Let's get to it! In hindsight, 2024 ended up being a better year for music that I thought it was going to be back in the spring. In fact, it was a bit of a struggle keeping this list and next week's Top Albums of 2024 list to just 10 entries each. Even though I've been covering music here since the start back in 2007, it wasn't until 2014 that I started doing year-end lists. And it feels more useful for myself and readers to really keep it to a lean 10. And don't be surprised if you see artists with tracks here who are not on the Top Albums of 2024 list and vice versa. That happens around here.
Kenixfan's Top 10 Tracks of 2024
(In order of release, roughly)
1. "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar
3. "My Golden Years" by The Lemon Twigs
4. "Born Innocent" by Redd Kross
5. "Give Your Heart Away" by Chime School
7. "Rio's Song" by The Hard Quartet
8. "God Gets You Back" by Mogwai
9. "Hiding in Plain Sight" by Manic Street Preachers.
10. "Summer's Gone" by Father John Misty
Stan Cierlitsky's Top 10 Tracks of 2024
1. "Alone" by The Cure
2. "Revelator" by Phosphorescent
3. "Last Frontier" by Ride
4. "No Good" by Christopher Owens
5. "Turn Off the Light" by Arab Strap
6. "Favourite" by Fontaines D.C.
7. "You’re Gonna Be Fine and I’m Going to Hell" by Grandaddy
8. "Folks" by James
9. "Six Deaf Rats" by The Hard Quartet
10. "Hollywood Blvd" by Loren Kramar
Jay Mukherjee's Top 10 Tracks of 2024
1. "How We See The Light" by John Cale
2. "1995" by Starflyer 59
3. "Tomorrow's 87" by Laughing Chimes
4. "New Town Faded" by Epic45
5. "Clipping" by The BVs
6. "Heartbreak Kid" by The Vaccines
7. "Bounce" by Torrey
8. "Endless June" by Sunstinger
9. "Where Are You" by The Chameleons
10. "Oyster Cuts" by Quivers
Donzig's Top 10 Tracks of 2024
1. "Hangover" by The Catchmen
2. "Be Reasonable" by somesurprises
3. "The Ladder" by The Veils
4. "Step Into Your Power" by Ray LaMontagne
5. "Last Exit" by Berezina
6. "Cardinal" by Kacey Musgraves
7. "My Golden Years" by The Lemon Twigs
8. "Night of the Hunter" by The Libertines
9. "So Bad" by Cassandra Lewis
10. "Have You Ever Seen An Angel?" by My Brightest Diamond
[Photo of La Luz by Wyndham Garrett]