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(Originally Published December 31, 2024)
This year has been the best year for new music thus far in the 2020’s. It is almost embarrassing how every week, a great artist released something new and exciting into the world. It has been difficult to keep up! I listened to over 120 new releases, bringing thousands of new songs into my world. Below is my annual list of finely curated musical selections from 2024.
TOP 40 ALBUMS OF 2024
40. Early Riser - 'Big Life' (Released 10/11/2024)
39. Faye Webster- 'Underdressed at the Symphony' (Released 3/1/2024)
38. Sinkane - 'We Belong' (Released 4/5/2024)
37. Remi Wolf - 'Big Ideas' (Released 7/12/2024)
36. The Dare - 'What's Wrong With New York?' (Released 9/6/2024)
35. Jessica Pratt - 'Here in the Pitch' (Released 5/3/2024)
34. MGMT - 'Loss of Life' (Released 2/23/2024)
33. Jack White - 'No Name' (Released 8/2/2024)
32. Waxahatchee - 'Tigers Blood' (Released 3/22/2024)
31. Fontaines D.C. - 'Romance' (Released 8/23/2024)
30. Bleachers - 'Bleachers' (Released 3/8/2024)
29. Christopher Owens - 'I Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair' (Released 10/18/2024)
28. MJ Lenderman - 'Manning Fireworks' (Released 9/6/2024)
27. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - "South of Here' (Released 6/28/2024)
26. Taylor Swift - 'The Tortured Poets Department' (Released 4/19/2024)
25. Magdalena Bay - 'Imaginal Disk' (Released 8/23/2024)
24. Jamie XX - 'In Waves' (Released 9/20/2024)
23. Camera Obscura - 'Look To The East, Look To The West' (Released 5/3/2024)
22. Haley Heynderickx - 'Seed of a Seed' (Released 11/1/2024)
21. Suki Waterhouse - 'Memoir of a Sparklemuffin' (Released 9/13/2024)
20. Krooked Kings - 'Shiver' (Released 3/8/2024)
19. Charli XCX - 'Brat' (Released 6/7/2024)
18. Benson Boone - 'Fireworks & Rollerblades' (Released 4/5/2024)
17. Dua Lipa - 'Radical Optimism' (Released 5/3/2024)
16. Hippo Campus - 'Flood' (Released 9/20/2024)
15. Lauren Mayberry - 'Vicious Creature' (Released 12/6/2024)
14. Kendrick Lamar - 'GNX' (Released 11/22/2024)
13. Maggie Rogers - 'Don't Forget Me' (Released 4/12/2024)
12. Girl in Red - 'I'm Doing It Again Baby' (Released 4/12/2024)
11. The Last Dinner Party - 'Prelude to Ecstasy' (Released 2/2/2024)
10. Gracie Abrams – ‘The Secret of Us’
(Released June 21, 2024)
“I’m jumpin’ in the deep end, it’s more fun to swim in. Heard the risk is drowning, but I’m gonna take it.”
– Risk
09. Hinds – ‘Viva Hinds’
(Released September 6, 2024)
“There’s a road that drives me home; let me know where I can find you.”
– The Bed, the Room, the Rain and You
08. Charly Bliss – ‘Forever’
(Released August 16, 2024)
“I never believed I could trust something bigger than me.”
– Easy to Love You
07. Sabrina Carpenter – ‘Short n' Sweet’
(Released August 23, 2024)
“I know I have good judgment; I know I have good taste. It’s funny and it’s ironic that only I feel that way.”
– Please Please Please
06. Japandroids – ‘Fate and Alcohol’
(Released October 18, 2024)
“If I don’t hurry up, if I don’t make this bet, I might miss a moment Lord knows I’ll regret.”
– Positively 34th Street
05. Beyoncé – ‘Cowboy Carter’
(Released March 29, 2024)
“Here’s to hoping I’ll fall fast asleep tonight and I’ll just need to get through this. Born in the darkness, who brings the light? And I just need to get through this, or just get used to it. ‘Cause time heals everything; I don’t need anything. Hallelujah.”
