The 2024 End of Year music lists thread

So the first 2024 Best Albums list has been published,

Uncut Magazine - The Top 80 Albums of 2024

via
https://www.acclaimedmusic.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15608&sid=5e7daf9406683dd0ec3889fab59fdb06

80. Leyla McCalla - Sun Without the Heat
79. Yasmin Williams - Acadia
78. Wadada Leo Smith / Amina Claudine Myers - Centers Park's Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens
77. Kali Uchis - Orquídeas
76. Personal Trainer - Still Willing
75. Pye Corner Audio - The Endless Echo
74. Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore - TexiCali
73. Nick Lowe - Indoor Safari
72. Laurie Anderson - Amelia
71. Beachwood Sparks - Across the River of Stars
70. Arab Strap - I'm Totally Fine with It Don't Give a Fuck Anymore
69. The Cure - Songs of a Lost World
68. Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department
67. John Canning Yates - The Quiet Portraits
66. Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us
65. Tindersticks - Soft Tissue
64. Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft
63. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Glasgow Eyes
62. Kamasi Washington - Fearless Movement
61. Idles - Tangk
60. Nadine Shah - Filthy Underneath
59. Charli XCX - Brat
58. Linda Thompson - Proxy Music
57. Jlin - Akoma
56. Fievel Is Glauque - Rong Weicknes
55. Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor
54. Kaia Kater - Strange Medicine
53. Bonny Light Horseman - Keep Me on Your Mind/See You Free
52. Basic - This Is Basic
51. Chuck Johnson - Sun Glories
50. Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werlin - Ghosted II
49. Still House Plants - If I Don't Make It, I Love U
48. David Gilmour - Luck and Strange
47. Sarah Davachi - The Head as Form'd in the Crier's Choir
46. Charles Lloyd - The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
45. Laura Marling - Patterns in Repeat
44. Christopher Owens - I Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair
43. Richard Thompson - Ship to Shore
42. Kim Deal - Nobody Loves You More
41. Paul Weller - 66
40. Grandaddy - Blu Wav
39. Brown Horse - Reservoir
38. Dirty Three - Love Changes Everything
37. Shellac - To All Trains
36. Myriam Gendron - Mayday
35. Brittany Howard - What Now
34. Rosali - Bite Down
33. Willie Nelson - The Border
32. Beak> - >>>>
31. Mabe Fratti - Sentir Que No Sabes
30. Kim Gordon - The Collective
29. Oisin Leech - Cold Sea
28. Jake Xerxes Fussell - When I'm Called
27. English Teacher - This Could Be Texas
26. Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band - Loophole
25. Nala Sinephro - Endlessness
24. Phosphorescent - Revelator
23. High Llamas - Hey Panda
22. Alan Sparhawk - White Roses, My God
21. John Cale - POPtical Illusion
20. Hurray for the Riff Raff - The Past Is Still Alive
19. Peter Perrett - The Cleansing
18. Shabaka - Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace
17. Johnny Blue Skies - Passage Du Desir
16. Bill Ryder-Jones - Iechyd Da
15. Jack White - No Name
14. Mdou Moctar - Funeral for Justice
13. Fontaines DC - Romance
12. Julia Holter - Something in the Room She Moves
11. Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer
10. Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood
9. Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee
8. MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks
7. The Smile - Wall of Eyes
6. Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future
5. Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch
4. Arooj Aftab - Night Reign
3. Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown
2. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - Woodland
1. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Wild God

Fucking hell I hate this bullshit

Flip the switch, for something more esoteric. From music ratings database Sputnikmusic (similar concept to RYM)

current rankings

Sputnikmusic.com - Best Albums of 2024
https://www.sputnikmusic.com/best/albums/2024/
(Top 200 albums)

3. Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown
2. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - Woodland
1. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Wild God

lads, it's Uncut Magazine

coiutnerpoint, nice to see these so high:

6. Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future
5. Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch
4. Arooj Aftab - Night Reign

2025 Grammy Nominees: Charli XCX, Fontaines D.C., Chappell Roan, Nick Cave, Kim Gordon, more
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/watch-the-2025-grammy-nomination-livestream/

Rolling Stone: 2025 Grammy Nominations
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/grammy-nominations-2025-list-1235156923/

Album of the Year

André 3000 – New Blue Sun
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter
Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft
Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Charli XCX – Brat
Jacob Collier – Djesse Vol. 4
Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department

Record of the Year

The Beatles – Now and Then
Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Charli XCX – 360
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight

See Above Links for More Category Nominations

more Grammy

Song of the Year

Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars – “Die With a Smile”
Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Babe!”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
Beyoncé – “Texas Hold ‘Em”

André 3000 – New Blue Sun
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter

i'm sorry, i guess i'm just noticing these accent marks.

are we supposed to be saying "An-DRAY" 3000 and "Be-yon-SAY" ?

wait, what's the difference between record of the year and song of the year? Is there also a track of the year?

