Best Albums of 2013

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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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71.

Whenever, If Ever

The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

428

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

589

Overall Rank:

3,432

Average Rating:

75 (75 votes)

Comments:

72.

Racine Carrée

Stromae

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

423

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

602

Overall Rank:

3,464

Average Rating:

77 (67 votes)

Comments:

73.

Lousy With Sylvianbriar

of Montreal

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

72 charts

Rank Score:

415

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

615

Overall Rank:

3,518

Average Rating:

74 (92 votes)

Comments:

74.

Wolf

Tyler, The Creator

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

96 charts

Rank Score:

410

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

626

Overall Rank:

3,564

Average Rating:

72 (270 votes)

Comments:

75.

The Mountain

Haken

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

39 charts

Rank Score:

405

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

637

Overall Rank:

3,602

Average Rating:

80 (52 votes)

Comments:

76.

Kiss Land

The Weeknd

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

404

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

641

Overall Rank:

3,611

Average Rating:

68 (95 votes)

Comments:

77.

Engravings

Forest Swords

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

401

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

646

Overall Rank:

3,637

Average Rating:

76 (98 votes)

Comments:

78.

If You Wait

London Grammar

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

91 charts

Rank Score:

399

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

648

Overall Rank:

3,659

Average Rating:

77 (96 votes)

Comments:

79.

Muchacho

Phosphorescent

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

94 charts

Rank Score:

398

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

651

Overall Rank:

3,669

Average Rating:

75 (150 votes)

Comments:

80.

Hesitation Marks

Nine Inch Nails

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

102 charts

Rank Score:

397

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

652

Overall Rank:

3,671

Average Rating:

74 (200 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2013 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	1%
Justin Timberlake	3	0%
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	2	0%
Lubomyr Melnyk	2	0%
소녀시대 [Girls' Generation]	2	0%
Dido	2	0%
David Bowie	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	455	46%
	203	20%
	47	5%
	38	4%
	31	3%
	30	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	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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