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Music-Best Albums So Far
This combination of album covers shows, top row from left, "Act II: Cowboy Carter" by Beyonce (Parkwood/Columbia/Sony), "Brat" by Charli XCX (Atlantic), "Almighty So 2" by Chief Keef (43B), "Hit Me Hard and Soft" by Billie Eilish (Darkroom-Interscope), and "Eternal Sunshine" by Ariana Grande (Republic Records), second row from left, "Diamond Jubliee" by Cindy Lee (Realistik Studios), "Bright Future" by Adrianne Lenker (4AD), "I Got Heaven" by Mannequin Pussy (Epitaph), "Right Place, Wrong Person" by RM (BigHit), and "Blue Lips" by Schoolboy Q (Interscope), bottom row from left, "In Sexyy We Trust" by Sexyy Red (Rebel/gamma), "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran" by Shakira (Sony), "The Tortured Poets Department" by Taylor Swift (Republic), "Orquídeas" by Kali Uchis (Geffen) and "Tigers Blood" by Waxahatchee (ANTI Records). (AP Photo)

The best albums of 2024 so far: AP's picks include Beyoncé, Chief Keef, Kali Uchis, Waxahatchee

The sun is hot, but the tunes are hotter

By Maria Sherman
Published - Jun 25, 2024, 02:07 PM ET
Last Updated - Jun 25, 2024, 02:07 PM EDT

The sun is hot, but the tunes are hotter. We're only halfway through 2024, and some of the biggest names in music have already released albums.

That’s as good a reason as any to take stock of this year's releases. Here are The Associated Press' picks for the year’s best...so far.

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