Although "record" often refers to any recording of music, Record of the Year differs from Song of the Year or Album of the Year:

Record of the Year is awarded for a single or for one track from an album. This award goes to the performing artist, the producer, recording engineer and/or mixer for that song. In this sense, "record" means a particular recorded song, not i

ts composition or an album of songs.

Song of the Year is also awarded for a single or individual track, but the recipient of this award is the songwriter who actually wrote the lyrics and/or melodies to the song. "Song" in this context means the song as composed, not its recording.


source: Wikipedia

which band name is worse, English Teacher or Personal Trainer?

Oh I've heard the Personal Trainer! It isn't very good

the most grammys thing possible is for collier to win aoty

guys guys guys you really going to not comment on

Record of the Year

The Beatles – Now and Then
Beyoncé – Texas Hold ’Em
Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather
Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!
Charli XCX – 360
Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone – Fortnight

lmao hell yeah

I love that djmartian started this years thread.

Now these are coming before Thanksgiving?

chappell roan grammy sweep

i'm sorry, i guess i'm just noticing these accent marks.

are we supposed to be saying "An-DRAY" 3000 and "Be-yon-SAY" ?

In both cases, the accent marks signal pronunciation rather than emphasis.

André is a common French name, which uses an acute accent to denote that the letter is pronounced as "ay" instead of dropped or swallowed (as in "cadre"). Because the name is so common, nobody would actually be confused if the accent mark weren't there, but it is often retained nonetheless.

Similarly, the name Beyoncé uses an accent mark to indicate that it does not rhyme with "sconce."

OK! Thanks jaymc.

Mojo EOY Albums 2024

via
https://www.acclaimedmusic.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15659

Top 80 listed

Top 10

01 Jack White : No Name
02 Nick Cave & The bad Seed : Wild God
03 Beth Gibbons : Lives Outgrow
04 Gillian Welsh & David Rawlings : Woodlands
05 Bill Ryder-Jones : Iechyd Da
06 Kim Deal : Nobody Loves you anymore
07 Fontaines DC : Romance
08 The Lemon Twigs : A dream all we know
09 Jane Weaver : Love constant Spectacle
10 Kim Gordon : The Collective

the rest of the lists consists of images, so unable to copy and paste.

correction that's top 75 not 80.

Uncut ignored it and Mojo has it pretty low so looks like the oldies don't like The Last Dinner Party

Mojo 2024 in Album of The Year Format
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2292-mojos-75-best-albums-of-2024/

and current AOTY Aggregated Summary

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/summary/2024/

It always seems too early.

Bleep.com Top 10 Albums of The Year
https://bleep.com/top-10-albums-of-the-year-2024

1 Squarepusher – Dostrotime
2 Monolake – Studio
3 Iglooghost -Tidal Memory Exo
4 Still House Plants – If I don't make it, I love u
5 Jlin – Akoma
6 Kim Gordon – The Collective
7 KMRU, Kevin Richard Martin – Disconnect
8 Hainbach – Breve
9 Nala Sinephro – Endlessness
10 SOPHIE – SOPHIE

like that list

Even the electronic lists have old timers at the top.

Maybe all writers are old now

https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2024/11/12/spoiler-here-are-decibels-top-40-albums-of-2024/

What is the SOPHIE album like? 6 music played a couple of tracks and they sounded a bit unadventurous, don't know if they were representative.

xpost even Decibel has Judas Priest at #4. Olds rule!

are there kids making end of year lists via tiktok or whatever? or is just that no-one under the age of like 35 has any interest in this kind of thing any more?

there's loads of under 35s on RYM. Fare more than over 35s. Swifties favour metacritic apparently (they take that score very seriously)

Dunno about anyone else though

Magdalena Bay has been #1 on RYM pretty much since it came out.

Stereogum - Best New Artists
https://www.stereogum.com/2286447/best-new-artists-2024/lists/best-new-artists/

Best New Bands” of the preceding 12 months, Stereogum has evolved. Today, it is my unique honor to present the first edition of our Best New Artists list. It is exactly the same thing as the Best New Bands lists you know and love, just with a more accurate title.

