Year-End Lists

The Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2024

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1. Brat
   Charli XCX
1. Brat and It's Completely Different but Also Still Brat
   Charli XCX
2. Diamond Jubilee
   Cindy Lee
3. Hit Me Hard and Soft
   Billie Eilish
4. Charm
   Clairo
5. Cowboy Carter
   Beyoncé
6. My Method Actor
   Nilüfer Yanya
7. Romance
   Fontaines D.C.
8. Chromakopia
   Tyler, The Creator
9. Short n' Sweet
   Sabrina Carpenter
10. The Collective
    Kim Gordon
11. Songs of a Lost World
    The Cure
12. Sentir Que No Sabes
    Mabe Fratti
13. Manning Fireworks
    MJ Lenderman
14. If I Don't Make It, I Love U
    Still House Plants
15. Silence Is Loud
    Nia Archives
16. Two Star & The Dream Police
    Mk.gee
17. Fabiana Palladino
    Fabiana Palladino
18. Tigers Blood
    Waxahatchee
19. Night Reign
    Arooj Aftab
20. Wild God
    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
21. Nonetheless
    Pet Shop Boys
22. Orquídeas
    Kali Uchis
23. What A Devastating Turn of Events
    Rachel Chinouriri
24. Eternal Sunshine
    Ariana Grande
25. Patterns in Repeat
    Laura Marling
26. Deeper Well
    Kacey Musgraves
27. Sentiment
    claire rousay
28. Tyla
    Tyla
29. Fine Art
    Kneecap
30. Endlessness
    Nala Sinephro
31. My Light, My Destroyer
    Cassandra Jenkins
32. Iechyd Da
    Bill Ryder-Jones
33. Girl
    Coco & Clair Clair
34. Cartoon Darkness
    Amyl and The Sniffers
35. Only God Was Above Us
    Vampire Weekend
36. #RICHAXXHAITIAN
    Mach-Hommy
37. No Name
    Jack White
38. For Your Consideration
    Empress Of
39. Challengers (Original Score)
    Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
40. Alligator Bites Never Heal
    Doechii
41. Here in the Pitch
    Jessica Pratt
42. You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To
    Knocked Loose
43. 13" Frank Beltrame Italian Stiletto with Bison Horn Grips
    Xiu Xiu
44. In Waves
    Jamie xx
45. Funeral for Justice
    Mdou Moctar
46. World of Work
    Clarissa Connelly
47. Bright Future
    Adrianne Lenker
48. All Hell
    Los Campesinos!
49. Cool World
    Chat Pile
50. Love Is a Flame In the Dark
    Karl D'Silva