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Highest Rated Albums of 2014

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Genre

2014

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

1. Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 2

Run The Jewels - Run The Jewels 2

October 24, 2014

Hardcore Hip Hop

Political Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, Industrial Hip Hop

Score

90

2. Jeezy - Seen It All: The Autobiography

Jeezy - Seen It All: The Autobiography

September 2, 2014

Southern Hip Hop, Trap

Score

80

3. Chris Brown - X

Chris Brown - X

September 16, 2014

Contemporary R&B

Electropop, Dance-Pop, Pop Rap

Score

80

4. Prince - Art Official Age

Prince - Art Official Age

September 30, 2014

Contemporary R&B

Synth Funk, Dance-Pop

Score

80

5. Rich Gang - Tha Tour Part 1

Rich Gang - Tha Tour Part 1

September 29, 2014

Trap, Southern Hip Hop

Gangsta Rap, Pop Rap

Score

80

6. DJ Quik - The Midnight Life

DJ Quik - The Midnight Life

October 14, 2014

West Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap

Experimental Hip Hop

Score

80

7. BeatKing & Gangsta Boo - Underground Cassette Tape Music

BeatKing & Gangsta Boo - Underground Cassette Tape Music

October 15, 2014

Score

80

8. J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive

J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive

December 9, 2014

Conscious Hip Hop

Boom Bap, Jazz Rap, Neo-Soul, Lo-Fi Hip Hop

Score

80

9. D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah

D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah

December 15, 2014

Neo-Soul, Progressive Soul

Psychedelic Soul, Funk Rock, Funk

Score

80

10. Fabolous - The Young OG Project

Fabolous - The Young OG Project

December 25, 2014

Score

70

11. Wiley - Snakes & Ladders

Wiley - Snakes & Ladders

November 3, 2014

Score

70

12. Common - Nobody's Smiling

Common - Nobody's Smiling

July 22, 2014

Conscious Hip Hop

Political Hip Hop

Score

70

13. PARTYNEXTDOOR - PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO

PARTYNEXTDOOR - PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO

July 29, 2014

Alternative R&B, Contemporary R&B

Cloud Rap, Trap Soul

Score

70

14. Tinashe - Aquarius

Tinashe - Aquarius

October 7, 2014

Alternative R&B

Trap Soul, Pop Rap, Downtempo, Contemporary R&B, Ratchet Music

Score

70

15. Big K.R.I.T. - Cadillactica

Big K.R.I.T. - Cadillactica

November 11, 2014

Southern Hip Hop

Conscious Hip Hop, Pop Rap

Score

70

16. Azealia Banks - Broke with Expensive Taste

Azealia Banks - Broke with Expensive Taste

November 6, 2014

Hip House, East Coast Hip Hop

Dance-Pop, Pop Rap, UK Funky, Experimental Hip Hop, UK Garage

Score

70

17. Omarion - Sex Playlist

December 2, 2014

Contemporary R&B

Score

70

18. A$AP Ferg - Ferg Forever

A$AP Ferg - Ferg Forever

November 28, 2014

Trap, East Coast Hip Hop

Score

70

19. K. Michelle - Anybody Wanna Buy A Heart?

K. Michelle - Anybody Wanna Buy A Heart?

December 9, 2014

Contemporary R&B

Score

70

20. Ghostface Killah - 36 Seasons

Ghostface Killah - 36 Seasons

December 9, 2014

Boom Bap, East Coast Hip Hop

Neo-Soul, Gangsta Rap

Score

70

21. Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint

Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint

December 15, 2014

Pop Rap, East Coast Hip Hop

Contemporary R&B, Trap

Score

70

22. Kevin Gates - Luca Brasi 2

Kevin Gates - Luca Brasi 2

December 16, 2014

Southern Hip Hop, Trap

Score

70

23. Rapsody - Beauty and the Beast

Rapsody - Beauty and the Beast

October 7, 2014

Southern Hip Hop

Score

60

24. NehruvianDOOM - NehruvianDOOM

NehruvianDOOM - NehruvianDOOM

September 22, 2014

East Coast Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop

Boom Bap, Jazz Rap

Score

60

25. Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL - PLECTRUMELECTRUM

Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL - PLECTRUMELECTRUM

September 30, 2014

Pop Rock, Funk Rock

Score

60

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

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