The Roots Music Report's
Top World Album Chart
for the Year of 2024
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vida | Ana Tijoux | Victoria Producciones | World |
| 2 | Sahel | Bombino | Partisan | World |
| 3 | El Bueno Y El Malo | Hermanos Gutierrez | Easy Eye Sound | World |
| 4 | Funeral for Justice | Mdou Moctar | Matador | World |
| 5 | Sonido Cósmico | Hermanos Gutierrez | Easy Eye Sound | World |
| 6 | Amatssou | Tinariwen | Wedge | World |
| 7 | History of House | Soweto Gospel Choir | music is fun/House of Latroit | World |
| 8 | Mariwo | Juan Megna Group | Self-Release | World |
| 9 | AMGHAR the Godfather of Tuareg Music, Vol. 1 | Abdallah Oumbadougou | Petaluma | World |
| 10 | We Belong | Sinkane | City Slang | World |
| 11 | Bite of the Street | Mac Gollehon & The Hispanic Mechanics | Mactrumpet | World |
| 12 | Lifetime Anthology | Pete Escovedo | Esco | World |
| 13 | Exetastes | AurallaurA | Self-Release | World |
| 14 | Endless Summer | The Elovaters | Belly Full | World |
| 15 | Voces De Mi Familia | Alex Cuba | Caracol | World |
| 16 | Twist | Ray Obiedo | Rhythmus | World |
| 17 | TRUE STORY | Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O | New Soil | World |
| 18 | Unfolding | Alf Jetzer | Self-Release | World |
| 19 | Marching on | Ozomatli | Blue Elan | World |
| 20 | Mi Latinoamérica Sufre | Meridian Brothers | Ansonia | World |
| 21 | Alkemi | Dayme Arocena | Brownswood | World |
| 22 | Heavier Yet (Lays the Crownless Head) | Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 | Record Kicks | World |
| 23 | Ova | Afro Celt Sound System | Six Degrees | World |
| 24 | Viva Tu | Manu Chao | Radio Bemba | World |
| 25 | Only Love Remains | Yemen Blues | Chant | World |
| 26 | Duhovi | Faith i Branko | Riverboat | World |
| 27 | Gangbusters Melody Club | Caravan Palace | MVKA | World |
| 28 | I Love Samba | Diego Figueiredo | Arbors | World |
| 29 | Onaida | Natascha Rogers | MUSIC & RYTHMIC | World |
| 30 | L'Immortel - the 60's Rumba Revolution in Congo | Franklin Boukaka | Fremeaux | World |
| 31 | La Sánchez | Lila Downs | Sony | World |
| 32 | Dancing While Falling | Quantic | Play It Again Sam | World |
| 33 | Tension | Mulatu Astatke | Batov Records | World |
| 34 | Caracoles | Orquesta Akokán | Daptone | World |
| 35 | Switched-On | Pachyman | ATO | World |
| 36 | The Resonance Between | Alam Khan, Arjun K. Verma, Del Sol Quartet | AMMP | World |
| 37 | Untold Stories | Benji Kaplan | Tratore | World |
| 38 | Pique | Dora Morelenbaum | Mr Bongo | World |
| 39 | Gabriella | Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion | Self-Release | World |
| 40 | Tu Guli | Olcay Bayir | ARC | World |
| 41 | Toc De Crida | Toc de Crida | Microscopi | World |
| 42 | Mawja | Aziza Brahim | Glitterbeat | World |
| 43 | Happy Family | Junior Marvin | Flatiron | World |
| 44 | Sin Fronteras | Mireya & The Poor Choices | Self-Release | World |
| 45 | Rockin' Like a Champion | Mykal Rose, Subatomic Sound System & Hollie Cook | Dubshot/Controlled Substance Sound Labs | World |
| 46 | Sones De Mariachi | Mariachi Los Camperos | Smithsonian Folkways | World |
| 47 | Rwanda...You See Ghosts, I See Sky | The Good Ones | Six Degrees | World |
| 48 | London Ko | Fatoumata Diawara | Montuno | World |
| 49 | Amrak Seedna & Abtal Wa Harameyah | Ziad Rahbani | Wewantsounds | World |
| 50 | Ziggy Stardub | Easy Star All-Stars | ORCHARD | World |
| 51 | Tradisyon | Wesli | Cumbancha | World |
| 52 | Dreamers in the Field | Huun-Huur-Tu / Carmen Rizzo / Dhani Harrison | Dark Horse | World |
| 53 | New Regency Orchestra | New Regency Orchestra | Mr Bongo | World |
| 54 | Dindin | Kimi Djabaté | Cumbancha | African |
| 55 | Nowruz | Aga Khan Master Musicians | Smithsonian Folkways | World |
