2014: Top 25 Albums

First posted 12/31/2014; updated 1/8/2021.

Dave’s Music Database: Top Albums of 2014

Based on a combination of year-end lists (see resources at bottom of page) and overall status in Dave’s Music Database, these are the top 25 albums of 2014. Be sure to also check out the DMDB post of the top 50 songs of 2014. Taylor Swift 1989 D’Angelo Black Messiah Ed Sheeran X (Multiply) Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour The War on Drugs Lost in the Dream U2 Songs of Innocence Beck Morning Phase St. Vincent St. Vincent Miranda Lambert Platinum Run the Jewels Run the Jewels 2 FKA Twigs LP1 Lana Del Rey Ultraviolence The Black Keys Turn Blue Aphex Twin Syro Sturgill Simpson Metamodern Sounds in Country Music Sam Hunt Montevallo Bruce Springsteen High Hopes Eric Church The Outsiders Jack White Lazaretto J. Cole 2014 Forest Hills Drive Pharrell Williams Girl Spoon They Want My Soul Nicki Minaj The Pinkprint Ariana Grande My Everything Maroon 5 V Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “Other Year-End Album Awards” Album of the Year All Music Guide Amazon American Songwriter AV Club BBC Best Ever Albums Billboard (charts) Billboard (critics) Bleep Clash Consequence of Sound Daily Beast Entertainment Weekly Guardian (critics’ picks) Guardian (readers’ picks) Huffington Post Metacritic Mojo Newsweek New Musical Express (NME) New York Times NPR Paste Magazine Pitchfork Pop Crush Pretty Much Amazing Q Magazine Rate Your Music Rolling Stone Rolling Stone (pop albums) Slant Magazine Spin Sputnik Music Taste of Country Telegraph Time Timeout UK Official Charts Uncut XFM