*Note: This is the fourth in a series of lists that will reflect on another banner year in the adult industry. Be sure to check out PornCrush each day for a new installment.
Dec. 16: Best Comeback Performers
Dec. 17: Best Fresh Faces
Dec. 18: Unsung Starlets
Dec. 20: Breakthrough Performers
Dec. 23: Best Adult Ambassadors
Dec. 23: Scenes of the Year (four critics pick their favorites)
Dec. 26: Top 10 stories of 2024
Most performers experience a dose of momentum at some point in their careers.
But only the special ones know how to handle it.
Seriously, what do you do the first time things start going well? Do you buy a BMW you canât afford, become arrogant and irresponsible, and scale back your shooting schedule? Or do you step on the gas pedal and work even harder? Not just to get to the top.
But to stay there.
These performers took the latter route in 2024. Most were relatively new a year ago, brimming with potential, along with plenty of others. But these are the ones who didnât rest on their laurels. They didnât become complacent and, as a result, took a quantum leap toward the top of the profession.
Now, weâre not ready to dub anyone as the next Angela White, Riley Reid, Kira Noir, Vanna Bardot or Anna Claire Clouds. These are simply up-and-coming performers who did everything right in 2024âboth on and off cameraâand will enter the new year on a strong trajectory because of it.