For this project, the Stereogum staff evaluated our listening histories and the news and features we published since last fall to determine who we think are the best bands, singers, producers, rappers, and musicians to have emerged this year. As always, “new” is subjective; we prioritized artists who put out their debut full-length album this year, but that’s not a hard cutoff for eligibility. Maybe the artist has been around for a while but just signed to a label this year. Maybe they have a hefty Bandcamp catalog but their most recent project was a significant level up. Either way, we’re acknowledging artists who’ve made considerable strides and earned bigger spots on our radar over the past 12 months — sometimes it really all just comes down to vibes.

If you’re an avid Stereogum reader — first of all, thank you — a lot of these names should already ring a bell. We might’ve named them a Band To Watch. They might’ve earned themselves an Album Of The Week accolade. Stereogum might’ve even presented one of their concerts this year. The Best New Bands Artists list is not a year-end list. But our 2024 In Review package is just around the corner, so you’ll probably be seeing some of these names again soon enough.

And now we present you with Stereogum’s 40 Best New Artists Of 2024, listed in alphabetical order. Below that you’ll find playlists on Spotify and Apple Music highlighting the honorees. —Abby Jones

haha I guess new bands have given up on that "make the name easy to find in the search engine" thing:

Ain't
Doubt
julie
Rocket
World News
Shower Curtain
knitting
Grumpy
Combat
Font

Brooklynvegan have provided a summary of the Mojo Top 75 Albums of 2024 list

via
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/mojos-top-75-albums-of-2024/

MOJO’s Top 75 Albums of 2024
75. Field Music – Limits of Language
74. Pom Poko – Champion
73. Tindersticks – Soft Tissue
72. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Flight b741
71. The Bevis Frond – Focus on Nature
70. Kelly Finnigan – A Lover Was Born
69. The Harlem Gospel Travelers – Rhapsody
68. Julia Holter – Something in the Room She Moves
67. Ghost Dubs – Damaged
66. Khruangbin – A LA SALA
65. Cassie Kinoshi’s Seed – Gratitude
64. Hamish Hawk – A Firmer Hand
63. Floating Points – Cascade
62. Hermanos Gutiérrez – Sonido Cósmico
61. Oisin Leech – Cold Sea
60. The Hard Quartet – The Hard Quartet
59. Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling & Andreas Werliin – Ghosted II
58. Naima Bock – Below a Massive Dark Land
57. Johnny Blue Skies – Passage du Desir
56. Nadine Shah – Filthy Underneath
55. The Bug – Machine
54. MJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks
53. Public Service Broadcasting – The Last Flight
52. Richard Hawley – In This City They Call You Love
51. IDLES – TANGK
50. Lee “Scratch” Perry – Spaceship to Mars
49. Joan As Police Woman – Lemons, Limes And Orchids
48. Nick Lowe – Indoor Safari
47. The Jesus and Mary Chain – Glasgow Eyes
46. The Last Dinner Party – Prelude to Ecstasy
45. Nubya Garcia – ODYSSEY
44. Kamasi Washington – Fearless Movement
43. The Black Crowes – Happiness Bastards
42. Michael Kiwanuka – Small Changes
41. Laura Marling – Patterns in Repeat
40. Brittany Howard – What Now
39. Arooj Aftab – Night Reign
38. Leyla McCalla – Sun Without the Heat
37. Common – The Auditorium Vol. 1
36. Jessica Pratt – Here in the Pitch
35. Adrianne Lenker – Bright Future
34. Amyl and The Sniffers – Cartoon Darkness
33. Ezra Collective – Dance, No One’s Watching
32. Pet Shop Boys – Nonetheless
31. The Cure – Songs of a Lost World
30. Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood
29. Charles Lloyd – The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
28. John Cale – POPtical Illusion
27. The The – Ensoulment
26. Dirty Three – Love Changes Everything
25. St. Vincent – All Born Screaming
24. Mercury Rev – Born Horses
23. Richard Thompson – Ship To Shore
22. Mdou Moctar – Funeral for Justice
21. Gruff Rhys – Sadness Sets Me Free
20. Lady Blackbird – Slang Spirituals
19. Peter Perrett – The Cleansing
18. David Gilmour – Luck and Strange
17. Paul Weller – 66
16. Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band – Loophole
15. English Teacher – This Could Be Texas
14. Cassandra Jenkins – My Light, My Destroyer
13. The Smile – Wall of Eyes
12. Shabaka – Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace
11. John Grant – The Art of the Lie
10. Kim Gordon – The Collective
9. Jane Weaver – Love In Constant Spectacle
8. The Lemon Twigs – A Dream Is All We Know
7. Fontaines D.C. – Romance
6. Kim Deal – Nobody Loves You More
5. Bill Ryder-Jones – Iechyd Da
4. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – Woodland
3. Beth Gibbons – Lives Outgrown
2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Wild God
1. Jack White – No Name

albumoftheyear has it's 2024 banner green because I suspect they expect BRAT to win AOTY but it's funny how none of the list counted so far have helped pushed it anywhere near the top 50.

