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: 7 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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"w o w this is Silver Mt Zion's best album and it even compares to Godspeed's stuff (but don't get crazy it compares to albums like Yanqui UXO)and I could easily see What We Loved Was Not Enough as their most accessible song. I think it's very good for anyone who likes Godspeed, but also wants som..."  [+]  Reply
- benjameen | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 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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"Definitely the best effort Plant has put out since Zeppelin. I love how seamlessly he blends many different genres together to create a relatively consistent and distinctive sound, even if a few moments come across as gimmicky. The lyricism is surprisingly good coming from Plant, and while this i..."  [+]  Reply
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"Although it saddens me that Opeth abandoned their metal roots, I have to admit that they've emerged as a truly formidable progressive rock band. This one probably won't have any lasting interest to me, but for prog-rock, it is quite good. The tracks are tight, even as they meander. If it just had..."  [+]  Reply
- zdwyatt | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 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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"In my opinion this albums varies a lot in quality, too many tracks borders on a more reggae/dub-foundation than her previous album, which I don't think suits the amazing Merrill Garbus. The last track also sounds like M.I.A., which doesn't suit her either. And frankly Nikki Nack lacks some of the..."  [+]  Reply
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"Can get a bit daft lyrically at times, and has some annoying hooks, but overall a very strong album with mostly solid production and good turns from several features - Jay Rock, Raekwon, Kendrick. Blind Threats and Break the Bank are the main standouts for me, the latter should be a strong conten..."  [+]  Reply
- 19loveless91 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 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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"Compelling vocal performance that blurs the lines between poetry, rap and story-telling as Tempest brings tales from modern urban life with romance, drug dealing, gang violence, sex work, and family set to grimy beats packed with ear pleasing noises . Once the initial thrill of discovering the st..."  [+]  Reply
- drstuey | 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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