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: 2 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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"A decent-enough pop album from Ariana, most songs aren't bad at all and I can imagine a lot of them as singles. With this album filled with chart hits, she cemented herself firmly in the mainstream pop landscape. Job done."  Reply
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"This is a very 80s-ish album but it still manages to refrain from being cheesy. Avalanche and Shut Up And Dance are two of my favorite songs ever. I highly recommend this album!"  Reply
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"Every song sounds like it can be an album closer. Individually, I love the heaviness to each song! But the vocals kinda spoil it for me... just a little. This would sound great with a heavy growl or something..."  Reply
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"Damien Jurado has always been a storyteller, but this album extends his typical one-off story-songs into a kind of concept album, albeit one with a loose structure and far-flung, often psychedelic, mystical themes. The musical style is familiar if you've heard Jurado's other albums: firmly within..."  [+]  Reply
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"Oh goodness this album is so delicious. Every second of it is artistic brilliance. The lyrics, the instruments, the delivery. Everything. Every. Thing. This album makes me proud to live in the midwest. Its opened my eyes so much. Im in love. 2nd best of 2014."  Reply
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