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

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Charli XCX

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

272 charts

Rank Score:

1,615

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Overall Rank:

1,088

Average Rating:

78 (261 votes)

Comments:

Imaginal Disk

Magdalena Bay

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

218 charts

Rank Score:

1,473

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Overall Rank:

1,198

Average Rating:

82 (208 votes)

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Only God Was Above Us

Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

269 charts

Rank Score:

1,432

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Overall Rank:

1,226

Average Rating:

81 (269 votes)

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Songs Of A Lost World

The Cure

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

275 charts

Rank Score:

1,238

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

259 charts

Rank Score:

928

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

161 charts

Rank Score:

823

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Overall Rank:

2,020

Average Rating:

76 (139 votes)

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Prelude To Ecstasy

The Last Dinner Party

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

194 charts

Rank Score:

806

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Overall Rank:

2,051

Average Rating:

76 (200 votes)

Comments:

Romance

Fontaines D.C.

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

205 charts

Rank Score:

799

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Overall Rank:

2,067

Average Rating:

78 (179 votes)

Comments:

GNX

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

183 charts

Rank Score:

796

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Overall Rank:

2,073

Average Rating:

78 (183 votes)

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10.

Lives Outgrown

Beth Gibbons

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

708

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Overall Rank:

2,284

Average Rating:

78 (174 votes)

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Best Albums of 2024 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Ryan Adams	3	0%
Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign	2	0%
DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ	2	0%
Charli XCX	2	0%
Childish Gambino	2	0%
Skee Mask	2	0%
Willie Nelson	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	468	47%
	223	22%
	42	4%
	41	4%
	38	4%
	23	2%
	11	1%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	997	100%
Yes	3	0%

Live?	Albums	%
No	978	98%
Yes	22	2%

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

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Recognised Year Charts (2024)
1. The 50 Best Albums Of 2024 by Billboard (2024)
2. Albums of the year 2024 by Decibel (2024)
3. The 25 best albums of 2024 by The A.V. Club (2024)
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8. The 100 Best Albums of 2024 by Rolling Stone (2024)
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13. Top 50 Albums of 2024 by The Wire (2024)
14. The 80 Best Albums Of 2024 by PopMatters (2024)
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