Year-End Lists

Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2024

1. Louis Armstrong
   Louis In London
2. Wussy
   Cincinnati Ohio
3. Phelimuncasi & Metal Preyers
   Izigqinamba
4. Adrianne Lenker
   Bright Future
5. Eminem
   The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
6. Buck 65
   Punk Rock B-Boy
7. Tucker Zimmerman
   Dance Of Love
8. various artists
   Kampire Presents: A Dancefloor in Ndola
9. Chappell Roan
   The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
10. Previous Industries
    Service Merchandise
11. Charli XCX
    Brat
12. Doechii
    Alligator Bites Never Heal
13. Buck 65 / Doseone / Jel
    North American Adonis
14. Fake Fruit
    Mucho Mistrust
15. Billie Eilish
    Hit Me Hard and Soft
16. Beyoncé
    Cowboy Carter
17. Jason Moran
    From the Dancehall to the Battlefield
18. Rosie Tucker
    Utopia Now!
19. Heems & Lapgan
    Lafandar
20. Unholy Modal Rounders
    Unholier Than Thou: 7/7/77
21. Fred again..
    Ten Days
22. Laurie Anderson
    Amelia
23. Tierra Whack
    World Wide Whack
24. Kendrick Lamar
    GNX
25. Carly Pearce
    hummingbird
26. Jon Langford & The Men Of Gwent
    Lost on Land & Sea
27. Miranda Lambert
    Postcards from Texas
28. The Paranoid Style
    The Interrogator
29. Bad Moves
    Wearing Out the Refrain
30. Vampire Weekend
    Only God Was Above Us
31. Wimps
    City Lights
32. África Negra
    Antologia Vol. 2
33. Azuka Moweta and His Anioma Brothers Band of Africa
    Nwanne Bu Ife
34. Chris Smither
    All About the Bones
35. Jon Langford & The Men Of Gwent
    The Legend of Ll
36. Kathryn Williams & Withered Hand
    Willson Williams
37. Jamila Woods
    Water Made Us
38. Jon Langford
    Gubbins
39. MJ Lenderman
    Manning Fireworks
40. David Murray Quartet
    Francesca
41. Guy Davis
    Be Ready When I Call You
42. Les Amazones d’Afrique
    Musow Danse
43. Margaret Glaspy
    Echo the Diamond
44. LL Cool J
    The FORCE
45. Dolly Parton
    Rockstar
46. Ren
    Sick Boi
47. Jack Harlow
    Jackman
48. Rail Band
    Buffet Hotel de la Gare
49. Megan Moroney
    Am I Okay?
50. Morgan Wade
    Obsessed
51. Sonic Youth
    Walls Have Ears
52. El Michels Affair & Black Thought
    Glorious Game
53. Regina Spektor
    Home, Before and After
54. Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul
    Topical Dancer
55. Waxahatchee
    Tigers Blood
56. Kim Gordon
    The Collective
57. Old 97’s
    American Primitive
58. Guy Davis
    The Legend of Sugarbelly
59. Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
    Weathervanes
60. Zach Bryan
    The Great American Bar Scene
61. Serengeti
    Kenny Dennis IV
62. Robert Finley
    Black Bayou
63. Thomas Anderson
    Hello, I’m From The Future
64. The Cucumbers
    Old Shoes
65. Hinds
    Viva Hinds
66. Swamp Dogg
    Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th St
67. Rosali
    Bite Down
68. Millie Jackson
    On the Soul Country Side
69. Yard Act
    Where's My Utopia?
70. Fox Green
    Light over Darkness
71. Ciara Grace
    Write It Down
72. Okuté
    Okuté
73. Bill Orcutt
    Music For Four Guitars
74. MC5
    Heavy Lifting