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
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Songs of Innocence | U2 | Sep-09-2014, Pop Rock |
| #2 | High Hopes | Bruce Springsteen | Jan-14-2014, Heartland Rock |
| #3 | Turn Blue | The Black Keys | May-09-2014, Alternative Rock |
| #4 | St. Vincent | St. Vincent | Feb-25-2014, Art Pop |
| #5 | Platinum | Miranda Lambert | Jun-02-2014, Contemporary Country |
| #6 | SUCKER | Charli XCX | Dec-15-2014, Pop Rock |
| #7 | Ultraviolence | Lana Del Rey | Jan-01-2014, Dream Pop |
| #8 | Run the Jewels 2 | Run The Jewels, Killer Mike, EL-P | Oct-27-2014, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #9 | Salad Days | Mac DeMarco | Apr-01-2014, Jangle Pop |
| #10 | 1989 | Taylor Swift | Oct-27-2014, Synthpop |
| #11 | You're Dead! | Flying Lotus | Oct-06-2014, Nu Jazz |
| #12 | Sonic Highways | Foo Fighters | Nov-09-2014, Alternative Rock |
| #13 | More Than Any Other Day | Ought | Apr-25-2014, Post-Punk |
| #14 | Everything Will Be Alright In The End | Weezer | Oct-07-2014, Power Pop |
| #15 | Transgender Dysphoria Blues | Against Me! | Jan-21-2014, Punk Rock |
| #16 | LP1 | FKA twigs | Aug-12-2014, Art Pop |
| #17 | The Voyager | Jenny Lewis | Jul-25-2014, Pop Rock |
| #18 | Metamodern Sounds in Country Music | Sturgill Simpson | May-13-2014, Outlaw Country |
| #19 | Standing In The Breach | Jackson Browne | Oct-03-2014, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | Are We There | Sharon Van Etten | May-27-2014, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | The Outsiders | Eric Church | Jan-01-2014, Contemporary Country |
| #22 | Recess | Skrillex | Mar-14-2014, Brostep |
| #23 | Lost In The Dream | The War on Drugs | Mar-18-2014, Heartland Rock |
| #24 | Popular Problems | Leonard Cohen | Sep-19-2014, Singer-Songwriter |
| #25 | My Krazy Life | YG | Mar-18-2014, Gangsta Rap |
| #26 | Hypnotic Eye | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | Jul-28-2014, Heartland Rock |
| #27 | This Is All Yours | alt-J | Sep-22-2014, Art Pop |
| #28 | Sunbathing Animal | Parquet Courts | Jun-03-2014, Indie Rock |
| #29 | They Want My Soul | Spoon | Aug-05-2014, Indie Rock |
| #30 | Tomorrow's Modern Boxes | Thom Yorke | Jan-01-2014, Glitch Pop |
| #32 | Everyday Robots | Damon Albarn | Apr-22-2014, Art Pop |
| #33 | Midnight Sun | The GOASTT (The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger) | Apr-29-2014, |
| #34 | ART OFFICIAL AGE | Prince | Sep-26-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #35 | Strut | Lenny Kravitz | Sep-23-2014, Funk Rock |
| #36 | Alvvays | Alvvays | Jul-22-2014, Twee Pop |
| #37 | Benjamin Booker | Benjamin Booker | Aug-19-2014, Garage Rock Revival |
| #38 | Small Town Heroes | Hurray For The Riff Raff | Feb-11-2014, Alt-Country |
| #39 | Our Love | Caribou | Oct-07-2014, Deep House |
| #40 | Lazaretto | Jack White | Jun-10-2014, Blues Rock |
| #41 | Syro | Aphex Twin | Sep-22-2014, IDM |
| #42 | Too Bright | Perfume Genius | Sep-22-2014, Art Pop |
| #43 | Honest | Future | Apr-22-2014, Trap |
| #44 | El Pintor | Interpol | Sep-08-2014, Post-Punk Revival |
| #45 | The Future's Void | EMA | Apr-08-2014, Art Pop |
| #46 | Sukierae | Tweedy, Jeff Tweedy | Sep-19-2014, Alt-Country |
| #47 | Gary Clark Jr. Live | Gary Clark Jr. | Sep-19-2014, Blues Rock |
| #48 | Ghost Stories | Coldplay | May-19-2014, Ambient Pop |
| #49 | Emmaar (Deluxe Edition) | Tinariwen | Feb-10-2014, |
| #50 | Clearing the Path to Ascend | YOB | Sep-02-2014, Doom Metal |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Songs of Innocence | U2 | Album, Sep-09-2014, Pop Rock |
