Best Albums of 2014

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Listed below are the best albums of 2014 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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:

377 charts

Rank Score:

2,579

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

102

Overall Rank:

697

Average Rating:

79 (477 votes)

Comments:

12.

LP1

FKA twigs

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

395 charts

Rank Score:

2,348

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

112

Overall Rank:

765

Average Rating:

76 (505 votes)

Comments:

13.

Syro

Aphex Twin

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

307 charts

Rank Score:

2,097

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

122

Overall Rank:

847

Average Rating:

77 (411 votes)

Comments:

14.

Pom Pom

Ariel Pink

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

262 charts

Rank Score:

1,923

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

135

Overall Rank:

931

Average Rating:

78 (351 votes)

Comments:

15.

Royal Blood

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

267 charts

Rank Score:

1,895

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

138

Overall Rank:

944

Average Rating:

76 (403 votes)

Comments:

16.

You're Dead!

Flying Lotus

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

314 charts

Rank Score:

1,762

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

148

Overall Rank:

1,008

Average Rating:

79 (446 votes)

Comments:

17.

1989

Taylor Swift

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

260 charts

Rank Score:

1,654

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

156

Overall Rank:

1,058

Average Rating:

66 (439 votes)

Comments:

18.

Morning Phase

Beck

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

318 charts

Rank Score:

1,620

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

162

Overall Rank:

1,086

Average Rating:

74 (537 votes)

Comments:

19.

This Is All Yours

alt-J

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

259 charts

Rank Score:

1,615

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

163

Overall Rank:

1,096

Average Rating:

73 (510 votes)

Comments:

20.

I'm In Your Mind Fuzz

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

165 charts

Rank Score:

1,409

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

187

Overall Rank:

1,243

Average Rating:

80 (240 votes)

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Best Albums of 2014 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv	3	0%
Gov't Mule	2	0%
Coldplay	2	0%
thquib	2	0%
t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者	2	0%
Unwound	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	483	48%
	187	19%
	50	5%
	46	5%
	33	3%
	23	2%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	30	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	29	3%

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

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