We’ve compiled all of the 2024 year-end album and song lists featuring cuts by PULSE artists, songwriters, and producers. Congrats to: Kaytranada, Flo Milli, Freddie Gibbs, Aldae, Tyler Johnson, FNZ, Kehlani, James Blake, Ty Dolla $ign, Ryan Beatty, Jack Rochon, Jean Dawson, Mikey Freedom Hart, Super Miles, Monte Booker, Manuel Lara, Tommy English, G Koop, Charley Crockett, Sierra Ferrell, Mario Luciano, OG Parker, Brent Faiyaz, Starrah, June Nawaki, 302Quan, Tyler Rohn, Jacob Gago, Saint Mino, Julius, Fckbwoy, Mechi Pieretti, Rich the Kid, DJ Esco, Gabe Simon, Dwilly, 8ae, Venny, Conductor Williams, Romil Hemnani, 206Derek, Tiggi, Hovvdy, 454, G.Ry, Tommy Richman, The Blssm, Jacob Reske, NOFI, Destin Conrad, Toian, Jorgen Odegard, Jacob Gago, Taylor Ross, 302Quan, Solly, Liana Banks, Andres Rebellon, Elijah Waters, Katie Gavin, Muna, Uncle Cameron, and Leclair.

Billboard – The 50 Best Albums of 2024: Staff List
#2 = Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER (Tyler Johnson, Ryan Beatty, Jack Rochon, Jean Dawson)
#8 = Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department (Mikey Freedom Hart)
#10 = Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal (Super Miles, Monte Booker)
#11 = Kali Uchis – Orquideas (Manuel Lara)
#12 = Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well (Tommy English)
#14 = Future & Metro Boomin – We Don’t Trust You (G Koop)
#22 = Various Artists – Twisters: The Album (Charley Crockett)
#25 = ScHoolboy Q – Blue Lips (Mario Luciano, Freddie Gibbs)
#37 = Kaytranada – Timeless (Kaytranada)
#39 = Shakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (Aldae)
#40 = GloRilla – Glorious (FNZ)
#41 = Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken (Aldae)
#42 = Ravyn Lenae – Bird’s Eye (Ty Dolla $ign)
#47 = 21 Savage – American Dream (OG Parker, FNZ, Brent Faiyaz)

Spotify – Best Songs of 2024
Beyoncé – “II HANDS II HEAVEN” (Ryan Beatty & Jack Rochon)
Freddie Gibbs – “Origami” (Freddie Gibbs)
Jean Dawson – “Darlin’” (Jean Dawson)
Sierra Ferrell- “American Dreaming” (Sierra Ferrell)
Tommy Richman – “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” (Tommy Richman)

Rolling Stone – The 100 Best Albums Of 2024
#2 = Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER (Tyler Johnson, Ryan Beatty, Jack Rochon, Jean Dawson)
#7 = Future & Metro Boomin – We Don’t Trust You (G Koop)
#9 = Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal (Super Miles, Monte Booker)
#16 = Álvaro Díaz – Sayonara (Manuel Lara)
#23 = Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department (Mikey Freedom Hart)
#25 = GloRilla – Glorious (FNZ)
#27 = Shakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (Aldae)
#32 = Normani – Dopamine (Starrah, June Nawaki, 302Quan, Tyler Rohn, Jacob Gago)
#40 = Kaytranada – Timeless (Kaytranada)
#42 = Halsey – The Great Impersonator (Aldae, Tyler Johnson)
#46 = Latto – Sugar Honey Iced Tea (Saint Mino, Julius, Flo Milli)
#50 = Cash Cobain – Play Cash Cobain (Fckbwoy, Flo Milli)
#60 = Sierra Ferrell – Trail of Flowers (Sierra Ferrell)
#68 = ScHoolboy Q – Blue Lips (Mario Luciano, Freddie Gibbs)
#73 = Ice Spice – Y2K (Venny)
#74 = Peso Pluma – Éxodo (Mechi Pieretti, Rich the Kid)
#85 = Camila Cabello – C, XOXO (FNZ, DJ Esco)
#86 = Porter Robinson – SMILE!: D (Mikey Freedom Hart)
#89 = Charley Crockett -$10 Cowboy (Charley Crockett)
#95 = Koe Wetzel – 9 Lives (Gabe Simon)
#96 = Kali Uchis – Orquideas (Manuel Lara)

