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The end of this year is around the corner, and we've had TONS of new music this year! What were some of the best albums and songs released this year? Which ones are still on replay for you? Share your thoughts!

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Let me begin by saying that many artists I've followed for a long time released music this year, and several were underwhelming in my opinion. Others, very overrated due to their TikTok/social media popularity/virality (rather than actual quality), but despite all that, I was able to grab a top 10 list that ultimately wasn't that much in the spotlight. Here's mine!

  1. AURORA - What Happened to the Heart?
  2. Hayley Mary - XS
  3. Florrie - The Lost Ones
  4. Kylie Minogue - Tension II
  5. Paloma Faith - The Glorification of Sadness
  6. Bonnie McKee - Hot City
  7. Bastille - &
  8. David Kushner - The Dichotomy
  9. Kerli - OVERSOUL
  10. Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism

Yup, I was expecting to have Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Brooke Candy, Katy Perry, and Charli XCX the most of all, on this list, but honestly their albums this year were not enough to make it.

Ultimately, it's not all so bad. With Bonnie McKee giving us THE maximalist bright pop record after a decade, Florrie delivering us a brilliant full studio album after several delays, and AURORA with her most sublime album to date (+ I went to see her live this year and it was the best night of this year!), I'm happy to close this year with some pop bibles that will definitely become classics.

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I've probably listened to about over 160 projects this year, eps included lol. I still have some stuff I'm yet to check out :cackle:

But anyways...

lakeemmahottie's Top 30 Albums of 2024

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Honourable Mentions

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lakeemmahottie's Top 12 EPs of 2024

(somehow only 12 are on my list. anyway!)

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  On 12/11/2024 at 12:17 AM, Crystal <3 said:

I've probably listened to about over 160 projects this year, eps included lol. I still have some stuff I'm yet to check out :cackle:

But anyways...

lakeemmahottie's Top 30 Albums of 2024

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Honourable Mentions

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lakeemmahottie's Top 12 EPs of 2024

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Whoa, that's a very extensive list! Tbh this year I was in a very throwback mode and aside from my top 10 and a couple other projects, I was revisiting older releases instead. But omg it must've been hard to narrow +100 projects to this!

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Like @Ice Prince, I feel like I was mostly listening to older stuff! I don't even think I listened to ten albums released this year :stretcher: But of the ones I did, here's my list!

  1. Charli XCX - Brat and it's completely different but also still brat
  2. Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft
  3. Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet
  4. Troye Sivan - Something to Give Each Other
  5. Hikaru Utada - Science Fiction
  6. ...
  7. Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism
  8. Ariana Grande - Eternal Sunshine
  9. Katy Perry - 143
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  On 12/11/2024 at 2:34 AM, Ice Prince said:

Whoa, that's a very extensive list! Tbh this year I was in a very throwback mode and aside from my top 10 and a couple other projects, I was revisiting older releases instead. But omg it must've been hard to narrow +100 projects to this!

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yeah I've listened to ALOT of music this year aside from this year's releases. I got into Bladee this year and deadmau5 and Julia Holter etc etc

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I listened to a lot of older music this year as well, along with unreleased and AI generated so, I definitely didn't listen to 10 newly released albums this year. But, according to Apple Music my most listened to albums this year were: 

  1. Higher Than Heaven (Deluxe) - Ellie Goulding 
  2. To, X. (The 5th Mini Album) - TAEYEON 
  3. eternal sunshine (slightly deluxe) - Ariana Grande 
  4. Red (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift 
  5. Why (The 2nd Mini Album) - TAEYEON 
  6. Brat and it's completely different but also still brat - Charli XCX
  7. Hot City - Bonnie McKee 
  8. Chromatica - Lady Gaga
  9. Confident (Deluxe) - Demi Lovato 
  10. ME - Single - JISOO

 

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In the past 2 months I found the musical output to be particularly weak, I did not find many new songs which I LOVED, just some I liked. And lately the best songs I discoverred were made by AI. But this song stands out to me this year, I really like it.

