Release Poll: PA Albums of 2024

I think you've answered most of your own questions 

The PA album of the year contest is the ''PA chart' and only includes albums on PA.

Only albums not on PA count for ''AP Prog'' and ''AP Other''. 

The final tab ''PA plus AP Chart'' includes all albums for all 3 tabs. This is just a democratic count of all albums. 

Only the top twenty albums that you select that are included in PA will count for the contest.

Personally I've excluded anything that is not in PA from my top twenty. This is totally articificial so that I can track the albums that will count. In truth I think Mdou Moctar might be my album of the year but I've deliberately dropped it down my list for this reason. However if I included it at NO1 then it would make no difference to the PA contest.

My updated list of 20 albums (all on PA) are as follows

Thanks! That was indeed my best guess, but I wasn't sure about it, so thanks for confirming.

Having been able to hear a few more albums released in 2024, here is the third [and final, I promise] update on my behalf - some newcomers climbing higher up and a few LPs moving around. It seems like I have generally been more partial to the heavier side of prog this year and this kind of confirms my observation for the decade in general - the real "progression" and the really innovative stuff is happening in the courts of the heavier acts.

Thanks for all the positive feedback about the AP and the polls in particular. 

@bartymj: You have written so many blurbs, that's a tremendous contribution to AP. 

Lewian asked about the "rules/instructions" for this poll. This is what I remember from last year (and from how I've implemented it), I'll also add them to the first post:

- you can vote for any LP, EP, Compilation or Live/Video release from 2024.
- You need to do it at AP like explained above (in the first post). The AP database contains a lot of releases from all kinds of sources, including PA, so your favorite releases should be present there. If some of them are missing you can add them easily yourself. You only need to register at AP and add any artist or release you like.
- You can submit any number of releases you like. The "official" PA results are compiled by awarding points to your submissions. The first list entry yields 20 points, the second one 19, and so forth. Which means that only the top 20 releases of your list will be counted towards the combined result.
- Your list can contain any types of releases, including non-prog and/or releases not on PA. My website automatically compiles the combined results, only counting the "compatible" releases from your list.
- At the end of January I will compile the "official" results, so please make sure that your list is submitted (either at AP directly or by posting it here) before February.

- You can update your list as often as you like! So there is no need to wait until the deadline to submit your list. My suggestion is always to keep a growing list throughout the year and occasionally submit it, constantly refining it up until the deadline.

- And if you cannot / will not use AP, feel free to submit your list in any "free" format you like in this thread and I will add it at AP on your behalf.