Best Albums of 2024

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Listed below are the best albums of 2024 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 2024 were Charli XCX, Magdalena Bay, Vampire Weekend, The Smile, The Cure, Kendrick Lamar, Fontaines D.C., Geordie Greep, The Last Dinner Party and Waxahatchee.

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Charli XCX

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

280 charts

Rank Score:

1,641

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Overall Rank:

1,063

Average Rating:

78 (265 votes)

Comments:

Imaginal Disk

Magdalena Bay

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

225 charts

Rank Score:

1,499

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Overall Rank:

1,174

Average Rating:

83 (217 votes)

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Only God Was Above Us

Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

274 charts

Rank Score:

1,438

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Overall Rank:

1,223

Average Rating:

81 (272 votes)

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Songs Of A Lost World

The Cure

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

285 charts

Rank Score:

1,377

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

263 charts

Rank Score:

1,016

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Overall Rank:

1,673

Average Rating:

79 (292 votes)

Comments:

GNX

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

188 charts

Rank Score:

880

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Overall Rank:

1,898

Average Rating:

78 (191 votes)

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Romance

Fontaines D.C.

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

209 charts

Rank Score:

858

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

152 charts

Rank Score:

857

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Overall Rank:

1,942

Average Rating:

80 (142 votes)

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Prelude To Ecstasy

The Last Dinner Party

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

199 charts

Rank Score:

856

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Overall Rank:

1,948

Average Rating:

76 (202 votes)

Comments:

10.

Tigers Blood

Waxahatchee

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

163 charts

Rank Score:

821

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Overall Rank:

2,023

Average Rating:

76 (145 votes)

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Best Albums of 2024 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Ryan Adams	3	0%
Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign	2	0%
Karfagen	2	0%
أحمد [Ahmed]	2	0%
Willie Nelson	2	0%
Maruja	2	0%
Childish Gambino	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	468	47%
	221	22%
	42	4%
	42	4%
	38	4%
	22	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	996	100%
Yes	4	0%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	8	1%

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