Best Albums of 2014

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Listed below are the best albums of 2014 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2014 year summaryThe best artists of 2014 were The War On Drugs, Swans, Mark Kozelek, Sun Kil Moon, Run The Jewels, Mac DeMarco, St. Vincent, Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, D'Angelo and D'Angelo And The Vanguard.

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Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

915 charts

Rank Score:

9,912

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Overall Rank:

159

Average Rating:

82 (1,132 votes)

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103

To Be Kind

Swans

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

611 charts

Rank Score:

7,106

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Benji

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

549 charts

Rank Score:

4,873

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2014

Appears in:

568 charts

Rank Score:

4,393

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2014

Appears in:

522 charts

Rank Score:

4,064

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Overall Rank:

443

Average Rating:

80 (799 votes)

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St. Vincent

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

544 charts

Rank Score:

3,833

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Overall Rank:

472

Average Rating:

79 (787 votes)

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Piñata

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

398 charts

Rank Score:

3,501

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515

Average Rating:

81 (490 votes)

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Black Messiah

D'Angelo And The Vanguard

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2014

Appears in:

445 charts

Rank Score:

3,500

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2014

Appears in:

323 charts

Rank Score:

2,730

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657

Average Rating:

75 (487 votes)

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10.

Alvvays

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

287 charts

Rank Score:

2,633

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103

Overall Rank:

685

Average Rating:

79 (358 votes)

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Best Albums of 2014 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv	3	0%
John Coltrane	2	0%
Unwound	2	0%
The Allman Brothers Band	2	0%
King Crimson	2	0%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	479	48%
	190	19%
	51	5%
	44	4%
	34	3%
	24	2%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	29	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	995	100%
Yes	5	1%

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