Best Albums of 2013

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Listed below are the best albums of 2013 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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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 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

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51.

R Plus Seven

Oneohtrix Point Never

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

128 charts

Rank Score:

613

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

414

Overall Rank:

2,571

Average Rating:

76 (175 votes)

Comments:

52.

Field Of Reeds

These New Puritans

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

612

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

417

Overall Rank:

2,579

Average Rating:

73 (104 votes)

Comments:

53.

Dream River

Bill Callahan

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

123 charts

Rank Score:

571

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

447

Overall Rank:

2,725

Average Rating:

76 (120 votes)

Comments:

54.

The Double EP: A Sea Of Split Peas
Compilation

Courtney Barnett

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

91 charts

Rank Score:

552

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

464

Overall Rank:

2,798

Average Rating:

78 (110 votes)

Comments:

55.

Perils From The Sea

Mark Kozelek & Jimmy Lavalle

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

94 charts

Rank Score:

539

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

471

Overall Rank:

2,839

Average Rating:

75 (114 votes)

Comments:

56.

青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

528

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

479

Overall Rank:

2,886

Average Rating:

80 (65 votes)

Comments:

57.

Slow Focus

Fuck Buttons

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

106 charts

Rank Score:

527

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

482

Overall Rank:

2,893

Average Rating:

77 (126 votes)

Comments:

58.

Long.Live.A$AP

A$AP Rocky

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

519

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

486

Overall Rank:

2,926

Average Rating:

71 (212 votes)

Comments:

59.

Old

Danny Brown

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

154 charts

Rank Score:

487

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

514

Overall Rank:

3,092

Average Rating:

75 (202 votes)

Comments:

60.

The 20/20 Experience

Justin Timberlake

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

127 charts

Rank Score:

486

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

517

Overall Rank:

3,103

Average Rating:

67 (317 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2013 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Justin Timberlake	3	0%
Patty Griffin	2	0%
소녀시대 [Girls' Generation]	2	0%
Daft Punk	2	0%
David Bowie	2	0%
Lorde	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	464	46%
	204	20%
	45	5%
	34	3%
	30	3%
	28	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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