Best Albums of 2013

Listed below are the best albums of 2013 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 5 hours ago).
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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 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.
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"There is a certain listening space for this record where it unendingly delivers. In that regard it is amazing. Only "Paracosm" is a standout track that I have listened to unquenchably, the rest are stylistically great but never groundbreaking. I like it better than "Within and Without" due to bet..."  [+]  Reply
- jbray | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"There are a few really great moments such as Cough Cough, but when the band is at their least eccentric they are also at their least interesting. If every song had as much personality the whole way through then this would be a great album."  Reply
- OFarrio | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"I like the sounds of Eels a lot more when they have a little oomph behind them. This sounds a lot like Steve Earle or Tom Waits. Very good effort from E in my opinion."  Reply
- ShaneSpear | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"I like this album. Don't love it. It has a very particular aesthetic but sometimes it gets lost in some unjustified weirdness. Maybe this one is a grower, will see in the future."  Reply
- JoaoMoreira | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"Something about this is like impossible for me to dislike. It is so shimmering and intoxicating and fun. Some people seem to be uneasy about embracing it but this is like heaven, why are y'all being so tentative? :P May be my favourite electropop next to Visions by Grimes (unless you count Fever ..."  [+]  Reply
- | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"Kanye's my boy and I love his music, but let's be honest, it's a disgrace Born Sinner is lower than Yeezus. This is easily the better album that came out Tuesday. The lyrics on this album blow Kanye's out of the water. I listened to Yeezus then this and I'm so glad I did. J. Cole sold me by the e..."  [+]  Reply
- Ds0589 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (2 helpful | 2 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"I feel this album is unfairly overlooked because there are many borrowed ideas from previous metal bands. So what? Not every record has to be groundbreaking. This is an enjoyable homage to 80s/90s metal, with some great guitar licks and solos."  Reply
- slopecarver21 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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