Best Albums of 2024

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Listed below are the best albums of 2024 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 greatest album charts.

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2024 year summaryThe best artists of 2024 were Charli XCX, Vampire Weekend, The Smile, The Cure, Magdalena Bay, Waxahatchee, Fontaines D.C., The Last Dinner Party, Adrianne Lenker and Beth Gibbons.

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Charli XCX

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

253 charts

Rank Score:

1,338

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Overall Rank:

1,313

Average Rating:

79 (235 votes)

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Only God Was Above Us

Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

252 charts

Rank Score:

1,249

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Overall Rank:

1,395

Average Rating:

81 (258 votes)

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Songs Of A Lost World

The Cure

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

245 charts

Rank Score:

1,113

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

194 charts

Rank Score:

1,107

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

242 charts

Rank Score:

836

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

806

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Overall Rank:

2,051

Average Rating:

76 (132 votes)

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Romance

Fontaines D.C.

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

182 charts

Rank Score:

729

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Overall Rank:

2,222

Average Rating:

78 (162 votes)

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Prelude To Ecstasy

The Last Dinner Party

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

183 charts

Rank Score:

706

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

184 charts

Rank Score:

668

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2,394

Average Rating:

78 (167 votes)

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10.

Lives Outgrown

Beth Gibbons

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

169 charts

Rank Score:

629

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Overall Rank:

2,516

Average Rating:

78 (169 votes)

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Best Albums of 2024 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Ryan Adams	3	0%
Adrianne Lenker	2	0%
The Smile	2	0%
Skee Mask	2	0%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	2	0%
Sadness	2	0%
Lee "Scratch" Perry	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	460	46%
	232	23%
	40	4%
	39	4%
	39	4%
	24	2%
	13	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	998	100%
Yes	2	0%

Live?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	995	100%
Yes	5	1%

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9. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)
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11. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Rolling Stone (2019)
12. The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)
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14. The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s by Stereogum (2019)
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