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The Highest Rated Albums of 2013

Year

2013
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  - 2017
  - 2016
  - 2015
  - 2014
  - 2013
  - 2012
- - 2011
  - 2010
  - 2009
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  - 2006
  - 2005
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  - 2001
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  - All Time

Genre

All
- - All
  - Alt-Country
  - Alternative Rock
  - Ambient
  - Art Pop
  - Country
  - Dream Pop
  - Electronic
  - Electropop
  - Experimental
  - Experimental Rock
  - Folk
  - Garage Rock
- - Hip Hop
  - House
  - Indie Folk
  - Indie Pop
  - Indie Rock
  - Lo-Fi
  - Metal
  - Neo-Psychedelia
  - Noise Rock
  - Pop
  - Pop Rock
  - Post-Punk
  - Post-Rock
- - Psychedelic
  - Psychedelic Rock
  - Punk
  - R&B
  - Rock
  - Shoegaze
  - Singer-Songwriter
  - Soul
  - Synthpop

Min. Reviews

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1. Deafheaven - Sunbather

Deafheaven - Sunbather

June 11, 2013

Critic Score

91

19 reviews

2. Rokia Traoré - Beautiful Africa

Rokia Traoré - Beautiful Africa

January 8, 2013

Critic Score

89

6 reviews

3. Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile

Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile

September 30, 2013

Avant-Garde Jazz

Critic Score

88

5 reviews

4. Wayne Shorter Quartet - Without a Net

Wayne Shorter Quartet - Without a Net

February 5, 2013

Avant-Garde Jazz

Critic Score

88

5 reviews

5. My Bloody Valentine - m b v

My Bloody Valentine - m b v

February 3, 2013

Critic Score

88

36 reviews

6. Gorguts - Colored Sands

Gorguts - Colored Sands

August 6, 2013

Critic Score

87

5 reviews

7. Future of the Left - How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident

Future of the Left - How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident

October 21, 2013

Critic Score

87

12 reviews

8. Teeth of the Sea - Master

Teeth of the Sea - Master

October 7, 2013

Critic Score

85

8 reviews

9. Bilal - A Love Surreal

Bilal - A Love Surreal

February 26, 2013

Critic Score

85

7 reviews

10. Nils Frahm - Spaces

Nils Frahm - Spaces

November 18, 2013

Critic Score

85

13 reviews

11. Laura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle

Laura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle

May 27, 2013

Critic Score

85

32 reviews

12. Jenny Hval - Innocence Is Kinky

Jenny Hval - Innocence Is Kinky

May 14, 2013

Critic Score

85

11 reviews

13. Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park

Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park

March 19, 2013

Critic Score

85

8 reviews

14. Patty Griffin - American Kid

Patty Griffin - American Kid

May 7, 2013

Critic Score

85

10 reviews

15. Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels

Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels

June 26, 2013

Critic Score

84

24 reviews

16. TORRES - Torres

TORRES - Torres

January 22, 2013

Critic Score

84

10 reviews

17. Josephine Foster - I'm A Dreamer

Josephine Foster - I'm A Dreamer

November 12, 2013

Critic Score

84

5 reviews

18. Clutch - Earth Rocker

Clutch - Earth Rocker

March 19, 2013

Critic Score

84

5 reviews

19. Danny Brown - OLD

Danny Brown - OLD

October 8, 2013

Critic Score

84

24 reviews

20. Julia Holter - Loud City Song

Julia Holter - Loud City Song

August 19, 2013

Critic Score

84

24 reviews

21. Carcass - Surgical Steel

Carcass - Surgical Steel

September 17, 2013

Melodic Death Metal

Critic Score

84

5 reviews

22. MONEY - The Shadow of Heaven

MONEY - The Shadow of Heaven

August 26, 2013

Critic Score

84

14 reviews

23. The Haxan Cloak - Excavation

The Haxan Cloak - Excavation

April 15, 2013

Critic Score

84

16 reviews

24. Jon Hopkins - Immunity

Jon Hopkins - Immunity

June 3, 2013

Critic Score

84

24 reviews

25. Tim Hecker - Virgins

Tim Hecker - Virgins

October 14, 2013

Critic Score

83

24 reviews

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