The longer list and write-up is linked here. Sharing the full list below
Best Albums – 2024
1. Vampire Weekend – Only God Was Above Us
2. Mk.Gee – Two Star & The Dream Police
3. Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal
4. Fabiana Palladino – Fabiana Palladino
5. Common/Pete Rock – The Auditorium Vol. 1
6. Charli XCX – Brat
7. Aaron Frazer – Into the Blue
8. Allysha Joy – The Making of Silk
9. Clario – Charm
10. NxWorries – Why Lawd?
11. Kendrick Lamar – GNX
12. Tyler, the Creator – Chromokopia
13. Dawn Richard/Spencer Zahn – Quiet in a world full of Noise
14. Schoolboy Q- Blue Lips
15. Montell Fish – Charlotte
16. Andra Day – CASSANDRA (cherith)
17. Anthony Bruno – Cefalú
18. Erika de Casier – Still
19. Samara Joy – Portrait
20. Jordan Rakei – The Loop
Best Songs – 2024
1. Tems – Love me Jeje (GuiltyBeatz, Spatz)
2. Kendrick Lamar – Not Like Us (Meet the Grahams, Euphoria, Squabble up) (Mustard, Sean Momberger, Sounwave)
3. Vampire Weekend – Connect/Hope (Ezra Koenig, Ariel Rechtshaid)
4. Doechii – Denial is a River (Ian James, Joey Hanhock, Banser)
5. NxWorries – Move On (Knxwledge)
6. KAYTRANADA/Dawn Richard – Hold On (KAYTRANADA)
7. Elmiene – Crystal Tears (D’Mile)
8. Fabiana Palladino/Jai Paul – I Care (Fabiana Palladino/Jai Paul)
9. Mk.Gee – Alesis (Mk.Gee)
10. Billie Ellish – Birds of a Feather (FINNEAS)
11. Tyla – Truth or Dare (Believve, Sammy Soso)
12. Clario – Juna (Claire Cottrill & Leon Michaels)
13. Durand Bernarr – Unknown (Egberto “Budda” Foster, Jr & Sam Hoffman)
14. Beyoncé – RIIVERDANCE (Beyoncé & The-Dream)
15. Erika de Cassier – Lucky (Erika de Casier & N. Zaks)
16. Charli XCX – Everything is Romantic (A.G. Cook, Charli XCX, El Guincho)
17. Aaron Frazier – Perfect Strangers (Alex Goose/Aaron Frazier)
18. Saba/No I.D. – How to Impress God (Saba/No ID/Daoud)
19. Schoolboy Q – Blueslides (TaeBeast/Mario Luciano/Jason Wool/J.L BS)
20. Sabrina Carpenter – Don’t Smile (Julian Bunetta/John Ryan)
Honeralbe Mention Albums
Lalah Hatahway – Vantablack
Leon Bridges – Leon
Khruangbin – A La Sala
Ka – The Thief next to Jesus
Astrid Sonne – Great Doubt
Beyonce – Cowboy Carter
The Marias – Submarine
Lupe Fiasco – Samurai
Denzel Curry – King of the Mischievous South
Vince Staples – Dark Times
Erika de Casier – Still
JPEGMafia – I lay Down My Life For You
Baby Rose/Badbadnotgood – Slow Burn
Charlotte Day Wilson – Cyan Blue
Maggie Rogers – Don’t Forget Me
Nia Archives – Silence is Loud
Michelle – Sounds About You Specifically
SIR – HEAVY
Mach-Hommy – #RICHAXXITIAN
Honeralbe Mention Songs
Hay Lupita – Lomilel
Cousin Stizz/Smino – Nokia
Muni Long – Made for Me
Magdalena Bay – Image
Mk.Gee – Are You Looking up?/Rockman/Lonely Fight/I Want
Brittany Howard – Prove it to you
Charli XCX – Talk Talk/360/apple/Girl, so confusing w/h Lorde
Sango/Dave B – Meanwhile
Glorilla – TGIF
Chief Keef/Tierra Whack – Banded Up
Tyler, the Creator – Noid
Anthony Bruno – Cefalú
October London – 3rd Shift
Khruangbin – May 9th
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