From what I can gather it's going to be a fight to the top between The Cure and Charli XCX.

Charli XCX and Chapel Roan releasing the most beloved pop albums in such a stacked year for pop releases was not in my bingo card.

Wasn’t the Roan album from last year?

yeah but "year of impact"

A few ILM pop elite were definitely in on it last year and it made it to #56 on the top 77 albums list which disqualifies it from appearing this year but it would have very likely made it way higher if nommed this year. I still expect some songs to make it to the tracks poll this year.

But you're right, allow me to rephrase:

Charli XCX and Chapel Roan becoming the most beloved pop acts in such a stacked year for pop releases was not in my bingo card.

The monster this year is Short n' Sweet, especially with ILM.

Wait, really? Espresso felt huge but I haven’t really heard or read many people talking about the album.

It also has "Taste," "Please Please Please" and "Bed Chem."

The Independent- Best Songs 2024
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/best-songs-2024-charli-xcx-chappell-roan-b2647140.html

via: https://www.acclaimedmusic.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15685&sid=70911d331dc36f614d1268472bd2dcef

20. "How Did It End?", Taylor Swift
19. ‘Who Knows What You’ll Find?’ – Confidence Man,
18. ‘Speyside’ – Bon Iver
17. ‘Someone to Dance With’ – Robby Hecht
16. "Aquamarine", Addison Rae
15. ‘Joy’ – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
14. "Sexy to Someone", Clairo
13. "Starburned and Unkissed", Caroline Polachek
12. ‘Never Need Me’ – Rachel Chinouriri
11. ‘Crown’ – Billie Marten
10. ‘Lone Star Lake’ – Waxahatchee
09. ‘Starburster’ – Fontaines DC
08. "Bed Chem", Sabrina Carpenter
07. "Angel Of My Dreams", JADE
06. ‘Alone’ – The Cure
05. ‘Free Treasure’ – Adrianne Lenker
04. "BODYGUARD", Beyoncé
03. "Not Like Us", Kendrick Lamar
02. "Good Luck, Babe!", Chappell Roan
01. "Girl, so confusing featuring Lorde", Charli xcx & Lorde

DJ Mag Best of British awards 2024: voting is now open
https://djmag.com/news/dj-mag-best-of-british-awards-2024-voting-now-open

loads of categories, including:

Best Album

Ezra Collective ‘Dance, No One’s Watching’ [Partisan Records]
Gorgon City ‘Reverie’ [Positiva]
I.JORDAN ‘I AM JORDAN’ [Ninja Tune]
Midland ‘Fragments of Us’ [Graded]

Best Compilation

V/A ‘20 Years Of Phonica’ [Phonica Records]
V/A ‘Club Moss’ [Wisdom Teeth]
Shygirl ‘fabric presents Shygirl’ [fabric Records]
V/A ‘Obligated Records: Vol​.​1’ [Obligated Records]
V/A ‘Optimo 25’ [Above Board Projects]

Best Track

Cromby ‘House Flava’ [Big Saldo's Chunkers]
Joy Orbison ‘flight fm’ [Hinge Finger / XL Recordings]
Oppidan ‘Mr. Sandman’ [Promised Land Recordings]
Shanti Celeste ‘Ice Cream Dream Boy’ [Method 808 x Peach Discs]
TSHA ‘Girls (feat. Rose Gray)’ [Ninja Tune]
Nia Archives ‘Silence Is Loud’ [HIJINXX / Island Records]

Best Rap Album / Mixtape

Bashy ‘Being Poor is Expensive’ [Bish Bash Bosh Music]
Jawnino ‘40’ [True Panther Records]
Lex Amor ‘Forward Ever’ [Modern Oak]
Meekz ‘TRU’ [Self-released]
Nines ‘Quit While You're Ahead’ [Zino Records]

Best Rap Track

Chy Cartier ‘BOSSED UP’ [Self-released]
Cristale ‘Antisocial’ [4ZA Music / Black Butter]
K-Trap ‘Heaven or Hell’ [Thousand8 / EGA]
Pa Salieu ‘Belly’ [Warner Music UK]
SL ‘Tracey Beaker’ [Mic Cheque]

RA: best tracks of 2024

https://ra.co/features/4401

RA - The Best Tracks of 2024
https://ra.co/features/4401

The Best Tracks of 2024

This year's 25-strong list ranges from pearly downtempo to zany budots and souped-up dubstep. But who made #1?

