Slant Magazine's 25 Best Albums of 2013
As our list attests, if album-as-format is dead, it’s enjoying one hell of an afterlife.
Published: December 12, 2013 13:55
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Modern Vampires of the City | Vampire Weekend | May-13-2013, Indie Pop |
| #2 | Reflektor | Arcade Fire | Jan-01-2013, Alternative Dance |
| #3 | Pure Heroine | Lorde | Sep-27-2013, Alt-Pop |
| #4 | Yeezus | Kanye West | Jun-18-2013, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #5 | Settle | Disclosure | Jun-03-2013, UK Garage |
| #6 | White Lighter | Typhoon | Aug-20-2013, Indie Rock |
| #7 | Shaking The Habitual | The Knife | Apr-05-2013, Electronic |
| #8 | Trouble Will Find Me | The National | May-17-2013, Indie Rock |
| #9 | Nothing Was The Same | Drake | Jan-01-2013, Pop Rap |
| #10 | Electric | Pet Shop Boys | Jul-15-2013, Synthpop |
| #11 | The Electric Lady | Janelle Monáe | Sep-10-2013, Contemporary R&B |
| #12 | 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 |
| #13 | Wakin On A Pretty Daze | Kurt Vile | Apr-08-2013, Folk Rock |
| #14 | Born Sinner | J. Cole | Jun-18-2013, Hip Hop |
| #15 | Hummingbird | Local Natives | Jan-29-2013, Indie Rock |
| #16 | AM | Arctic Monkeys | Sep-09-2013, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Government Plates | Death Grips | Nov-13-2013, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #18 | True Romance | Charli XCX | Apr-12-2013, Electropop |
| #19 | Slow Focus | Fuck Buttons | Jul-23-2013, Electronic |
| #20 | Once I Was An Eagle | Laura Marling | Jan-01-2013, Contemporary Folk |
| #21 | Fantasy | Lightning Dust | Jun-25-2013, Synthpop |
| #22 | The Bones of What You Believe | CHVRCHES | Sep-20-2013, Synthpop |
| #23 | The Civil Wars | The Civil Wars | Aug-02-2013, Folk Pop |
| #24 | m b v | my bloody valentine | Feb-02-2013, Shoegaze |
| #25 | Nocturnes | Little Boots | May-05-2013, Dance-Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Modern Vampires of the City | Vampire Weekend | Album, May-13-2013, Indie Pop |
| #2 | Reflektor | Arcade Fire | Album, Jan-01-2013, Alternative Dance |
| #3 | Pure Heroine | Lorde | Album, Sep-27-2013, Alt-Pop |
| #4 | Yeezus | Kanye West | Album, Jun-18-2013, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #5 | Settle | Disclosure | Album, Jun-03-2013, UK Garage |
| #6 | White Lighter | Typhoon | Album, Aug-20-2013, Indie Rock |
| #7 | Shaking The Habitual | The Knife | Album, Apr-05-2013, Electronic |
| #8 | Trouble Will Find Me | The National | Album, May-17-2013, Indie Rock |
| #9 | Nothing Was The Same | Drake | Album, Jan-01-2013, Pop Rap |
| #10 | Electric | Pet Shop Boys | Album, Jul-15-2013, Synthpop |
| #11 | The Electric Lady | Janelle Monáe | Album, Sep-10-2013, Contemporary R&B |
| #12 | 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 |
| #13 | Wakin On A Pretty Daze | Kurt Vile | Album, Apr-08-2013, Folk Rock |
| #14 | Born Sinner | J. Cole | Album, Jun-18-2013, Hip Hop |
| #15 | Hummingbird | Local Natives | Album, Jan-29-2013, Indie Rock |
| #16 | AM | Arctic Monkeys | Album, Sep-09-2013, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Government Plates | Death Grips | Album, Nov-13-2013, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #18 | True Romance | Charli XCX | Album, Apr-12-2013, Electropop |
| #19 | Slow Focus | Fuck Buttons | Album, Jul-23-2013, Electronic |
| #20 | Once I Was An Eagle | Laura Marling | Album, Jan-01-2013, Contemporary Folk |
| #21 | Fantasy | Lightning Dust | Album, Jun-25-2013, Synthpop |
| #22 | The Bones of What You Believe | CHVRCHES | Album, Sep-20-2013, Synthpop |
| #23 | The Civil Wars | The Civil Wars | Album, Aug-02-2013, Folk Pop |
| #24 | m b v | my bloody valentine | Album, Feb-02-2013, Shoegaze |
| #25 | Nocturnes | Little Boots | Album, May-05-2013, Dance-Pop |