Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2024. Our next list is from Substitute DJ and Discogs Manager Nik Hunder.

There was a lot to parse through this year and it wasn't always of great quality. I can't confidently say that some artists performed better than their previous records (including one on this list). However, I did listen to the greatest diversity of genres this year, a feat that seems to keep one upping it self each year.

I put this list off as long as possible because even into December, there are releases I'm looking forward to. I also got into many albums that were not released in 2024. To name a few: D'Angelo's Black Messiah, Rufus Wainwright's Poses, Pavement's Terror Twilight, Pearl Jam's Yield, and among many 21st century releases.

I managed to pick the CHIRP No. 1 record last year but don't expect any of these albums to crack the top 10 this year.

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