my favorite music of the year 2024

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i initially wanted to like, write something about all of these, but there were too many of them and not enough time. so instead, presented without commentary or justification, here are my favorite singles and albums of 2024, one album/single per artist.

singles

alphabetical other favs

<3 korean girls by alice longyu gao

FCCS#truu24 by trustt

daijoubu desu by haru nemuri and frost children

girlfriend by estelle allen

glacier by xaev

holy, holy by geordie greep

icantbelieveiletyougetaway by aldn

片方だけが燃えている by ueil

kutna hora by food house

linoleum by kmoe

m3 n min3 by femtanyl ft. danny brown

new jeans+ by sebii

reason why by SOPHIE ft. kim petras and bc kingdom

search and destroy by ericdoa

sin miedo by jpegmafia

telephone by elxnce

trauma by 2hollis

we are making out by mura masa ft. yeule

words2liveby by el cousteau ft. earl sweatshirt

top 10:

10. silver thread golden needle by a.g. cook

9. purgatory pony by tracey brakes

8. nasty (match my tweak remix) by tinashe and jane remover

7. good luck, babe! by chappell roan

6. laced up by tsubi club

5. magic i want u by jane remover

4. von dutch by charli xcx

3. cheerleader by porter robinson

2. shake it like a (jane remover remix) by frost children and jane remover

1. euphoria by kendrick lamar

albums

alphabetical other favs

black life, red planet by gum.mp3

britpop by a.g. cook

cascade by floating points

cold visions by bladee

cool world by chat pile

daredeviil2000 by babii

dark times by vince staples

endlessness by nala sinephro

exhibition mode by dazegxd

i love myself and i want to live

impossible light by uboa

with 2 by xaviersobased

king of the mischievous south by denzel curry

mg ultra by machine girl

no title as of 13 february 2024 28,340 dead by godspeed you! black emperor

she reaches out to she reaches out to she by chelsea wolfe

the collective by kim gordon

the new sound by geordie greep

verdant by saeph

why lawd? by nxworries

you like music by galen tipton and death’s dynamic shroud

top 10

10. my twee monsters by tracey brakes

9. the weight of the world by syzy

8. scrapyard by quadeca

7. gnx by kendrick lamar

6. i lay down my life for you by jpegmafia

5. night palace by mount eerie

4. boy by 2hollis

3. tidal memory exo by iglooghost

2. brat by charli xcx

1. SMILE :D by porter robinson