DJ Mag’s top albums of 2024

In 2024, electronic artists explored the intricacies of identity and cultural history via club-focused LPs, while others stepped away from the dancefloor’s hard and fast hedonism in favour of hazier soundscapes influenced by downtempo, dub and ambient music. Visionary rap, jazz and pop musicians and niche genre pioneers alike reached aspirational new heights on a global scale, while grime, drum & bass and jungle thrived thanks to albums from longstanding figureheads and contemporary torchbearers. Here, DJ Mag offers its unranked overview of the albums that made the past 12 months so memorable for dance and electronic music in all its forms