 

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Why the absolute HELL did I miss LAUREL's album released this year? What a record! Let me rearrange my top 10 then:

  1. AURORA - What Happened to the Heart?
  2. Hayley Mary - XS
  3. Florrie - The Lost Ones
  4. LAUREL - PALPITATIONS
  5. Kylie Minogue - Tension II
  6. Paloma Faith - The Glorification of Sadness
  7. Bonnie McKee - Hot City
  8. Bastille - &
  9. David Kushner - The Dichotomy
  10. Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism
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Aaaaand so I wanted to do a top songs list but I'm not sure. The albums I have in my top 10 have at least 50% of their songs to be eligible for said list so idk I don't want to make a long ass list so let's see:

  1. Florrie - Love Hearts
  2. AURORA - To Be Alright
  3. LAUREL - Only One
  4. Hayley Mary - The Lonely One
  5. Bonnie McKee - Just a Kiss
  6. Kylie Minogue - Taboo
  7. LAUREL - Breakfast
  8. David Kushner - Buried at Sea
  9. AURORA - Starvation
  10. Florrie - Kissing in the Cold
  11. Florrie - Looking for Love
  12. Paloma Faith - Pressure (feat. Kojey Radical)
  13. AURORA - The Dark Dresses Lightly
  14. Bonnie McKee - Electric Heaven
  15. David Kushner - Flesh x Blood
  16. iamnotshane - What Do You Do for a Living? I Do My Best (feat. EMME)
  17. Brooke Candy - Crisis (feat. Lozaek)
  18. Kerli - The Witching Hour
  19. LAUREL - Change
  20. Dua Lipa - Maria
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My favorite songs released this year:

1. Jennifer Lopez - Can't Get Enough
2. Bonnie McKee - Everything But You
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4. Ariana Grande - Yes, and?
5. Billie Eilish - Birds of a Feather
6. Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
7. Sabrina Carpenter - Taste
8. Dua Lipa - Training Season
9. Kesha - Joyride
10. Jade - Angel of My Dreams

 

Also, I'd like to mention my favorite music video of 2024:

 

And the only truly great album this year:

 

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In alphabetical order (and including only albums released in 2024):

  1. Allie X - Girl With No Face
  2. Ariana Grande - Eternal Sunshine
  3. Bonnie McKee - Hot City
  4. Charli XCX - Brat
  5. Conan Gray - Found Heaven
  6. Dasha - What Happens Now?
  7. Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism
  8. Orville Peck - Stampede
  9. Zara Larsson - Venus
  10. Zayn - Room Under the Stairs

If I were to pick top songs that didn't derive from any of the albums above (to give a fair chance to singles)

  1. Addison Rae - Aquamarine
  2. Ava Max - My Oh My
  3. Benson Boone - Pretty Slowly
  4. Calum Scott - Roots
  5. Chris James - I'm Done
  6. Felix Jaehn - Ready for Your Love (With Sophie Ellis-Bextor)
  7. Grant Knoche - Mosquitoes
  8. Jade - Angel of My Dreams
  9. Kesha - Joyride
  10. Kygo - Louder (With Julia Michaels & Chance Pena)
  11. Lauv - Because of You
  12. Madison Beer - 15 Minutes
  13. Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso
  14. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Freedom of the Night
  15. Tate McRae - It's Ok I'm Ok
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Cool, here I am once again but I think I finally settled down for a top 15 albums released this year. I had the chance to listen to a few more and I'm really happy with some of these releases!

  1. AURORA - What Happened to the Heart?
  2. Hayley Mary - XS
  3. Florrie - The Lost Ones
  4. LAUREL - PALPITATIONS
  5. Kylie Minogue - Tension II
  6. ZAYN - ROOM UNDER THE STAIRS
  7. Paloma Faith - The Glorification of Sadness
  8. Imagine Dragons - LOOM
  9. Bastille - &
  10. Bonnie McKee - Hot City
  11. Alec Benjamin - 12 Notes
  12. Chløë Black - Strange Little Bird
  13. David Kushner - The Dichotomy
  14. Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism
  15. Joshua Bassett - The Golden Years

Can't wait for whatever 2025 has in store for us. FKA twigs, Lana Del Rey, Lady Gaga... it's gonna be an interesting year I just know it!

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