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Highest Rated Albums of 2014

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

1.

Jonah Tolchin - Clover Lane
July 1, 2014
Folk, Blues
Score
90
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2.

Mimicking Birds - Eons
May 13, 2014
Indie Folk
Score
90
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3.

Nicholas Krgovich - On Sunset
October 6, 2014
Score
90
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4.

D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Black Messiah
December 15, 2014
Neo-Soul
Score
90
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5.

Saint Saviour - In The Seams
November 3, 2014
Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Folk
Score
90
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6.

Big K.R.I.T. - Cadillactica
November 11, 2014
Hip Hop, Southern Hip Hop
Score
90
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7.

Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
October 28, 2014
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
90
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8.

Taylor Swift - 1989
October 27, 2014
Pop, Electropop, Synthpop, Dance-Pop
Score
90
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9.

Allo Darlin' - We Come From The Same Place
October 7, 2014
Indie Pop
Score
90
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10.

The Acacia Strain - Coma Witch
October 14, 2014
Deathcore
Score
90
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11.

Gazelle Twin - UNFLESH
September 22, 2014
Art Pop, Post-Industrial, Electro-Industrial, Glitch Pop, EBM
Score
90
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12.

Field Report - Marigolden
October 7, 2014
Indie Folk
Score
90
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13.

Flying Lotus - You're Dead!
October 7, 2014
Jazz Fusion, Wonky, Nu Jazz
Score
90
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14.

Perfume Genius - Too Bright
September 23, 2014
Art Pop
Score
90
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15.

Steph Cameron - Sad-Eyed Lonesome Lady
September 23, 2014
Score
90
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16.

Sondre Lerche - Please
September 23, 2014
Indie Pop
Score
90
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17.

Pere Ubu - Carnival of Souls
September 8, 2014
Experimental Rock, Art Rock
Score
90
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18.

Shovels & Rope - Swimmin' Time
August 26, 2014
Indie Folk, Americana
Score
90
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19.

Todd Snider - Cheatham Street Warehouse
August 25, 2014
Score
90
Source →
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20.

Ambrose Akinmusire - The Imagined Savior is Far Easier to Paint
March 11, 2014
Jazz, Post-Bop
Score
90
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21.

Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas - Secret Evil
August 19, 2014
Score
90
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22.

Somi - The Lagos Music Salon
June 16, 2014
Score
90
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23.

PRISM Quartet - People's Emergency Center
May 27, 2014
Score
90
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24.

Nerina Pallot - Grand Union
May 1, 2014
Score
90
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25.

Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls
July 8, 2014
Heavy Metal
Score
90
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings PopMatters awarded albums throughout 2014.
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