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
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | BEYONCÉ | Beyoncé | Dec-13-2013, Contemporary R&B |
| #2 | Run the Jewels 2 | Run The Jewels, Killer Mike, EL-P | Oct-27-2014, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #3 | My Krazy Life | YG | Mar-18-2014, Gangsta Rap |
| #4 | G I R L | Pharrell Williams | Mar-03-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | Cadillactica | Big K.R.I.T. | Aug-25-2014, Southern Hip Hop |
| #6 | Under Pressure | Logic | Oct-21-2014, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | Souled Out | Jhené Aiko | Sep-09-2014, Alternative R&B |
| #8 | Journals | Justin Bieber | May-13-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #9 | Oxymoron | ScHoolboy Q | Jan-01-2014, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | Broke with Expensive Taste | Azealia Banks | Nov-07-2014, Hip House |
| #11 | Testimony | August Alsina | Jan-01-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #12 | Seen It All: The Autobiography | Jeezy | Sep-02-2014, Southern Hip Hop |
| #13 | In the Lonely Hour | Sam Smith | Jan-01-2014, Pop Soul |
| #14 | Nobody's Smiling | Common | Jul-22-2014, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #15 | X (Expanded Edition) | Chris Brown | Sep-16-2014, |
| #16 | ...and then you shoot your cousin | The Roots | May-19-2014, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #17 | Because the Internet | Childish Gambino | Dec-10-2013, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #18 | Paperwork | T.I. | Oct-17-2014, Southern Hip Hop |
| #19 | Aquarius | Tinashe | Oct-01-2014, Alternative R&B |
| #20 | LP1 | FKA twigs | Aug-12-2014, Art Pop |
| #21 | By Any Means | Kevin Gates | Mar-18-2014, Trap |
| #22 | Piñata | Freddie Gibbs, Madlib | Mar-18-2014, Gangsta Rap |
| #23 | Mastermind | Rick Ross | Jan-01-2014, Southern Hip Hop |
| #24 | Tough Love | Jessie Ware | Aug-04-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #25 | VII | Teyana Taylor | Nov-04-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #26 | Trigga | Trey Songz | Jul-01-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #27 | You're Dead! | Flying Lotus | Oct-06-2014, Nu Jazz |
| #28 | x | Ed Sheeran | Jun-20-2014, Folk Pop |
| #29 | Cilvia Demo | Isaiah Rashad | Jan-28-2014, Southern Hip Hop |
| #30 | My Everything | Ariana Grande | Aug-25-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #31 | XSCAPE (Deluxe) | Michael Jackson | May-13-2014, |
| #32 | PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO | PARTYNEXTDOOR | Jul-29-2014, Alternative R&B |
| #33 | Last Winter | Bas | Apr-29-2014, Cloud Rap |
| #34 | Z | SZA | Apr-08-2014, Alternative R&B |
| #35 | ART OFFICIAL AGE | Prince | Sep-26-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #36 | Ohio | Stalley | Oct-27-2014, Hip Hop |
| #38 | These Days... | Ab-Soul | Jun-24-2014, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #39 | My Own Lane | Kid Ink | Jan-07-2014, Pop Rap |
| #41 | Luke James | Luke James | Sep-23-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #42 | Paula | Robin Thicke | Jul-29-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #43 | Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse | Mariah Carey | May-23-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #44 | RetroHash | Asher Roth | Apr-22-2014, Pop Rap |
| #45 | Honest | Future | Apr-22-2014, Trap |
| #46 | Black Panties | R. Kelly | Dec-06-2013, Contemporary R&B |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | BEYONCÉ | Beyoncé | Album, Dec-13-2013, Contemporary R&B |
| #2 | Run the Jewels 2 | Run The JewelsKiller MikeEL-P | Album, Oct-27-2014, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #3 | My Krazy Life | YG | Album, Mar-18-2014, Gangsta Rap |
| #4 | G I R L | Pharrell Williams | Album, Mar-03-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | Cadillactica | Big K.R.I.T. | Album, Aug-25-2014, Southern Hip Hop |
| #6 | Under Pressure | Logic | Album, Oct-21-2014, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | Souled Out | Jhené Aiko | Album, Sep-09-2014, Alternative R&B |
| #8 | Journals | Justin Bieber | Album, May-13-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #9 | Oxymoron | ScHoolboy Q | Album, Jan-01-2014, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | Broke with Expensive Taste | Azealia Banks | Album, Nov-07-2014, Hip House |
| #11 | Testimony | August Alsina | Album, Jan-01-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #12 | Seen It All: The Autobiography | Jeezy | Album, Sep-02-2014, Southern Hip Hop |
| #13 | In the Lonely Hour | Sam Smith | Album, Jan-01-2014, Pop Soul |
| #14 | Nobody's Smiling | Common | Album, Jul-22-2014, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #15 | X (Expanded Edition) | Chris Brown | Album, Sep-16-2014, |
| #16 | ...and then you shoot your cousin | The Roots | Album, May-19-2014, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #17 | Because the Internet | Childish Gambino | Album, Dec-10-2013, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #18 | Paperwork | T.I. | Album, Oct-17-2014, Southern Hip Hop |
| #19 | Aquarius | Tinashe | Album, Oct-01-2014, Alternative R&B |
| #20 | LP1 | FKA twigs | Album, Aug-12-2014, Art Pop |
| #21 | By Any Means | Kevin Gates | Album, Mar-18-2014, Trap |
| #22 | Piñata | Freddie GibbsMadlib | Album, Mar-18-2014, Gangsta Rap |
| #23 | Mastermind | Rick Ross | Album, Jan-01-2014, Southern Hip Hop |
| #24 | Tough Love | Jessie Ware | Album, Aug-04-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #25 | VII | Teyana Taylor | Album, Nov-04-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #26 | Trigga | Trey Songz | Album, Jul-01-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #27 | You're Dead! | Flying Lotus | Album, Oct-06-2014, Nu Jazz |
| #28 | x | Ed Sheeran | Album, Jun-20-2014, Folk Pop |
| #29 | Cilvia Demo | Isaiah Rashad | EP, Jan-28-2014, Southern Hip Hop |
| #30 | My Everything | Ariana Grande | Album, Aug-25-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #31 | XSCAPE (Deluxe) | Michael Jackson | Album, May-13-2014, |
| #32 | PARTYNEXTDOOR TWO | PARTYNEXTDOOR | Album, Jul-29-2014, Alternative R&B |
| #33 | Last Winter | Bas | Album, Apr-29-2014, Cloud Rap |
| #34 | Z | SZA | EP, Apr-08-2014, Alternative R&B |
| #35 | ART OFFICIAL AGE | Prince | Album, Sep-26-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #36 | Ohio | Stalley | Album, Oct-27-2014, Hip Hop |
| #38 | These Days... | Ab-Soul | Album, Jun-24-2014, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #39 | My Own Lane | Kid Ink | Album, Jan-07-2014, Pop Rap |
| #41 | Luke James | Luke James | Album, Sep-23-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #42 | Paula | Robin Thicke | Album, Jul-29-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #43 | Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse | Mariah Carey | Album, May-23-2014, Contemporary R&B |
| #44 | RetroHash | Asher Roth | Album, Apr-22-2014, Pop Rap |
| #45 | Honest | Future | Album, Apr-22-2014, Trap |
| #46 | Black Panties | R. Kelly | Album, Dec-06-2013, Contemporary R&B |