2024 was the best year for music since 2020. It was also maybe the most stressful year since 2020, so make of that what you will. It was truly a joy to listen to new music this year — hopefully you either felt that joy too, or you will once you dive into this list.
Every year, it gets harder and harder to pull this off, as one kid becomes two kids and my spare time steadily shrinks. Plus, how many people out there actually care what my 18th favorite song of the year was? Well, if you’re reading this, you probably do care, so I greatly appreciate it. But also, if for no other reason, I at least need to do this to keep documenting each year’s music highlights for my own personal archival reasons, or I wouldn’t be able to live with myself.
And I promise, even though it doesn’t sound like it, I did have fun doing it, too.
Playlist links, then honorable mentions, then #50-21 listed out, then the top 20 with some written commentary. Enjoy.
D-Brad Music 