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 Lorde.
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11,132
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7,830
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7,423
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7,263
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5,970
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3,680
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3,072
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Best Albums of 2013 composition

Country Albums %


United States 466 47%
United Kingdom 203 20%
Canada 46 5%
Mixed Nationality 34 3%
Germany 30 3%
Australia 28 3%
Sweden 21 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 967 97%
Yes 33 3%
Live? Albums %
No 977 98%
Yes 23 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 989 99%
Yes 11 1%
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