13. Mean Girls 7.5
14. I think about it all the time 7.5
15. 365 8 [First added to this chart: 10/30/2024]
Year of Release:
2024
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Rank Score:
1,771
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Top 20 Music Albums of 2024 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Vampire Weekend | 1 | 5% | |
| 김뜻돌 [Meaningful Stone] | 1 | 5% | |
| Kamasi Washington | 1 | 5% | |
| A. G. Cook | 1 | 5% | |
| Mount Eerie | 1 | 5% | |
| Rosali | 1 | 5% | |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor | 1 | 5% | |
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