Let's be honest: albums reigned supreme in 2024. The Ubiquitous Festival Anthem was in short supply—especially when you consider last year's rich bounty. As such, the list below follows a more gentle curve, with nods to ambient, R&B and oddball tunes from all around the globe. Dubstep and downtempo get a strong look-in; traditional house and techno, perhaps controversially, less so.

But that's not to say the list lacks dance floor heft—you only have to look as far as incendiary floor-fillers from the likes of 1OO1O, Thoughtforms and TAAHLIAH & Elouiza. And then there's our #1, which sits somewhere between the club and the beach party. It's also the second time this artist—on this occasion, in collaboration with one of our favourite vocalists—has clinched the top spot since 2022. They must be doing something right.

— Carlos Hawthorn

Number 1:

[01]
Nick León & Erika de Casier
Bikini
TraTraTrax

MOKA just got in before me !

one of the best EOY lists I have seen so far, from Bristol's Crack Magazine

Crack Magazine - Top 50 Albums of 2024
https://crackmagazine.net/article/list-article/best-albums-2024/

AOTY format:
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2329-crack-magazines-top-50-albums-of-2024/

From ambient concréte to shapeshifting rap, via melancholy confessionals, hot-and-sticky bangers, bracing hardcore and – let’s be real – some of the best capital-P Pop music since forever… these are the albums of 2024, according to Crack Magazine

1: Cindy Lee
Diamond Jubilee

I wrote the Wire's Jazz & Improv list (10 titles); here it is:

1. Lisa Ullén, Heirloom
2. Matthew Shipp, New Concepts In Piano Trio Jazz
3. Wadada Leo Smith & Amina Claudine Myers, Central Park's Mosaics Of Reservoir, Lake, Paths And Gardens
4. Milford Graves/William Parker/Charles Gayle, WEBO
5. Thembi Dunjana, God Bless iKapa. God Bless Mzantsi.
6. Amaro Freitas, Y'Y
7. Tyshawn Sorey Trio, The Susceptible Now
8. Nala Sinephro, Endlessness
9. Mary Halvorson, Cloudward
10. Vijay Iyer Trio, Compassion

Caramanica's list is unusually "normal" this year.

p4k rock albums list, ekko astral is #1

https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-rock-albums-2024/

08 SKEE MASK | Resort

hell yeah

UK based Radio Station Radio X have published the worst 2024 EOY Best Albums list I have seen so far. Link provided for comedy:

The 25 best albums of 2024
https://www.radiox.co.uk/features/x-lists/best-albums-of-2024/

Thankfully I have not listened to Radio X in 2024. Who is this wretched radio station catering for in 2024?

Geez, that is terrible - Kasabian, Kings of Leon, Bastille and Razorlight? Ugh.

Aiui, even Black Keys stans don't think much of that new album.

I didn't even scroll down far enough to see Snow Patrol and The Zutons. I guess there was a corner of the world where 2024 was the return of the landfill indie scene.

i mean who cares but LOL at the math of the MJ Lenderman album being Pitchfork's #4 best album of the year but their #7 best rock album of the year

UK based Louder than War presents LOUDER THAN WAR TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 2024
https://louderthanwar.com/albums-of-2024/

AOTY format
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2330-louder-than-wars-top-100-albums-of-2024/

Like last year the Louder than War list is a very mixed bag of the good, to the average and to bad. From complete unknowns that you never knew even existed, to random choices of heritage artists well past their peak, artists you had forgotten or never knew released albums in 2024, a few decent choices and some predictable selections.

I look at this list and it certainly doesn't represent my 2024. I expect the list doesn't make any sense to anyone outside of the contributors of the list. A cultural cul-de-sac of odd choices restricted to the confines of Louder than War.