– Just For Fun
04. Vampire Weekend – ‘Only God Was Above Us’
(Released April 5, 2024)
“Our enemy’s invincible; I hope you let it go”
– Hope
03. Father John Misty – ‘Mahashmashana’
(Released November 22, 2024)
“Now with your genius for picking battles, it’s no wonder every helmet is too small”
– I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of All
02. Los Campesinos! – ‘All Hell’
(Released July 19, 2024)
“The order of the seasons depends on when you’re born. I start count in winter and heading for a fall.”
– The Order of the Seasons
01. Brigitte Calls Me Baby – ‘The Future Is Our Way Out’
(Released August 2, 2024)
“If everything was as it seems, memories wouldn’t feel like dreams.”
– Too Easy
TOP 101 TRACKS OF 2024
2024 was such an excellent year for new songs. It was difficult to cap this list to just 101 tracks. I realized there were a bunch of great ones I missed out after I compiled the list! But even with a jumbo-sized list, you must cut it off somewhere. And if I included three Brigitte Calls Me Baby, Los Campesinos, or Taylor Swift songs, this already too-long list would have become unmanageable!
As I do every year, I pick my favorite songs (1 song per Artist) and then rank them against each other to formulate ‘The Best Songs of the Year Countdown’. I hope you find some new great songs to take into 2025.
Click Here to listen to the Top 101 Tracks of 2024 Countdown on Spotify!
101. IDLES - "IDEA 01"
100. Etta Marcus - "Theatre"
99. Teens in Trouble - "It's Up To Me"
98. Deep Sea Diver - "Billboard Heart"
97. Yard Act (ft. Kary J Person) - "When the Laughter Stops"
96. bob junior (ft. The Walters) - "forever on my mind"
