Best Albums of 2013

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Listed below are the best albums of 2013 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2013 year summaryThe best artists of 2013 were Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys, Daft Punk, Kanye West, Queens Of The Stone Age, Arcade Fire, The National, Deafheaven, My Bloody Valentine and Lorde.

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21.

Comedown Machine

The Strokes

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

234 charts

Rank Score:

1,467

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

180

Overall Rank:

1,212

Average Rating:

71 (624 votes)

Comments:

22.

Melophobia

Cage The Elephant

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

180 charts

Rank Score:

1,438

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

182

Overall Rank:

1,230

Average Rating:

77 (307 votes)

Comments:

23.

Beyoncé

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

200 charts

Rank Score:

1,413

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

189

Overall Rank:

1,251

Average Rating:

72 (343 votes)

Comments:

24.

Wakin On A Pretty Daze

Kurt Vile

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

246 charts

Rank Score:

1,412

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

190

Overall Rank:

1,252

Average Rating:

78 (358 votes)

Comments:

25.

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

222 charts

Rank Score:

1,348

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

201

Overall Rank:

1,305

Average Rating:

74 (351 votes)

Comments:

26.

Shaking The Habitual

The Knife

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

227 charts

Rank Score:

1,314

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

205

Overall Rank:

1,336

Average Rating:

75 (308 votes)

Comments:

27.

Virgins

Tim Hecker

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

185 charts

Rank Score:

1,260

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

211

Overall Rank:

1,378

Average Rating:

78 (196 votes)

Comments:

28.

Kveikur

Sigur Rós

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

223 charts

Rank Score:

1,255

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

215

Overall Rank:

1,386

Average Rating:

77 (390 votes)

Comments:

29.

Immunity

Jon Hopkins

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

193 charts

Rank Score:

1,217

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

222

Overall Rank:

1,423

Average Rating:

77 (255 votes)

Comments:

30.

Vessel

Twenty One Pilots

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

1,197

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

224

Overall Rank:

1,439

Average Rating:

70 (219 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2013 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	2	0%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	2	0%
The Flaming Lips	2	0%
Dido	2	0%
Lubomyr Melnyk	2	0%
British Sea Power	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	455	46%
	204	20%
	47	5%
	37	4%
	30	3%
	30	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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