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:

233 charts

Rank Score:

1,469

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

180

Overall Rank:

1,211

Average Rating:

71 (624 votes)

Comments:

22.

Melophobia

Cage The Elephant

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

180 charts

Rank Score:

1,442

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

182

Overall Rank:

1,227

Average Rating:

77 (307 votes)

Comments:

23.

Beyoncé

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

200 charts

Rank Score:

1,415

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

188

Overall Rank:

1,248

Average Rating:

72 (343 votes)

Comments:

24.

Wakin On A Pretty Daze

Kurt Vile

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

245 charts

Rank Score:

1,410

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

189

Overall Rank:

1,251

Average Rating:

78 (358 votes)

Comments:

25.

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

221 charts

Rank Score:

1,349

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

201

Overall Rank:

1,303

Average Rating:

74 (351 votes)

Comments:

26.

Shaking The Habitual

The Knife

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

227 charts

Rank Score:

1,315

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

205

Overall Rank:

1,335

Average Rating:

75 (308 votes)

Comments:

27.

Virgins

Tim Hecker

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

185 charts

Rank Score:

1,261

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:

214

Overall Rank:

1,385

Average Rating:

77 (390 votes)

Comments:

29.

Immunity

Jon Hopkins

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

193 charts

Rank Score:

1,218

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

222

Overall Rank:

1,421

Average Rating:

77 (254 votes)

Comments:

30.

Vessel

Twenty One Pilots

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

1,200

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

224

Overall Rank:

1,435

Average Rating:

70 (219 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2013 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Dido	2	0%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	2	0%
Patty Griffin	2	0%
Dean Blunt	2	0%
James Ferraro	2	0%
Big Big Train	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	457	46%
	203	20%
	47	5%
	37	4%
	30	3%
	30	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	32	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	979	98%
Yes	22	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	9	1%

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