Best Albums of 2014

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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Best Albums of 2014 composition

Country Albums %


United States 485 49%
United Kingdom 187 19%
Canada 50 5%
Mixed Nationality 46 5%
Australia 34 3%
Sweden 23 2%
Germany 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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