| 56 | The Sky is the Same Colour Everywhere | Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabaté | BMG | World |
| 57 | Pafata | Who's the Cuban? | SMASH | World |
| 58 | Fracassines | Combo Daguerre | Barbes | World |
| 59 | Tunisian Tale | Didon | Electrofone | World |
| 60 | Radio Sechaba | Bokani Dyer | Brownswood | World |
| 61 | Africa Yontii | Tidiane Thiam | Sahel Sounds | World |
| 62 | Hiddo Dhawr | Sahra Halgan | DANAYA | World |
| 63 | The Ground (feat. Richard Burgess) | Hallvard Godal | Hallvard Godal | World |
| 64 | Trobada | Flowk | Segell Microscopi | World |
| 65 | Starting Point | Grupo Um | Far Out | World |
| 66 | Sim Sim Sim | Bala Desejo | Mr. Bongo | World |
| 67 | Son of Africa | Remi Kabaka | BBE | World |
| 68 | El Swing Que Yo Tengo | Alex Cuba | Caracol | World |
| 69 | O Futuro é Mais Bonito | Anna Setton | Galileo | World |
| 70 | Les Égarés | Sissoko, Segal, Parisien, Peirani | No Format! | World |
| 71 | Five Seasons | Eje Eje | Batov | World |
| 72 | AS PALAVRAS, VOL. 1 & 2 | Rubel | Dorileo e Coala | World |
| 73 | Novela | Ceu | Urban Jungle | World |
| 74 | Towards the Light | Les Arrivants | Self-Release | World |
| 75 | Voces | Nemegata | Spaceflight | World |
| 76 | Canciones Sobre La Vida Y La Muerte | Leti Garza | Garza Azul | World |
| 77 | Ethio Blue | Meklit | Self-Release | World |
| 78 | Grietas | Newen Afrobeat | Altafonte | World |
| 79 | Hey Dostum, Çak! | Derya Yildirim | Buback | World |
| 80 | Namaste Bombay: a Musical Tribute to Hindi Cinema | Kuljit Bhamra | ARC | World |
| 81 | Country of Guns | Kaleta & Zozo Afrobeat | Self-Release | World |
| 82 | Get the Message | KOKOROKO | Brownswood | World |
| 83 | Túnel Acústico | Marcos Valle | Far Out | World |
| 84 | History | Bokanté | Real World | World |
| 85 | Mama Africa | Julio Montoro y Alma Latina | Tumi | World |
| 86 | Vento De Beirada | Dora Morelenbaum | Romaria Discos | World |
| 87 | No Tempo Da Intolerância | Elza Soares | Noize Record Club | World |
| 88 | Raha | Savana Funk & Gaudi | Record Kicks | World |
| 89 | A Song for Kwanzaa | Djoser Pharaoh | Self-Release | African |
| 90 | Marchita | Silvana Estrada | Glassnote | World |
| 91 | RETURN to the SPIRIT | SUN ATLAS | Mocambo | World |
| 92 | Descendants (in 79 Languages) | Steven Chesne | Brahmasong | World |
| 93 | Les Grandes Vacances (Bonus Version) | Cosmic Analog Ensemble | Jakarta | World |
| 94 | Obedun (Sweet Soup) | Bukky Leo | Drift | World |
| 95 | Carnatic Nomad | Jyotsna Srikanth | ARC | World |
| 96 | Esengo | London Afrobeat Collective | Self-Release | World |
| 97 | Orile to Berlin | RAH & The Ruffcats | Sonar Kollektiv | World |
| 98 | Ahadu | Esy Tadesse | FPE | World |
| 99 | Erbil | Omar Souleyman | Mad Decent | World |
| 100 | Beauty in the Silence | Soja | ATO | World |
| 101 | Um Gosto De Sol | Ceu | Urban Jungle | World |
| 102 | La Pangée | Hyperculte | Bongo Joe | World |
| 103 | Caribe (Colombian Singles Series, Vol. 3) | ARN4L2 | Galletas Calientes | World |
| 104 | I Hit the Water | Lollise | Switch Hit | World |
| 105 | Refugees | Jimmy Cliff | UMG | World |
| 106 | Alondra | Gao Hong & Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde | ARC | World |
| 107 | Dub Stax (Digital Bonus Version) | Dub Stax | Echo Beach | World |
| 108 | From Within | Mortimer | Easy Star | World |
| 109 | Ali | Vieux Farka Toure | Dead Oceans | World |
| 110 | Roll on | Michael Doucet and Tom Rigney | Parhelion | World |
| 111 | Temple in Man | Nga Han | Tetra Ark | World |
| 112 | A Terrible Beauty | Christy Moore | Claddagh | World |
| 113 | Corazones and Canciones | Los Texmaniacs | Smithsonian Folkways | World |
| 114 | Rebel Queen | Yemi Alade | Effyzzie | World |
| 115 | Hysterrae | Hysterrae | Linfa | World |
