Consequence of Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2013
We took many, many trips to the record store this year.
Published: December 13, 2013 05:01
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Yeezus | Kanye West | Jun-18-2013, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #2 | Modern Vampires of the City | Vampire Weekend | May-13-2013, Indie Pop |
| #3 | m b v | my bloody valentine | Feb-02-2013, Shoegaze |
| #4 | The Bones of What You Believe | CHVRCHES | Sep-20-2013, Synthpop |
| #5 | Wakin On A Pretty Daze | Kurt Vile | Apr-08-2013, Folk Rock |
| #6 | Shaking The Habitual | The Knife | Apr-05-2013, Electronic |
| #7 | Reflektor | Arcade Fire | Jan-01-2013, Alternative Dance |
| #8 | Settle | Disclosure | Jun-03-2013, UK Garage |
| #9 | Trouble Will Find Me | The National | May-17-2013, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Acid Rap | Chance the Rapper | Apr-30-2013, Pop Rap |
| #11 | Days Are Gone | HAIM | Sep-30-2013, Pop Rock |
| #12 | Loud City Song | Julia Holter | Aug-19-2013, Art Pop |
| #13 | Push the Sky Away | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Feb-18-2013, Art Rock |
| #14 | Old | Danny Brown | Oct-08-2013, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #15 | Hummingbird | Local Natives | Jan-29-2013, Indie Rock |
| #16 | R Plus Seven | Oneohtrix Point Never | Sep-30-2013, Progressive Electronic |
| #17 | MCII | Mikal Cronin | May-07-2013, Power Pop |
| #18 | Ripely Pine | Lady Lamb | Feb-19-2013, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Nothing Was The Same | Drake | Jan-01-2013, Pop Rap |
| #20 | Sunbather | Deafheaven | May-28-2013, Blackgaze |
| #21 | Psychic | DARKSIDE | Oct-07-2013, Electronic |
| #22 | The Man Who Died in His Boat | Grouper | Feb-04-2013, Psychedelic Folk |
| #23 | The Terror | The Flaming Lips | Apr-12-2013, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #24 | Muchacho | Phosphorescent | Mar-19-2013, Americana |
| #25 | Run The Jewels | Run The Jewels | Jun-26-2013, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #26 | The Silver Gymnasium | Okkervil River | Sep-03-2013, Indie Rock |
| #27 | Major Arcana | Speedy Ortiz | Jul-09-2013, Indie Rock |
| #29 | Silence Yourself | Savages | May-07-2013, Post-Punk |
| #30 | ...Like Clockwork | Queens of the Stone Age | Jun-03-2013, Alternative Rock |
| #31 | New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light | Colin Stetson | Apr-30-2013, Post-Minimalism |
| #32 | Honeys | Pissed Jeans | Feb-12-2013, Noise Rock |
| #33 | Impersonator | Majical Cloudz | May-20-2013, Ambient Pop |
| #34 | New Moon | The Men | Mar-05-2013, Garage Rock |
| #35 | The Electric Lady | Janelle Monáe | Sep-10-2013, Contemporary R&B |
| #36 | Cerulean Salt | Waxahatchee | Mar-05-2013, Singer-Songwriter |
| #37 | Overgrown | James Blake | Apr-08-2013, Art Pop |
| #38 | Random Access Memories | Daft Punk | May-17-2013, Disco |
| #39 | Doris | Earl Sweatshirt | Aug-16-2013, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #40 | The Next Day | David Bowie | Mar-08-2013, Art Rock |
| #41 | Centralia | Mountains | Jan-22-2013, Ambient |
| #42 | Dear Mark J. Mulcahy, I Love You | Mark Mulcahy | Jun-18-2013, Singer-Songwriter |
| #43 | Pain Is Beauty | Chelsea Wolfe | Sep-03-2013, Darkwave |
| #44 | My Name Is My Name | Pusha T | Jan-01-2014, Gangsta Rap |
| #45 | AM | Arctic Monkeys | Sep-09-2013, Indie Rock |
| #46 | Excavation | The Haxan Cloak | Jan-01-2013, Dark Ambient |
| #47 | Pure Heroine | Lorde | Sep-27-2013, Alt-Pop |
| #48 | Love's Crushing Diamond | Mutual Benefit | Jan-01-2014, Chamber Folk |
| #49 | Night Time, My Time | Sky Ferreira | Jan-01-2013, Synthpop |
| #50 | Blowout | The So So Glos | Aug-06-2013, Pop Punk |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Yeezus | Kanye West | Album, Jun-18-2013, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #2 | Modern Vampires of the City | Vampire Weekend | Album, May-13-2013, Indie Pop |
