Best Albums of 2013

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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Best Albums of 2013 composition

Country Albums %


United States 464 46%
United Kingdom 204 20%
Canada 45 5%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Germany 30 3%
Australia 28 3%
Sweden 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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