Uncut's Top 75 Albums of 2014

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Published: January 15, 2013 11:01 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Lost In The Dream The War on Drugs Mar-18-2014, Heartland Rock
#2 Popular Problems Leonard Cohen Sep-19-2014, Singer-Songwriter
#3 Syro Aphex Twin Sep-22-2014, IDM
#4 LP1 FKA twigs Aug-12-2014, Art Pop
#5 Are We There Sharon Van Etten May-27-2014, Singer-Songwriter
#6 lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar Robert Plant Sep-05-2014, Folk Rock
#7 Lateness of Dancers Hiss Golden Messenger Sep-09-2014, Americana
#8 Everyday Robots Damon Albarn Apr-22-2014, Art Pop
#9 St. Vincent St. Vincent Feb-25-2014, Art Pop
#10 Benji Sun Kil Moon Aug-19-2014, Contemporary Folk
#11 Toumani & Sidiki Toumani Diabaté, Sidiki Diabaté May-05-2014, Mande Music
#12 Our Love Caribou Oct-07-2014, Deep House
#13 Manipulator Ty Segall Jul-22-2014, Psychedelic Rock
#14 Atlas Real Estate Mar-03-2014, Jangle Pop
#15 The River & the Thread Rosanne Cash Jan-14-2014, Americana
#16 American Interior Gruff Rhys May-05-2013, Indie Pop
#17 Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone Lucinda Williams Sep-30-2014, Americana
#18 To Be Kind Swans May-13-2014, Experimental Rock
#19 Small Town Heroes Hurray For The Riff Raff Feb-11-2014, Alt-Country
#20 Wig Out at Jagbags Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks Jan-07-2014, Indie Rock
#21 Primitive and Deadly Earth Sep-02-2014, Psychedelic Rock
#22 Morning Phase Beck Jan-01-2014, Singer-Songwriter
#23 pom pom Ariel Pink Nov-17-2014, Hypnagogic Pop
#24 Sukierae Tweedy, Jeff Tweedy Sep-19-2014, Alt-Country
#25 Divide and Exit Sleaford Mods Nov-24-2014, Post-Punk
#26 Way Out Weather Steve Gunn Jul-10-2014, Folk Rock
#27 Hendra Ben Watt Apr-11-2014, Singer-Songwriter
#28 Turn Blue The Black Keys May-09-2014, Alternative Rock
#29 Lazaretto Jack White Jun-10-2014, Blues Rock
#30 They Want My Soul Spoon Aug-05-2014, Indie Rock
#31 Nikki Nack Tune-Yards May-06-2014, Art Pop
#32 After the End Merchandise Aug-25-2014, Indie Rock
#33 Metamodern Sounds in Country Music Sturgill Simpson May-13-2014, Outlaw Country
#34 Intensity Ghost Chris Forsyth, The Solar Motel Band Oct-28-2014, Psychedelic Rock
#35 English Oceans Drive-By Truckers Mar-03-2014, Country Rock
#36 Trouble in Paradise La Roux Jan-01-2014, Synthpop
#37 Band of Brothers Willie Nelson Jun-16-2014, Outlaw Country
#38 Bécs Fennesz Apr-28-2014, Ambient
#39 Singles Future Islands Mar-24-2014, Synthpop
#40 Dereconstructed Lee Bains + The Glory Fires May-26-2014,
#41 Phantom Radio Mark Lanegan Oct-15-2014, Singer-Songwriter
#42 Rave Tapes Mogwai Jan-21-2014, Post-Rock
#43 Total Strife Forever East India Youth Feb-24-2014, Art Pop
#44 Tomorrow's Modern Boxes Thom Yorke Jan-01-2014, Glitch Pop
#45 Everybody Down Kae Tempest May-19-2014, UK Hip Hop
#46 Folk Singer, Vol. 1 Willie Watson May-05-2014, Contemporary Folk
#47 Worship the Sun Allah-Las Sep-15-2014, Garage Rock
#48 World Peace Is None of Your Business Morrissey Jul-15-2014, Alternative Rock
#49 The Man Upstairs Robyn Hitchcock Aug-26-2014, Contemporary Folk
#50 Present Tense Wild Beasts Feb-24-2014, Art Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lost In The Dream | The War on Drugs | Album, Mar-18-2014, Heartland Rock |
| #2 | Popular Problems | Leonard Cohen | Album, Sep-19-2014, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | Syro | Aphex Twin | Album, Sep-22-2014, IDM |
| #4 | LP1 | FKA twigs | Album, Aug-12-2014, Art Pop |
