The Guardian's Top 40 Albums of 2014

Sleaford Mods at their US debut (more by PSquared)

The Guardian has been sloooowwwlllyyyy revealing their Top 40 Albums of 2014, having rolled out the top 10 one by one over the past 10 days. If you’ve been following along, you probably already guessed their #1 by now, but if not you can browse their full list of 40 below. It’s got a lot of this year’s list regulars, and like many of the British publications have, it gives some major love to Sleaford Mods (maybe you caught their US debut in NYC?). Also The War On Drugs shuts out Sun Kil Moon once again (they’re not #1 but close). Sorry Koz.

Check out the full list below…

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The Guardian’s Top 40 Albums of 2014
40. Tricky – Adrian Thaws
39. Sharon Van Etten – Are We There
38. Toumani Diabate and Sidiki Diabate – Toumani & Sidiki
37. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Pinata
36. Ex Hex – Rips
35. Peggy Seeger – Everything Changes
34. Jamie T – Carry on the Grudge
33. Scott Walker and Sunn O))) – Soused
32. Shabazz Palaces – Lese Majesty
31. Leonard Cohen – Popular Problems
30. East India Youth – Total Strife Forever
29. Ariel Pink – Pom Pom
28. Damon Albarn – Everyday Robots
27. Kindness – Otherness
26. Tinashe – Aquarius
25. Actress – Ghettoville
24. Banks – Goddess
23. Hurray for the Riff Raff – Small Town Heroes
22. Merchandise – After the End
21. Ratking – So It Goes
20. Owen Pallett – In Conflict
19. Jhene Aiko – Souled Out
18. Jenny Lewis – The Voyager
17. Young Fathers – Dead
16. Wild Beasts – Present Tense
15. Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire For No Witness
14. Future Islands – Singles
13. Kate Tempest – Everybody Down
12. Taylor Swift – 1989
11. Mac DeMarco – Salad Days
10. Sleaford Mods – Divide and Exit
9. Flying Lotus – You’re Dead!
8. Beck – Morning Phase
7. Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels 2
6. La Roux – Trouble In Paradise
5. Caribou – Our Love
4. Aphex Twin – Syro
3. FKA twigs – LP1
2. The War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream
1. St. Vincent – St. Vincent