Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2013
Earlier this year, New York Times pop critic Jon Caramanica wrote a piece about pop’s Summer Of Smooth, about how many of this year’s big warm-weather crossover hits were soft and breezy and immaculately produced and comforting pieces of throwbacky, slick pseudo-R&B. Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” drove the narrative, but it also encompassed Bruno Mars […]
Published: December 03, 2013 15:58
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Yeezus | Kanye West | Jun-18-2013, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #2 | Sunbather | Deafheaven | May-28-2013, Blackgaze |
| #3 | Modern Vampires of the City | Vampire Weekend | May-13-2013, Indie Pop |
| #4 | Settle | Disclosure | Jun-03-2013, UK Garage |
| #5 | m b v | my bloody valentine | Feb-02-2013, Shoegaze |
| #6 | Night Time, My Time | Sky Ferreira | Jan-01-2013, Synthpop |
| #7 | Old | Danny Brown | Oct-08-2013, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #8 | Days Are Gone | HAIM | Sep-30-2013, Pop Rock |
| #9 | Random Access Memories | Daft Punk | May-17-2013, Disco |
| #10 | Reflektor | Arcade Fire | Jan-01-2013, Alternative Dance |
| #11 | Repave | Volcano Choir | Sep-03-2013, Indie Folk |
| #12 | Run The Jewels | Run The Jewels | Jun-26-2013, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #13 | Wakin On A Pretty Daze | Kurt Vile | Apr-08-2013, Folk Rock |
| #14 | Silence Yourself | Savages | May-07-2013, Post-Punk |
| #15 | Meir | Kvelertak | Mar-22-2013, Black 'n' Roll |
| #16 | Cerulean Salt | Waxahatchee | Mar-05-2013, Singer-Songwriter |
| #17 | Soma | Windhand | Sep-17-2013, Doom Metal |
| #18 | Acid Rap | Chance the Rapper | Apr-30-2013, Pop Rap |
| #19 | Heartthrob | Tegan and Sara | Jan-01-2013, Electropop |
| #20 | Cupid Deluxe | Blood Orange | Nov-18-2013, Synth Funk |
| #21 | The Bones of What You Believe | CHVRCHES | Sep-20-2013, Synthpop |
| #22 | I Hate Music | Superchunk | Sep-03-2013, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Monomania | Deerhunter | May-06-2013, Indie Rock |
| #24 | Dream River | Bill Callahan | Sep-17-2013, Americana |
| #25 | Hesitation Marks | Nine Inch Nails | Aug-27-2013, Electro-Industrial |
| #27 | Trouble Will Find Me | The National | May-17-2013, Indie Rock |
| #28 | Nothing Was The Same | Drake | Jan-01-2013, Pop Rap |
| #29 | Bankrupt! | Phoenix | Apr-23-2013, Indie Pop |
| #30 | R Plus Seven | Oneohtrix Point Never | Sep-30-2013, Progressive Electronic |
| #31 | Major Arcana | Speedy Ortiz | Jul-09-2013, Indie Rock |
| #32 | You're Nothing | Iceage | Feb-18-2013, Post-Punk |
| #33 | Cupid's Head | The Field | Sep-30-2013, Minimal Techno |
| #34 | Glow and Behold | Yuck | Dec-01-2016, Indie Rock |
| #35 | Colored Sands | Gorguts | Sep-03-2013, Technical Death Metal |
| #36 | Loud City Song | Julia Holter | Aug-19-2013, Art Pop |
| #37 | Engravings | Forest Swords | Aug-27-2013, Ambient Dub |
| #38 | Shaking The Habitual | The Knife | Apr-05-2013, Electronic |
| #39 | Moon Tides | Pure Bathing Culture | Aug-20-2013, Dream Pop |
| #40 | Abandon | Pharmakon | May-13-2013, Death Industrial |
| #41 | The Electric Lady | Janelle Monáe | Sep-10-2013, Contemporary R&B |
| #42 | Anxiety | Autre Ne Veut | Feb-26-2013, Art Pop |
| #44 | Trap Lord | A$AP Ferg | Aug-19-2013, Trap |
| #45 | Wondrous Bughouse | Youth Lagoon | Jan-01-2013, Psychedelic Pop |
| #46 | Fade | Yo La Tengo | Jan-14-2013, Indie Rock |
| #47 | LONG.LIVE.A$AP (Deluxe Edition) | A$AP Rocky | Jan-15-2013, |
| #48 | Surgical Steel | Carcass | Sep-13-2013, Melodic Death Metal |
| #49 | The 20/20 Experience (Deluxe Version) | Justin Timberlake | Mar-15-2013, |
