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25 December 2024

Here's how it works: The Recent Releases chart brings together critical reaction to new albums from more than 50 sources worldwide. It's updated daily. Albums qualify with 5 reviews, and drop out after 6 weeks into the longer timespan charts.

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Father John MistyMahashmashana

"Unequivocally stunning" (10/10 -The Arts Desk). "Striking a compelling balance between the epic and the intimate" (9/10 - DIY). "One of his finest albums" (9/10 - musicOMH)

Michael KiwanukaSmall Changes

"A boundless effort that, while revelling in its musical referents stands tall, ceaselessly, beside them" (10/10 - The Skinny). "It's a record built to last" (8/10 - Record Collector)

Laura MarlingPatterns in Repeat

"Both stunningly intimate and endearingly raw" (10/10 - DIY). "A homey, quiet record. It’s one of the best of her career" (8.3/10 - Pitchfork). "Simple, graceful, moving, tender" (9/10 - Uncut)

Amyl And The SniffersCartoon Darkness

"It's a truly glorious rock’n’roll album that is forceful without being simplistic and lairy while maintaining a good sense of humour" - 10/10 - The Arts Desk).

Christopher OwensI Wanna Run Barefoot Through Your Hair

"Potentially one of the year’s best records" (10/10 - DIY). "A must-listen for anyone who’s ever been in the type of love that doesn’t always get a light shone on it" (9/10 - Northern Transmissions)

Poll of Polls 2024

The ultimate, definitive Best Albums Of 2024

It's the annual ADM Poll of Polls, our roundup of the critics' end-of-year best albums lists - the ultimate, definitive Best Of The Best Ofs, 2024.

We've compiled the rankings from all those magazines, newspapers and websites among our sources which publish their albums of the year. The end result is a comprehensive reflection of the critical favourites of the year. It's the ultimate, definitive "Best of the Best Albums of 2024" chart

(50pts are awarded to the album named No.1, 49pts to the No.2 and so on).

So here is the final list along with the points each album earned.

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1254 Charli xcx - BRAT - REVIEWS
865 Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee - REVIEWS
854 The Cure - Songs of a Lost World - REVIEWS
828 MJ Lenderman - Manning Fireworks - REVIEWS
785 Waxahatchee - Tigers Blood - REVIEWS
780 Fontaines D.C. - Romance - REVIEWS
710 Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch - REVIEWS
583 Kim Gordon - The Collective - REVIEWS
568 Kendrick Lamar - GNX - REVIEWS
536 Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA - REVIEWS
508 Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future
505 Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT
495 Beyoncé - COWBOY CARTER
479 Mannequin Pussy - I Got Heaven
474 Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk
451 Nilüfer Yanya - My Method Actor
438 English Teacher - This Could Be Texas
410 Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer
408 Beth Gibbons - Lives Outgrown
402 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Wild God
401 Clairo - Charm
371 Nala Sinephro - Endlessness
357 Mdou Moctar - Funeral for Justice
344 Jack White - No Name
332 Arooj Aftab - Night Reign
330 Mk.gee - Two Star & The Dream Police
327 Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet
327 Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us
309 St. Vincent - All Born Screaming
297 Laura Marling - Patterns in Repeat
281 The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy
278 The Smile - Wall of Eyes
261 Johnny Blue Skies - Passage du Desir
259 Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - Woodland
254 Mabe Fratti - Sentir Que No Sabes
241 Hurray for the Riff Raff - The Past Is Still Alive
224 Amyl and The Sniffers - Cartoon Darkness
221 Kim Deal - Nobody Loves You More
214 SPRINTS - Letter To Self
213 oechii - Alligator Bites Never Heal
211 Still House Plants - If I don't make it, I love u
200 Bill Ryder-Jones - Iechyd Da
175 Shabaka - Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace
173 Mount Eerie - Night Palace
170 Chat Pile - Cool World
169 Blood Incantation - Absolute Elsewhere
167 Vince Staples - Dark Times
165 Tyla - TYLA
162 Ariana Grande - eternal sunshine
161 Knocked Loose - You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To

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