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, The Last Dinner Party, Kendrick Lamar, Fontaines D.C., Geordie Greep and Waxahatchee.

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Charli XCX

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

284 charts

Rank Score:

1,770

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Overall Rank:

1,000

Average Rating:

78 (268 votes)

Comments:

Imaginal Disk

Magdalena Bay

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

233 charts

Rank Score:

1,563

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Overall Rank:

1,126

Average Rating:

82 (218 votes)

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Only God Was Above Us

Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

278 charts

Rank Score:

1,463

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Overall Rank:

1,199

Average Rating:

80 (274 votes)

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Songs Of A Lost World

The Cure

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

288 charts

Rank Score:

1,398

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

264 charts

Rank Score:

1,021

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Overall Rank:

1,673

Average Rating:

79 (294 votes)

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Prelude To Ecstasy

The Last Dinner Party

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

959

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Overall Rank:

1,763

Average Rating:

76 (206 votes)

Comments:

GNX

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

198 charts

Rank Score:

903

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

155 charts

Rank Score:

879

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Overall Rank:

1,900

Average Rating:

80 (148 votes)

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Romance

Fontaines D.C.

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

214 charts

Rank Score:

879

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Overall Rank:

1,901

Average Rating:

78 (191 votes)

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10.

Tigers Blood

Waxahatchee

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

164 charts

Rank Score:

822

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Overall Rank:

2,019

Average Rating:

76 (150 votes)

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Best Albums of 2024 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Ryan Adams	3	0%
Skee Mask	2	0%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	2	0%
Океан Ельзи [Okean Elzy]	2	0%
The Smile	2	0%
The Cure	2	0%
Future & Metro Boomin	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	456	46%
	224	22%
	46	5%
	42	4%
	39	4%
	23	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	996	100%
Yes	4	0%

Live?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

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

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