Top 20 Albums of 2024 – Part 1
Quickly – the just misses – here are 6 of them:
The Black Crowes, Billie Eilish, Brittany Howard, Friday Pilots Club, Judah & The Lion, and Linkin Park (clip)
20) Green Day – Saviors
I forgot how good this album was. (clip) Some people ripped it because it sounded like a Green Day album. BUT – that’s what I wanted. I wanted a Green Day album. (clip)
19) Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department
At #19, I’ve got this one on vinyl. Double Disc Album purchased on Record Store Day 2024. (Post Malone clip) It’s a good album. What made it even better for me was waiting in line with my little girl and seeing her excitement with this purchase. Besides the Post Malone song, I also enjoyed the song “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” (clip)
18) The Black Keys – Ohio Players
I’m a huge fan of Beck and he was a major player with the making of this album (clip) Recently, The Black Keys came out with an extended version of the album with 4 extra tracks. By the way, Ohio Players is the band’s 12th overall. My favorite song off the album that I know I played the junk out of on New Music Friday was “Beautiful People.” (clip)
17) MJ Lenderman – Manning Fireworks
I was so late to the party on this one. (Wristwatch) Wilco meets Beck with a definite Sad Dad Rock feel to it. The quirky lyrics are splendid. Feeling Christmasy – Don’t listen to “Rudolph”
16) Jake Bugg – A Modern Day Distraction
Unfortunately, I haven’t found this on too many countdowns. (clip) “Zombieland” has gotten a ton of listens, but that’s not my favorite. “I Wrote the Book” / “All Kinds of People” /
15) Sia – Reasonable Woman
This is one that I forgot how good it was until I went back and listened again (clip) The songs feel like anthems – I find myself wanting to sing along loud and proud, but they aren’t necessarily dude songs. (Immortal Queen clip)
I’ve always said Beck and Sia – I wish they would testimonials for me.
14) AWOLNATION – The Phantom Five
5th Studio Album arrived at the very end of Summer. (“Jump Sit Stand March”) Emily Armstrong appearing on that song. “Panoramic View” was probably the big hit off this album, but that’s not the one that I played over and over again on my way to the gym in the morning – “I Am Happy” (clip)
13) Sabrina Carpenter – Short n’ Sweet
We just talked about AWOLNATION’s 5th Studio Album, but Sabrina Carpenter has her 6th (clip) Short n’ Sweet is the album and it had what many consider the song of the summer (“Espresso”) I love coffee, but I didn’t see too much coffee. Let’s see another clip (another Espresso) No java bean seen.
12) Shaboozey – Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going
Ahhh – this album includes my song for the summer which is why it’s kicked up a notch on this countdown. (clip) I like the one from Miley;s younger sister – Noah Cyrus. But the other fun song that I enjoyed was the song “Drink Don’t Need No Mix” (clip)
11) Orville Peck – Stampede
This is a fun album from interesting guy. (clip) Wikipedia states – Orville Peck, is a South African country musician based in the United States and Canada. He is well-known for wearing a mask and not showing his face publicly. (clip) The song that I enjoyed the most is the one that Beck in on – “Death Valley High” (clip)
Did I just end with back to back country albums? There’s another one in my top 10.