Double J's Top 50 Albums of 2014

The 50 albums we loved most in 2014.

Published: December 03, 2014 10:58 Source

# 1

St. Vincent by St. Vincent

Album • Feb 25 / 2014 Art Pop Art Rock

# 2

Our Love by Caribou

Album • Oct 07 / 2014 Deep House

# 3

They Want My Soul by Spoon

Album • Aug 05 / 2014 Indie Rock

# 4

Benji by Sun Kil Moon

Album • Aug 19 / 2014 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 5

Anchor by Zammuto

Album • Sep 02 / 2014 Art Pop Folktronica

# 6

Lost In The Dream by The War on Drugs

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

# 7

Food by Kelis

Album • Apr 22 / 2014 Neo-Soul

# 8

Havens Dumb (Deluxe) by Augie March

Album • Oct 03 / 2014

# 9

Syro by Aphex Twin

Album • Sep 22 / 2014 IDM

# 10

Idyllwild by Mia Dyson

Album • Jun 06 / 2014 Blues Singer-Songwriter

# 11

Morning Phase by Beck

Album • Jan 01 / 2014 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk

# 12

Typical System by Total Control

Album • Jun 25 / 2022 Post-Punk Synth Punk

# 13

The Sleeper by Caitlin Park

Album • May 02 / 2014

# 14

Are We There by Sharon Van Etten

Album • May 27 / 2014 Singer-Songwriter

# 15

Everyday Robots by Damon Albarn

Album • Apr 22 / 2014 Art Pop Downtempo

# 16

Echoes in the Aviary by Jane Tyrrell

Album • Oct 16 / 2014 Art Pop

# 17

Playmates by Jack Ladder

Album • Nov 07 / 2014 Synthpop Art Pop

# 18

It's Album Time by Todd Terje

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

# 19

Dawn by Emma Donovan + The Putbacks

Album • Oct 07 / 2014 Funk Soul

# 20

Gon' Boogaloo by C.W. Stoneking

Album • Jun 03 / 2016 Blues Boogaloo

# 21

Nikki Nack by Tune-Yards

Album • May 06 / 2014 Art Pop Progressive Pop

# 22

LP1 by FKA twigs

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

# 23

Burn Your Fire For No Witness by Angel Olsen

Album • Feb 12 / 2014 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 24

Sunbathing Animal by Parquet Courts

Album • Jun 03 / 2014 Indie Rock Post-Punk

# 25

Give the People What They Want by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Album • Jan 14 / 2014 Funk Soul Southern Soul

# 26

To Be Kind by Swans

Album • May 13 / 2014 Experimental Rock Post-Rock

# 27

The Moon Rang Like a Bell by Hundred Waters

Album • May 27 / 2014 Art Pop Folktronica Downtempo Indietronica

# 28

Nabuma Rubberband by Little Dragon

Album • Jan 01 / 2014 Synthpop Alternative R&B

# 29

Present Tense by Wild Beasts

Album • Feb 24 / 2014 Art Pop

# 30

Blank Project by Neneh Cherry

Album • Feb 07 / 2014 Art Pop Downtempo

# 31

Lazaretto by Jack White

Album • Jun 10 / 2014 Blues Rock Singer-Songwriter Art Rock

# 32

Brightly Painted One by Tiny Ruins

Album • May 13 / 2014 Indie Folk

# 33

Tales by The Peep Tempel

Album • Oct 03 / 2014 Garage Rock Punk Blues

# 34

You're Dead! by Flying Lotus

Album • Oct 06 / 2014 Nu Jazz Wonky Jazz Fusion

# 35

Grassed Inn by Blank Realm

Album • Jan 13 / 2014 Indie Rock Psychedelic Rock Jangle Pop

# 36

Too Bright by Perfume Genius

Album • Sep 22 / 2014 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 37

Exits by Steve Smyth

Album • Sep 05 / 2014 Rock

# 38

Lese Majesty by Shabazz Palaces

Album • Jul 29 / 2014 Experimental Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 39

Atlas by Real Estate

Album • Mar 03 / 2014 Jangle Pop

# 40

Beneath The Sun by Tom E. Lewis

Album • Jan 01 / 2013

# 41

Stay Gold by First Aid Kit

Album • Jun 06 / 2014 Indie Folk Folk Pop

# 42

Lighght by Kishi Bashi

Album • May 13 / 2014 Art Pop Indie Pop Psychedelic Pop

# 43

Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone by Lucinda Williams

Album • Sep 30 / 2014 Americana Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter

# 44

III by BADBADNOTGOOD

Album • May 05 / 2014 Jazz Fusion

# 45

Black Hours by Hamilton Leithauser

Album • May 05 / 2014 Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter Traditional Pop

# 46

Way Out Weather by Steve Gunn

Album • Jul 10 / 2014 Folk Rock Americana

# 47

...and then you shoot your cousin by The Roots

Album • May 19 / 2014 Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 48

Cause 'N Affect by Radical Son

Album • Oct 10 / 2014

# 49

Redinho by Redinho

Album • Sep 22 / 2014 Synth Funk Purple Sound

# 50

All Or Nothin' by Nikki Lane

Album • May 06 / 2014 Alt-Country Outlaw Country