Vibe's Best Albums of 2014

So 2014 is a wrap. Yeah, there's still 29 precious days left in the year, but it's basically a done deal, kid. No time to redeem that New Year's resolution you made, like, 11 months ago and forgot five days later. School and (if you're lucky) work are shutting down in a few weeks.

Published: December 02, 2014 19:19 Source

# 1

BEYONCÉ by Beyoncé

Album • Dec 13 / 2013 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 2

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

Album • Oct 27 / 2014 Hardcore Hip Hop

# 3

My Krazy Life by YG

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

# 4

G I R L by Pharrell Williams

Album • Mar 03 / 2014 Contemporary R&B Pop Soul

# 5

Cadillactica by Big K.R.I.T.

Album • Aug 25 / 2014 Southern Hip Hop

# 6

Under Pressure by Logic

Album • Oct 21 / 2014 East Coast Hip Hop Pop Rap

# 7

Souled Out by Jhené Aiko

Album • Sep 09 / 2014 Alternative R&B

# 8

Journals by Justin Bieber

Album • May 13 / 2014 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 9

Oxymoron by ScHoolboy Q

Album • Jan 01 / 2014 West Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap Hardcore Hip Hop

# 10

Broke with Expensive Taste by Azealia Banks

Album • Nov 07 / 2014 Hip House East Coast Hip Hop

# 11

Testimony by August Alsina

Album • Jan 01 / 2014 Contemporary R&B

# 12

Seen It All: The Autobiography by Jeezy

Album • Sep 02 / 2014 Southern Hip Hop Trap

# 13

In the Lonely Hour by Sam Smith

Album • Jan 01 / 2014 Pop Soul

# 14

Nobody's Smiling by Common

Album • Jul 22 / 2014 Conscious Hip Hop

# 15

X (Expanded Edition) by Chris Brown

Album • Sep 16 / 2014

# 16

...and then you shoot your cousin by The Roots

Album • May 19 / 2014 Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 17

Because the Internet by Childish Gambino

Album • Dec 10 / 2013 Abstract Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop

# 18

Paperwork by T.I.

Album • Oct 17 / 2014 Southern Hip Hop Trap

# 19

Aquarius by Tinashe

Album • Oct 01 / 2014 Alternative R&B

# 20

LP1 by FKA twigs

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

# 21

By Any Means by Kevin Gates

Album • Mar 18 / 2014 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 22

Piñata by Freddie Gibbs + Madlib

Album • Mar 18 / 2014 Gangsta Rap

# 23

Mastermind by Rick Ross

Album • Jan 01 / 2014 Southern Hip Hop

# 24

Tough Love by Jessie Ware

Album • Aug 04 / 2014 Contemporary R&B Smooth Soul

# 25

VII by Teyana Taylor

Album • Nov 04 / 2014 Contemporary R&B

# 26

Trigga by Trey Songz

Album • Jul 01 / 2014 Contemporary R&B

# 27

You're Dead! by Flying Lotus

Album • Oct 06 / 2014 Nu Jazz Wonky Jazz Fusion

# 28

x by Ed Sheeran

Album • Jun 20 / 2014 Folk Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 29

Cilvia Demo by Isaiah Rashad

EP • Jan 28 / 2014 Southern Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 30

My Everything by Ariana Grande

Album • Aug 25 / 2014 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 31

XSCAPE (Deluxe) by Michael Jackson

Album • May 13 / 2014

# 32

PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO by PARTYNEXTDOOR

Album • Jul 29 / 2014 Alternative R&B Contemporary R&B

# 33

Last Winter by Bas

Album • Apr 29 / 2014 Cloud Rap East Coast Hip Hop

# 34

Z by SZA

EP • Apr 08 / 2014 Alternative R&B

# 35

ART OFFICIAL AGE by Prince

Album • Sep 26 / 2014 Contemporary R&B

# 36

Ohio by Stalley

Album • Oct 27 / 2014 Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 38

These Days... by Ab-Soul

Album • Jun 24 / 2014 West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 39

My Own Lane by Kid Ink

Album • Jan 07 / 2014 Pop Rap Ratchet Music West Coast Hip Hop Jerk Rap

# 41

Luke James by Luke James

Album • Sep 23 / 2014 Contemporary R&B

# 42

Paula by Robin Thicke

Album • Jul 29 / 2014 Contemporary R&B Pop Soul

# 43

Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse by Mariah Carey

Album • May 23 / 2014 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 44

RetroHash by Asher Roth

Album • Apr 22 / 2014 Pop Rap

# 45

Honest by Future

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

# 46

Black Panties by R. Kelly

Album • Dec 06 / 2013 Contemporary R&B