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This is an ordered list of FACT Magazine's highest rated albums of 2013. Check out
FACT Magazine's Year End List
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KA - The Night's Gambit
July 13, 2013
Abstract Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Drumless
Score
100
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2
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Kanye West - Yeezus
June 18, 2013
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Industrial Hip Hop
Score
100
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3
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my bloody valentine - m b v
February 3, 2013
Shoegaze
,
Dream Pop
,
Noise Pop
Score
100
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4
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Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ
December 13, 2013
Contemporary R&B
Score
90
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5
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Roly Porter - Life Cycle of a Massive Star
October 7, 2013
Dark Ambient
,
Drone
Score
90
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Music
6
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Colleen - The Weighing of the Heart
May 13, 2013
Folk
Score
90
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7
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Nils Frahm - Spaces
November 18, 2013
Ambient
,
Modern Classical
,
Minimalism
,
ECM Style Jazz
Score
90
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8
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Logos - Cold Mission
November 18, 2013
Electronic
Score
90
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9
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Omar Souleyman - Wenu Wenu
October 22, 2013
Score
90
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10
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Kelela - Cut 4 Me
October 1, 2013
Alternative R&B
,
UK Bass
Score
90
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Music
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11
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Rene Hell - Vanilla Call Option
September 16, 2013
Score
90
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12
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Earl Sweatshirt - Doris
August 20, 2013
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Abstract Hip Hop
Score
90
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Music
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13
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Julia Holter - Loud City Song
August 19, 2013
Art Pop
,
Ambient Pop
Score
90
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14
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Stellar Om Source - Joy One Mile
June 11, 2013
IDM
,
Techno
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
15
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These New Puritans - Field of Reeds
June 10, 2013
Post-Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
90
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Music
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16
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Baths - Obsidian
May 28, 2013
Glitch Pop
,
Indietronica
Score
90
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Music
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17
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The Knife - Shaking the Habitual
April 8, 2013
Electronic
,
Post-Industrial
,
Experimental
Score
90
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Music
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18
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Outboxx - Outboxx
April 23, 2013
House
,
Deep House
Score
80
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Music
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19
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Space Dimension Controller - Welcome to Mikrosector-50
March 4, 2013
Score
80
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20
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Da Mafia 6ix - 6ix Commandments
November 12, 2013
Hip Hop
Score
80
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21
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Kelpe - Fourth: The Golden Eagle
June 3, 2013
Score
80
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22
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Rainbow Arabia - F.M. Sushi
April 16, 2013
Synthpop
Score
80
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Music
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23
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Secret Boyfriend - This Is Always Where You've Lived
December 11, 2013
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
24
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Submerse - Algorithms and Ghosts
February 1, 2013
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Slava - Raw Solutions
April 23, 2013
Footwork
Score
80
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Music
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings FACT Magazine awarded albums throughout 2013.
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