| 116 | Cantareras | Carola Ortiz | Segell Microscopi | World |
| 117 | Fado Camoes | Lina | Galileo | World |
| 118 | Folk Hero | House of Hamill | Self-Release | World |
| 119 | Strength | Samory I | Easy Star | World |
| 120 | Ventre Unique | Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp | Les Disques Bongo Joe | World |
| 121 | Uncovered | Al-Qasar | WeWantSounds | World |
| 122 | Atlantic Oscillations | Quantic | Tru Thoughts | World |
| 123 | Nouskaa Sisaret | Sinimuso | Self-Release | World |
| 124 | Songs for Humanity | Playing For Change | Self-Release | World |
| 125 | In Between Thoughts...A New World | Rodrigo y Gabriela | ATO | World |
| 126 | Surfeando Un Cometa | Bicicletas Por La Paz | Self-Release | World |
| 127 | Satingarona, Pt. 2 | The Bongo Hop | Underdog | World |
| 128 | A.M.I.E.S.A.M.O.U.R | Lumiere | Bonsound | World |
| 129 | Numina | Mariana Masetto | Bumbunita Musica | World |
| 130 | Strata | El Buho | Wonderwheel | World |
| 131 | Step Up | Manudigital | X-Ray Production | World |
| 132 | Together As One | Rootz Radicals | Self-Release | World |
| 133 | The Eagle of My Heart | Marjan Vahdat | Kirkelig Kulturverksted | World |
| 134 | Moi Long Duyen | Saigon Soul Revival | Saigon Supersound | World |
| 135 | Otherness | AO Music | Abbeywood | World |
| 136 | Mute | El Khat | Glitterbeat | World |
| 137 | Nijerusalem | Mamman Sani | Batov | World |
| 138 | Un éloge De L'oblique (Confluence #1.2.3) | Isabelle Courroy | buda musique | World |
| 139 | Idrache (Traces of the Past) | Tinariwen | Wedge | World |
| 140 | La Pata Coja | The Bongo Hop | Underdog | World |
| 141 | Peace and Love | Juls | LOF Collective | World |
| 142 | Once Upon a Time | Meriem Ben Amor | Electrofone | World |
| 143 | Doko Mien | Ibibio Sound Machine | Merge | World |
| 144 | Africa Speaks | Santana | Starfaith | World |
| 145 | Best So Far | Katchafire | Zojak World Wide | World |
| 146 | Seresta | Phill Fest | Self-Release | World |
| 147 | Could We Be More | KOKOROKO | Brownswood | World |
| 148 | Down in the Dub Vaults | Channel One Sound System | VP Music Group | World |
| 149 | Caribe | Ana Carla Maza | Persona Editorial Limited | World |
| 150 | Vapor | Bixiga 70 | Glitterbeat | World |
| 151 | Off the Grid | Onipa | Real World | World |
| 152 | Vento Do Mar | Cacha Mundinho | Mundus | World |
| 153 | Ooroo | Sangit | Riverboat | World |
| 154 | Perfect Timing | Skarra Mucci | Undisputed | World |
| 155 | Caralice | Zvezdana Novakovic ZveN | Self-Release | World |
| 156 | Vakner I En Annen Dag (Waking to Another Day) | Sarah Camille | Kirkelig Kulturverksted | World |
| 157 | Jezero | Nina Romic | Aquarius | World |
| 158 | Bleu | Ann O'aro | buda musique | World |
| 159 | Aura (feat. Aegean Arc) | Katerina Papadopoulou | Saphrane | World |
| 160 | Songs for Life | Tyva Kyzy | Self-Release | World |
| 161 | Amor De Flores | Nuria Rovira Salat | Tchai | World |
| 162 | Sparrow's Arrows Fly So High | Suzumeno Tears | Doyasai | World |
| 163 | New Stories | Eve Crazy & Mar Yo | Self-Release | World |
| 164 | Songs for the Dead | Catherine Graindorge | Glitterbeat | World |
| 165 | Ma Olen Maa Peal V66ras - As a Guest on Earth I Wander | 6hunesseq | Nordic Notes | World |
| 166 | The Hanged Maid (Hirttaytynyt Neito) | Px3Kauppila | EKZ | World |
| 167 | Jediny Na Svete | Bara Zmekova | Tranzistor | World |
| 168 | Nevrak | Venla Ilona Blom | Nordic Notes | World |
| 169 | L'Euphonie Des Coquecigrues | Margaux Lienard | La Cahute | World |
| 170 | BRSB | Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band | Big Crown | World |
| 171 | 100% Sahara Guitar | Etran de L'AÏr | Sahel Sounds | World |
| 172 | Curyman II | Rogê | Diamond West | World |
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