After dominating culture this summer, Brat tops a "poll of polls" to be named the year's best record.

NEW YORK (AP) — Ten of the top albums of the year, as chosen by Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman.

As 2024 fades away, Elite Daily's staff looked back on the year in music to select the seven best albums that were released.

Her singing, once a whisper, has now acquired real richness and depth. Charli XCX described herself as ‘famous, but not quite’ when her sixth album, brat, arrived in June. Within weeks ...

Recording artists are taking a larger role in the art direction of their albums, as Grammy history in this category demonstrates.

In the Grammy Update Center it was announced that both Charli XCX and Post Malone’s name were added to this coming ceremony’s Best Recording Package category for their respective projects (Charli XCX’s brat and Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion ).

While long-established stars like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé still ruled, pop music saw a changing of the guard as Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan broke through. The artists were accessible to fans,

“Houdini” debuted atop Hot Dance/Electronic Songs on the chart dated Nov. 25, 2023, and accumulated 17 total non-consecutive weeks at the summit. Beyond that, it only dropped as low as No. 6 for the entire 2024 tracking period, after spending its first six months in the top three.

Sabrina Carpenter's "Short n' Sweet" album ranks at No. 4 for Rolling Stone's Best 100 Albums of 2024 list. Carpenter performs during the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File) Andy Kropa/Invision/AP

Charli XCX scored her second UK number 1 album with Brat, which was released in June to rave reviews [Getty Images] When Charli XCX recorded her sixth album, Brat, she thought her prickly ...

It wasn’t just brat summer, babes, but a brat movement: English singer-songwriter Charli XCX’s sixth album altered the language of 2024. The music oscillates between hedonism and anxiety ...

A musical year with hits from Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar and breakouts by Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter should be celebrated.