The Ringer’s 30 Best Albums of 2024

The problem with covering music as a pop culture outlet is the very fractured nature of listenership in the modern age. We don’t all tune in to the radio. MTV doesn’t exist like it used to. The music that’s fed to us on apps like Spotify (The Ringer’s parent company) is based on listening history and taste profiles. We’re all hearing things in our personalized silos, so it’s rare that things come along that can jolt us all awake simultaneously.