Best Albums

The Observer

www.theguardian.com/observer

Highest Rated Albums of 2014

Decade

2010s
- All Time
- 2010s
- 2000s

Genre

All
- - All
  - Alternative R&B
  - Americana
  - Art Pop
  - Blues Rock
  - Dance Pop
  - Electronic
  - Electropop
  - Folk
  - Garage Rock
  - Heartland Rock
  - Hip Hop
  - House
- - Indie Folk
  - Indie Pop
  - Indie Rock
  - Pop
  - Pop Rock
  - Psychedelic
  - Psychedelic Rock
  - R&B
  - Rock
  - Singer-Songwriter
  - Soul
  - Synthpop
  - Wonky

2014

1. Hurray For The Riff Raff - Small Town Heroes

February 11, 2014

Singer-Songwriter

Score

100

2. Shabazz Palaces - Lese Majesty

July 29, 2014

Hip Hop

Score

100

3. Flying Lotus - You're Dead!

October 7, 2014

Electronic

Score

100

4. Azealia Banks - Broke With Expensive Taste

November 6, 2014

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5. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - Give the People What They Want

January 14, 2014

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6. Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire for No Witness

February 18, 2014

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7. The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream

March 18, 2014

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8. Sun Kil Moon - Benji

February 11, 2014

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9. Kelis - Food

April 22, 2014

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10. Neneh Cherry - Blank Project

February 25, 2014

Score

11. The Hold Steady - Teeth Dreams

March 25, 2014

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12. Young Fathers - Dead

February 3, 2014

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13. Real Estate - Atlas

March 4, 2014

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14. Micah P. Hinson - Micah P Hinson and the Nothing

March 10, 2014

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15. Todd Terje - It's Album Time

April 8, 2014

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16. Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal

June 3, 2014

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17. Jack White - Lazaretto

June 10, 2014

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18. The Roots - ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin

May 19, 2014

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19. Paolo Nutini - Caustic Love

April 14, 2014

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20. Kate Tempest - Everybody Down

May 19, 2014

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21. Basement Jaxx - Junto

August 25, 2014

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22. Jenny Lewis - The Voyager

July 29, 2014

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23. FKA twigs - LP1

August 12, 2014

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24. Jungle - Jungle

July 15, 2014

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25. Reigning Sound - Shattered

July 15, 2014

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

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