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:

282 charts

Rank Score:

1,633

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Overall Rank:

1,069

Average Rating:

78 (265 votes)

Comments:

Imaginal Disk

Magdalena Bay

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

230 charts

Rank Score:

1,527

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Overall Rank:

1,159

Average Rating:

82 (217 votes)

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Only God Was Above Us

Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

275 charts

Rank Score:

1,437

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Overall Rank:

1,221

Average Rating:

81 (271 votes)

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Songs Of A Lost World

The Cure

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

286 charts

Rank Score:

1,378

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

264 charts

Rank Score:

1,018

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Overall Rank:

1,675

Average Rating:

79 (294 votes)

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Prelude To Ecstasy

The Last Dinner Party

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

201 charts

Rank Score:

954

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Overall Rank:

1,768

Average Rating:

76 (205 votes)

Comments:

GNX

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

192 charts

Rank Score:

889

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Overall Rank:

1,884

Average Rating:

78 (193 votes)

Comments:

Romance

Fontaines D.C.

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

211 charts

Rank Score:

862

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

152 charts

Rank Score:

853

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Overall Rank:

1,952

Average Rating:

80 (144 votes)

Comments:

10.

Tigers Blood

Waxahatchee

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

162 charts

Rank Score:

814

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Overall Rank:

2,040

Average Rating:

76 (147 votes)

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Best Albums of 2024 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Ryan Adams	3	0%
Childish Gambino	2	0%
Charli XCX	2	0%
The Smile	2	0%
Skee Mask	2	0%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	2	0%
The Asteroid No. 4	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	465	47%
	220	22%
	44	4%
	42	4%
	38	4%
	22	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	996	100%
Yes	4	0%

Live?	Albums	%
No	976	98%
Yes	24	2%

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

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