Best Albums of 2014

Listed below are the best albums of 2014 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 4 hours ago).
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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, Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, St. Vincent, D'Angelo and D'Angelo And The Vanguard.
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"Marrow may just be the best metal song of all time. Seriously stop what you're doing and give it a listen. This is the type of stuff that makes you fall in love with the genre."  Reply
- VanillaBean | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"while(1<2) greatly expanded mau5's work outside four to the floor dance music, featuring more electronica and industrial inspired tracks. Expertly balancing dance floor killers ("Aviritia", "My Pet Coelacanth", "Infra Urbo Pigcart Racer", "Phantoms Can't Hang", "Gula", and others), with his elect..."  [+]  Reply
- souplipton | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"They have been one of my favorite bands ever since Point #1 was released. They are also one of the few bands growing up that I still listen to a lot. This is without a doubt the best and my personal favorite. They only get better as time goes on and keep perfecting their craft."  Reply
- zags7000 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"Holy shit. I mean seriously. This is monstrous. I'm terrified. It's so beautiful. I can't turn away. It's preparing me for a ritual sacrifice and I'm letting it happen."  Reply
- SquishypuffDave | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (6 helpful | 1 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"Hey listener! Do you like Sonic Youth, early Dinosaur Jr, and Destroy All Monsters? This is exactly like all of those things in a blender with some lovely warped fidelity."  Reply
- mickilennial | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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