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, Fontaines D.C., Kendrick Lamar, Geordie Greep and Waxahatchee.

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Charli XCX

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

289 charts

Rank Score:

1,778

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Overall Rank:

994

Average Rating:

78 (274 votes)

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Songs Of A Lost World

The Cure

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

293 charts

Rank Score:

1,408

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

267 charts

Rank Score:

1,030

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Overall Rank:

1,652

Average Rating:

78 (297 votes)

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Prelude To Ecstasy

The Last Dinner Party

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

206 charts

Rank Score:

990

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

159 charts

Rank Score:

894

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Overall Rank:

1,868

Average Rating:

80 (153 votes)

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Lives Outgrown

Beth Gibbons

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

188 charts

Rank Score:

744

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Overall Rank:

2,194

Average Rating:

77 (182 votes)

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24.

Cutouts

The Smile

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

129 charts

Rank Score:

413

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164

Overall Rank:

3,555

Average Rating:

76 (130 votes)

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This Could Be Texas

English Teacher

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

108 charts

Rank Score:

349

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194

Overall Rank:

4,099

Average Rating:

75 (89 votes)

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35.

Patterns In Repeat

Laura Marling

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

79 charts

Rank Score:

295

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Rank in 2020s:

241

Overall Rank:

4,707

Average Rating:

77 (62 votes)

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Tangk

Idles

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

285

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252

Overall Rank:

4,864

Average Rating:

71 (138 votes)

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Best Albums of 2024 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Ryan Adams	3	0%
Karfagen	2	0%
The Smile	2	0%
Maruja	2	0%
The Asteroid No. 4	2	0%
Childish Gambino	2	0%
Charli XCX	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	458	46%
	225	23%
	47	5%
	42	4%
	36	4%
	22	2%
	12	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	996	100%
Yes	4	0%

Live?	Albums	%
No	974	97%
Yes	26	3%

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

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