NME's Top 50 Albums of 2014

Published: November 25, 2014 16:40 Source

# 1

St. Vincent by St. Vincent

Album • Feb 25 / 2014 Art Pop Art Rock

# 2

Salad Days by Mac DeMarco

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

# 3

Lost In The Dream by The War on Drugs

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

# 4

Syro by Aphex Twin

Album • Sep 22 / 2014 IDM

# 5

Our Love by Caribou

Album • Oct 07 / 2014 Deep House

# 6

Trouble in Paradise by La Roux

Album • Jan 01 / 2014 Synthpop

# 7

After the End by Merchandise

Album • Aug 25 / 2014 Indie Rock

# 8

Carry On The Grudge by Jamie T

Album • Sep 30 / 2014 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 9

Divide and Exit by Sleaford Mods

Album • Nov 24 / 2014 Post-Punk Art Punk

# 10

Rips by Ex Hex

Album • Oct 07 / 2014 Indie Rock Power Pop

# 11

Singles by Future Islands

Album • Mar 24 / 2014 Synthpop

# 12

The Physical World by Death from Above 1979

Album • Sep 09 / 2014 Dance-Punk

# 13

Everyday Robots by Damon Albarn

Album • Apr 22 / 2014 Art Pop Downtempo

# 14

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

Album • Oct 27 / 2014 Hardcore Hip Hop

# 15

Eagulls by Eagulls

EP • Mar 03 / 2014 Post-Punk

# 16

Plowing Into the Field of Love by Iceage

Album • Oct 06 / 2014 Post-Punk

# 17

It's Album Time by Todd Terje

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

# 18

Everybody Down by Kae Tempest

Album • May 19 / 2014 UK Hip Hop

# 19

Royal Blood by Royal Blood

Album • Aug 25 / 2014 Hard Rock Alternative Rock

# 20

Lazaretto by Jack White

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

# 21

LP1 by FKA twigs

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

# 22

To Be Kind by Swans

Album • May 13 / 2014 Experimental Rock Post-Rock

# 23

48:13 by Kasabian

Album • Oct 07 / 2014 Alternative Dance

# 24

Burn Your Fire For No Witness by Angel Olsen

Album • Feb 12 / 2014 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 25

Ultraviolence by Lana Del Rey

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

# 26

Too Bright by Perfume Genius

Album • Sep 22 / 2014 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 27

Jungle by Jungle

Album • Jul 15 / 2014 Synth Funk Funktronica Smooth Soul

# 28

World Peace Is None of Your Business by Morrissey

Album • Jul 15 / 2014 Alternative Rock Pop Rock Art Rock

# 29

Alvvays by Alvvays

Album • Jul 22 / 2014 Twee Pop Indie Pop Jangle Pop

# 30

Warpaint by Warpaint

Album • Jan 17 / 2014 Dream Pop

# 31

Are We There by Sharon Van Etten

Album • May 27 / 2014 Singer-Songwriter

# 32

Lacuna by Childhood

Album • Dec 15 / 2022 Indie Rock Neo-Psychedelia

# 33

Present Tense by Wild Beasts

Album • Feb 24 / 2014 Art Pop

# 34

Benji by Sun Kil Moon

Album • Aug 19 / 2014 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 35

Sunbathing Animal by Parquet Courts

Album • Jun 03 / 2014 Indie Rock Post-Punk

# 36

Commune by Goat

Album • Sep 23 / 2014 Psychedelic Rock

# 37

Tomorrow's Modern Boxes by Thom Yorke

Album • Jan 01 / 2014 Glitch Pop

# 38

This Is All Yours by alt-J

Album • Sep 22 / 2014 Art Pop Indietronica

# 39

Under Color of Official Right by Protomartyr

Album • Apr 08 / 2014 Post-Punk Garage Punk

# 40

So Long, See You Tomorrow by Bombay Bicycle Club

Album • Feb 04 / 2014 Indie Pop

# 41

Futurology (Deluxe Version) by Manic Street Preachers

Album • Jul 04 / 2014

# 42

The Hum by Hookworms

Album • Nov 10 / 2014 Psychedelic Rock

# 43

Piñata by Freddie Gibbs + Madlib

Album • Mar 18 / 2014 Gangsta Rap

# 44

Say Yes To Love by Perfect Pussy

Album • Mar 18 / 2014 Noise Rock Post-Hardcore

# 45

Honeyblood by Honeyblood

Album • Jul 14 / 2014 Indie Pop Noise Pop

# 46

Wild Onion by Twin Peaks

Album • Aug 05 / 2014 Garage Rock Indie Rock

# 47

American Interior by Gruff Rhys

Album • May 05 / 2013 Indie Pop

# 48

Sun Structures by Temples

Album • Feb 11 / 2014 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop Psychedelic Rock

# 49

El Pintor by Interpol

Album • Sep 08 / 2014 Post-Punk Revival

# 50

Tyranny by The Voidz

Album • Sep 23 / 2014 Neo-Psychedelia Synth Punk Experimental Rock