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Highest Rated Albums of 2013

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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.

1.

Drake - Nothing Was the Same
September 24, 2013
Pop Rap
Score
100
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2.

Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork
June 4, 2013
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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3.

Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
May 21, 2013
Disco
Score
100
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4.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away
February 18, 2013
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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5.

Sheryl Crow - Feels Like Home
September 10, 2013
Country
Score
91
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6.

Beyoncé - Beyoncé
December 13, 2013
R&B
Score
91
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7.

Miley Cyrus - Bangerz
October 8, 2013
Dance Pop
Score
91
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8.

Lorde - Pure Heroine
September 30, 2013
Pop
Score
91
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9.

Ariana Grande - Yours Truly
August 30, 2013
R&B
Score
91
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10.

Sleigh Bells - Bitter Rivals
October 8, 2013
Noise Pop
Score
91
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11.

Paul McCartney - New
October 15, 2013
Singer-Songwriter
Score
91
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12.

Jay Sean - Neon
July 30, 2013
Score
91
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13.

Danny Brown - OLD
October 8, 2013
Hip Hop
Score
91
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14.

The Head and The Heart - Let's Be Still
October 15, 2013
Indie Folk
Score
91
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15.

Pusha T - My Name Is My Name
October 8, 2013
Hip Hop
Score
91
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16.

Arctic Monkeys - AM
September 9, 2013
Indie Rock
Score
91
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17.

Mavis Staples - One True Vine
June 25, 2013
Soul
Score
91
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18.

Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park
March 19, 2013
Country
Score
91
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19.

Thirty Seconds to Mars - Love Lust Faith + Dreams
May 21, 2013
Pop Rock
Score
91
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20.

Kanye West - Yeezus
June 18, 2013
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
91
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21.

Pistol Annies - Annie Up
May 7, 2013
Country
Score
91
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22.

OneRepublic - Native
March 26, 2013
Pop Rock
Score
91
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23.

Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
May 14, 2013
Indie Rock
Score
91
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24.

Paramore - Paramore
April 9, 2013
Alternative Rock
Score
91
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25.

Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob
January 29, 2013
Electropop
Score
91
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Entertainment Weekly awarded albums throughout 2013.
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