Rolling Stone has unveiled its year-end chart, and tongues are wagging to say the least.

And while many-a-fan of some of music’s heaviest hitters like Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, and Ariana Grande have erupted over the placement of their favorite’s 2024 releases, many – like supporters of R&B star Normani (affectionately called #NormaniNation) – were pleasantly surprised to see their fave get some long overdue recognition.

This, especially after that surprising GRAMMYs snub!

On their ‘100 Best Albums of 2024‘ published Monday (December 2), the highly revered music magazine placed Normani’s debut album, the June-released ‘Dopamine,‘ at #32 – the highest ranking of any R&B effort that made the list.

Calling the project “an ode to the specificity of her Southern Black womanhood, with brassy horns, chopped vocals, Mike Jones samples, references to Pimp C, and Outkast…,” RS hailed the opus somewhat of a nod to the sounds of Aaliyah, Janet Jackson, and Destiny’s Child before her.

High (and well-deserved) praise indeed for the singer’s serially delayed debut album which was originally due on shelves in 2019.

Lined with the warmly received singles ‘1:59,’ ‘Wild Side,’ ‘Candy Paint,’ and ‘All Yours,’ ‘Dopamine’ outranked some of the year’s biggest R&B efforts on the RS list including Usher‘s ‘Coming Home,’ Muni Long‘s ‘Revenge,’ Kehlani‘s ‘Crash,’ Tinashe‘s ‘Quantum Baby,’ Khalid‘s Sincere,’ Tommy Richman‘s ‘Coyote,’ and more.

Do you agree with her placement on the coveted ‘RS’ tally?

Your thoughts?

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