The Roots Music Report's
Top Alternative Album Chart
for the Year of 2024
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahashmashana | Father John Misty | Sub Pop |
| 2 | Lo | Paula Cole | 675 Records |
| 3 | Underdressed at the Symphony | Faye Webster | Secretly Canadian |
| 4 | Soberish | Liz Phair | Chrysalis |
| 5 | How Will I Live Without a Body? | Loma | Sub Pop |
| 6 | Blue Raspberry | Katy Kirby | Anti |
| 7 | The Party and the Mess | Soft Loft | Self-Release |
| 8 | Lives Outgrown | Beth Gibbons | Domino |
| 9 | Dropout Boogie | The Black Keys | Nonesuch |
| 10 | Songs for the Canyon | John Vincent III | Concord |
| 11 | Second Nature | Lucius | MOM + POP |
| 12 | We've Been Going About This All Wrong | Sharon Van Etten | Jagjaguwar |
| 13 | Amnesty | Anna Moss | Soul-O |
| 14 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Partisan |
| 15 | Everyone's Gone and I Know I'm the Cause | The Greeting Committee | Self-Release |
| 16 | Okemah Rising | Dropkick Murphys | Dummy Luck |
| 17 | Reset | Panda Bear | Domino |
| 18 | Cruel Country | Wilco | dBPM |
| 19 | Game Changing | Tuomo & Markus | Grandpop |
| 20 | BRIGHTSIDE | The Lumineers | Dualtone |
| 21 | I Walked with You a Ways | Plains | Anti |
| 22 | Stick Season (We'll All Be Here Forever) | Noah Kahan | Mercury |
| 23 | Lavender Days | Caamp | By and By |
| 24 | 1982 | A Certain Ratio | Mute |
| 25 | Inside Problems | Andrew Bird | Loma Vista |
| 26 | Life and Life Only | The Heavy Heavy | ATO |
| 27 | SEA/SONS | Abraham Alexander | Dualtone |
| 28 | Fake It Flowers | beabadoobee | Dirty Hit |
| 29 | Strange Illusion | The Copper Children | Self-Release |
| 30 | Blue Rev | Alvvays | Transgressive |
| 31 | The Tipping Point | Tears For Fears | Concord |
| 32 | Freewheelin' Woman | Jewel | Words Matter |
| 33 | Hunter and the Dog Star | Edie Brickell & New Bohemians | Shuffle |
| 34 | Don't Shy Away | Loma | Sub Pop |
| 35 | Long Lost | Lord Huron | UMG |
| 36 | My Soft Machine | Arlo Parks | Transgressive |
| 37 | Jubilee | Japanese Breakfast | Dead Oceans |
| 38 | Happier Than Ever | Billie Eilish | Darkroom |
| 39 | Frame | Charlie Cunningham | BMG |
| 40 | Narratives | Alisa Amador | Self-Release |
| 41 | Up and Away | Σtella | Sub Pop |
| 42 | Bad Days and Heartaches | Inyaki Leigh | Self-Release |
| 43 | Henry St. | The Tallest Man On Earth | Anti |
| 44 | Norm | Andy Shauf | Anti |
| 45 | Careful of Your Keepers | This Is the Kit | Rough Trade |
| 46 | The Jungle | Plants and Animals | Secret City |
| 47 | Ignorance | The Weather Station | Fat Possum |
| 48 | Under the Weather | HOMESHAKE | Sinderlyn |
| 49 | Unlimited Love | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Warner |
| 50 | C’MON YOU KNOW | Liam Gallagher | Warner |
| 51 | Meet the Moonlight | Jack Johnson | Republic |
| 52 | Radiate Like This | Warpaint | Virgin |
| 53 | Fruit | The A's | Psychic Hotline |
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