Albumism Selects: The 30 Best Albums of 2024…So Far

It’s hard to believe that we’re reached the midway point of 2024, but such is the case. And while there is still a ton of exciting new music on the horizon for the rest of the year, it’s time for us to pause for a moment and celebrate the albums that have thrilled us the most over the past six months.

We hope you enjoy discovering—or rediscovering—the albums featured below (in alphabetical order). If you like what you hear and happen to have the means right now, we encourage you to consider purchasing the albums that tickle your fancy from the artists’ respective official online stores or your favorite music retailers.

See any of your favorite 2024 albums missing from the list? Let us know via the comments section below!

The 30 Best Albums of 2024…So Far

Click/tap on each album cover to listen and learn more:

Bat For Lashes | 'The Dream of Delphi'

Da Beatminerz | 'Stifled Creativity'

Beyoncé | 'Cowboy Carter'

The Black Crowes | 'Happiness Bastards'

Bright Light Bright Light | 'Enjoy Youth'

Charli XCX | 'BRAT'

Gary Clark Jr. | 'JPEG RAW'

Madi Diaz | 'Weird Faith'

Elbow | 'AUDIO VERTIGO'

Beth Gibbons | 'Lives Outgrown'

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Kim Gordon | 'The Collective'

Lalah Hathaway | 'VANTABLACK'

Hooverphonic | 'Fake Is the New Dope'

Kings of Leon | 'Can We Please Have Fun'

Lenny Kravitz | 'Blue Electric Light'

Dua Lipa | 'Radical Optimism'

Kacey Musgraves | 'Deeper Well'

Pearl Jam | 'Dark Matter'

Pet Shop Boys | 'Nonetheless'

Jessica Pratt | 'Here in the Pitch'

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Jordan Rakei | 'The Loop'

Rapsody | 'Please Don't Cry'

Maggie Rogers | 'Don't Forget Me'

Lucy Rose | 'This Ain't the Way You Go Out'

Shabaka | 'Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace'

Sleater-Kinney | 'Little Rope'

Sy Smith | 'Until We Meet Again'

Taylor Swift | 'The Tortured Poets Department'

Waxahatchee | 'Tigers Blood'

Jane Weaver | 'Love in Constant Spectacle'