Best Albums of 2014

Listed below are the best albums of 2014 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 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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"Turns out Wishbone Ash has been churning out albums over the past 20 years that are just as good as their stuff from the ‘70s. Check out this album, and check out the songs Take It Back, Way Down South, and Blue Horizon in particular."  Reply
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"They just released the Deluxe Edition with 4 new dope tracks! 10. Golden Era (feat. Joey Bada$$) 11. Wishin' II (feat. Black Thought) 12. Highs and Lows (feat. MF DOOM & Phonte) 13. Mode II (feat. Logic)"  Reply
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"Pretty good album overall, even though Lionhearted pulls it a little back for me. The imagery of Worlds is there, but the charm is missing. What I mean about the imagery of Worlds is that is very reminiscent of the likes of Steven Universe or Astroboy. It's also a fairly generic track. At least G..."  [+]  Reply
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