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Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott - Memories and Moments
September 16, 2013
Country
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100
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Elvis Costello & The Roots - Wise Up Ghost
September 17, 2013
Soul
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100
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Paul McCartney - New
October 15, 2013
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100
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Katy Perry - Prism
October 22, 2013
Pop
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100
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Glen Campbell - See You There
August 13, 2013
Country
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100
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Pet Shop Boys - Electric
July 15, 2013
Synthpop
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100
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Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady
September 10, 2013
R&B
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100
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Mavis Staples - One True Vine
June 25, 2013
Soul
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100
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Kanye West - Yeezus
June 18, 2013
Experimental Hip Hop
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100
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Patty Griffin - American Kid
May 7, 2013
Folk
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100
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Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
May 21, 2013
Disco
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100
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Laura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle
May 27, 2013
Folk
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100
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John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts
March 11, 2013
Singer-Songwriter
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100
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Suede - Bloodsports
March 18, 2013
Alternative Rock
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100
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David Bowie - The Next Day
March 12, 2013
Art Rock
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100
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Townes Van Zandt - Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions & Demos 1971–1972
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90
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Lori McKenna - Massachusetts
April 23, 2013
Score
80
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Ruth Moody - These Wilder Things
April 9, 2013
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80
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Rizzle Kicks - Roaring 20s
September 2, 2013
UK Hip Hop
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80
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Martin Simpson - Vagrant Stanzas
July 28, 2013
Folk
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80
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Heidi Talbot - Angels Without Wings
February 18, 2013
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80
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John Moreland - In The Throes
June 11, 2013
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80
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Willie Nelson - To All the Girls...
October 15, 2013
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80
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Sheryl Crow - Feels Like Home
September 10, 2013
Country
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80
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Gregory Alan Isakov - The Weatherman
July 9, 2013
Singer-Songwriter
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80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Telegraph awarded albums throughout 2013.
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