Best Albums of 2014

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Listed below are the best albums of 2014 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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:

915 charts

Rank Score:

9,772

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Overall Rank:

160

Average Rating:

82 (1,134 votes)

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104

To Be Kind

Swans

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

611 charts

Rank Score:

6,977

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Benji

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

550 charts

Rank Score:

4,753

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2014

Appears in:

575 charts

Rank Score:

4,349

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2014

Appears in:

524 charts

Rank Score:

4,095

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Overall Rank:

439

Average Rating:

80 (800 votes)

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St. Vincent

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

542 charts

Rank Score:

3,744

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Overall Rank:

479

Average Rating:

79 (787 votes)

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Piñata

Freddie Gibbs & Madlib

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

406 charts

Rank Score:

3,520

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511

Average Rating:

80 (491 votes)

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Black Messiah

D'Angelo And The Vanguard

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

444 charts

Rank Score:

3,469

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2014

Appears in:

324 charts

Rank Score:

2,716

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656

Average Rating:

75 (488 votes)

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Alvvays

Year of Release:

2014

Appears in:

293 charts

Rank Score:

2,660

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100

Overall Rank:

670

Average Rating:

79 (361 votes)

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Best Albums of 2014 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv	3	0%
Kitty	2	0%
Queen	2	0%
Neil Diamond	2	0%
Bob Dylan & The Band	2	0%
Buckethead	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	482	48%
	187	19%
	50	5%
	44	4%
	34	3%
	24	2%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	971	97%
Yes	29	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

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

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