Rolling Stone – The 20 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2024
#1 = Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal (Super Miles, Monte Booker)
#3 = ScHoolboy Q – Blue Lips (Mario Luciano, Freddie Gibbs)
#10 = J. Cole – Might Delete Later (FNZ, Conductor Williams)
#11 = Latto – Sugar Honey Iced Tea (Saint Mino, Julius, Flo Milli)
#12 = BigXthaPlug – Take Care (Dwilly)
#15 = Megan Thee Stallion – Megan Act II (FNZ, Flo Milli)
#16 = Future – Mixtape Pluto (FNZ, Romil Hemnani)
#17 = Mach Hommy – #RICHAXXHAITIAN (Conductor Williams, Kaytranada)
#18 = Cash Cobain – Play Cash Cobain (Fckbwoy, Flo Milli)

Pitchfork – The 50 Best Albums of 2024
#36 = Kali Uchis – Orquideas (Manuel Lara)

NME – The 50 Best Albums of 2024
#7 = Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER (Tyler Johnson, Ryan Beatty, Jack Rochon, Jean Dawson)
#28 = ScHoolboy Q – Blue Lips (Mario Luciano, Freddie Gibbs)
#39 = Halsey – The Great Impersonator (Aldae, Tyler Johnson)

SPIN – Albums of the Year 2024
Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well (Tommy English)

Complex – The Best Albums of 2024
#3 = Future & Metro Boomin – We Don’t Trust You (G Koop)
#4 = Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal (Super Miles, Monte Booker)
#7 = Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER (Tyler Johnson, Ryan Beatty, Jack Rochon, Jean Dawson)
#8 = Eminem – The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace) (Venny)
#10 = ScHoolboy Q – Blue Lips (Mario Luciano, Freddie Gibbs)
#15 = GloRilla – Glorious (FNZ)
#17 = BigXthaPlug – Take Care (Dwilly)
#20 = ¥$ – VULTURES 1 (Ty Dolla $ign, Rich the Kid, Freddie Gibbs)
#21 = J. Cole – Might Delete Later (FNZ, Conductor Williams)
#23 = Don Toliver – HARDSTONE PSYCHO (206Derek, Tiggi, Mikey Freedom Hart)
#26 = Mach Hommy – #RICHAXXHAITIAN (Conductor Williams, Kaytranada)
#29 = 21 Savage – American Dream (OG Parker, FNZ, Brent Faiyaz)
#31 = Latto – Sugar Honey Iced Tea (Saint Mino, Julius, Flo Milli)
#35 = Ab-Soul – “Soul Burger” (Super Miles)
#36 = Future – Mixtape Pluto (FNZ, Romil Hemnani)
#39 = Rod Wave – Last Lap (Uncle Cameron)
#43 = Freddie Gibbs – You Only Die 1nce (Freddie Gibbs, 454)
#44 = Camila Cabello – C, XOXO (FNZ, DJ Esco)
#47 = Denzel Curry – King of the Mischevious South Vol. 2 (Hollywood Cole)
#49 = Kali Uchis – Orquideas (Manuel Lara)
#50 = Tommy Richman – Coyote (Tommy Richman)

Uproxx – The Best Albums of 2024
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department (Mikey Freedom Hart)
Shakira – Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (Aldae)
ScHoolboy Q – Blue Lips (Mario Luciano, Freddie Gibbs)
PartyNextDoor — PartyNextDoor 4 (OG Parker, G. Ry)
Matt Champion — Mika’s Laundry (The Blssm, Jacob Reske, Romil Hemnani)
Leon Thomas — Mutt (Conductor Williams, Ty Dolla $ign, Freddie Gibbs)
Latto – Sugar Honey Iced Tea (Saint Mino, Julius, Flo Milli)
Kali Uchis – Orquideas (Manuel Lara)
Hovvdy — Hovvdy (Hovvdy)
GloRilla – Glorious (FNZ)
Future & Metro Boomin – We Don’t Trust You (G Koop)
Flo Milli — Fine Ho, Stay (Flo Milli, 8ae)
Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal (Super Miles, Monte Booker)
Cash Cobain – Play Cash Cobain (Fckbwoy, Flo Milli)
Bryson Tiller — Bryson Tiller (Kaytranada, FNZ, NOFI, Mario Luciano, Destin Conrad)
BigXthaPlug – Take Care (Dwilly)
Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER (Tyler Johnson, Ryan Beatty, Jack Rochon, Jean Dawson)
21 Savage – American Dream (OG Parker, FNZ, Brent Faiyaz)
1010Benja — Ten Total (1010Benja)

