The Daily Beast's 13 Best Albums of 2013

From Kanye West’s ‘Yeezus’ to Lorde’s ‘Pure Heroine,’ there were many fine music albums released this year. See our picks for the best of ’13.

Published: December 17, 2013 03:16 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Yeezus Kanye West Jun-18-2013, Experimental Hip Hop
#2 Muchacho Phosphorescent Mar-19-2013, Americana
#3 Modern Vampires of the City Vampire Weekend May-13-2013, Indie Pop
#4 ...Like Clockwork Queens of the Stone Age Jun-03-2013, Alternative Rock
#5 Once I Was An Eagle Laura Marling Jan-01-2013, Contemporary Folk
#6 Pure Heroine Lorde Sep-27-2013, Alt-Pop
#7 The Next Day David Bowie Mar-08-2013, Art Rock
#8 Days Are Gone HAIM Sep-30-2013, Pop Rock
#9 Light Up Gold Parquet Courts Jan-15-2013, Indie Rock
#10 Reflektor Arcade Fire Jan-01-2013, Alternative Dance
#11 Sunbather Deafheaven May-28-2013, Blackgaze
#12 The Bones of What You Believe CHVRCHES Sep-20-2013, Synthpop
#13 Random Access Memories Daft Punk May-17-2013, Disco
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Yeezus | Kanye West | Album, Jun-18-2013, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #2 | Muchacho | Phosphorescent | Album, Mar-19-2013, Americana |
| #3 | Modern Vampires of the City | Vampire Weekend | Album, May-13-2013, Indie Pop |
| #4 | ...Like Clockwork | Queens of the Stone Age | Album, Jun-03-2013, Alternative Rock |
| #5 | Once I Was An Eagle | Laura Marling | Album, Jan-01-2013, Contemporary Folk |
| #6 | Pure Heroine | Lorde | Album, Sep-27-2013, Alt-Pop |
| #7 | The Next Day | David Bowie | Album, Mar-08-2013, Art Rock |
| #8 | Days Are Gone | HAIM | Album, Sep-30-2013, Pop Rock |
| #9 | Light Up Gold | Parquet Courts | Album, Jan-15-2013, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Reflektor | Arcade Fire | Album, Jan-01-2013, Alternative Dance |
| #11 | Sunbather | Deafheaven | Album, May-28-2013, Blackgaze |
| #12 | The Bones of What You Believe | CHVRCHES | Album, Sep-20-2013, Synthpop |
| #13 | Random Access Memories | Daft Punk | Album, May-17-2013, Disco |