Best Albums of 2013
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"i just dont see the appeal of this. everything here just seemed meh to me. noting terrible but nothing particularly interesting. sorry friends but atleast its a kinda cool album cover" Reply
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Necharsian | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 7
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"When this album first came out, I really loved it, I thought it was such a progression for the band but as time has passed and my music taste has matured, I realised just what absolutely bland lifeless mainstream this is. Whether it's Turner's god awful lyrics about a girl calling him at 3am,or H..." Reply
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"Well it's certainly a success, but only marketing wise. It seems Columbia records put a lot of effort and money promoting and hyping this to heavens but it worked, seeing all the rave reviews the album is getting. As for me, it's one of the worst record I had the displeasure to listen to in recen..." Reply
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Torchlin | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 7
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"I don't think anyone was expecting another My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, an album which is as good as any hip-hop release since 2000 or so, but I gotta be honest, what the hell are the critics listening to? If this was any other artist besides Kanye, they would've destroyed this album's lyri..." Reply
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"I have to say, I prefer this album to Songs for the Deaf. Very consistent, perfectly paced." Reply
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"I remember seeing Win Butler on Colbert saying that he'd like to make people dance with a little tear coming down their face. That pretty much sums up this album, I've never had such a strong urge to dance and cry at the same time as I do listening to this album." Reply
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andy_hunter | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 13
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"Finally, The National have made the album I always knew they were capable of making. Their past two albums have all been very good, but nothing too amazing, but there was a lot of potential that I could hear there. But now, with “Trouble Will Find Me", they’ve finally realized that potential and ..." Reply
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RockyRaccoon | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 7
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""Pink Metal" with its mix of shoegaze and black metal has been around for a while, it just so happens this band got the right publicity to pioneer it. I mean, as far as this genre goes "Try Not to Destroy Everything You Love" by An Autumn for Crippled Children had a very similar yet superior soun..." Reply
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"Kevin Shields said that in a couple years from now this album is going to make more sense. Idk I love this now though, definitely grows on you the more you come back to it." Reply
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imnotanotter | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 15
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"This isn’t the best album I’ve heard Nick Cave make but it certainly is a good one, filled with comments on modern culture, including the prediction of Miley Cyrus’ death in a pool or something like that. Whether it’s the sweet sounds of “We Real Cool" or the clever, introspective lyrics of “Higg..." Reply
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Best Albums of 2013 composition
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| Various Artists | 5 | 1% | |
| Justin Timberlake | 3 | 0% | |
| Daft Punk | 2 | 0% | |
| Nick Cave | 2 | 0% | |
| Mac Miller | 2 | 0% | |
| Elvis Presley | 2 | 0% | |
| Sea Power | 2 | 0% | |
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472 | 47% | |
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195 | 20% | |
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48 | 5% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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30 | 3% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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Best Albums of 2013 chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 5 from 101st to 96th |
Up 2 from 96th to 94th |
Up 2 from 64th to 62nd |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 2 from 18th to 20th |
Down 2 from 93rd to 95th |
Down 2 from 95th to 97th |
| New entries New entries in top 100 since last month |
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Up 5 from 101st to 96th |
| Leavers Leavers from top 100 since last month |
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Down 1 from 100th to 101st |
