best songs of 2024

These are the songs from 2024 that I liked the most and think are worth a listen.

I know it’s not a short list, and I’ve included several songs from some albums that aren’t necessarily the best, but damn, there’s been such awesome music this year that I just had to include them no matter what.

So, you know, there’s a bit of everything: pop, folk, EDM, country, metal, hyperpop, indie rock, dance, lo-fi, hip hop, of course, and much more.

Anyway, enough talk—hit play and enjoy!

best albums of 2024

Hey folks! The year’s wrapping up, so here’s my list of the must-listen albums of 2024. Each one has something special and unique, whether it’s unforgettable melodies, powerful lyrics, or fresh productions. Take a look and enjoy!

Adèle Castillon — Crèvecoeur (EP.I)

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Alcalá Norte — Alcalá Norte

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Alice Russell — I Am

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Alice Longyu Gao — Assembling Symbols Into My Own Poetry

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Aurora — What Happened to the Heart?

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BADBADNOTGOOD — Mid Spiral

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Beatenberg — The Great Fire of Beatenberg

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Beth Gibbons (from Portishead) — Lives Outgrown

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Beyoncé — COWBOY CARTER

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Billie Eilish — HIT ME HARD AND SOFT

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Bodies of Water — The Journey is Our Home

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Brigitte Calls Me Baby — The Future is our Way Out

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Charli XCX — brat

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Cosmic Analog Ensemble — Les Grandes Vacances

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Doechii — Alligator Bites Never Heal

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Elcamino x Black Soprano Family — Here You Go

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Floating Action — Cheey

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Friko — Where we’ve been, Where we go from here

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girl in red — I’m doing it again baby!

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Gorka Urbizu — Hasiera Bat

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Jessica Pratt — Here in the Pitch

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Kali Uchis — ORQUÍDEAS

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Keli Holiday — JESTERMAN [EP]

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Khruangbin — A LA SALA

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Killer Mike (as Michael & the Mighty Midnight Revival) — Songs for Sinners & Saints

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KNEECAP — Fine Art

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Laetitia Sadier (from Stereolab) — Rooting For Love

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Leftovers — ES KANN SEIN DASS ALLES ENDET

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Lewis OfMan — Cristal Medium Blue

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Mannequin Pussy — I Got Heaven

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Maria Chiara Argirò — Closer

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Nilüfer Yanya — My Method Actor

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Oques Grasses — Fruit del Deliri

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Poppy — Negative Spaces

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Rachel Chinouriri — What a Devastating Turn of Events

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Sega Bodega — Dennis

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Still Corners — Dream Talk

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STRFKR — Parallel Realms

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Swimming Paul — Smiling Through the Pain

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Taylor Swift — The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology

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The Cure — Songs of a Lost World

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The Smile (Tom York’s band) — Wall Of Eyes

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Twenty One Pilots — Clancy

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Vampire Weekend — Only God Was Above Us

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Viva Belgrado — Cancionero de los Cielos

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Waxahatchee — Tigers Blood

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THIS IS: Joy Crookes

Soul has a new diva and her name is Joy.

At her 23, this South London-based woman has become the new international soul diva. With his debut album Skin (2021, Insanity Records), an "autobiographical body of work" inspired by her British-Irish-Bangladeshi heritage, as well as her experiences of young adulthood, heartbreak and identity, amazed critics and audiences with her precocious talent.

Primarily a modern soul record with elements of R&B, jazz, pop and trip-hop with precious orchestral string arrangements, make Skin an instant classic.

Listen to her debut album Skin here:

"I hope we can all continue breaking down boundaries that stretch between generations and cultures" —Joy Crookes

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