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This is an ordered list of Entertainment Weekly's highest rated albums of 2013. Check out
Entertainment Weekly's Year End List
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Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork
June 4, 2013
Alternative Rock
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Stoner Rock
Score
100
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2
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Drake - Nothing Was The Same
September 24, 2013
Pop Rap
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
100
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3
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away
February 18, 2013
Art Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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4
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Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
May 21, 2013
Electro-Disco
,
Nu-Disco
,
Electronic
Score
100
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5
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Billy Bragg - Tooth & Nail
March 19, 2013
Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
91
Amazon
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6
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Jay Sean - Neon
July 30, 2013
Score
91
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7
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The Head and The Heart - Let's Be Still
October 15, 2013
Indie Folk
Score
91
Source →
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8
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Mavis Staples - One True Vine
June 25, 2013
Soul
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Sheryl Crow - Feels Like Home
September 10, 2013
Country
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Paul McCartney - New
October 15, 2013
Pop Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
91
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11
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OneRepublic - Native
March 26, 2013
Pop Rock
Score
91
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Ariana Grande - Yours Truly
August 30, 2013
Pop
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Thirty Seconds to Mars - Love Lust Faith + Dreams
May 21, 2013
Pop Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Pistol Annies - Annie Up
May 7, 2013
Contemporary Country
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park
March 19, 2013
Contemporary Country
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Pusha T - My Name Is My Name
October 8, 2013
Gangsta Rap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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Sleigh Bells - Bitter Rivals
October 8, 2013
Noise Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Lorde - Pure Heroine
September 27, 2013
Alt-Pop
,
Synthpop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Danny Brown - Old
October 8, 2013
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
91
Source →
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Music
Spotify
20
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Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ
December 13, 2013
Contemporary R&B
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob
January 29, 2013
Electropop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Paramore - Paramore
April 5, 2013
Pop Rock
,
Power Pop
,
Alternative Rock
Score
91
Source →
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23
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Miley Cyrus - Bangerz
October 8, 2013
Dance-Pop
,
Electropop
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
May 14, 2013
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Kanye West - Yeezus
June 18, 2013
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Industrial Hip Hop
Score
91
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Entertainment Weekly awarded albums throughout 2013.
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