A.V. Club's 23 Best Albums of 2013
Every year, The A.V. Club invites our regular music writers and staff to pick their favorite albums of the past 12 months. While in previous years we asked contributors to allot weighted points on up to 15 records, this year we went a more straightforward route. Writers were asked to pick their top 10 records and rank…
Published: December 05, 2013 06:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Yeezus | Kanye West | Jun-18-2013, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #2 | Days Are Gone | HAIM | Sep-30-2013, Pop Rock |
| #3 | Sunbather | Deafheaven | May-28-2013, Blackgaze |
| #4 | Trouble Will Find Me | The National | May-17-2013, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Modern Vampires of the City | Vampire Weekend | May-13-2013, Indie Pop |
| #6 | Silence Yourself | Savages | May-07-2013, Post-Punk |
| #7 | Cerulean Salt | Waxahatchee | Mar-05-2013, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You (Deluxe Edition) | Neko Case | Sep-03-2013, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Pure Heroine | Lorde | Sep-27-2013, Alt-Pop |
| #10 | Save Rock and Roll | Fall Out Boy | Apr-12-2013, Pop Rock |
| #11 | Random Access Memories | Daft Punk | May-17-2013, Disco |
| #12 | Slow Focus | Fuck Buttons | Jul-23-2013, Electronic |
| #13 | Pedestrian Verse | Frightened Rabbit | Feb-01-2013, Indie Rock |
| #14 | The Electric Lady | Janelle Monáe | Sep-10-2013, Contemporary R&B |
| #15 | Return to Annihilation | Locrian | Jun-25-2013, Post-Rock |
| #16 | Major Arcana | Speedy Ortiz | Jul-09-2013, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Acid Rap | Chance the Rapper | Apr-30-2013, Pop Rap |
| #18 | No Blues | Los Campesinos! | Oct-29-2013, Indie Rock |
| #19 | m b v | my bloody valentine | Feb-02-2013, Shoegaze |
| #20 | Virgins | Tim Hecker | Oct-14-2013, Ambient |
| #21 | Paramore | Paramore | Apr-05-2013, Power Pop |
| #22 | The Next Day | David Bowie | Mar-08-2013, Art Rock |
| #23 | The Bones of What You Believe | CHVRCHES | Sep-20-2013, Synthpop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Yeezus | Kanye West | Album, Jun-18-2013, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #2 | Days Are Gone | HAIM | Album, Sep-30-2013, Pop Rock |
| #3 | Sunbather | Deafheaven | Album, May-28-2013, Blackgaze |
| #4 | Trouble Will Find Me | The National | Album, May-17-2013, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Modern Vampires of the City | Vampire Weekend | Album, May-13-2013, Indie Pop |
| #6 | Silence Yourself | Savages | Album, May-07-2013, Post-Punk |
| #7 | Cerulean Salt | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-05-2013, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You (Deluxe Edition) | Neko Case | Album, Sep-03-2013, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Pure Heroine | Lorde | Album, Sep-27-2013, Alt-Pop |
| #10 | Save Rock and Roll | Fall Out Boy | Album, Apr-12-2013, Pop Rock |
| #11 | Random Access Memories | Daft Punk | Album, May-17-2013, Disco |
| #12 | Slow Focus | Fuck Buttons | Album, Jul-23-2013, Electronic |
| #13 | Pedestrian Verse | Frightened Rabbit | Album, Feb-01-2013, Indie Rock |
| #14 | The Electric Lady | Janelle Monáe | Album, Sep-10-2013, Contemporary R&B |
| #15 | Return to Annihilation | Locrian | Album, Jun-25-2013, Post-Rock |
| #16 | Major Arcana | Speedy Ortiz | Album, Jul-09-2013, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Acid Rap | Chance the Rapper | Album, Apr-30-2013, Pop Rap |
| #18 | No Blues | Los Campesinos! | Album, Oct-29-2013, Indie Rock |
| #19 | m b v | my bloody valentine | Album, Feb-02-2013, Shoegaze |
| #20 | Virgins | Tim Hecker | Album, Oct-14-2013, Ambient |
| #21 | Paramore | Paramore | Album, Apr-05-2013, Power Pop |
| #22 | The Next Day | David Bowie | Album, Mar-08-2013, Art Rock |
| #23 | The Bones of What You Believe | CHVRCHES | Album, Sep-20-2013, Synthpop |