Number 1 by the way was

1. Amyl & The Sniffers: Cartoon Darkness
(Rough Trade)

xp the rock list is billed as specifically the opinion of two staff writers, as opposed to the full staff + contributors main list

i mean who cares but LOL at the math of the MJ Lenderman album being Pitchfork's #4 best album of the year but their #7 best rock album of the year

― na (NA)

Count me amongst those massively sad at this being the last Bleep 100. It's a treasure trove and a fun way to find new artists

Mexico's Sound & Vision presents Los Mejores 50 Álbumes de 2024
https://svmusica.com/2024/12/03/los-mejores-50-albumes-de-2024/

En un 2024 tan intenso y cargado de emociones en la música, ya todo lo esencial se ha dicho con más análisis y detalle sobre muchos de estos lanzamientos a lo largo del año. Basta expresarles que nos entusiasmó mucho hacer este conteo que, desde luego, está supeditado a nuestra visión artística, orientada a los sonidos y ritmos que más nos hicieron vibrar en el universo alternativo.
Aquí van a encontrar discos de todos colores y sabores, regiones de procedencia muy diversas y diferentes niveles de impacto. Lo que sí tienen en común es que todos estos títulos (y muchos más que lamentablemente se quedaron fuera) dejaron una marca imborrable en un año que no vamos a olvidar.

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In such an intense and emotionally charged 2024 in music, everything essential has already been said in more analysis and detail about many of these releases throughout the year. It is enough to express to you that we were very excited to do this count, which, of course, is subject to our artistic vision, oriented to the sounds and rhythms that made us vibrate the most in the alternative universe.
Here you will find albums of all colors and flavors, very diverse regions of origin and different levels of impact. What they do have in common is that all these titles (and many more that unfortunately were left out) left an indelible mark in a year that we will not forget.

Number 2
She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She – Chelsea Wolfe

Number 1
Romance – Fontaines D.C.

AllMusic - 100 favorite albums of 2024.
https://www.allmusic.com/year-in-review/2024

Each year, the AllMusic editors look back through the albums that made the biggest impact, broke new ground, and just all-out moved us. Pop, rap, jazz, blues, classical and more. We begin with our overall best-of list, and will explore a different genre each weekday until the new year. These are our 100 favorite albums of 2024.

Summary via:

Acclaimed Music Forums
https://www.acclaimedmusic.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15827&sid=cddfb95c928e5d3983c6d22d56cb9b90

2nd Grade - Scheduled Explosions
Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future
Amaro Freitas - Y’Y
Amyl and the Sniffers - Cartoon Darkness
Andra Day - Cassandra
Angelica Garcia - Gemelo
Anthony Branker & Imagine - Songs My Mom Liked
Ariana Grande - Eternal Sunshine
Arooj Aftab - Night Reign
Being Dead - EELS
Belong - Realistic IX
Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown
Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter
Billie Eilish - Hit me Hard and Soft
Bladee - Cold Visions
Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere
Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer
Charles Lloyd - The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
Charley Crockett - $10 Cowboy
Charli xcx - Brat
Charlotte Day Wilson - Cyan Blue
Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She
Christopher Owens - I Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair
Clairo - Charm
Common & Pete Rock - The Auditorium, Vol. 1
Daniel Romano - Too Hot to Sleep
Field Music - Limits of Language
Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn - Quiet in a World Full of Noise
Dina Ögon - Orion
Doechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal
Du Blonde - Sniff More Gritty
Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism
Dwight Yoakam - Brighter Days
Elephant9 & Terje Rypdal - Catching Fire
Elucid - Revelator
Fabiana Palladino - Fabiana Palladino
Fat Dog - Woof.
Floating Points - Cascade
Hiatus Kaiyote - Love Heart Cheat Code
Hurray for the Riff Raff - The Past Is Still Alive
Immanuel Wilkins - Blues Blood
Jake Xerxes Fussell - When I'm Called
Jamie xx - In Waves
Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch
Joe Sanders - Parallels
John Grant - The Art of the Lie
Johnny Blue Skies - Passage du Désir
Jonathan Fournel & Howard Griffiths - Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 18 KV 456 & 21 KV 467
Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming, Kelli O'Hara, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra - Kevin Puts: The Hours
JPEGMAFIA - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU
Julia Holter - Something in the Room She Moves
Julian Prégardien,Stéphane Fuget & Les Épopées - Monteverdi: L'Orfeo
Kali Uchis - Orquídeas
Kim Deal - Nobody Loves You More
Kloke &Tim Reaper - In Full Effect
Lalah Hathaway - Vantablack
Lea Desandre & Thomas Dunford - Idylle
London Choral Sinfonia & Michael Waldron - The French Album
Louise Alder, Tim Mead, Jonathan Cohen, Arcangelo - Handel: Theodora, HWV 60
Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
Matthew Shipp Trio - New Concepts in Piano Trio Jazz
Mdou Moctar - Funeral for Justice
Meridian Brothers - Mi Latinoamérica Sufre
Meshell Ndegeocello - No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin
Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding - Milton + Esperanza
MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks
Mount Eerie - Night Palace
Nailah Hunter - Lovegaze
Nala Sinephro - Endlessness
Nduduzo Makhathini - uNomkhubulwane
Nia Archives - Silence Is Loud
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Wild God
O. - WeirdOs
Opeth - The Last Will and Testament
Osees - Sorcs 80
Paul Wee, Michael Collins & Swedish Chamber Orchestra - Henselt & Bronsart: Piano Concertos
Peter Perrett - The Cleansing
Redd Kross - Redd Kross
Rosali - Bite Down
Ruthven - Rough & Ready
Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet
Samara Joy - Portrait
ScHoolboy Q - Blue Lips
Shawn Mendes - Shawn
St. Vincent - All Born Screaming
Sy Smith- Until We Meet Again
Takács Quartet - Schubert: String Quartet in G major D887; String Quartet in B flat major D112
The Cure - Songs of a Lost World
The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy
The Smashing Pumpkins - Aghori Mhori Mei
The Softies - The Bed I Made
Tierra Whack - World Wide Whack
Tyla - Tyla
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats - Nell' Ora Blu
Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us
Yard Act - Where's My Utopia?
Yasmin Williams - Acadia
Yaya Bey - Ten Fold
Yunchan Lim - Chopin: Études
Yuuko Shiokawa & András Schiff - Brahms, Schumann

