Best Albums of 2014

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Listed below are the best albums of 2014 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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:

384 charts

Rank Score:

2,588

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

101

Overall Rank:

685

Average Rating:

79 (481 votes)

Comments:

12.

LP1

FKA twigs

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

413 charts

Rank Score:

2,342

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

112

Overall Rank:

760

Average Rating:

76 (510 votes)

Comments:

13.

Pom Pom

Ariel Pink

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

269 charts

Rank Score:

1,949

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

129

Overall Rank:

903

Average Rating:

78 (354 votes)

Comments:

14.

Royal Blood

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

278 charts

Rank Score:

1,919

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

133

Overall Rank:

919

Average Rating:

76 (411 votes)

Comments:

15.

Syro

Aphex Twin

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

320 charts

Rank Score:

1,916

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

134

Overall Rank:

922

Average Rating:

77 (413 votes)

Comments:

16.

You're Dead!

Flying Lotus

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

323 charts

Rank Score:

1,741

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

149

Overall Rank:

1,012

Average Rating:

79 (452 votes)

Comments:

17.

Morning Phase

Beck

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

328 charts

Rank Score:

1,631

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

158

Overall Rank:

1,078

Average Rating:

75 (540 votes)

Comments:

18.

1989

Taylor Swift

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

266 charts

Rank Score:

1,628

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

159

Overall Rank:

1,079

Average Rating:

66 (447 votes)

Comments:

19.

This Is All Yours

alt-J

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

268 charts

Rank Score:

1,623

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

160

Overall Rank:

1,083

Average Rating:

72 (512 votes)

Comments:

20.

I'm In Your Mind Fuzz

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

168 charts

Rank Score:

1,398

Rank in 2014:

Rank in 2010s:

188

Overall Rank:

1,255

Average Rating:

80 (244 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2014 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv	3	0%
Neil Young	2	0%
The Flaming Lips	2	0%
Eno • Hyde	2	0%
Queen	2	0%
Bob Dylan & The Band	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	485	49%
	187	19%
	50	5%
	46	5%
	34	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	30	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	30	3%

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

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