Best Albums of 2024

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11.

Bright Future 

 Adrianne Lenker

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"Gorgeous. A richer step forward from songs. Maybe it wears on me a little by the second half, but it's still as gutting and edifying as anything Lenker's made thus far."  Reply

- HoldenM | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

227 charts

Rank Score:

1,060

Rank in 2024:

11

Rank in 2020s:

75

Overall Rank:

1,627

Average Rating:

 78 (191 votes)

Comments:

11

12.

Tigers Blood 

 Waxahatchee

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""Tigers Blood" comes in awkward. The instrumentation can be very flat. The instruments will enter and stay in the same meandering form through the entire song. A noted exception being the quality of the banjo whenever it appears. The writing can also be self consuming. The feelings of self-confus..."""Tigers Blood" comes in awkward. The instrumentation can be very flat. The instruments will enter and stay in the same meandering form through the entire song. A noted exception being the quality of the banjo whenever it appears. The writing can also be self consuming. The feelings of self-confusion or desire to escape are brought up in the same way without new nuances. Despite all these glaring flaws, it really comes together at times. Crutchfield's melodies slowly and silently worm their way into your head. Suddenly, the dry lyrics break from recycled ideas into reinforced mantras. Far and away, the standout is "Right Back To It". Its earnest description of the embs and flows of a relationship is perfectly complimented by the male vocals on the hook. A slow burn in the truest sense. "  [+]  Reply

- titansaurs28 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

185 charts

Rank Score:

1,058

Rank in 2024:

12

Rank in 2020s:

76

Overall Rank:

1,631

Average Rating:

 76 (162 votes)

Comments:

8

13.

Diamond Jubilee 

 Cindy Lee

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"After all the nearly unanimous praise this received, I was hoping I would finally get it. So I gave it more and more listens, and I'll admit it: I just don't. It's not bad, it's perfectly listenable, it just sounds like rather unremarkable repetitive music inspired by the '60s, especially the Vel...""After all the nearly unanimous praise this received, I was hoping I would finally get it. So I gave it more and more listens, and I'll admit it: I just don't. It's not bad, it's perfectly listenable, it just sounds like rather unremarkable repetitive music inspired by the '60s, especially the Velvet Underground. There's nothing here that captures my attention on that level. In fact, it’s rather boring. It goes on and on and on, stretching to a two-hour length. The unrefined production just sounded inconsistent to me, as the fidelity of the arrangement would change sporadically. Sometimes it was like, "here's a dry mix in your face and if you don't like it, you don't like INDIE," and then the next moment it has a lot of space in the mix while other elements sound grainy, with no cohesive sound signature. A lot of it seems to drone on and on, never to the point where it's actively annoying or displeasing, but after all the hype, with the album consistently floating to the top of aggregate year end lists and eventually making Pitchfork's number one album of the year, I was hoping for at least a few musical moments, interesting songwriting, or anything at all unique or significant to appreciate or get invested in. This feels like a really great 60-minute album waiting to get out. I'm all for good instrumental sections, but some of these were so repetitive that I found myself thinking, "Oh, can I switch to the next track?" only to look down and realize I was on song seven out of thirty-two. Just exhausting and homogenous. There are so many songs, yet it somehow feels like I am listening to the same track on repeat. A sound that feels like a recycling bin of '60s and early '70s influences. A sound that is slightly more polished than what you might get if you typed all their inspirations into an AI, patched it up in a DAW a bit, and churned out two hours of sound, I would at least want it to do something interesting or truly captivating with that sound. And to do it more succinctly and memorably. Maybe if I gave this seven more listens I would think it's a classic and change my mind completely, but I probably won't. There are too many measures that just go on and on and on, without ever going anywhere, that will be all I remember from my now four listens. I don't see myself ever listening to the same quarter-note bass line again and again and having a revelation that "oh my god this is amazing.""  [+]  Reply

- corenfro | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

163 charts

Rank Score:

1,052

Rank in 2024:

13

Rank in 2020s:

77

Overall Rank:

1,636

Average Rating:

 80 (112 votes)

Comments:

8

14.

