Dazed's Top 20 Albums of 2014

Unpick the puzzle and discover the year's best, from Azealia Banks and Aphex Twin to Lana Del Rey and FKA twigs

Published: December 09, 2014 11:35 Source

# 1

LP1 by FKA twigs

Album • Aug 12 / 2014 Art Pop Alternative R&B

# 2

Xen by Arca

Album • Nov 04 / 2014 Wonky Glitch Hop

# 3

Ultraviolence by Lana Del Rey

Album • Jan 01 / 2014 Dream Pop Art Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 4

Asiatisch by Fatima Al Qadiri

Album • May 05 / 2014 Weightless UK Bass

# 5

1000 Forms of Fear by Sia

Album • Jul 04 / 2014 Electropop Alt-Pop

# 6

Syro by Aphex Twin

Album • Sep 22 / 2014 IDM

# 7

I Never Learn by Lykke Li

Album • Apr 25 / 2014 Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 8

Too Bright by Perfume Genius

Album • Sep 22 / 2014 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 9

Aquarius by Tinashe

Album • Oct 01 / 2014 Alternative R&B

# 10

Burn Your Fire For No Witness by Angel Olsen

Album • Feb 12 / 2014 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 11

Tough Love by Jessie Ware

Album • Aug 04 / 2014 Contemporary R&B Smooth Soul

# 12

Oxymoron by ScHoolboy Q

Album • Jan 01 / 2014 West Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap Hardcore Hip Hop

# 13

Salad Days by Mac DeMarco

Album • Apr 01 / 2014 Jangle Pop Psychedelic Pop Bedroom Pop

# 14

Run the Jewels 2 by Run The Jewels + Killer Mike + EL-P

Album • Oct 27 / 2014 Hardcore Hip Hop

# 15

Lost In The Dream by The War on Drugs

Album • Mar 18 / 2014 Heartland Rock Indie Rock Neo-Psychedelia

# 16

Broke with Expensive Taste by Azealia Banks

Album • Nov 07 / 2014 Hip House East Coast Hip Hop

# 17

Plowing Into the Field of Love by Iceage

Album • Oct 06 / 2014 Post-Punk

# 18

Arcadia by Ramona Lisa

Album • Apr 29 / 2014 Art Pop Ambient Pop

# 19

It's Album Time by Todd Terje

Album • Apr 08 / 2014 Nu-Disco Electro-Disco

# 20

Ruins by Grouper

Album • Oct 28 / 2014 Singer-Songwriter Ambient