Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2014

Rolling Stone's best albums of the year list: the 50 best albums of 2014.

Published: December 01, 2014 15:10 Source

# 1

Songs of Innocence by U2

Album • Sep 09 / 2014 Pop Rock

# 2

High Hopes by Bruce Springsteen

Album • Jan 14 / 2014 Heartland Rock

# 3

Turn Blue by The Black Keys

Album • May 09 / 2014 Alternative Rock

# 4

St. Vincent by St. Vincent

Album • Feb 25 / 2014 Art Pop Art Rock

# 5

Platinum by Miranda Lambert

Album • Jun 02 / 2014 Contemporary Country

# 6

SUCKER by Charli XCX

Album • Dec 15 / 2014 Pop Rock Electropop

# 7

Ultraviolence by Lana Del Rey

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

# 8

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

Album • Oct 27 / 2014 Hardcore Hip Hop

# 9

Salad Days by Mac DeMarco

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

# 10

1989 by Taylor Swift

Album • Oct 27 / 2014 Synthpop Electropop Dance-Pop

# 11

You're Dead! by Flying Lotus

Album • Oct 06 / 2014 Nu Jazz Wonky Jazz Fusion

# 12

Sonic Highways by Foo Fighters

Album • Nov 09 / 2014 Alternative Rock

# 13

More Than Any Other Day by Ought

EP • Apr 25 / 2014 Post-Punk Art Punk

# 14

Everything Will Be Alright In The End by Weezer

Album • Oct 07 / 2014 Power Pop Alternative Rock

# 15

Transgender Dysphoria Blues by Against Me!

Album • Jan 21 / 2014 Punk Rock

# 16

LP1 by FKA twigs

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

# 17

The Voyager by Jenny Lewis

Album • Jul 25 / 2014 Pop Rock

# 18

Metamodern Sounds in Country Music by Sturgill Simpson

Album • May 13 / 2014 Outlaw Country

# 19

Standing In The Breach by Jackson Browne

Album • Oct 03 / 2014 Singer-Songwriter Pop Rock

# 20

Are We There by Sharon Van Etten

Album • May 27 / 2014 Singer-Songwriter

# 21

The Outsiders by Eric Church

Album • Jan 01 / 2014 Contemporary Country Country Rock

# 22

Recess by Skrillex

Album • Mar 14 / 2014 Brostep Electronic Dance Music

# 23

Lost In The Dream by The War on Drugs

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

# 24

Popular Problems by Leonard Cohen

Album • Sep 19 / 2014 Singer-Songwriter

# 25

My Krazy Life by YG

Album • Mar 18 / 2014 Gangsta Rap West Coast Hip Hop Ratchet Music

# 26

Hypnotic Eye by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Album • Jul 28 / 2014 Heartland Rock

# 27

This Is All Yours by alt-J

Album • Sep 22 / 2014 Art Pop Indietronica

# 28

Sunbathing Animal by Parquet Courts

Album • Jun 03 / 2014 Indie Rock Post-Punk

# 29

They Want My Soul by Spoon

Album • Aug 05 / 2014 Indie Rock

# 30

Tomorrow's Modern Boxes by Thom Yorke

Album • Jan 01 / 2014 Glitch Pop

# 32

Everyday Robots by Damon Albarn

Album • Apr 22 / 2014 Art Pop Downtempo

# 33

Midnight Sun by The GOASTT (The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger)

Album • Apr 29 / 2014

# 34

ART OFFICIAL AGE by Prince

Album • Sep 26 / 2014 Contemporary R&B

# 35

Strut by Lenny Kravitz

Album • Sep 23 / 2014 Funk Rock

# 36

Alvvays by Alvvays

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

# 37

Benjamin Booker by Benjamin Booker

Album • Aug 19 / 2014 Garage Rock Revival Blues Rock

# 38

Small Town Heroes by Hurray For The Riff Raff

Album • Feb 11 / 2014 Alt-Country Americana Contemporary Folk

# 39

Our Love by Caribou

Album • Oct 07 / 2014 Deep House

# 40

Lazaretto by Jack White

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

# 41

Syro by Aphex Twin

Album • Sep 22 / 2014 IDM

# 42

Too Bright by Perfume Genius

Album • Sep 22 / 2014 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 43

Honest by Future

Album • Apr 22 / 2014 Trap Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 44

El Pintor by Interpol

Album • Sep 08 / 2014 Post-Punk Revival

# 45

The Future's Void by EMA

Album • Apr 08 / 2014 Art Pop Indie Rock

# 46

Sukierae by Tweedy + Jeff Tweedy

Album • Sep 19 / 2014 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 47

Gary Clark Jr. Live by Gary Clark Jr.

Album • Sep 19 / 2014 Blues Rock

# 48

Ghost Stories by Coldplay

Album • May 19 / 2014 Ambient Pop Alt-Pop

# 49

Emmaar (Deluxe Edition) by Tinariwen

Album • Feb 10 / 2014

# 50

Clearing the Path to Ascend by YOB

Album • Sep 02 / 2014 Doom Metal