NPR – The 124 Best Songs of 2024
Tommy Richman – “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” (Tommy Richman)
Cash Cobain & Bay Swag – “Fisherrr” (Fckbwoy)
Charley Crockett – “Ain’t Done Losing Yet” (Charley Crockett)
Kehlani – “After Hours” (Kehlani)
Sierra Ferrell – “Dollar Bill Bar” (Sierra Ferrell)
Katie Gavin – “Aftertaste” (Katie Gavin)

NPR – 50 Best Albums of 2024
Kali Uchis – Orquideas (Manuel Lara)
ScHoolboy Q – Blue Lips (Mario Luciano, Freddie Gibbs)
Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER (Tyler Johnson, Ryan Beatty, Jack Rochon, Jean Dawson)
Kaytranada – Timeless (Kaytranada)
Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal (Super Miles, Monte Booker)
BigXthaPlug – Take Care (Dwilly)
GloRilla – Glorious (FNZ)

Variety – The Best Albums of 2024
Childish Gambino, ‘Bando Stone and the New World’ (Tyler Johnson, Flo Milli)
Kali Uchis – Orquideas (Manuel Lara)
Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal (Super Miles, Monte Booker)
Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER (Tyler Johnson, Ryan Beatty, Jack Rochon, Jean Dawson)
Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department (Mikey Freedom Hart)
Sierra Ferrell – Trail of Flowers (Sierra Ferrell)
Halsey – The Great Impersonator (Aldae, Tyler Johnson)
Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well (Tommy English)

The Ringer – 11 Best Songs of 2024
Cash Cobain and Bay Swag – “Fisherrr” (Fckbwoy)

The Ringer – The 30 Best Albums of 2024
#9 = Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal (Super Miles, Monte Booker)
#15 = Future & Metro Boomin – We Don’t Trust You (G Koop)
#18 = Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER (Tyler Johnson, Ryan Beatty, Jack Rochon, Jean Dawson)
#20 = ScHoolboy Q – Blue Lips (Mario Luciano, Freddie Gibbs)
#23 = Mach Hommy – #RICHAXXHAITIAN (Conductor Williams, Kaytranada)

Esquire – The 10 Best Albums of 2024
#1 = Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER (Tyler Johnson, Ryan Beatty, Jack Rochon, Jean Dawson)

Los Angeles Times – The 20 Best Albums of 2024
#2 = Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department (Mikey Freedom Hart)
#11 = Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER (Tyler Johnson, Ryan Beatty, Jack Rochon, Jean Dawson)
#18 = Don Toliver – HARDSTONE PSYCHO (206Derek, Tiggi, Mikey Freedom Hart)
#20 = Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well (Tommy English)

New York Times – Best Albums of 2024
Kali Uchis – Orquideas (Manuel Lara)
Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER (Tyler Johnson, Ryan Beatty, Jack Rochon, Jean Dawson)

The Atlantic – The 10 Best Albums of 2024

#5 = Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER (Tyler Johnson, Ryan Beatty, Jack Rochon, Jean Dawson)

Vogue – The 36 Best Albums of 2024
Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER (Tyler Johnson, Ryan Beatty, Jack Rochon, Jean Dawson)
Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal (Super Miles, Monte Booker)
Hovvdy – Hovvdy (Hovvdy)
Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well (Tommy English)

People – The Top 10 Albums of 2024
#1 = Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER (Tyler Johnson, Ryan Beatty, Jack Rochon, Jean Dawson)
#4 = Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department (Mikey Freedom Hart)
#5 = Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well (Tommy English)
#7 = Tinashe – Quantum Baby (Toian, Jorgen Odegard)
#10 = Anitta – Funk Generation (Jacob Gago, Taylor Ross, 302Quan, Solly, Liana Banks, Leclair)