| #3 | m b v | my bloody valentine | Album, Feb-02-2013, Shoegaze |
| #4 | The Bones of What You Believe | CHVRCHES | Album, Sep-20-2013, Synthpop |
| #5 | Wakin On A Pretty Daze | Kurt Vile | Album, Apr-08-2013, Folk Rock |
| #6 | Shaking The Habitual | The Knife | Album, Apr-05-2013, Electronic |
| #7 | Reflektor | Arcade Fire | Album, Jan-01-2013, Alternative Dance |
| #8 | Settle | Disclosure | Album, Jun-03-2013, UK Garage |
| #9 | Trouble Will Find Me | The National | Album, May-17-2013, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Acid Rap | Chance the Rapper | Album, Apr-30-2013, Pop Rap |
| #11 | Days Are Gone | HAIM | Album, Sep-30-2013, Pop Rock |
| #12 | Loud City Song | Julia Holter | Album, Aug-19-2013, Art Pop |
| #13 | Push the Sky Away | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Album, Feb-18-2013, Art Rock |
| #14 | Old | Danny Brown | Album, Oct-08-2013, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #15 | Hummingbird | Local Natives | Album, Jan-29-2013, Indie Rock |
| #16 | R Plus Seven | Oneohtrix Point Never | Album, Sep-30-2013, Progressive Electronic |
| #17 | MCII | Mikal Cronin | Album, May-07-2013, Power Pop |
| #18 | Ripely Pine | Lady Lamb | Album, Feb-19-2013, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Nothing Was The Same | Drake | Album, Jan-01-2013, Pop Rap |
| #20 | Sunbather | Deafheaven | Album, May-28-2013, Blackgaze |
| #21 | Psychic | DARKSIDE | Album, Oct-07-2013, Electronic |
| #22 | The Man Who Died in His Boat | Grouper | Album, Feb-04-2013, Psychedelic Folk |
| #23 | The Terror | The Flaming Lips | Album, Apr-12-2013, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #24 | Muchacho | Phosphorescent | Album, Mar-19-2013, Americana |
| #25 | Run The Jewels | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-26-2013, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #26 | The Silver Gymnasium | Okkervil River | Album, Sep-03-2013, Indie Rock |
| #27 | Major Arcana | Speedy Ortiz | Album, Jul-09-2013, Indie Rock |
| #29 | Silence Yourself | Savages | Album, May-07-2013, Post-Punk |
| #30 | ...Like Clockwork | Queens of the Stone Age | Album, Jun-03-2013, Alternative Rock |
| #31 | New History Warfare Vol. 3: To See More Light | Colin Stetson | Album, Apr-30-2013, Post-Minimalism |
| #32 | Honeys | Pissed Jeans | Album, Feb-12-2013, Noise Rock |
| #33 | Impersonator | Majical Cloudz | Album, May-20-2013, Ambient Pop |
| #34 | New Moon | The Men | Album, Mar-05-2013, Garage Rock |
| #35 | The Electric Lady | Janelle Monáe | Album, Sep-10-2013, Contemporary R&B |
| #36 | Cerulean Salt | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-05-2013, Singer-Songwriter |
| #37 | Overgrown | James Blake | Album, Apr-08-2013, Art Pop |
| #38 | Random Access Memories | Daft Punk | Album, May-17-2013, Disco |
| #39 | Doris | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Aug-16-2013, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #40 | The Next Day | David Bowie | Album, Mar-08-2013, Art Rock |
| #41 | Centralia | Mountains | Album, Jan-22-2013, Ambient |
| #42 | Dear Mark J. Mulcahy, I Love You | Mark Mulcahy | Album, Jun-18-2013, Singer-Songwriter |
| #43 | Pain Is Beauty | Chelsea Wolfe | Album, Sep-03-2013, Darkwave |
| #44 | My Name Is My Name | Pusha T | Album, Jan-01-2014, Gangsta Rap |
| #45 | AM | Arctic Monkeys | Album, Sep-09-2013, Indie Rock |
| #46 | Excavation | The Haxan Cloak | Album, Jan-01-2013, Dark Ambient |
| #47 | Pure Heroine | Lorde | Album, Sep-27-2013, Alt-Pop |
| #48 | Love's Crushing Diamond | Mutual Benefit | Album, Jan-01-2014, Chamber Folk |
| #49 | Night Time, My Time | Sky Ferreira | Album, Jan-01-2013, Synthpop |
| #50 | Blowout | The So So Glos | Album, Aug-06-2013, Pop Punk |