KEXP listeners have great taste in radio stations, obviously. They also have great taste in music! That’s why, each year, we take the time to build a listener-powered list of the best albums of the year.
And now is that time! We asked our listeners to vote on their favorite albums of 2024. See what they picked list below.
This page will update throughout the day as the countdown progresses. Keep checking back to find out what album snags the #1 spot.
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| RANK | ARTIST | ALBUM TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Chat Pile | Cool World |
| 99 | Wilco | Hot Sun Cool Shroud EP |
| 98 | Being Dead | EELS |
| 97 | The Lemon Twigs | A Dream Is All We Know |
| 96 | Hinds | VIVA HINDS |
| 95 | Washed Out | Notes From a Quiet Life |
| 94 | Rasco | Dmaot |
| 93 | Fcukers | Baggy$$ EP |
| 92 | Cigarettes After Sex | X's |
| 91 | Ty Segall | Three Bells |
| RANK | ARTIST | ALBUM TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | JSWISS | You Never Really Know |
| 89 | Shannon & The Clams | The Moon Is In the Wrong Place |
| 88 | Bonny Light Horseman | Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free |
| 87 | Day Soul Exquisite | Sanguine & Cardamom |
| 86 | Mdou Moctar | Funeral For Justice |
| 85 | Glass Beams | Mahal EP |
| 84 | Thunderpussy | West |
| 83 | Justice | Hyperdrama |
| 82 | Childish Gambino | Bando Stone & the New World |
| 81 | Gillian Welch & David Rawlings | Woodland |
| RANK | ARTIST | ALBUM TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Nada Surf | Moon MIrror |
| 79 | Ibibio Sound Machine | Pull the Rope |
| 78 | Chong the Nomad | DO WE MAKE OF THIS |
| 77 | Aurora | What Happened To The Heart? |
| 76 | Pond | STUNG! |
| 75 | Maggie Rogers | Don't Forget Me |
| 74 | Brimheim | RATKING |
| 73 | SAULT | Acts of Faith |
| 72 | Hermanos Gutiérrez | Sonido Cósmico |
| 71 | GUM & Ambrose Kenny-Smith | Ill Times |
| RANK | ARTIST | ALBUM TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | The Jesus And Mary Chain | Glasgow Eyes |
| 69 | MGMT | Loss of Life |
| 68 | Dark Chisme | Dark Chisme |
| 67 | Kit Sebastian | New Internationale |
| 66 | Jessica Pratt | Here in the Pitch |
| 65 | The Last Dinner Party | Prelude to Ecstasy |
| 64 | The Black Keys | Ohio Players |
| 63 | Doechii | Alligator Bites Never Heal |
| 62 | Mk.gee | Two Star & The Dream Police |
| 61 | Angélica Garcia | Gemelo |
| RANK | ARTIST | ALBUM TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Orville Peck | Stampede |
| 59 | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | No Title as of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead |
| 58 | The Slaps | Mudglimmer |
| 57 | Beth Gibbons | Lives Outgrown |
| 56 | Yard Act | Where's My Utopia? |
| 55 | Kelly Lee Owens | Dreamstate |
| 54 | Soccer Mommy | Evergreen |
| 53 | The Decemberists | As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again |
| 52 | Leon Bridges | Leon |
| 51 | Future Islands | People Who Aren't There Anymore |
| RANK | ARTIST | ALBUM TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Bon Iver | SABLE, EP |
| 49 | Chinese American Bear | Wah!!! |
| 48 | La Luz | News Of The Universe |
| 47 | Phantogram | Memory of a Day |
| 46 | Caribou | Honey |
| 45 | Black Ends | Psychotic Spew |
| 44 | Remi Wolf | Big Ideas |
| 43 | Brittany Howard | What Now |
| 42 | Warren Dunes | Aquamarine |
| 41 | Cindy Lee | Diamond Jubilee |
| RANK | ARTIST | ALBUM TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | The Smile | Cutouts |
| 39 | Hurray For The Riff Raff | The Past Is Still Alive |
| 38 | Sleater-Kinney | Little Rope |
| 37 | The Bug Club | On the Intricate Inner Workings of the System |
| 36 | English Teacher | This Could Be Texas |
| 35 | Goat | Goat |
| 34 | SPRINTS | Letter To Self |
| 33 | Magdalena Bay | Imaginal Disk |
| 32 | Liraz | Enerjy - انرژی |
| 31 | DIIV | Frog In Boiling Water |
| RANK | ARTIST | ALBUM TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Kim Gordon | The Collective |
| 29 | Dehd | Poetry |
| 28 | Clairo | Charm |
| 27 | Jamie xx | In Waves |
| 26 | Céu | Novela |
| 25 | Pearl Jam | Dark Matter |
| 24 | Mikey Moo | Fresh Idiot |
| 23 | Baby Schillaci | The Soundstrack |
| 22 | King GIzzard & the Lizard Wizard | Flight B741 |
| 21 | Father John Misty | Mahashmashana |
| RANK | ARTIST | ALBUM TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Adrianne Lenker | Bright Future |
| 19 | The Smile | Wall of Eyes |
| 18 | Nilüfer Yanya | My Method Actor |
| 17 | Khruangbin | A LA SALA |
| 16 | St. Vincent | All Born Screaming |
| 15 | Kendrick Lamar | GNX |
| 14 | MIddle Kids | Faith Crisis Pt 1 |
| 13 | Suki Waterhouse | Memoirs of a Sparklemuffin |
| 12 | Vampire Weekend | Only God Was Above Us |
| 11 | Jack White | No Name |
| RANK | ARTIST | ALBUM TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Wild God |
| 9 | Mannequin Pussy | I Got Heaven |
| 8 | Beyoncé | COWBOY CARTER |
| 7 | MJ Lenderman | Manning Fireworks |
| 6 | Amyl and The Sniffers | Cartoon Darkness |
| 5 | Charli xcx | BRAT |
| 4 | IDLES | TANGK |
| 3 | Waxahatchee | Tigers Blood |
| 2 | The Cure | Songs Of A Lost World |
| 1 | Fontaines D.C. | Romance |
