Best Albums of 2013

Listed below are the best albums of 2013 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 54,000 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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Buy album United States
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2013
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Buy album United States
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2013
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Buy album United States
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2013
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19
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2013
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19
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2013
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Rank Score:
19
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2013
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19
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Best Albums of 2013 composition

Country Albums %


United States 457 46%
United Kingdom 203 20%
Canada 47 5%
Mixed Nationality 36 4%
Germany 31 3%
Australia 29 3%
Sweden 22 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 969 97%
Yes 31 3%
Live? Albums %
No 977 98%
Yes 23 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 990 99%
Yes 10 1%
Best Albums of 1980
1. Remain In Light by Talking Heads
2. Closer by Joy Division
3. Back In Black by AC/DC
4. Scary Monsters by David Bowie
5. Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys
6. Peter Gabriel III by Peter Gabriel
7. The River by Bruce Springsteen
8. Permanent Waves by Rush
9. Pretenders by Pretenders
10. Making Movies by Dire Straits
11. Seventeen Seconds by The Cure
12. Crazy Rhythms by The Feelies
13. Sandinista! by The Clash
14. Heaven And Hell by Black Sabbath
15. Boy by U2
16. Ace Of Spades by Motörhead
17. Gaucho by Steely Dan
18. Get Happy!! by Elvis Costello And The Attractions
19. Duke by Genesis
20. Dirty Mind by Prince
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