Amoeba’s 40 Best Selling Albums of 2024

This year’s list of Amoeba’s 40 top selling albums features a dazzling roster of pop queens as well as the return of some legendary favorites.

Pre-Order Madvillainy

The demos for MFDOOM and Madlib’s “Madvillainy” were leaked online in 2002, whetting fans’ appetites for one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. Available on vinyl for the first time January 31st.

Pre-Order Coolio

Influential 90’s rapper Coolio’s collection of Greatest Hits will be available January 31st on CD and Yellow color vinyl.

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New MWL Staff Lists

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Now Spinning Record Stand

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Tigers Blood (CD)

Waxahatchee

Waxahatchee's Tigers Blood finds Katie Crutchfield grappling with addiction issues and lost relationships and coming out on top. Sober since 2018, Crutchfield's songwriting is vulnerable yet bold, gritty yet graceful. Her lilting voice and easy-going Americana melodies bring sunlight to even the darkest corners, as Crutchfield moves from singing of tension and disappointment to belonging and welcome stability. Tigers Blood is summer day music: moving and magical, a moment to rest and survey the beauty in the world around you after the long metaphorical winter.

Born Again (LP)

Danger Mouse & Jemini

Finally,  Born Again ,   the lost 2004 album from rapper Jemini and legendary producer Danger Mouse, has seen the light of day. Lush production and hard-hitting beats from Danger Mouse, combined with dynamic rhymes from Jemini are the peanut butter and jelly of this hidden jewel of an album – a perfect pairing. No frills, no guest features, just a very dynamic duo putting lightning in a bottle, and twenty years later we got the release it deserves.

People Hear What They See [Cream & Tan Vinyl] (LP)

Oddisee

Fresh, smart, and invigorating, Oddisee's People Hear What They See sounds as vital today as it did when it was first released all the way back in 2012. Oddisee's production is next-level: lush and evocative, sparkling and sensual. His delivery as an MC is irresistible and energetic. This gorgeous album deserves another spin and thankfully, with this top-notch reissue, fans will get another chance. A splendid, sensational record.

The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess ['My Kink Is Coral' Color Vinyl] (LP)

Chappell Roan

Chappell Roan’s Grammy-nominated debut album chronicles her move from Missouri to Los Angeles and focuses on love and self-discovery. Big pop hooks and strong vocals abound here, often tinged with melancholy. The energy rides high on the ultra-catchy but sweet-natured “Pink Pony Club” and the cathartic, breakup track, “My Kink is Karma.” Elsewhere “Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl” is edgy and funky with tongue-in-cheek lyrics.

The Collective (CD)

Kim Gordon

Legendary musician and artist Kim Gordon's second solo album continues her collaboration with producer Justin Raisen (Lil Yachty, John Cale, Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and advances their joint world building. Raisin's damaged, blown-out dub and trap constructions work as a foil to Gordon's word collages and mantras, conjuring themes of our modern world's dysfunctions with communication, commercial sublimation, and sensory overload. Gordon is here to disrupt and we like it.

the 8th cumming (CD)

cumgirl8

Provocative post-punk band Cumgirl8 make their long-awaited album debut with The 8th Cumming . Synth-wave and industrial influences buoy the band’s lyrics on cyberfeminism, technology, the future, and the relationship between machines and humankind. Kicking off with the upbeat, spacey “Karma Police,” the album delivers strong melodies in a delightfully experimental, irreverent setting.

Cold World [Clear w/ Black Splatter Vinyl] (LP)

Death Lens

Death Lens delivers scorching modern punk on Cold World . The songs tackle the topics of social injustice and global turmoil, and how we react to the seemingly nonstop flow of bad behavior and bad news. Listening to Cold World is an exhilarating experience that speeds by and will leave you aching for more. Grounded and gritty, the album moves from fierce and uncompromising to alienated and abrasive. This is the real deal.

A Forsaken Lover's Plea [Bottle Green Vinyl] (LP)

Chuck Strangers

Pro Era collective rapper/producer Chuck Strangers delivers his second solo album, featuring guest turns by The Alchemist, Joey Bada$$, Erick the Architect, Obii Say, and Remy Banks. The atmosphere here harkens back to the ‘90s without sounding outdated or derivative. With subtle, minimalist backgrounds, he offers introspective lyrics on topics like love, New York, and hip-hop itself.

Fearless Movement (CD)

Kamasi Washington

Kamasi Washington's Fearless Movement is absolutely sensational. Washington continues to cement his status as one of our greatest living jazz artists, despite his breakthrough album, The Epic , coming out under ten years ago. These tracks are fiercely alive, experimental, and full throttle. Guests include George Clinton, Thundercat, Taj Austin, Ras Austin, Patrice Quinn, DJ Battlecat, Brandon Coleman, D-Smoke, Bj the Chicago Kid, and Andre 3000. A triumphant album, sometimes celestial and twinkling, other times raucous and rooted.

Exhibition Of Prowess [Tri-Color Smush Vinyl] (LP)

Kublai Khan TX

The fifth studio album from the metalcore favorites revels in gut-punching tracks filled with brutal, downtuned guitars and throat-ripping vocals. “Darwinism” is a crunchy headbanger with blunt, angry lyrics while “Supreme Ruler” is a short but sweet, apocalyptic blast with a few brief words about death. “Mud” stands out for its dronier rhythm and dramatic pauses, but otherwise Kublai Khan stick to what they do best, which is going straight for the jugular.

Planet Rock - The Album (LP)

Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force

Take a trip back to the '80s and the birth of hip-hop, and you'll find Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force there at the beginning. The release of Planet Rock and its creative use of Kraftwerk samples and electro grooves made it one of the foundational pillars of hip-hop. Almost four decades later, Planet Rock is celebrated with a fresh remaster and reissue.

Woodland (CD)

Gillian Welch

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings have created an absolute stunner of an album with Woodland . This is some of the most gripping, evocative, and moving Americana in years. Of course, Welch and Rawlings are eminently gifted artists, but perhaps some of the album's power is due to its source of inspiration. Named after the duo's Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, TN where it was recorded, the album is imbued with the deep love, devastation, hope, and renewal that mirrors their experience of rebuilding the studio after it was destroyed in a tornado four years ago. Woodland the album holds the beauty and terror of existence in its tender hands, a record of resilience, belief, and emotional connection in the midst of trying times.

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Guitar virtuoso and composer Julian Lage goes shopping at Amoeba Hollywood and talks about his mentor Jim Hall, the nature of improvisation, Emahoy Tsegué-Mariam Guèbru's poignant solo piano recordings, the nuances in the John Coltrane Quartet ballads, Barbra Streisand's ability to interpret songs at the highest level & much more.

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Amoeba Exclusive Color Vinyl

Pre-order your copy of the original motion picture score to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre on Amoeba Exclusive transparent red w/black orb color vinyl! Available for the first time on any format! Only 300 pressed. Out February, 14th 2025 via Waxwork Records.

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