Best Albums of 2013

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Listed below are the best albums of 2013 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 46,000 greatest album charts.

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2013 year summaryThe best artists of 2013 were Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys, Arcade Fire, Kanye West, Queens Of The Stone Age, Daft Punk, The National, Deafheaven, My Bloody Valentine and Lorde.

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Modern Vampires Of The City

Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

926 charts

Rank Score:

14,211

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Overall Rank:

123

Average Rating:

82 (1,254 votes)

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124

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

705 charts

Rank Score:

9,464

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2013

Appears in:

789 charts

Rank Score:

9,365

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Yeezus

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

658 charts

Rank Score:

9,301

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Queens Of The Stone Age

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

639 charts

Rank Score:

9,151

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Overall Rank:

208

Average Rating:

83 (1,032 votes)

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Random Access Memories

Daft Punk

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

755 charts

Rank Score:

8,760

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2013

Appears in:

561 charts

Rank Score:

6,916

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2013

Appears in:

353 charts

Rank Score:

4,011

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482

Average Rating:

78 (510 votes)

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My Bloody Valentine

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

390 charts

Rank Score:

3,291

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586

Average Rating:

78 (667 votes)

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Pure Heroine

Lorde

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

299 charts

Rank Score:

3,163

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Overall Rank:

613

Average Rating:

75 (507 votes)

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Best Albums of 2013 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
James Ferraro	2	0%
Disclosure	2	0%
Lorde	2	0%
Lubomyr Melnyk	2	0%
The Flaming Lips	2	0%
Kevin Devine	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	460	46%
	197	20%
	51	5%
	31	3%
	29	3%
	26	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	969	97%
Yes	31	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	997	100%
Yes	3	0%

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