Mahashmashana 

 Father John Misty

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"This album was an experience. It's not an album to be listened to passively, but one to give your full attention to. The night I first listened to it, not once through, but three times, will forever be burned into my brain. At times the music overwhelms you, and that's exactly the point."  Reply

- Cheddar | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

165 charts

Rank Score:

1,022

Rank in 2024:

14

Rank in 2020s:

79

Overall Rank:

1,680

Average Rating:

 80 (133 votes)

Comments:

4

15.

Chromakopia 

 Tyler, The Creator

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"This is the first time of have been slightly disappointed by a Tyler album due to a lack of evolution of his sound, which mimics Flower Boy and CMIYGL but with diminishing returns. After the release of Sorry Not Sorry, I was expecting Tyler to really change things up. Despite lyrics inferring tha...""This is the first time of have been slightly disappointed by a Tyler album due to a lack of evolution of his sound, which mimics Flower Boy and CMIYGL but with diminishing returns. After the release of Sorry Not Sorry, I was expecting Tyler to really change things up. Despite lyrics inferring that he is done with hiding behind characters, it still feels like he is hiding behind familiar tricks. Most of the individual tracks are solid enough but I feel they don't quite come together to create something special in the way that FB and Igor did."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

194 charts

Rank Score:

1,004

Rank in 2024:

15

Rank in 2020s:

81

Overall Rank:

1,699

Average Rating:

 76 (176 votes)

Comments:

5

16.

Lives Outgrown 

 Beth Gibbons

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"If any of you are into classical music, listen to this extraordinary recording of Symphony No.3 by Henryk Górecky and Beth. Unbelievable!"  Reply

- cronadigallina | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

213 charts

Rank Score:

994

Rank in 2024:

16

Rank in 2020s:

82

Overall Rank:

1,716

Average Rating:

 77 (196 votes)

Comments:

8

17.

Wild God 

 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

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"Yep, he’s done it again - another masterful release. This time full of life-affirming positive mantras and a transcendent connection to a higher meaning."  Reply

- Strangel | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

205 charts

Rank Score:

875

Rank in 2024:

17

Rank in 2020s:

98

Overall Rank:

1,933

Average Rating:

 78 (148 votes)

Comments:

6

18.

Manning Fireworks 

 MJ Lenderman

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"A real solid record from MJ, expanding his indie rock sound to take on a little more of a country influence. Got a few of the tunes very much stuck in my head currently!"  Reply

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

172 charts

Rank Score:

780

Rank in 2024:

18

Rank in 2020s:

117

Overall Rank:

2,127

Average Rating:

 77 (128 votes)

Comments:

5

19.

No Name 

 Jack White

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"Easily his best since the White Stripes ended, and maybe his best since Elephant."  Reply

- PartridgeAHA | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

730

Rank in 2024:

19

Rank in 2020s:

122

Overall Rank:

2,242

Average Rating:

 77 (155 votes)

Comments:

7

20.

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 Godspeed You! Black Emperor

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"For some reason I didn't rate this or comment when I listened to it. Anyway, free Palestine."  Reply

- HoldenM | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (2 helpful | 1 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

704

Rank in 2024:

20

Rank in 2020s:

128

Overall Rank:

2,313

Average Rating:

 77 (106 votes)

Comments:

6

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Best Albums of 2024 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Ryan Adams	3	0%
Blue Öyster Cult	3	0%
Various Artists	2	0%
The Cure	2	0%
Dua Lipa	2	0%
The Smile	2	0%
Charli XCX	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	451	45%
	223	22%
	47	5%
	39	4%
	38	4%
	27	3%
	16	2%
Show all

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

Live?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	30	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	993	99%
Yes	7	1%