Top 10 Best Albums of 2024

1. The Tortured Poets Department - Taylor Swift

   

   Another great album by Taylor Swift. Already iconic. The criticism of this album is just harsh. If you don't like Taylor Swift, you can just go back to listening to your favorite music and move on.

   How is this not in the Top 10 or even the Top 25? It's one of her best albums, especially lyrically.

   This is the best album of the year! No surprise, Taylor only makes masterpieces. Her storytelling and songwriting are at their best in this album. She even released the anthology version, which has 30 songs, including Who's Afraid of Little Old Me, Fortnight, and Fresh Out the Slammer.

2. Eternal Sunshine - Ariana Grande

   

3. Hit Me Hard and Soft - Billie Eilish

   

   This new Billie Eilish album is a must-listen! It features her most personal and diverse set of songs yet. Her vocals are better than ever, and she will likely silence those who think she's only good at whispering.

   This is probably her best album, which is a great achievement considering her two previous excellent albums. Billie has once again proved she's the greatest Gen-Z artist, ahead of Olivia Rodrigo. Welcome back!

   Amazing album! A masterpiece.

   However, most of the songs here are some of my biggest guilty pleasures of the year. "Lunch" is my biggest guilty pleasure of 2024.

   Best tracks: "Wildflower," "Chihiro," "Skinny," "The Diner," "Blue"

   Worst tracks: N/A

   9/10

4. You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To - Knocked Loose

   

5. GNX - Kendrick Lamar

   

   Kendrick Lamar continues to reign supreme in the hip-hop game with this magnificent album.

   It's also a small step above Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers. All hail the GOAT, Kendrick! Drake can rest now.

6. Brat - Charli XCX

   

   This album is pretty amazing. I Might Say Something Stupid and Sympathy Is a Knife both relate to me.

   I hope in the future we get either a Charli XCX x Aira Mitsuki collab or a collaborative album, a Charli XCX x Ami Suzuki collab or album, or even a Charli XCX x MEG collab. But I don't think that will ever happen.

   Is Charli going to make techno and electronica on her next album?

   This is my least favorite album from Charli. (Please don't accuse me of being one of those music critics who call all their favorite music artists sellouts once they make it to the spotlight in a music era they despise, since this is both the most popular album by Charli and my least favorite. But never judge by its popularity.)

   It is still decent but was not good enough to save 2024 from being a disaster for dance music. At least on this album there are no samples. There are some pretty good club classics here. I just wish she didn't make the lyrics too repetitive, focus the topics on partying all the time, and add irritating humming to one of the songs ("i think about it all the time").

   "Mean Girls," "365," "Club Classics," and "IMSSS" were alright. My least favorites on here - I can see why @CozmicMinako hates this album. Respect her opinion on this. Her previous album, Crash, was better in my opinion, but this is still decent. Charli is a pretty great singer, mostly. Also, Brat Summer was not that bad.

   Best track(s): "360," "Apple," "So I," "everything is romantic," "Girl, so confusing," "Sympathy is a knife," "Hello Goodbye"

   Worst track(s): "i think about it all the time," "B2b," "Guess," "Spring Breakers"

   6/10

   - avaTARmx

7. Keep Me Fed - The Warning

   

   Best rock album I've heard in decades. Finally, a breath of fresh air.

   Simply the best Gen Z rock power trio out there. Keep Me Fed is a literal buffet of tasty tracks!

8. The Greatest Video Game Music of All Time - FamilyJules

   

9. Songs of a Lost World - The Cure

   

   This new Cure album is not just one of the most unexpected comeback albums - it's also a triumphant one, 16 years after their previous release.

   Everything that made The Cure great is present here, and each song is incredibly beautiful. Definitely one of their absolute best albums, alongside Disintegration, Pornography, The Head on the Door, or Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me.

   Welcome back!

   Best Cure album since Wish.

   My favorite song off this album? "And Nothing Is Forever." Songs of a Lost World gets a solid 9/10 from me.

   This is all I have to say. Goodbye.

10. Warp Speed Warriors - DragonForce

    
The Newcomers
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    Fasornas Tid - Mörk Gryning

    
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    The Deepening - Vemod

    
The Contenders

13. Mountainhead - Everything Everything

    

    Another great album by Everything Everything.

14. Chromakopia - Tyler, the Creator

    

    In my opinion, the best album released in 2024. The songs are absolute bangers combined with really deep, emotional tracks. Not to mention some of the best production I've ever heard.

15. From Zero - Linkin Park

    

    I can't lie, I was actually concerned about LP's future when the news about Emily's ties to Scientology broke out. But now, I strongly believe she is no longer with that cult (from what I've heard, leaving is very dangerous), especially since some Dead Sara lyrics seem to call out the cult, and not to mention she's queer.

    Anyways, I am really loving this new LP album, and it's so awesome seeing one of my favorite childhood bands make a comeback! It sounds like all of their previous styles combined into one album. I know some fans get critical when they go in a new direction, but what I love about Linkin Park is that they are willing to take risks and explore other genres.

    My favorite tracks are Good Things Go, Heavy Is the Crown, and Two-Faced.

16. Saviors - Green Day

    

17. Papercuts - Linkin Park

    

18. Short n' Sweet - Sabrina Carpenter

    

    This album is honestly perfect. One second, it's R&B, then there's legitimate rap, then boom, Dolly Parton tones in Slim Pickins??

    Best album I have heard in a very, very long time and an immediate favorite, ranking with some of my top picks, which are massive names (Billy Joel, Cher, etc.). Such a compliment to Ms. Carpenter and well deserved.

    Bed Chem and Juno are magic. The bridges in both songs are two of my favorites ever, and that's saying a lot. 1000000000 stars, chef's kiss. Can't stop listening.

    Her metaphors are top-tier and parallel in charm and wit to those of Queen Nicki Minaj, Eminem, and Weezy Baby. Obsessed is an understatement. I'm usually not into young female pop singers, but Carpie is different. Massive fan.

19. She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She - Chelsea Wolfe

    

20. Dark Times - Vince Staples

    

21. Deeper Well - Kacey Musgraves

    

22. Imaginal Disk - Magdalena Bay

    

    This masterpiece of an album needs to be way higher on the list.

23. Stigma - Wage War

    

24. A Dream is All We Know - The Lemon Twigs

    

25. Fireworks & Rollerblades - Benson Boone

    

26. Mean Streets - Riot V

    

27. Veritas - P.O.D.