Best Albums of 2013

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Listed below are the best albums of 2013 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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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 Lorde.

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Modern Vampires Of The City

Vampire Weekend

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

1,016 charts

Rank Score:

12,103

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Overall Rank:

120

Average Rating:

82 (1,348 votes)

Comments:

134

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

812 charts

Rank Score:

8,885

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Overall Rank:

183

Average Rating:

77 (1,506 votes)

Comments:

155

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Daft Punk

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

860 charts

Rank Score:

8,393

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Yeezus

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

729 charts

Rank Score:

8,324

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Queens Of The Stone Age

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

731 charts

Rank Score:

7,976

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2013

Appears in:

846 charts

Rank Score:

7,701

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2013

Appears in:

623 charts

Rank Score:

6,061

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Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

396 charts

Rank Score:

3,702

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Overall Rank:

485

Average Rating:

79 (565 votes)

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My Bloody Valentine

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

445 charts

Rank Score:

3,055

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Overall Rank:

579

Average Rating:

78 (734 votes)

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10.

Pure Heroine

Lorde

Year of Release:

2013

Appears in:

365 charts

Rank Score:

2,890

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Overall Rank:

615

Average Rating:

75 (575 votes)

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Best Albums of 2013 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Lubomyr Melnyk	2	0%
British Sea Power	2	0%
Lorde	2	0%
소녀시대 [Girls' Generation]	2	0%
Elvis Presley	2	0%
Bad Religion	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	459	46%
	204	20%
	47	5%
	34	3%
	30	3%
	30	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	31	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	980	98%
Yes	21	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	992	99%
Yes	9	1%

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