Top 89 of 2024: Luke Taylor's top songs and albums of the year
by Luke Taylor
December 13, 2024
The end of the year is upon us, and it's time to reflect on your favorite music of 2024! Here are Luke Taylor’s favorite music picks of the year. Once you've made your own list, vote in The Current's Top 89 poll by December 19, and we'll count down your Top 89 of 2024 at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, and at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1.
Top 10 Songs of the Year (alphabetical by artist)
Ber – Room For You
Billie Eilish – BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Glass Animals – Creatures in Heaven
Joy Oladokun – I’d Miss the Birds
Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well
Leon Bridges – Peaceful Place
Sarah Jarosz – Jealous Moon
Shannon and the Clams – Bean Fields
The Heavy Heavy – Happiness
Waxahatchee – Right Back To It feat. MJ Lenderman
Honorable Mentions (alphabetical by artist)
Bully – Atom Bomb
Charli XCX – Apple
Clairo – Sexy to Someone
Humbird – Cornfields and Roadkill
Jon Batiste – Für Elise - Batiste
Middle Kids – Highlands
MJ Lenderman – She’s Leaving You
Real Estate – Water Underground
The Beaches – Blame Brett
Vampire Weekend – Capricorn
Top 5 Albums of the Year (alphabetical by artist)
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings – Woodland
Humbird – Right On
JD McPherson – Nite Owls
The Heavy Heavy – One Of A Kind
Waxahatchee – Tigers Blood