| #5 | Are We There | Sharon Van Etten | Album, May-27-2014, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar | Robert Plant | Album, Sep-05-2014, Folk Rock |
| #7 | Lateness of Dancers | Hiss Golden Messenger | Album, Sep-09-2014, Americana |
| #8 | Everyday Robots | Damon Albarn | Album, Apr-22-2014, Art Pop |
| #9 | St. Vincent | St. Vincent | Album, Feb-25-2014, Art Pop |
| #10 | Benji | Sun Kil Moon | Album, Aug-19-2014, Contemporary Folk |
| #11 | Toumani & Sidiki | Toumani DiabatéSidiki Diabaté | Album, May-05-2014, Mande Music |
| #12 | Our Love | Caribou | Album, Oct-07-2014, Deep House |
| #13 | Manipulator | Ty Segall | Album, Jul-22-2014, Psychedelic Rock |
| #14 | Atlas | Real Estate | Album, Mar-03-2014, Jangle Pop |
| #15 | The River & the Thread | Rosanne Cash | Album, Jan-14-2014, Americana |
| #16 | American Interior | Gruff Rhys | Album, May-05-2013, Indie Pop |
| #17 | Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone | Lucinda Williams | Album, Sep-30-2014, Americana |
| #18 | To Be Kind | Swans | Album, May-13-2014, Experimental Rock |
| #19 | Small Town Heroes | Hurray For The Riff Raff | Album, Feb-11-2014, Alt-Country |
| #20 | Wig Out at Jagbags | Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks | Album, Jan-07-2014, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Primitive and Deadly | Earth | Album, Sep-02-2014, Psychedelic Rock |
| #22 | Morning Phase | Beck | Album, Jan-01-2014, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | pom pom | Ariel Pink | Album, Nov-17-2014, Hypnagogic Pop |
| #24 | Sukierae | TweedyJeff Tweedy | Album, Sep-19-2014, Alt-Country |
| #25 | Divide and Exit | Sleaford Mods | Album, Nov-24-2014, Post-Punk |
| #26 | Way Out Weather | Steve Gunn | Album, Jul-10-2014, Folk Rock |
| #27 | Hendra | Ben Watt | Album, Apr-11-2014, Singer-Songwriter |
| #28 | Turn Blue | The Black Keys | Album, May-09-2014, Alternative Rock |
| #29 | Lazaretto | Jack White | Album, Jun-10-2014, Blues Rock |
| #30 | They Want My Soul | Spoon | Album, Aug-05-2014, Indie Rock |
| #31 | Nikki Nack | Tune-Yards | Album, May-06-2014, Art Pop |
| #32 | After the End | Merchandise | Album, Aug-25-2014, Indie Rock |
| #33 | Metamodern Sounds in Country Music | Sturgill Simpson | Album, May-13-2014, Outlaw Country |
| #34 | Intensity Ghost | Chris ForsythThe Solar Motel Band | Album, Oct-28-2014, Psychedelic Rock |
| #35 | English Oceans | Drive-By Truckers | Album, Mar-03-2014, Country Rock |
| #36 | Trouble in Paradise | La Roux | Album, Jan-01-2014, Synthpop |
| #37 | Band of Brothers | Willie Nelson | Album, Jun-16-2014, Outlaw Country |
| #38 | Bécs | Fennesz | Album, Apr-28-2014, Ambient |
| #39 | Singles | Future Islands | Album, Mar-24-2014, Synthpop |
| #40 | Dereconstructed | Lee Bains + The Glory Fires | Album, May-26-2014,  |
| #41 | Phantom Radio | Mark Lanegan | Album, Oct-15-2014, Singer-Songwriter |
| #42 | Rave Tapes | Mogwai | Album, Jan-21-2014, Post-Rock |
| #43 | Total Strife Forever | East India Youth | Album, Feb-24-2014, Art Pop |
| #44 | Tomorrow's Modern Boxes | Thom Yorke | Album, Jan-01-2014, Glitch Pop |
| #45 | Everybody Down | Kae Tempest | Album, May-19-2014, UK Hip Hop |
| #46 | Folk Singer, Vol. 1 | Willie Watson | Album, May-05-2014, Contemporary Folk |
| #47 | Worship the Sun | Allah-Las | Album, Sep-15-2014, Garage Rock |
| #48 | World Peace Is None of Your Business | Morrissey | Album, Jul-15-2014, Alternative Rock |
| #49 | The Man Upstairs | Robyn Hitchcock | Album, Aug-26-2014, Contemporary Folk |
| #50 | Present Tense | Wild Beasts | Album, Feb-24-2014, Art Pop |