| #50 | Muchacho | Phosphorescent | Mar-19-2013, Americana |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Yeezus | Kanye West | Album, Jun-18-2013, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #2 | Sunbather | Deafheaven | Album, May-28-2013, Blackgaze |
| #3 | Modern Vampires of the City | Vampire Weekend | Album, May-13-2013, Indie Pop |
| #4 | Settle | Disclosure | Album, Jun-03-2013, UK Garage |
| #5 | m b v | my bloody valentine | Album, Feb-02-2013, Shoegaze |
| #6 | Night Time, My Time | Sky Ferreira | Album, Jan-01-2013, Synthpop |
| #7 | Old | Danny Brown | Album, Oct-08-2013, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #8 | Days Are Gone | HAIM | Album, Sep-30-2013, Pop Rock |
| #9 | Random Access Memories | Daft Punk | Album, May-17-2013, Disco |
| #10 | Reflektor | Arcade Fire | Album, Jan-01-2013, Alternative Dance |
| #11 | Repave | Volcano Choir | Album, Sep-03-2013, Indie Folk |
| #12 | Run The Jewels | Run The Jewels | Album, Jun-26-2013, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #13 | Wakin On A Pretty Daze | Kurt Vile | Album, Apr-08-2013, Folk Rock |
| #14 | Silence Yourself | Savages | Album, May-07-2013, Post-Punk |
| #15 | Meir | Kvelertak | Album, Mar-22-2013, Black 'n' Roll |
| #16 | Cerulean Salt | Waxahatchee | Album, Mar-05-2013, Singer-Songwriter |
| #17 | Soma | Windhand | Album, Sep-17-2013, Doom Metal |
| #18 | Acid Rap | Chance the Rapper | Album, Apr-30-2013, Pop Rap |
| #19 | Heartthrob | Tegan and Sara | Album, Jan-01-2013, Electropop |
| #20 | Cupid Deluxe | Blood Orange | Album, Nov-18-2013, Synth Funk |
| #21 | The Bones of What You Believe | CHVRCHES | Album, Sep-20-2013, Synthpop |
| #22 | I Hate Music | Superchunk | Album, Sep-03-2013, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Monomania | Deerhunter | Album, May-06-2013, Indie Rock |
| #24 | Dream River | Bill Callahan | Album, Sep-17-2013, Americana |
| #25 | Hesitation Marks | Nine Inch Nails | Album, Aug-27-2013, Electro-Industrial |
| #27 | Trouble Will Find Me | The National | Album, May-17-2013, Indie Rock |
| #28 | Nothing Was The Same | Drake | Album, Jan-01-2013, Pop Rap |
| #29 | Bankrupt! | Phoenix | Album, Apr-23-2013, Indie Pop |
| #30 | R Plus Seven | Oneohtrix Point Never | Album, Sep-30-2013, Progressive Electronic |
| #31 | Major Arcana | Speedy Ortiz | Album, Jul-09-2013, Indie Rock |
| #32 | You're Nothing | Iceage | Album, Feb-18-2013, Post-Punk |
| #33 | Cupid's Head | The Field | Album, Sep-30-2013, Minimal Techno |
| #34 | Glow and Behold | Yuck | Album, Dec-01-2016, Indie Rock |
| #35 | Colored Sands | Gorguts | Album, Sep-03-2013, Technical Death Metal |
| #36 | Loud City Song | Julia Holter | Album, Aug-19-2013, Art Pop |
| #37 | Engravings | Forest Swords | Album, Aug-27-2013, Ambient Dub |
| #38 | Shaking The Habitual | The Knife | Album, Apr-05-2013, Electronic |
| #39 | Moon Tides | Pure Bathing Culture | Album, Aug-20-2013, Dream Pop |
| #40 | Abandon | Pharmakon | Album, May-13-2013, Death Industrial |
| #41 | The Electric Lady | Janelle Monáe | Album, Sep-10-2013, Contemporary R&B |
| #42 | Anxiety | Autre Ne Veut | Album, Feb-26-2013, Art Pop |
| #44 | Trap Lord | A$AP Ferg | Album, Aug-19-2013, Trap |
| #45 | Wondrous Bughouse | Youth Lagoon | Album, Jan-01-2013, Psychedelic Pop |
| #46 | Fade | Yo La Tengo | Album, Jan-14-2013, Indie Rock |
| #47 | LONG.LIVE.A$AP (Deluxe Edition) | A$AP Rocky | Album, Jan-15-2013, |
| #48 | Surgical Steel | Carcass | Album, Sep-13-2013, Melodic Death Metal |
| #49 | The 20/20 Experience (Deluxe Version) | Justin Timberlake | Album, Mar-15-2013, |
| #50 | Muchacho | Phosphorescent | Album, Mar-19-2013, Americana |