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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Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

946 charts

Rank Score:

9,179

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Overall Rank:

166

Average Rating:

82 (1,153 votes)

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105

To Be Kind

Swans

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

629 charts

Rank Score:

6,700

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Benji

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

570 charts

Rank Score:

4,547

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2014

Appears in:

588 charts

Rank Score:

4,054

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2014

Appears in:

543 charts

Rank Score:

3,854

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Overall Rank:

455

Average Rating:

80 (806 votes)

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St. Vincent

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

563 charts

Rank Score:

3,624

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Overall Rank:

484

Average Rating:

79 (799 votes)

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Piñata

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

413 charts

Rank Score:

3,470

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510

Average Rating:

80 (496 votes)

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Black Messiah

D'Angelo And The Vanguard

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

455 charts

Rank Score:

3,392

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2014

Appears in:

346 charts

Rank Score:

2,775

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630

Average Rating:

76 (512 votes)

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10.

Alvvays

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

314 charts

Rank Score:

2,595

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Overall Rank:

680

Average Rating:

79 (382 votes)

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Best Albums of 2014 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv	3	0%
Eno • Hyde	2	0%
Bob Dylan & The Band	2	0%
幾何学模様 [Kikagaku Moyo]	2	0%
Queen	2	0%
Future (Rap)	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	483	48%
	190	19%
	48	5%
	46	5%
	35	4%
	23	2%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

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

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