A.V. Club's 20 Best Albums of 2014
Every year, The A.V. Club invites our regular music writers and staff to pick their favorite albums of the past 12 months. This year, we asked writers to pick their 15 favorite albums, with no. 1 earning 15 points, no. 2 earning 14, and so on. We tallied up the results to arrive at our final best-of list. (In the…
Published: December 08, 2014 06:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Burn Your Fire For No Witness | Angel Olsen | Feb-12-2014, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Run the Jewels 2 | Run The Jewels, Killer Mike, EL-P | Oct-27-2014, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #3 | St. Vincent | St. Vincent | Feb-25-2014, Art Pop |
| #4 | Lost In The Dream | The War on Drugs | Mar-18-2014, Heartland Rock |
| #5 | Are We There | Sharon Van Etten | May-27-2014, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | LP1 | FKA twigs | Aug-12-2014, Art Pop |
| #7 | Under Color of Official Right | Protomartyr | Apr-08-2014, Post-Punk |
| #8 | Here And Nowhere Else | Cloud Nothings | Apr-01-2014, Post-Hardcore |
| #9 | You're Dead! | Flying Lotus | Oct-06-2014, Nu Jazz |
| #10 | Cilvia Demo | Isaiah Rashad | Jan-28-2014, Southern Hip Hop |
| #11 | HEAL | Strand of Oaks | Jun-24-2014, Indie Rock |
| #13 | They Want My Soul | Spoon | Aug-05-2014, Indie Rock |
| #14 | Morning Phase | Beck | Jan-01-2014, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | 1989 | Taylor Swift | Oct-27-2014, Synthpop |
| #16 | Salad Days | Mac DeMarco | Apr-01-2014, Jangle Pop |
| #17 | Too Bright | Perfume Genius | Sep-22-2014, Art Pop |
| #18 | To Be Kind | Swans | May-13-2014, Experimental Rock |
| #19 | Deep Fantasy | White Lung | Jun-16-2014, Punk Rock |
| #20 | Faith in Strangers | Andy Stott | Nov-17-2014, Deconstructed Club |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Burn Your Fire For No Witness | Angel Olsen | Album, Feb-12-2014, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Run the Jewels 2 | Run The JewelsKiller MikeEL-P | Album, Oct-27-2014, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #3 | St. Vincent | St. Vincent | Album, Feb-25-2014, Art Pop |
| #4 | Lost In The Dream | The War on Drugs | Album, Mar-18-2014, Heartland Rock |
| #5 | Are We There | Sharon Van Etten | Album, May-27-2014, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | LP1 | FKA twigs | Album, Aug-12-2014, Art Pop |
| #7 | Under Color of Official Right | Protomartyr | Album, Apr-08-2014, Post-Punk |
| #8 | Here And Nowhere Else | Cloud Nothings | Album, Apr-01-2014, Post-Hardcore |
| #9 | You're Dead! | Flying Lotus | Album, Oct-06-2014, Nu Jazz |
| #10 | Cilvia Demo | Isaiah Rashad | EP, Jan-28-2014, Southern Hip Hop |
| #11 | HEAL | Strand of Oaks | Album, Jun-24-2014, Indie Rock |
| #13 | They Want My Soul | Spoon | Album, Aug-05-2014, Indie Rock |
| #14 | Morning Phase | Beck | Album, Jan-01-2014, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | 1989 | Taylor Swift | Album, Oct-27-2014, Synthpop |
| #16 | Salad Days | Mac DeMarco | Album, Apr-01-2014, Jangle Pop |
| #17 | Too Bright | Perfume Genius | Album, Sep-22-2014, Art Pop |
| #18 | To Be Kind | Swans | Album, May-13-2014, Experimental Rock |
| #19 | Deep Fantasy | White Lung | Album, Jun-16-2014, Punk Rock |
| #20 | Faith in Strangers | Andy Stott | Album, Nov-17-2014, Deconstructed Club |