Bandcamp the complete Bandcamp Best Albums of 2024 links:

The Best Albums of 2024: A-F
https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2024/the-best-albums-of-2024-a-f
previously linked upthread

The Best Albums of 2024: G – M
https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2024/the-best-albums-of-2024-g-m

The Best Albums of 2024: M – R
https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2024/the-best-albums-of-2024-m-r

The Best Albums of 2024: S – Z
https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2024/the-best-albums-of-2024-s-z

Consequence 30 Best Metal & Hard Rock Albums of 2024
https://consequence.net/list/best-metal-hard-rock-albums-2024/

Number 1 : Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere

Metal Hammer Announce Their Choices For ‘The Top 50 Albums Of 2024’

summary via:
https://www.theprp.com/2024/12/05/news/metal-hammer-announce-their-choices-for-the-top-50-albums-of-2024/

50. Fever 333 – “Darker White“
49. Hamferd – “Men Guds Hond Er Sterk“
48. Caligula’s Horse – “Charcoal Grace“
47. Kati Ran – “Sála“
46. While She Sleeps – “Self Hell“
45. Undeath – “More Insane“
44. Satan – “Songs In Crimson“
43. Grand Magus – “Sunraven“
42. Winterfylleth – “The Imperious Horizon“
41. Tribulation – “Sub Rosa In Æternum“
40. Kalandra – “A Frame Of Mind“
39. Pijn – “From Low Beams Of Hope“
38. Job For A Cowboy – “Moon Healer“
37. Melt Banana – “3+5“
36. The Obsessed – “Gilded Sorrow“
35. Big | Brave – “A Chaos Of Flowers“
34. Zetra – “Zetra“
33. Thou – “Umbilical“
32. Kerry King – “From Hell I Rise“
31. Dödsrit – “Nocturnal Will“
30. Touché Amoré – “Spiral In A Straight Line“
29. High On Fire – “Cometh The Storm“
28. Orange Goblin – “Science, Not Fiction“
27. Oceans Of Slumber – “Where Gods Fear To Speak“
26. SLIFT – “Ilion“
25. Nails – “Every Bridge Burning“
24. Sólstafir – “Hin Helga Kvöl“
23. Zeal & Ardor – “Greif“
22. Devin Townsend – “PowerNerd“
21. Leprous – “Melodies Of Atonement“
20. Rotting Christ – “Pro Xristou“
19. Lucifer – “Lucifer V“
18. Dvne – “Voidkind“
17. Bring Me The Horizon – “Post Human: Next Gen“
16. Nightwish – “Yesterwynde“
15. Julie Christmas – “Ridiculous And Full Of Blood“
14. Ulcerate – “Cutting The Throat Of God“
13. Dool – “The Shape Of Fluidity“
12. Gatecreeper – “Dark Superstition“
11. Oranssi Pazuzu – “Muuntautuja“
10. Unto Others – “Never, Neverland“
09. Lowen – “Do Not Go To War With The Demons Of Mazandaran“
08. Ihsahn – “Ihsahn“
07. Heriot – “Devoured By The Mouth Of Hell“
06. Opeth – “The Last Will And Testament“
05. Bruce Dickinson – “The Mandrake Project“
04. Knocked Loose – “You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To“
03. Chelsea Wolfe – “She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She“
02. Judas Priest – “Invincible Shield“
01. Blood Incantation – “Absolute Everywhere“

