Dive into the sounds that shaped 2024 with KGNU’s Top 100 most-played albums. Showcasing the incredible variety our DJs bring to the airwaves, this list highlights the music that resonated most with our listeners and reflects the unique mix of genres and styles KGNU is known for.
| Artist | Album | Label | |
| 100 | Amy Helm | Silver City | Sun |
| 99 | Dandara & Chakib Bouzidi | &Chakib | Wonderwheel |
| 98 | KAYTRANADA | TIMELESS | RCA |
| 97 | Lollise | I hit the water | Switch Hit |
| 96 | L’étrangleuse | Ambiance argile | La Curieuse COMPAGNIE 4000 |
| 95 | MJ Lenderman | Manning Fireworks | Anti |
| 94 | Town Mountain | Dance Me Down Easy: The Woodstock Sessions – EP | New West |
| 93 | The Tibbs | Keep It To Yourself | Record Kicks |
| 92 | Yard Act | Where’s My Utopia? | Island |
| 91 | Bukky Leo | Obedun (Sweet Soup) | Drfit |
| 90 | Bruno Berle | No Reino Dos Afetos 2 | Psychic Hotline |
| 89 | Solo Moderna | Daïsm | Galletas Calientes |
| 88 | Peggy Gou | I Hear You | XL |
| 87 | Melissa Carper | Borned In Ya | Mae Music |
| 86 | Olof Melander | Tangles | Olof Melander |
| 85 | Peni Candra Rini | Wulansih | New Amsterdam |
| 84 | Fontaines D.C. | Romance | XL |
| 83 | Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds | Wild God | PIAS |
| 82 | Caribou | Honey | Merge |
| 81 | Various Artists | Ayo Ke Disco: Boogie, Pop & Funk from the South China Sea (1974-88) | Soundway |
| 80 | Aziza Brahim | Mawja | Glitterbeat |
| 79 | Angelo Outlaw | Axis of Time | Colemine |
| 78 | Project Gemini | Colours & Lights | Mr Bongo |
| 77 | Ibibio Sound Machine | Pull the Rope | Merge |
| 76 | Arooj Aftab | Night Reign | Verve |
| 75 | Clairo | ‘Charm’ | Clairo |
| 74 | Cassandra Jenkins | My Light, My Destroyer | Dead Oceans |
| 73 | RAH & The Ruffcats | Orile to Berlin | Sonar Kollektiv |
| 72 | Dan Tyminski | Dan Tyminski: Live From The Ryman | 8 Track |
| 71 | Yannis & The Yaw | Lagos Paris London (feat. Tony Allen) – EP | Transgressive |
| 70 | Ruthie Foster | Mileage | Sun |
| 69 | Manu Chao | Viva Tu | Because |
| 68 | Ezra Collective | Dance, No One’s Watching | Partisan |
| 67 | Wyatt Ellis | Happy Valley | Knee High |
| 66 | Ghost Funk Orchestra | A Trip To the Moon | Colemine |
| 65 | Aaron Frazer | Into The Blue | Dead Oceans |
| 64 | Hiatus Kaiyote | Love Heart Cheat Code | Brainfeeder |
| 63 | Meridian Brothers | Mi Latinoamérica Sufre | Les Disques Bongo Joe |
| 62 | Meshell Ndegeocello | No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin | Capitol |
| 61 | Milton Nascimento & Esperanza Spalding | Milton + esperanza | Concord |
| 60 | Bolis Pupul | Letter To Yu | Because |
| 59 | Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band | BRSB | Big Crown |
| 58 | Adrianne Lenker | Bright Future | 4AD |
| 57 | Iron & Wine | Light Verse | Sub Pop |
| 56 | Swamp Dogg | Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th St | Oh Boy |
| 55 | Saigon Soul Revival | Mối Lương Duyên | Saigon Supersound |
| 54 | Jim Lauderdale | My Favorite Place | Sky Crunch |
| 53 | Shemekia Copeland | Blame It On Eve | Alligator |