Time – The 10 Best Songs of 2024
Moch-Hommy – “SUR LE PONT d’AVIGNON (Reparation #1) (Conductor Williams)
Mustafa & Daniel Caesar – “Leaving Toronto” (Scum)
Kehlani – “After Hours” (Kehlani)

Brooklyn Vegan – Top 50 Albums of 2024
#17 = ScHoolboy Q – Blue Lips (Mario Luciano, Freddie Gibbs)
#19 = Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal (Super Miles, Monte Booker)
#38 = Mach Hommy – #RICHAXXHAITIAN (Conductor Williams, Kaytranada)
#41 = GloRilla – Glorious (FNZ)
#46 = BigXthaPlug – Take Care (Dwilly)

Clash – Albums of the Year 2024
#23 = Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER (Tyler Johnson, Ryan Beatty, Jack Rochon, Jean Dawson)
#39 = ScHoolboy Q – Blue Lips (Mario Luciano, Freddie Gibbs)
#40 = Empress Of – For Your Consideration (Muna)
#48 = Kali Uchis – Orquideas (Manuel Lara)
#53 = Matt Champion — Mika’s Laundry (The Blssm, Jacob Reske, Romil Hemnani)

Consequence – 200 Best Songs of 2024
#44 = Beyoncé — “BODYGUARD” (Ryan Beatty)
#103 = Sierra Ferrell — “Fox Hunt” (Sierra Ferrell)
#139 = Katie Gavin — “Aftertaste” (Katie Gavin)
#144 = ScHoolboy Q feat. Rico Nasty — “Pop” (Mario Luciano)
#195 = Latto feat. Megan Thee Stallion & Flo Milli — “Sunday Service” (Flo Milli)

Consequence – 50 Best Albums of 2024
#5 = Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER (Tyler Johnson, Ryan Beatty, Jack Rochon, Jean Dawson)
#8 = Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well (Tommy English)
#27 = Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal (Super Miles, Monte Booker)
#31 = Hovvdy – Hovvdy (Hovvdy)
#33 = ScHoolboy Q – Blue Lips (Mario Luciano, Freddie Gibbs)

GQ UK – Best Albums of 2024
Kali Uchis – Orquideas (Manuel Lara)
Bleachers – Bleachers (Mikey Freedom Hart)
James Blake & Lil Yachty – Bad Cameo (James Blake)

Hypebeast – The 10 Best Music Projects of 2024
Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal (Super Miles, Monte Booker)
GloRilla – Glorious (FNZ)
Matt Champion — Mika’s Laundry (The Blssm, Jacob Reske, Romil Hemnani)
ScHoolboy Q – Blue Lips (Mario Luciano, Freddie Gibbs)

Slant – The 50 Best Songs of 2024
Beyoncé – “AMERIICAN REQUIEM” (Tyler Johnson)

The Line of Best Fit – The Best Albums of 2024 Ranked
#14 = Camila Cabello – C, XOXO (FNZ, DJ Esco)
#21 = Doechii – Alligator Bites Never Heal (Super Miles, Monte Booker)
#22 = ScHoolboy Q – Blue Lips (Mario Luciano, Freddie Gibbs)
#24 = 1999 Write The Future – hella (˃╭̣ ╮˂̣)✧♡‧o· ̊. (Andres Rebellon, Elijah Waters)

Time Out – The Best Albums of 2024
#11 = ScHoolboy Q – Blue Lips (Mario Luciano, Freddie Gibbs)
#13 = Kali Uchis – Orquideas (Manuel Lara)
#14 = Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER (Tyler Johnson, Ryan Beatty, Jack Rochon, Jean Dawson)
#26 = Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department (Mikey Freedom Hart)

PopMatters – The 80 Best Albums of 2024
#2 = Beyoncé – COWBOY CARTER (Tyler Johnson, Ryan Beatty, Jack Rochon, Jean Dawson)
#25 = Sierra Ferrell – Trail of Flowers (Sierra Ferrell)
#60 = Taylor Swift – The Tortured Poets Department (Mikey Freedom Hart)