Scientifically Proven Best Albums of 2024

#40 Mumbles: In the Pocket of Big Sad

#39 GloRilla: Ehhthang Ehhthang

#38 Waxahatchee: Tigers Blood

#37 The Smile: Cutouts

#36 Caroline Shaw and Sō Percussion: Rectangles and Circumstance

#35 And So I Watch You From Afar: Megafauna

#34 Taylor Swift: The Tortured Poets Department

#33 Dua Saleh: I SHOULD CALL THEM

#32 Lupe Fiasco: Samurai

#31 Beyoncé: Cowboy Carter

#30 The Bronzed Chorus: Aki

#29 Future Islands: People Who Aren’t There Anymore

#28 Alan Sparhawk: White Roses, My God

#27 Hinds: Viva Hinds

#26 Moor Mother: The Great Bailout

#25 John Grant: The Art of the Lie

#24 Danny Brown: Quaranta

#23 Bella Technika: Solid State

#22 Zeal and Ardor: Greif

#21 Tierra Whack: WORLD WIDE WHACK

#20 Tapir!: The Pilgrim, Their God and The King Of My Decrepit Mountain

#19 elbow: AUDIO VERTIGO

#18 Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Wild God

#17 Lava La Rue: Starface

#16 Magdalena Bay: Imaginal Disk

#15 Efficax: DESTRUCTION

#14 Les Savy Fav: OUI, LSF

#13 Allie X: Girl With No Face

#12 James Blake & Lil Yachty: Bad Cameo

#11 Manic Street Preachers: Lifeblood 20

#10 serpentwithfeet: GRIP

#9 The Smile: Wall of Eyes

#8 JPEGMAFIA: I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU

#7 Young Jesus: The Fool

[An Apology to Chappell Roan]

#6 Godspeed You! Black Emperor: “NO TITLE AS OF 21 DECEMBER 2024 45,206 DEAD”

#5 Prince: Around the World in a Day

#4 Ravyn Lenae: Bird’s Eye

#3 070 Shake: Petrichor

#2 Tyler, The Creator: CHROMAKOPIA

#1 Charli XCX: BRAT

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