Newsweek's Top 10 Albums of 2014

You could say that 2014 has been a profoundly strange year for music, but even that would be something of an understatement.

Published: December 08, 2014 19:01 Source

# 1

Transgender Dysphoria Blues by Against Me!

Album • Jan 21 / 2014 Punk Rock

# 2

Love by Amen Dunes

Album • May 13 / 2014 Psychedelic Folk

# 3

Rips by Ex Hex

Album • Oct 07 / 2014 Indie Rock Power Pop

# 4

LP1 by FKA twigs

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

# 5

Black Hours by Hamilton Leithauser

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

# 6

Plowing Into the Field of Love by Iceage

Album • Oct 06 / 2014 Post-Punk

# 7

No Deal by Melanie De Biasio

Album • Apr 28 / 2014 Vocal Jazz

# 8

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

Album • Oct 27 / 2014 Hardcore Hip Hop

# 9

Lese Majesty by Shabazz Palaces

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

# 10

To Be Kind by Swans

Album • May 13 / 2014 Experimental Rock Post-Rock