The new issue of Metal Hammer is our biggest of the year and it's on sale now!
https://www.loudersound.com/news/metal-hammer-end-of-year-issue-2024

More info:
Metal Hammer name Blood Incantation’s Absolute Elsewhere the best metal album of 2024, top 50 revealed
https://www.loudersound.com/news/blood-incantation-absolute-everywhere-metal-hammer-album-of-the-year-2024

feels like every publication has decided to rate "dreamfear" instead of "boy sent from above." wrong!

oh, this is in reference to pitchfork's best electronic music of 2024 list
https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-electronic-music-2024/

"dreamfear" was also on the resident advisor list

xxxxpost, Bandcamp isn't done yet. i think their "best of the best" is tomorrow.

thanks for the correction, I was just referring A - Z

good to see Dua Saleh and Wu-Lu on that last Bandcamp list

Metal Hammer list as a playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2SWaQoQLxqxxc1uOkR64no?si=2cf21ea5eee9498a

NME - The 50 best albums of 2024

https://www.nme.com/lists/end-of-year/best-albums-2024-3818995

Number 1:
Charli XCX – ‘Brat’

The Guardian The 20 best songs of 2024
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/dec/06/the-20-best-songs-of-2024

good to see this dark pop track at
18
Lady Gaga – Disease

1: Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe!

The Best Music of 2024, According to Pitchfork Readers
https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/2024-readers-poll-results/

The 100 Best Songs of 2024, According to Pitchfork Readers
- Charli XCX dominates the poll

The 100 Best Albums of 2024, According to Pitchfork Readers
1: Charli XCX: BRAT

Bandcamp The Best Albums of 2024: Essential Releases
https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2024/the-best-albums-of-2024-essential-releases

Did Allmusic just list all music released in 2024 as their “Best of 2024” list?

hence the name!

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-latin-albums-2024-1235191400/

Rolling Stone best Latin albums

Said the Gramophone 100 best songs of 2024:
https://www.saidthegramophone.com/archives/best_songs_of_2024.php

Awesomeness as usual sean

thanks moka!! :)

yes great list again
lots to check out

The Raven Sings the Blues list is out, one I've found worth perusing in the past:

https://www.ravensingstheblues.com/rstbs-favorite-albums-of-2024/

It's 100 unranked albums.

alphonse pierre's rap list

https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-rap-albums-2024/

My engagement with new (and new-to-me) music has been in decline over the last few years, but the StG playlist remains a perennial for me--in part because Sean's is the only music blog that I continue to check in with that still posts MP3s.

sean, i love your lists for the discovery but also because you manage to write something personal, concise, and interesting about all 100 songs. that's not easy!

Sean: your eoy lists are always a treasure trove. I’m halfway thru it and I’ve discovered such great music (Andre Either, La Force, Peggy Lee & Cole Schmidt, MOMO). Thanks so much for sharing your words and music taste. It is consistently one of the best eoy lists you can dig into and I’m always looking forward to them. Never stop doing them.

wow - voodoo, moka, sicko, thank you for taking a moment to say that. ILX remains one of the most important places for me to draw insights, inspiration and motivation throughout the year: i feel lucky to have the companionship of so many generous, curious fellow listeners. my StG tradition always feels like a lot of work but it's nice to (belatedly) be put into conversation with so many people who like to listen as i do.

I guess the Aquarium Drunkard list is behind the paywall this year.

Everything on Aquarium Drunkard has been behind the paywall since they went subscriber only earlier this year. I know at least one great person and killer writer for them posts here, and I get surviving in this day and age is rough for all media, so I won't complain too much. BUT $10/month is A LOT and it really stings to not be able to read their yearly wrap up this year, because they are usually really excellent. Was kinda hoping they might put that one outside the paywall for a few weeks or something but, hey, I guess this subscriber only model is working out!

January 1 deadline for music reviewers contributing to Uproxx poll email has gone out today.

On Facebook I see that the "Village Voice Pazz & Jop Rip-Off Poll private group wants submissions by January 6 I think, and is already posting individual ones

Xps nice list Sean. Hopefully this means I won't be the sole voter for Phoebe Go's Marmalade when the ILX poll rolls around

Although the aquarium drunkard list is behind a paywall the spotify playlist (which I assume contains most of the albums mentioned) for the list is public:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4pPUqhNACZo8oseFLuaRah