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2014

This is an ordered list of Pitchfork's highest rated albums of 2014. Check out Pitchfork's Year End List.

1. D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah

D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah

December 15, 2014

Score

94

2. Swans - To Be Kind

Swans - To Be Kind

May 13, 2014

Experimental Rock

Score

92

3. Sun Kil Moon - Benji

Sun Kil Moon - Benji

February 11, 2014

Singer-Songwriter

Score

92

4. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2

Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2

October 28, 2014

Score

90

5. FKA twigs - LP1

FKA twigs - LP1

August 12, 2014

Alternative R&B

Score

88

6. Real Estate - Atlas

Real Estate - Atlas

March 4, 2014

Score

88

7. Ariel Pink - pom pom

Ariel Pink - pom pom

November 18, 2014

Psychedelic Pop

Score

88

8. Grouper - Ruins

Grouper - Ruins

October 31, 2014

Score

88

9. The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream

The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream

March 18, 2014

Score

88

10. How to Dress Well - What Is This Heart?

How to Dress Well - What Is This Heart?

June 24, 2014

Alternative R&B

Score

88

11. Todd Terje - It's Album Time

Todd Terje - It's Album Time

April 8, 2014

Score

87

12. Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else

Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else

April 1, 2014

Score

87

13. Aphex Twin - Syro

Aphex Twin - Syro

September 23, 2014

Score

87

14. Perfect Pussy - Say Yes to Love

Perfect Pussy - Say Yes to Love

March 18, 2014

Score

86

15. St. Vincent - St. Vincent

St. Vincent - St. Vincent

February 25, 2014

Score

86

16. Spoon - They Want My Soul

Spoon - They Want My Soul

August 5, 2014

Score

86

17. Caribou - Our Love

Caribou - Our Love

October 7, 2014

Score

86

18. White Lung - Deep Fantasy

White Lung - Deep Fantasy

June 17, 2014

Score

86

19. Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal

Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal

June 3, 2014

Score

86

20. Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden

Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden

August 19, 2014

Score

86

21. Vince Staples - Hell Can Wait

Vince Staples - Hell Can Wait

October 7, 2014

Score

85

22. Mac DeMarco - Salad Days

Mac DeMarco - Salad Days

April 1, 2014

Singer-Songwriter

Score

85

23. A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Sea When Absent

A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Sea When Absent

June 24, 2014

Score

85

24. Iceage - Plowing Into the Field of Love

Iceage - Plowing Into the Field of Love

October 7, 2014

Score

85

25. Eno • Hyde - High Life

Eno • Hyde - High Life

June 30, 2014

Score

85

NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pitchfork awarded albums throughout 2014.

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