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: 1 hour ago).
"And just like that my whole world was shaken by one album. One album that completely and totally transfixed every part of me from the physical, to the mental, and the spiritual. This album literally expressed in 1 hour how I feel and all my emotions and thoughts. The music... Well, lets just say ..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +13 votes (15 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
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"Fantano also gave The Money Store 10/10 yet you don't see it at the top of 2012.He thought MBDTF was average but BEA has it as second best of 2010.So no,it's not first because a famous critic gave it a perfect score." Reply
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"I love coming to BEA and seeing this one the front page at #1 for 2014. This album is just as boring as the grandfather you never talk to, because you're too busy keeping up with the Kardashians." Reply
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meccalecca | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +16 votes (16 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Seriously, listening to 40 mins of El-P and Killer Mike calling out all the fuckboys in the world is as good as it gets. Yeah i know that's not representative of the entire album but its bloody refreshing to finally hear a hip hop record with the balls to ignore label stereotypes yet still be as ..." [+] Reply
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"Pfff the seemingly effortless ease with which DeMarco launches laidback classic after laidback classic puts a lot of less modest songwriters to shame. Great record." Reply
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Norman Bates | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (9 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"One of my favorite producers, Madlib, and one of the best gangsta rappers of his generation, Freddie Gibbs, collaborate on one of the best old school albums of the decade. We agree, "Piñata" does not represent a revolution in rap, we can even call this album nostalgic. Nostalgic of the time when ..." [+] Reply
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"Annie Clark has delivered her masterpiece. Every song on here is excellent and the album has an overall fun, raunchy, yet beautiful vibe. Very high replay value. Outstanding. Favorite tracks: "Birth In Reverse", "Huey Newton", "Regret", "Psychopath", "Severed Crossed Fingers"" Reply
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"Out of nowhere and right at the end, this album may be my AotY. It's such a detailed, and engrossing album. And the shit is fresh while still being totally reminiscent of the sound of "There's A Riot Going On" or "Dirty Mind" or , vocally, Al Green. And yeah, again, the attention to detail on the..." [+] Reply
- Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Lana's strongest record. Although Born to Die and Lust For Life are solid albums, her distinct 'noir-Americana' persona that others have mentioned gets muddled by the heavyhanded poppy electronic rhythm sections on those two. This one (despite the heavy use of reverb) sounds far more organic than..." [+] Reply
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"Clever as Costello, janglier than The Byrds. A fresh, gorgeous, dreamy sound, and such memorable melodies. Why didn't I listen to this last year?" Reply
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Nobodyisemo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of 2014 composition
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| Various Artists | 7 | 1% | |
| Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv | 3 | 0% | |
| Unwound | 2 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 2 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 2 | 0% | |
| The Flaming Lips | 2 | 0% | |
| Eno • Hyde | 2 | 0% | |
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473 | 47% | |
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193 | 19% | |
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49 | 5% | |
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44 | 4% | |
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35 | 4% | |
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25 | 3% | |
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