95. Lady Gaga - "Disease"
94. KennyHoopla - "how will I rest in peace if I'm buried by a highway?//"
93. Jennifer Lopez (ft. Latto) - "Can't Get Enough"
92. The Greeting Committee - "Cyclical"
91. Kacy Hill - "You Know I Love You Still"
90. Cola - "Pulling Quotes"
89. SASAMI - "Slugger"
88. JW Francis - "Orbit"
87. Brittany Howard - "Prove It To You"
86. Sleater-Kinney - "Say It Like You Mean It"
85. Teenage Dads - "Boyfriend"
84. Middle Kids - "Highlands"
83. Forrest Frank - "GOOD DAY"
82. Ayra Starr - "Commas"
81. The Dare - "Perfume"
80. Caravan Palace - "Raccoons"
79. Mimi Webb - "One Eye Open"
78. Self - "Love You Less"
77. Junior Varsity - "Cross The Street"
76. The Aces - "The Magic"
75. Haley Heynderickx - "Redwoods (Anxious God)"
74. Wallace - "I Want You Yesterday"
73. Washed Out - "The Hardest Part"
72. Ginger Root - "All Night"
71. Krooked Kings - "Letter to a Past Self"
70. Bon Iver - "THINGS BEHIND THINGS BEHIND THINGS"
69. Mon Rovia - "Rust."
68. Good Looks - "If It's Gone"
67. Boeckner - "LOSE"
66. Katie Gavins - "Aftertaste"
65. Mannequin Pussy - "Nothing Like"
64. Southtowne Lanes - "Reprieve"
63. Future Teens - "Mourning Time"
62. Lizzy McAlpine - "Staying"
61. Bleachers - "I Am Right One Time"
60. Maggie Rogers - "If Now Was Then"
59. Ela Minus - "BROKEN"
58. Dr. Dog - "Lost Ones"
57. TV Girl (ft. George Clanton) - "Summer 2000 Baby"
56. Porridge Radio - "Anybody"
55. Wild Pink - "Sprinter Brain"
54. Olivia Rodrigo - "Stranger"
53. Magdalena Bay - "Death & Romance"
52. Friko - "Get Numb To It!"
51. The Happy Return - "Feels Like Heaven"
50. Tommy Richman - "MILLION DOLLAR BABY"
49. Sinkane - "Come Together"
48. Remi Wolf - "Soup"
47. Charli XCX - "Sympathy is a knife"
46. Billie Eilish - "BIRDS OF A FEATHER"
45. Chappell Roan - "Good Luck, Babe!"
44. Origami Angel - "Feeling Not Found"
43. Jessie Ware & Romy - "Lift You Up"
42. The Linda Lindas - "All In My Head"
41. Kelly Lee Owens - "Dark Angel"
40. Christopher Owens - "Two Words"
39. MJ Lenderman - "She's Leaving You"
38. The Japanese House - ":)"
37. Jelani Aryeh - "I'm In Love"
36. Jamie XX (ft. Robyn) - "Life"
35. Oceanator - "First Time"
34. Nilufer Yanya - "Like I Say (I runaway)"
33. Glass Animals - "Creatures in Heaven"
32. Vampire Weekend - "The Surfer"
31. Camera Obscura - "Only a Dream"
30. Beach Bunny - "Clueless"
29. Baby Rose & BADBADNOTGOOD - "One Last Dance"
28. SZA - "Saturn"
27. Suki Waterhouse - "Model, Actress, Whatever"
26. Hinds - "The Bed, The Room, The Rain and You"
25. Kendrick Lamar - "reincarnated"
24. The Weeknd - "Dancing In The Flames"
23. Sam Fender - "People Watching"
22. Lauren Mayberry - "Crocodile Tears"
21. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - "Time Makes Fools of Us All"
20. Gigi Perez - "Sailor Song"
19. girl in red - "Too Much"
18. Sabrina Carpenter - "Espresso"
17. The Last Dinner Party - "The Feminine Urge"
16. Charly Bliss - "Back There Now"
15. Fontaines D.C. - "Favourite"
14. Taylor Swift - "The Tortured Poets Department"
13. Waxahatchee - "365"
12. Japandroids - "All Bets Are Off"
11. Dua Lipa - "Training Season"
10. Justin Timberlake - "Selfish"
09. Leon Bridges - "Ain't Got Nothing On You"
08. Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - "Die With A Smile"
07. Los Campesinos! - "To Hell in a Handjob"
06. Father John Misty - "I Guess Time Just Makes Fools of Us All"
05. Benson Boone - "Be Someone"
04. Beyonce - "YA YA"
03. Gracie Abrams - "Risk"
02. Brigitte Calls Me Baby - "You Are Only Made Of Dreams"
01. Hippo Campus - "I Got Time"
TOP 10 SHOWS OF 2024
There were many wonderful shows this year that had me smiling all night long. Shout out to all the special people who came along to make these concerts extremely memorable. Y’all are the best!
10. Camera Obscura. June 20. Webster Hall. New York, NY.
9. Los Campesinos!. June 15. Warsaw. Brooklyn, NY.
8. Vampire Weekend. October 5. Madison Square Garden. New York, NY
7. The Postal Service / Death Cab for Cutie. May 3. MVP Arena. Albany, NY.
6. The Beaches. September 26. Asbury Lanes. Asbury Park, NJ.
5. The Front Bottoms. May 18. Levitt Pavilion SteelStacks. Bethlehem, PA.
4. The Blood Brothers. December 13. Irving Plaza. New York, NY.
3. Hinds / The Happy Return. October 25. First Unitarian Church. Philadelphia, PA.
2. Passion Pit. May 31. Warsaw. Brooklyn, NY.
1. Weezer / The Flaming Lips / Dinosaur Jr. September 11. Madison Square Garden. New York, NY.
If 2025 is even half as good 2024, I will have a lot to be grateful for. “Got twice what I needed; when I say it, I mean it: I’ve been doing alright.” If you have any favorite music from 2024, please pass it along this way. I would love to listen and discuss it! Thanks for reading!
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