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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11.

They Want My Soul

Spoon

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

371 charts

Rank Score:

2,611

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

104

Overall Rank:

689

Average Rating:

79 (473 votes)

Comments:

12.

LP1

FKA twigs

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

392 charts

Rank Score:

2,400

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

112

Overall Rank:

744

Average Rating:

76 (502 votes)

Comments:

13.

Syro

Aphex Twin

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

300 charts

Rank Score:

2,033

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

128

Overall Rank:

880

Average Rating:

77 (406 votes)

Comments:

14.

Pom Pom

Ariel Pink

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

259 charts

Rank Score:

2,013

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

130

Overall Rank:

889

Average Rating:

78 (349 votes)

Comments:

15.

Royal Blood

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

264 charts

Rank Score:

1,842

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

145

Overall Rank:

977

Average Rating:

76 (401 votes)

Comments:

16.

You're Dead!

Flying Lotus

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

312 charts

Rank Score:

1,809

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

147

Overall Rank:

988

Average Rating:

79 (443 votes)

Comments:

17.

This Is All Yours

alt-J

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

259 charts

Rank Score:

1,688

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

154

Overall Rank:

1,049

Average Rating:

73 (510 votes)

Comments:

18.

Morning Phase

Beck

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

314 charts

Rank Score:

1,656

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

156

Overall Rank:

1,065

Average Rating:

74 (534 votes)

Comments:

19.

1989

Taylor Swift

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

254 charts

Rank Score:

1,603

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

160

Overall Rank:

1,096

Average Rating:

66 (435 votes)

Comments:

20.

I'm In Your Mind Fuzz

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

159 charts

Rank Score:

1,443

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

182

Overall Rank:

1,225

Average Rating:

80 (233 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2014 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv	3	0%
Coldplay	2	0%
Kitty	2	0%
Queen	2	0%
Neil Diamond	2	0%
Unwound	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	481	48%
	188	19%
	51	5%
	43	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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