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Highest Rated Albums of 2013

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

1.

Patty Griffin - Silver Bell
October 8, 2013
Folk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

Russian Circles - Memorial
October 29, 2013
Post-Rock
Score
100
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iTunes
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Spotify

3.

Okkervil River - The Silver Gymnasium
September 3, 2013
Indie Rock
Score
100
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iTunes
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4.

Little Women - Lung
April 9, 2013
Score
90
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iTunes
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Spotify

5.

The Delfonics - Adrian Younge Presents The Delfonics
March 12, 2013
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

6.

John Newman - Tribute
October 14, 2013
Pop Soul
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

7.

Lloyd Cole - Standards
June 21, 2013
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

8.

Kitchens of Distinction - Folly
September 30, 2013
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Sevendust - Black Out the Sun
March 26, 2013
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Leverage Models - Leverage Models
October 1, 2013
Indie Pop
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Ben Goldberg - Unfold Ordinary Mind
February 19, 2013
Jazz
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

The Uncluded - Hokey Fright
May 7, 2013
Hip Hop
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

The Ocean - Pelagial
April 30, 2013
Progressive Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Cara Neir - Portals to a Better, Dead World
October 31, 2013
Black Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon

15.

Nils Frahm - Spaces
November 18, 2013
Ambient
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Matthew Shipp - Piano Sutras
September 24, 2013
Jazz
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Melt-Banana - Fetch
October 1, 2013
Noise Rock
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Ulcerate - Vermis
September 17, 2013
Death Metal
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Carcass - Surgical Steel
September 17, 2013
Melodic Death Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

London Grammar - If You Wait
September 9, 2013
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

John Wizards - John Wizards
September 2, 2013
Electronic
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music

22.

Blu - York
March 26, 2013
Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Alela Diane - About Farewell
June 25, 2013
Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Tim Hecker - Virgins
October 14, 2013
Drone
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

True Widow - Circumambulation
July 23, 2013
Slowcore
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings PopMatters awarded albums throughout 2013.
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