Albums I listened to in 2024: Favorite Songs
This is my solution to the "how do I list my top tracks without making the list hard to navigate", at least for right now. I will be listing the albums alphabetically. I won't be linking to anything on this page, since the Spotify links to the albums are already provided. It'll be top 3 or top 5, there is no real criteria for this.
1039/Smoothed Out Happy Hour (Green Day)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order
- Knowledge
- Why Do You Want Him?
- At The Library
- Don't Leave Me
- The One I Want
Sorry for listing a cover as the top song, but it's a really enjoyable cover! Here's the original, if you somehow never heard it.
AM (Arctic Monkeys)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order
- Arabella
- Do I Wanna Know?
- R U Mine?
- I Wanna Be Yours
- Knee Socks
Fun fact: I went to see them during the AM tour in 2014. I was a junior in high school and somebody spilled beer all over me. Also Arctic Monkeys was late as fuck and I kinda wanted to go home the whole time.
Belaya Polosa (Molchat Doma)
Top 3 tracks, in no particular order
- Ty Zhe Ne Znaesh Kto Ya
- Belaya Polosa
- Kolesom
Box of Bongwater (Bongwater)
I didn't like this album. Decadent Iranian Country Club is an interesting song though. Dazed and Chinese is on my "Orientalism Type Beat" playlist. Decadent Iranian Country Club might also be on that playlist, actually. I'm not going to check. If you're going to listen to Bongwater, The Power of Pussy is a much better choice.
BRAT (Charli xcx)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order)
- Von Dutch
- Talk Talk
- 360
- Mean Girls
- 365
Celebrity Skin (Hole)
Top 3 tracks, in no particular order
- Celebrity Skin
- Boys On The Radio
- Malibu
Not my favorite Hole album, but it's alright.
Die Puppe (Die Form)
No top 3 or 5 for this one. I like Automatic Death and Sex by Force.
Disgraceland (The Orwells)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order
- Southern Comfort
- Who Needs You
- The Righteous One
- Blood Bubbles
- North Ave.
Eminence of Demons (Voodoo Church)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order
- Burning Obsession
- Death's Messengers
- Flesh
- Darker My Love
- Delicious Suicide
Everybody but Me (Jake Vaadeland)
Top 3 tracks, in no particular order
- Once in a While
- Everybody but Me
- The Bachelor's Life
If (Mindless Self Indulgence)
Mindless Self Indulgence is not very good, but I listened to them a lot as an edgy emo/scene kid so. I guess I do have opinions on this? Top 5 tracks, no particular order. Keep in mind that none of these songs is actually good.
- Never Wanted To Dance
- Issues
- Evening Wear
- Prescription
- Lights Out
...I guess Prescription is probably the least offensive out of these 5 songs. If you want to give them a listen because you want to make up your own mind, I'd try the album You'll Rebel to Anything. Don't stream it though, figure out some other way to listen to it.
Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden)
I wasn't huge into this album so there aren't that many tracks that stuck with me, but I liked Phantom of the Opera.
Live Through This (Hole)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order
- She Walks On Me
- Rock Star
- Jennifer's Body
- Asking For It
- Violet
Absolute favorite Hole album.
Melophobia (Cage The Elephant)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order
- Teeth
- Spider Head
- Hypocrite
- Cigarette Daydreams
- Halo
I usually say this is my favorite album when anybody asks. Zero skips, love every song on here.
Nevermind (Nirvana)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order
- Drain You
- In Bloom
- Lithium
- Come As You Are
- On A Plain
I do also really love Smells Like Teen Spirit, but I can't put that in the top 5, c'mon.
NO HANDS (Deluxe Edition) (Joey Valence & Brae)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order
- THE BADDEST
- OK
- LIKE A PUNK
- PACKAPUNCH (feat. Danny Brown)
- DOUGHBOY (feat. Terror Reid)
No Hope No Fear (Borghesia)
Top 3 tracks, in no particular order
- Blato/Mud
- Ni Upanja, Ni Strahu/No Hope, No Fear
- Na Smrtno Kazen/Sentenced to Death
One-X (Three Days Grace)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order
- Pain
- Riot
- Animal I Have Become
- Time of Dying
- It's All Over
I was obsessed with this album during my emo phase.
Pretty On The Inside (Hole)
Top 3 tracks, in no particular order
- Teenage Whore
- Pretty On The Inside
- Babydoll
Push (Sextile)
Top 3 tracks, in no particular order
- LA DJ
- Basically Crazy
- Modern Weekend
Reign in Blood (Expanded) (Slayer)
Top 3 tracks, In no particular order
- Raining Blood
- Altar of Sacrifice
- Jesus Saves
Retro Man...More And More (Expanded Edition) (Jake Vaadeland)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order
- I Ain't Going Back To Nashville
- Until The Day I See You Dear
- Retro Man
- More And More
- Pretty Girl
Riot! (Paramore)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order
- crushcrushcrush
- That's What You Get
- For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic
- Misery Business
- Hallelujah
As mentioned before, this is one of the first CDs I ever bought and this was a really nostalgic listen for me.
Seasons in the Abyss (Slayer)
I don't actually remember which tracks I liked beyond War Ensemble. I'll probably give this one another listen at some point.
Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (Tex Williams)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order
- Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
- Who? Me?
- Start Even
- Reno
- That's What I Like About The West
The Black Parade (My Chemical Romance)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order
- Famous Last Words
- House of Wolves
- Dead!
- Teenagers
- Mama
This was actually pretty hard because I really do love this album.
The Power of Pussy (Bongwater)
Top 3 tracks, in no particular order
- Women Tied Up In Knots
- What Kind of Man Reads Playboy?
- The Power of Pussy
Long album, but only these three stuck out to me. I love Women Tied Up In Knots because the singer somehow sounds like she's sweating profusely. She sounds like she's sweaty and maybe about to have a panic attack. Really good song.
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (Chappell Roan)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order
- Casual
- Red Wine Supernova
- HOT TO GO!
- Pink Pony Club
- My Kink is Karma
The Sex EP (The Dare)
This is an EP so, it only has 4 tracks. My favorite song on this one is "Girls" and I honestly can't believe I never hear this anywhere. Slaps my nuts clean off.
The Unself (Patriarchy)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order
- Good Boy
- Suffer
- No Touch Torture
- Lock Jaw
- Sex Doll
Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge (My Chemical Romance)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order
- Thank You For The Venom
- Helena
- I'm Not Okay (I Promise)
- Give 'Em Hell, Kid
- It's Not A Fashion Statement, It's A Deathwish
Trail of Flowers (Sierra Ferrell)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order
- I Could Drive You Crazy
- I'll Come Off The Mountain
- American Dreaming
- Why Haven't You Loved Me Yet
- Dollar Bill Bar
Violent Femmes (Violent Femmes)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order
- Add It Up
- Kiss Off
- Confessions
- Promise
- Gimme The Car (1983 Rough Trade UK Single)
This is one of my favorite albums of all time, I'd highly recommend giving it a listen.
Virginity (Bleeding Knees Club)
Top 3 tracks, in no particular order
- Truth or Dare
- Teenage Girls
- I
I listened to this EP so much in high school.
Voodoo Church (Voodoo Church)
I liked this album a lot, from what I can remember...but I don't remember which tracks I liked beyond Rest in Peace. I'll give it another listen sometime, I guess.
What's Wrong With New York? (The Dare)
Top 5 tracks, in no particular order
- Girls
- Perfume
- You're Invited
- I Destroyed Disco
- Good Time