In
@fredblue's absence this week (maybe he's just saving up for Sunday morning?), I'm gonna sneak in and do a linkdump of my own. Every year around this time, I compile a master file of a whole bunch of Top 10 lists (or 20, or 100, or whatever), specifically:
Independent Music Writers:
“Old” Media:
“New” Media/Music Websites:
- Bandcamp (BC): https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2024/the-best-albums-of-2024-a-f
and https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2024/the-best-albums-of-2024-essential-releases
(Plus individual lists: Contemporary Classical [Peter Margasak], Metal [Brad Sanders], Hip-Hop [Phillip Mlynar], Ambient [Ted Davis], Country [Ben Salmon], Electronic [Joe Muggs], Latin [Maria Barrios], “Ley Lines” [World Folk] [James Gui])
- Paste (P): https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-albums/the-100-best-albums-of-2024
- Pitchfork (PF): https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-albums-2024/
(Plus individual genre lists: Rock, Electronic, Rap)
- Popmatters (PM): https://www.popmatters.com/best-albums-of-2024
(Plus individual genre lists: Americana, Folk, Global, Ambient, Metal, Rock, Jazz--full list of offerings at https://www.popmatters.com/category/the-best-music-of-2024)
- The Quietus (Q): https://thequietus.com/tq-charts/al...-of-the-year-best-albums-2024-norman-records/
- Slate (Wilson): https://slate.com/culture/2024/12/best-albums-2024-aoty-songs-music-kendrick-sabrina.html
- Stereogum (SG): https://www.stereogum.com/2288841/best-albums-2024/lists/album-list/
I'm still waiting on a couple of my usual sources--the Francis Davis jazz critics' poll, maybe some additional genre-specific lists from
Bandcamp, Pitchfork, Popmatters, and other outlets--but so far my master list is already north of 275 titles. Below is a table covering all albums on that list with known Atmos mixes (with album titles linked to Apple Music US). The first installment covers A-F (individual artists are alphabetized by first name, not last name);
G-M,
N-S, and
T-Z are farther down in this thread.
hm = Honorable Mention; no # = unranked (or below a given list's Top 20); * = ranked as "outstanding"
