| Top 30 2014 |
| 30 |  | Alt-j
This is all Yours |
| 29 |  | Weezer
Everything Will be Alright in the End |
| 28 |  | Nothing More
Nothing More |
| 27 | | Peter Furler Band
Sun and Shield |
| 26 |  | Linkin Park
The Hunting Party |
| 25 |  | John Mark McMillan
Borderland |
| 24 |  | Demon Hunter
Extremist |
| 23 |  | Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams |
| 22 | | Slipknot
.5 The Gray Chapter |
| 21 | | Citizens and Saints
Join the Triumph |
| 20 |  | Cannibal Corpse
A Skeletal Domain |
| 19 | | Pinnick Gales Pridgen
PGP2 |
| 18 |  | Electric Wizard
Time to Die |
| 17 | | Mastodon
Once More 'Round the Sun |
| 16 | | Steve Taylor and the Perfect Foil
Goliath |
| 15 |  | Epica
The Quantum Enigma
Epitome of epic |
| 14 |  | Fallujah
The Flesh Prevails
Fresh band with a lot of potential and talent |
| 13 | | Thee Silver Mt. Zion
Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light on Everything
Best album from these guys |
| 12 |  | Saor
Aura
Fusing Celtic tradition with black metal and post rock for a ground breaking extreme
metal album |
| 11 | | King's Kaleidoscope
Live In Color
Go to Youtube and watch Felix Culpa from these sessions. Beautiful |
| 10 |  | Earth
Primitive and Deadly
Earth finally turn their amps back up and the result is huge |
| 9 |  | Nero Di Marte
Derivae
Technical and breath taking, best "death metal" of the year |
| 8 |  | Buckethead
Claymation Courtyard
Epic in scope, this is a great highway album |
| 7 | | King's Kaleidoscope
Becoming Who We Are
May be off-putting due to religious content, but a great album from an 11 piece band,
fusing multiple styles |
| 6 |  | Chevelle
La Gargola
A album that fully realizes Chevelle's potential |
| 5 |  | The Smith Street Band
Throw me in the River
Stark and honest, great rock album |
| 4 |  | Taylor Swift
1989
Never listened to Swift before, but this blew me away, great music, great social
commentary |
| 3 |  | Swans
To Be Kind
Immense, deep, and beautiful |
| 2 |  | Animals as Leaders
The Joy of Motion
Jaw dropping instrumental display as well as improved song writing |
| 1 |  | Trophy Scars
Holy Vacants
Mind blowing narrative and music, definitely a band to keep watching |
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