The countdown begins.

101) Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 2
100) Weezer - Everything Will Be Alright In The End
99) Sleaford Mods - Divide & Exit
98) Adebisi Shank - This Is The Third Album of a Band Called Adebisi Shank
97) Temples - Sun Structures
96) Radiator Hospital - Torch Song
95) Merchandise - After The End
94) Jouis - Dojo
93) Beck - Morning Phase
92) Her Name is Calla - Navigator
91) Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
90) White Hinterland - Baby
89) Ex Hex - Rips
88) Real Estate - Atlas
87) Hospitality - Trouble
86) Jamie T - Carry on The Grudge
85) Conor Oberst - Upside Down Mountain
84) Howling Bells - Heartstrings
83) Whirr - Sway
82) Francis Harris - Minutes of Sleep
81) Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire For No Witness
80) Douglas Dare - Whelm
79) The Horrors - Luminous
78) Mac DeMarco - Salad Days
77) Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra - Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything
76) St Vincent - St Vincent
75) Thumpers - Galore
74) Woman’s Hour - Conversations
73) Johnny Foreigner - You Can Do Better
72) *Samaris - Silkidrangar
71) Soft Walls - No Time
70) Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence
69) Broken Twin - May
68) A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Sea When Absent
67) Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
66) Carla Bozulich - Boy
65) Caribou - Our Love
64) Adult Jazz - Gist Is
63) Perfect Pussy - Say Yes To Love
62) William Ryan Fritch - Leave Me Like You Found Me
61) Annie Eve - Sunday ‘91
60) Leonard Cohen - Popular Problems
59) Actress - Ghettoville
58) The Hotelier - Home Like No Place Is There
57) Earth - Primitive and Deadly
56) Flying Lotus - You’re Dead
55) Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots
54) Luke Abbott - Wysing Forest
53) Royal Blood - Royal Blood
52) Augustines - Augustines
51) Damien Rice - My Favourite Faded Fantasy

...so, what will make the top 50? Number 1 predictions? Who woz robbed?

You'll find all of our year-end coverage alongside some of my favourite features we've run this year over here: http://drownedinsound.com/lists/bestof2014

I also wrote an explanation about how DIS' albums of the year list is compiled here https://medium.com/@seaninsound/this-is-how-we-do-caab48d0ae75