| #2 | High Hopes | Bruce Springsteen | Album, Jan-14-2014, Heartland Rock |
| #3 | Turn Blue | The Black Keys | Album, May-09-2014, Alternative Rock |
| #4 | St. Vincent | St. Vincent | Album, Feb-25-2014, Art Pop |
| #5 | Platinum | Miranda Lambert | Album, Jun-02-2014, Contemporary Country |
| #6 | SUCKER | Charli XCX | Album, Dec-15-2014, Pop Rock |
| #7 | Ultraviolence | Lana Del Rey | Album, Jan-01-2014, Dream Pop |
| #8 | Run the Jewels 2 | Run The JewelsKiller MikeEL-P | Album, Oct-27-2014, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #9 | Salad Days | Mac DeMarco | Album, Apr-01-2014, Jangle Pop |
| #10 | 1989 | Taylor Swift | Album, Oct-27-2014, Synthpop |
| #11 | You're Dead! | Flying Lotus | Album, Oct-06-2014, Nu Jazz |
| #12 | Sonic Highways | Foo Fighters | Album, Nov-09-2014, Alternative Rock |
| #13 | More Than Any Other Day | Ought | EP, Apr-25-2014, Post-Punk |
| #14 | Everything Will Be Alright In The End | Weezer | Album, Oct-07-2014, Power Pop |
| #15 | Transgender Dysphoria Blues | Against Me! | Album, Jan-21-2014, Punk Rock |
| #16 | LP1 | FKA twigs | Album, Aug-12-2014, Art Pop |
| #17 | The Voyager | Jenny Lewis | Album, Jul-25-2014, Pop Rock |
| #18 | Metamodern Sounds in Country Music | Sturgill Simpson | Album, May-13-2014, Outlaw Country |
| #19 | Standing In The Breach | Jackson Browne | Album, Oct-03-2014, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | Are We There | Sharon Van Etten | Album, May-27-2014, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | The Outsiders | Eric Church | Album, Jan-01-2014, Contemporary Country |
| #22 | Recess | Skrillex | Album, Mar-14-2014, Brostep |
| #23 | Lost In The Dream | The War on Drugs | Album, Mar-18-2014, Heartland Rock |
| #24 | Popular Problems | Leonard Cohen | Album, Sep-19-2014, Singer-Songwriter |
| #25 | My Krazy Life | YG | Album, Mar-18-2014, Gangsta Rap |
| #26 | Hypnotic Eye | Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | Album, Jul-28-2014, Heartland Rock |
| #27 | This Is All Yours | alt-J | Album, Sep-22-2014, Art Pop |
| #28 | Sunbathing Animal | Parquet Courts | Album, Jun-03-2014, Indie Rock |
| #29 | They Want My Soul | Spoon | Album, Aug-05-2014, Indie Rock |
| #30 | Tomorrow's Modern Boxes | Thom Yorke | Album, Jan-01-2014, Glitch Pop |
| #32 | Everyday Robots | Damon Albarn | Album, Apr-22-2014, Art Pop |
| #33 | Midnight Sun | The GOASTT (The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger) | Album, Apr-29-2014, |
| #34 | ART OFFICIAL AGE | Prince | Album, Sep-26-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #35 | Strut | Lenny Kravitz | Album, Sep-23-2014, Funk Rock |
| #36 | Alvvays | Alvvays | Album, Jul-22-2014, Twee Pop |
| #37 | Benjamin Booker | Benjamin Booker | Album, Aug-19-2014, Garage Rock Revival |
| #38 | Small Town Heroes | Hurray For The Riff Raff | Album, Feb-11-2014, Alt-Country |
| #39 | Our Love | Caribou | Album, Oct-07-2014, Deep House |
| #40 | Lazaretto | Jack White | Album, Jun-10-2014, Blues Rock |
| #41 | Syro | Aphex Twin | Album, Sep-22-2014, IDM |
| #42 | Too Bright | Perfume Genius | Album, Sep-22-2014, Art Pop |
| #43 | Honest | Future | Album, Apr-22-2014, Trap |
| #44 | El Pintor | Interpol | Album, Sep-08-2014, Post-Punk Revival |
| #45 | The Future's Void | EMA | Album, Apr-08-2014, Art Pop |
| #46 | Sukierae | TweedyJeff Tweedy | Album, Sep-19-2014, Alt-Country |
| #47 | Gary Clark Jr. Live | Gary Clark Jr. | Album, Sep-19-2014, Blues Rock |
| #48 | Ghost Stories | Coldplay | Album, May-19-2014, Ambient Pop |
| #49 | Emmaar (Deluxe Edition) | Tinariwen | Album, Feb-10-2014, |
| #50 | Clearing the Path to Ascend | YOB | Album, Sep-02-2014, Doom Metal |