Best Albums of 2014

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Listed below are the best albums of 2014 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 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, Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, St. Vincent, 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:

960 charts

Rank Score:

8,700

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Swans

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

644 charts

Rank Score:

6,139

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Benji

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2014

Appears in:

586 charts

Rank Score:

4,250

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2014

Appears in:

602 charts

Rank Score:

3,895

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2014

Appears in:

557 charts

Rank Score:

3,776

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448

Average Rating:

80 (817 votes)

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Piñata

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

435 charts

Rank Score:

3,511

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485

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80 (496 votes)

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St. Vincent

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

575 charts

Rank Score:

3,476

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489

Average Rating:

79 (802 votes)

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Black Messiah

D'Angelo And The Vanguard

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

468 charts

Rank Score:

3,334

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2014

Appears in:

356 charts

Rank Score:

2,712

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631

Average Rating:

76 (520 votes)

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10.

Alvvays

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

327 charts

Rank Score:

2,605

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659

Average Rating:

79 (389 votes)

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Best Albums of 2014 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv	3	0%
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers	2	0%
The Allman Brothers Band	2	0%
Grateful Dead	2	0%
John Coltrane	2	0%
Unwound	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	473	47%
	193	19%
	49	5%
	44	4%
	35	4%
	24	2%
	24	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	972	97%
Yes	28	3%

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

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

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