Best Albums of 2013

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Listed below are the best albums of 2013 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 4 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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The Invisible Way

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"I think this is the best album of 2013 so far. "Just make it stop" sounds like a classic." Reply

- Altsoul | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

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T H E

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27 charts

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Shrine Of New Generation Slaves

Riverside (PL)

"Excellent prog rock that shows influence to the classics, such as Pink Floyd, but does not rip them off at all. The result is a fresh and interesting prog album." Reply

Dingerbell | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

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2013

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34 charts

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Sadnecessary

Milky Chance

"LOVE THIS ALBUM! This album has great flow and every single song is good. Extremely underrated album, and band." Reply

- akanter14 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

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Ghost On Ghost

Iron & Wine

"Sam Beam builds upon the funkiness of "Kiss Each Other Clean" and ups the ante. The simplicity and solitude of his folky "creek drank the cradle" has given way over time to more instrumentation, more production and more uplifting vocal confidence, all in full display here from opening track "caug..." [+] Reply

paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

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2013

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55 charts

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Conventional Weapons
Compilation

My Chemical Romance

"Who would have guessed that some of MCR's best work would be found on 5 2-track singles that only made it onto vinyl? Recorded prior to the release of Danger Days, and released just months before they disbanded, this album contains tracks that sum up everything that was great about this band. Fra..." [+] Reply

- Egophobia | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

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2013

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The Bootleg Series Vol. 10: Another Self Portrait (1969-1971)
Compilation

Bob Dylan

"26 January 2014 "Nashville Skyline" is a unique classic in Dylan's discog. It is undeniably the masterpiece of that era of Dylan. What made that album so special to me is how natural, joyous and unserious it seemed while still being economical and beautifully written. Other albums of that time di...""26 January 2014 "Nashville Skyline" is a unique classic in Dylan's discog. It is undeniably the masterpiece of that era of Dylan. What made that album so special to me is how natural, joyous and unserious it seemed while still being economical and beautifully written. Other albums of that time didn't have that same magic. What this release - Bootleg Series 10 - does is present a whole new and exciting look at that same period. And right here is all that same magic that I found in "Nashville Skyline". The joy and spontaneity and beauty and simplicity is all back and represented very nicely here. Dylan's playfulness and whimsical experimentation and willingness to do most anything in these sessions is what makes this double album so special. It's easy to get totally immersed in this set. It is an album that doesn't seem to have any set place in time. It's composed of so many types of old songs and sounds and folk stories, it really feels like you are allowing yourself into a different world by listening. There are many standouts here including the alternate versions of "Little Sadie" and "In Search Of Little Sadie", "Alberta #3" (by far the best version of that song I've heard), the alternate version of "I Threw It All Away", the beautifully sentimental, piano-heavy version of "If Not For You", the Hank Snow cover "These Hands", the overwhelmingly gorgeous folk of "Copper Kettle" (that organ is just lovely), the amazing horn-driven rendition of "New Morning" and of course the closer "When I Paint My Masterpiece". There are many more as well. All in all, this is definitely a record that will be most appreciated by fans of Dylan. Much like bootleg series 1-3, 7, 8 and 9 - this is not really a great entrance into the greatness of Dylan. But considering that it is a compilation it manages to cover a short enough period of time with enough variety that it holds up better than any of those bootleg series albums as a stand alone album. I really love this record. I feel I kinda needed this record. It's the perfect final statement or "cherry on top" of that period of Dylan's music. Grade 90/100" [+] Reply