Year-End Lists

Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2024

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1. Louis In London
   Louis Armstrong
2. Cincinnati Ohio
   Wussy
3. Izigqinamba
   Phelimuncasi & Metal Preyers
4. Bright Future
   Adrianne Lenker
5. The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
   Eminem
6. Punk Rock B-Boy
   Buck 65
7. Dance Of Love
   Tucker Zimmerman
8. Kampire Presents: A Dancefloor in Ndola
   various artists
9. The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
   Chappell Roan
10. Service Merchandise
    Previous Industries
11. Brat
    Charli XCX
12. Alligator Bites Never Heal
    Doechii
13. North American Adonis
    Buck 65 / Doseone / Jel
14. Mucho Mistrust
    Fake Fruit
15. Hit Me Hard and Soft
    Billie Eilish
16. Cowboy Carter
    Beyoncé
17. From the Dancehall to the Battlefield
    Jason Moran
18. Utopia Now!
    Rosie Tucker
19. Lafandar
    Heems
20. Unholier Than Thou: 7/7/77
    Unholy Modal Rounders
21. Ten Days
    Fred again..
22. Amelia
    Laurie Anderson
23. World Wide Whack
    Tierra Whack
24. GNX
    Kendrick Lamar
25. hummingbird
    Carly Pearce
26. Lost on Land & Sea
    Jon Langford & The Men Of Gwent
27. Postcards from Texas
    Miranda Lambert
28. The Interrogator
    The Paranoid Style
29. Wearing Out the Refrain
    Bad Moves
30. Only God Was Above Us
    Vampire Weekend
31. City Lights
    Wimps
32. Antologia Vol. 2
    África Negra
33. Nwanne Bu Ife
    Azuka Moweta and His Anioma Brothers Band of Africa
34. All About the Bones
    Chris Smither
35. The Legend of Ll
    Jon Langford & The Men Of Gwent
36. Willson Williams
    Kathryn Williams & Withered Hand
37. Water Made Us
    Jamila Woods
38. Gubbins
    Jon Langford
39. Manning Fireworks
    MJ Lenderman
40. Francesca
    David Murray Quartet
41. Be Ready When I Call You
    Guy Davis
42. Musow Danse
    Les Amazones d’Afrique
43. Echo the Diamond
    Margaret Glaspy
44. The FORCE
    LL Cool J
45. Rockstar
    Dolly Parton
46. Sick Boi
    Ren
47. Jackman
    Jack Harlow
48. Buffet Hotel de la Gare
    Rail Band
49. Am I Okay?
    Megan Moroney
50. Obsessed
    Morgan Wade
51. Walls Have Ears
    Sonic Youth
52. Glorious Game
    El Michels Affair & Black Thought
53. Home, Before and After
    Regina Spektor
54. Topical Dancer
    Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul
55. Tigers Blood
    Waxahatchee
56. The Collective
    Kim Gordon
57. American Primitive
    Old 97’s
58. The Legend of Sugarbelly
    Guy Davis
59. Weathervanes
    Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
60. The Great American Bar Scene
    Zach Bryan
61. Kenny Dennis IV
    Serengeti
62. Black Bayou
    Robert Finley
63. Hello, I’m From The Future
    Thomas Anderson
64. Old Shoes
    The Cucumbers
65. Viva Hinds
    Hinds
66. Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th St
    Swamp Dogg
67. Bite Down
    Rosali
68. On the Soul Country Side
    Millie Jackson
69. Where's My Utopia?
    Yard Act
70. Light over Darkness
    Fox Green
71. Write It Down
    Ciara Grace
72. Okuté
    Okuté
73. Music For Four Guitars
    Bill Orcutt
74. Heavy Lifting
    MC5