Best Albums of 2013

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Listed below are the best albums of 2013 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 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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31.

Doris

Earl Sweatshirt

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

247 charts

Rank Score:

1,126

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

239

Overall Rank:

1,515

Average Rating:

76 (310 votes)

Comments:

32.

Days Are Gone

Haim

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

219 charts

Rank Score:

1,099

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

245

Overall Rank:

1,552

Average Rating:

72 (274 votes)

Comments:

33.

Vessel

Twenty One Pilots

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

99 charts

Rank Score:

1,043

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

257

Overall Rank:

1,628

Average Rating:

70 (228 votes)

Comments:

34.

Nothing Was The Same

Drake

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

180 charts

Rank Score:

1,019

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

267

Overall Rank:

1,673

Average Rating:

70 (335 votes)

Comments:

35.

Run The Jewels

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

246 charts

Rank Score:

974

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

281

Overall Rank:

1,747

Average Rating:

77 (386 votes)

Comments:

36.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

162 charts

Rank Score:

911

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

299

Overall Rank:

1,837

Average Rating:

76 (260 votes)

Comments:

37.

Holy Fire

Foals

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

195 charts

Rank Score:

895

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

303

Overall Rank:

1,864

Average Rating:

73 (348 votes)

Comments:

38.

Paramore

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

145 charts

Rank Score:

882

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

307

Overall Rank:

1,885

Average Rating:

67 (245 votes)

Comments:

39.

Settle

Disclosure

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

213 charts

Rank Score:

880

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

308

Overall Rank:

1,890

Average Rating:

75 (317 votes)

Comments:

40.

6 Feet Beneath The Moon

King Krule

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

136 charts

Rank Score:

877

Rank in 2013:

Rank in 2010s:

310

Overall Rank:

1,896

Average Rating:

77 (150 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2013 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Justin Timberlake	3	0%
The Flaming Lips	2	0%
Bad Religion	2	0%
Courtney Barnett	2	0%
소녀시대 [Girls' Generation]	2	0%
Daft Punk	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	469	47%
	198	20%
	45	5%
	36	4%
	31	3%
	29	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	968	97%
Yes	32	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	976	98%
Yes	24	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

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