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:

288 charts

Rank Score:

1,772

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Overall Rank:

996

Average Rating:

78 (273 votes)

Comments:

Imaginal Disk

Magdalena Bay

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

238 charts

Rank Score:

1,603

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Overall Rank:

1,094

Average Rating:

83 (222 votes)

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Only God Was Above Us

Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

282 charts

Rank Score:

1,469

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Overall Rank:

1,196

Average Rating:

80 (276 votes)

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Songs Of A Lost World

The Cure

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

292 charts

Rank Score:

1,405

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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:

79 (296 votes)

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Prelude To Ecstasy

The Last Dinner Party

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

205 charts

Rank Score:

989

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Overall Rank:

1,720

Average Rating:

76 (209 votes)

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Romance

Fontaines D.C.

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

219 charts

Rank Score:

910

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Overall Rank:

1,843

Average Rating:

78 (195 votes)

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GNX

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

199 charts

Rank Score:

896

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Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

159 charts

Rank Score:

895

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Overall Rank:

1,870

Average Rating:

80 (153 votes)

Comments:

10.

Tigers Blood

Waxahatchee

Year of Release:

2024

Appears in:

170 charts

Rank Score:

845

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Overall Rank:

1,966

Average Rating:

76 (152 votes)

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Best Albums of 2024 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Ryan Adams	3	0%
Charli XCX	2	0%
Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign	2	0%
Skee Mask	2	0%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	2	0%
Океан Ельзи [Okean Elzy]	2	0%
Dua Lipa	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	457	46%
	227	23%
	47	5%
	43	4%
	37	4%
	22	2%
	11	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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