Best Albums of 2014

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Listed below are the best albums of 2014 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 greatest album charts.

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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, 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:

931 charts

Rank Score:

9,420

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Overall Rank:

164

Average Rating:

82 (1,142 votes)

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104

To Be Kind

Swans

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

616 charts

Rank Score:

6,774

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Benji

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

552 charts

Rank Score:

4,449

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2014

Appears in:

577 charts

Rank Score:

4,164

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2014

Appears in:

532 charts

Rank Score:

3,947

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Overall Rank:

448

Average Rating:

80 (800 votes)

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St. Vincent

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

550 charts

Rank Score:

3,647

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Overall Rank:

485

Average Rating:

79 (794 votes)

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Piñata

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

406 charts

Rank Score:

3,526

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504

Average Rating:

80 (491 votes)

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Black Messiah

D'Angelo And The Vanguard

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

452 charts

Rank Score:

3,443

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2014

Appears in:

340 charts

Rank Score:

2,805

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627

Average Rating:

75 (501 votes)

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10.

Alvvays

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

307 charts

Rank Score:

2,664

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Overall Rank:

665

Average Rating:

79 (371 votes)

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Best Albums of 2014 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv	3	0%
The Allman Brothers Band	2	0%
Grateful Dead	2	0%
The Flaming Lips	2	0%
John Coltrane	2	0%
Future (Rap)	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	484	48%
	186	19%
	50	5%
	45	5%
	34	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	29	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	30	3%

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

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