Year-End Lists

Brad Luen: 40 Favorite Albums of My 2024, as posted to his newsletter, Semipop Life

1. Adrianne Lenker
   Bright Future
2. Kendrick Lamar
   GNX
3. Megan Moroney
   Am I Okay?
4. Dlala Thukzin
   Finally Famous Too
5. Doechii
   Alligator Bites Never Heal
6. Romy
   Mid Air
7. Thomas Anderson
   Hello, I’m From The Future
8. Eirik Hegdal
   turnchest
9. The Paranoid Style
   The Interrogator
10. Bad Moves
    Wearing Out the Refrain
11. Amaro Freitas
    Y'Y
12. Billie Eilish
    Hit Me Hard and Soft
13. Hans Winterberg
    Chamber Music Vol. 2
14. Carly Pearce
    hummingbird
15. Jlin
    Akoma
16. Rosie Tucker
    Utopia Now!
17. Franco & O.K. Jazz
    Franco Luambo Makiadi Presents Les Editions Populaires (1968-1970)
18. Miranda Lambert
    Postcards from Texas
19. Deerlady
    Greatest Hits
20. Baby Queen
    Quarter Life Crisis
21. Darius Jones
    Legend of e'Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye)
22. Dylan Hicks & Small Screens
    Modern Flora
23. Sabrina Carpenter
    Short n' Sweet
24. GloRilla
    Glorious
25. Shikamoo Jazz
    East African Legends Live
26. DJ Finale
    Mille Morceau
27. Kris Davis Trio
    Run the Gauntlet
28. Nmixx
    Fe3O4: Break
29. Mannequin Pussy
    I Got Heaven
30. Sexyy Red
    Hood Hottest Princess
31. Unholy Modal Rounders
    Unholier Than Thou: 7/7/77
32. Jacques Greene
    Anth01
33. Tyshawn Sorey
    Continuing
34. Shakira
    Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran
35. David Murray Quartet
    Francesca
36. Chappell Roan
    The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
37. Polo Perks / FearDorian / AyooLii
    A Dog's Chance
38. Vampire Weekend
    Only God Was Above Us
39. various artists
    A moi la liberté - Early Electronic Raï (Algérie 1983-90)
40. Alfredo Colón
    Blood Burden