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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Mac Miller

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

388

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

668

Overall Rank:

3,743

Average Rating:

76 (91 votes)

Comments:

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You're Nothing

Iceage

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

104 charts

Rank Score:

374

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

690

Overall Rank:

3,868

Average Rating:

75 (155 votes)

Comments:

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Tales Of Us

Goldfrapp

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

84 charts

Rank Score:

372

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

695

Overall Rank:

3,885

Average Rating:

77 (79 votes)

Comments:

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The Terror

The Flaming Lips

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

108 charts

Rank Score:

371

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

696

Overall Rank:

3,897

Average Rating:

72 (234 votes)

Comments:

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Tape Deck Heart

Frank Turner

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

369

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

699

Overall Rank:

3,913

Average Rating:

70 (61 votes)

Comments:

86.

Fetch

Melt-Banana

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

78 charts

Rank Score:

364

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

708

Overall Rank:

3,948

Average Rating:

77 (103 votes)

Comments:

87.

The Weight Of Your Love

Editors

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

54 charts

Rank Score:

351

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

735

Overall Rank:

4,097

Average Rating:

72 (88 votes)

Comments:

88.

I See Seaweed

The Drones (AU)

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

331

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

773

Overall Rank:

4,286

Average Rating:

77 (75 votes)

Comments:

89.

Nepenthe

Julianna Barwick

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

44 charts

Rank Score:

330

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

776

Overall Rank:

4,298

Average Rating:

73 (67 votes)

Comments:

90.

Rival Dealer

Burial

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

83 charts

Rank Score:

324

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

787

Overall Rank:

4,350

Average Rating:

77 (138 votes)

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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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