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Highest Rated Albums of 2013

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2013

This is an ordered list of Pitchfork's highest rated albums of 2013. Check out Pitchfork's Year End List.

1. Kanye West - Yeezus

June 18, 2013

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2. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City

May 14, 2013

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3. Arcade Fire - Reflektor

October 29, 2013

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4. My Bloody Valentine - m b v

February 3, 2013

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5. Disclosure - Settle

June 3, 2013

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6. Darkside - Psychic

October 8, 2013

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7. Burial - Rival Dealer

December 16, 2013

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8. Deafheaven - Sunbather

June 11, 2013

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9. Phosphorescent - Muchacho

March 19, 2013

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10. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

May 21, 2013

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11. Beyoncé - Beyoncé

December 13, 2013

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12. Youth Lagoon - Wondrous Bughouse

March 5, 2013

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13. The Haxan Cloak - Excavation

April 15, 2013

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14. Savages - Silence Yourself

May 6, 2013

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15. Fuck Buttons - Slow Focus

July 23, 2013

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16. The Field - Cupid's Head

September 30, 2013

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17. Danny Brown - OLD

October 8, 2013

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18. Iceage - You're Nothing

February 19, 2013

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19. Baths - Obsidian

May 28, 2013

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20. DJ Koze - Amygdala

March 25, 2013

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21. Julia Holter - Loud City Song

August 19, 2013

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22. Drake - Nothing Was the Same

September 24, 2013

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23. DJ Rashad - Double Cup

October 22, 2013

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24. Kurt Vile - Wakin on a Pretty Daze

April 9, 2013

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25. Autre Ne Veut - Anxiety

February 26, 2013

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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pitchfork awarded albums throughout 2013.

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