| 52 | Mamman Sani & Tropikal Camel | Nijerusalem | Batov |
| 51 | Helado Negro | Phasor | 4AD |
| 50 | Tony Trischka | Earl Jam | Down The Road |
| 49 | Four Tet | Three | Text |
| 48 | Savana Funk & Gaudi | Raha – EP | Record Kicks |
| 47 | Nga Han | Temple In Man | Tetra Ark |
| 46 | Ajate | Dala Toni | 180g |
| 45 | Peter Cat Recording Co. | Beta | Peter Cat |
| 44 | Cimafunk | Pa’ Tu Cuerpa | Terapia |
| 43 | Aoife O’Donovan | All My Friends | Yep Roc |
| 42 | Jessica Pratt | Here in the Pitch | Mexican Summer |
| 41 | Mdou Moctar | Funeral for Justice | Matador |
| 40 | Lake Street Dive | Good Together | Fantasy |
| 39 | Wilco | Hot Sun Cool Shroud – EP | dBpm |
| 38 | KOKOKO! | Butu | Transgressive |
| 37 | Jamie Xx | In Waves | Young |
| 36 | Orgone | Chimera | 3 Palm |
| 35 | Ann Savoy | Another Heart | Smithsonian Folkways |
| 34 | Laurie Lewis | Trees | Spruce and Maple |
| 33 | LA LOM | The Los Angeles League Of Musicians | Verve |
| 32 | Hermanos Gutiérrez | Sonido Cósmico | Easy Eye Sound |
| 31 | Chicano Batman | Notebook Fantasy | ATO |
| 30 | The New Mastersounds | Old School | One Note |
| 29 | Jake Leg | Fire on the Prairie | Shake-A-Leg |
| 28 | William Parker & Ellen Christi | Cereal Music | AUM Fidelity |
| 27 | Missy Raines | Highlander (feat. Missy Raines & Allegheny) | Compass |
| 26 | Hurray for the Riff Raff | The Past Is Still Alive | Nonesuch |
| 25 | Liam Bailey | Zero Grace | Big Crown |
| 24 | Wonder Women of Country | Willis, Carper, Leigh – EP | Bismeaux |
| 23 | Kamasi Washington | Fearless Movement | Shoto Mas |
| 22 | The Del McCoury Band | Songs of Love and Life | McCoury |
| 21 | Charley Crockett | $10 Cowboy | Son of Davy |
| 20 | The Mavericks | Moon & Stars | Mono Mundo |
| 19 | Sarah Jarosz | Polaroid Lovers | Rounder |
| 18 | Sue Foley | One Guitar Woman | Guitar Woman |
| 17 | Various Artists | Congo Funk! – Sound Madness From the Shores of the Mighty Congo River (Kinshasa/Brazzaville 1969-1982) (Analog Africa No.38) | Analog Africa |
| 16 | Cedric Burnside | Hill Country Love | Mascot |
| 15 | Brittany Howard | What Now | Brittany Howard |
| 14 | Glass Beams | Mahal – EP | Ninja Tune |
| 13 | Khruangbin | A LA SALA | Dead Oceans |
| 12 | Jim Kweskin | Never Too Late | Storysound |
| 11 | Tom Rush | Gardens Old, Flowers New | Appleseed |
| 10 | Shannon & The Clams | The Moon Is In The Wrong Place | Shannon and the Clams |
| 9 | Pokey LaFarge | Rhumba Country | New West |
| 8 | Sierra Ferrell | Trail Of Flowers | Rounder |
| 7 | T Bone Burnett | The Other Side | Verve |
| 6 | Les Amazones D’Afrique | Musow Danse | Real World |
| 5 | The Zawose Queens | Maisha | Real World |
| 4 | Reyna Tropical | Malegría | Psychic Hotline |
| 3 | Various Artists | Live on Mountain Stage: Outlaws & Outliers | Oh Boy |
| 2 | Gillian Welch & David Rawlings | Woodland | Acony |
| 1 | Waxahatchee | Tigers Blood | Anti |
Mark your calendars for the Morning Sound Alternative on Wednesday, December 18th from 9:30am – noon as KGNU’s Music Director Indra Raj walks through every single album from this list. An end-of-year countdown to remember!
