Best Albums of 2024

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25. The Cure

Songs Of A Lost World

Key Tracks:  "And Nothing Is Forever", "A Fragile Thing"

24. Hurray for the Riff Raff

The Past is Still Alive

Key Tracks:  "Alibi", "Buffalo", "Hawkmoon"

23. MJ Lenderman

Manning Fireworks

Key Tracks:  "She's Leaving You", "You Don't Know the Shape I'm In", "On My Knees"

22. Nilufer Yanya

My Method Actor

Key Tracks:  "Keep On Dancing", "Like I Say (I runaway)", "Faith's Late"

21. Kendrick Lamar

GNX

Key Tracks:  "luther", "heart, pt. 6", "gloria"

20. Beyonce

Cowboy Carter

Key Tracks:  "16 CARRIAGES", "PROTECTOR", "ALLIIGATOR TEARS"

19. English Teacher

This Could Be Texas

Key Tracks:  "You Blister My Paint", "Sideboob", "Albert Road"

18. Mabe Fratti

Sentir Que No Sabes

Key Tracks:  "Oídos", "Enfrente", "Márgen de Índice"

17. Julia Holter

Something in the Room She Moves

Key Tracks:  "Something in the Room She Moves", "Evening Mood", "Who Brings Me"

16. Bill-Ryder-Jones

Iechyd Da

Key Tracks:  "A Bad Wind Blows In My Heart Pt. 3", "It's Today Again", "Thankfully for Anthony"

15. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Wild God

Key Tracks:  "Song of the Lake", "Frogs", "Long Dark Night"

14. The Smile

Cutouts

Key Tracks:  "Foreign Spies", "Colours Fly", "Eyes & Mouth"

13. Laura Marling

Patterns in Repeat

Key Tracks:  "Child of Mine", "No One's Gonna Love You Like I Do", "Patterns in Repeat"

12. The Last Dinner Party

Prelude to Ecstasy

Key Tracks:  "The Feminine Urge", "Sinner", "Portrait of a Dead Girl"

11. Cindy Lee

Diamond Jubilee

Key Tracks:  "Kingdom Come", "Dracula", "Stone Faces"

10. St. Vincent

All Born Screaming

Key Tracks:  "Hell Is Near", "Flea", "So Many Planets

9. Charli xcx

brat

Key Tracks:  "I might say something stupid", "Von dutch", "B2b"

8. Father John Misty

Mahashmashana

Key Tracks:  "Mental Health", "Screamland", "Being You"

7. Billie Eilish

Hit Me Hard and Soft Key

Tracks:  "SKINNY", "BIRDS OF A FEATHER", "BLUE"

6. Magdalena Bay

Imaginal Disk

Key Tracks:  "Cry for Me", "Death & Romance", "Love Is Everywhere"

5. Jessica Pratt

Here in the Pitch

Key Tracks:  "Life Is", "Better Hate", "Empires Never Know"

4. The Smile

Wall of Eyes

Key Tracks:  "Wall of Eyes", "I Quit", "Friend of a Friend"

3. Vampire Weekend

Only God Was Above Us

Key Tracks:  "Classical", Capricorn", "Mary Boone"

2. Waxahatchee

Tigers Blood

Key Tracks:  "Right Back to It", "3 Sisters", "Tigers Blood"

1. Fontaines D.C.

Romance

Key Tracks:  "Here's the Thing", "In the Modern World", Bug"