Billboard's 10 Best Albums of 2014
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Hey guys! Billboard's critics have issued their yearly top 10 list and here you can check out their picks of the 10 Best Albums of 2014 and I feel embarrassed I've only listened to 4 albums out of this top 10 that includes acts like Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Lykke Li, and many more. Check out the top 10 below!
10. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib, Piñata
9. The War On Drugs, Lost In The Dream
8. Aphex Twin, Syro
7. Lykke Li, I Never Learn
6. Bleachers, Strange Desire
5. Ed Sheeran, X
4. Jenny Lewis, The Voyager
3. Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour
2. Run The Jewels, Run The Jewels 2
1. Taylor Swift, 1989

What makes 1989 so special in Swift’s ever-impressive discography is its mastery of music that the biggest artist had left untouched on her first four albums; Swift doesn’t just stuff “Shake It Off” with horn riffs, she makes sure that the horn riffs are immaculate so that she can successfully shrug off the haters. Many artists have attempted the sea change that Swift accomplished on 1989, but few have rendered that vision as successfully.