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Highest Rated Albums of 2013

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2013

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

Patty Griffin - Silver Bell

October 8, 2013

Score

100

2. Russian Circles - Memorial

Russian Circles - Memorial

October 29, 2013

Score

100

3. Okkervil River - The Silver Gymnasium

Okkervil River - The Silver Gymnasium

September 3, 2013

Score

100

4. Little Women - Lung

Little Women - Lung

April 9, 2013

Score

90

5. The Delfonics - Adrian Younge Presents The Delfonics

The Delfonics - Adrian Younge Presents The Delfonics

March 12, 2013

Score

90

6. John Newman - Tribute

John Newman - Tribute

October 14, 2013

Score

90

7. Lloyd Cole - Standards

Lloyd Cole - Standards

June 21, 2013

Singer-Songwriter

Score

90

8. Kitchens of Distinction - Folly

Kitchens of Distinction - Folly

September 30, 2013

Score

90

9. Sevendust - Black Out the Sun

Sevendust - Black Out the Sun

March 26, 2013

Score

90

10. Leverage Models - Leverage Models

Leverage Models - Leverage Models

October 1, 2013

Score

90

11. Ben Goldberg - Unfold Ordinary Mind

Ben Goldberg - Unfold Ordinary Mind

February 19, 2013

Score

90

12. The Uncluded - Hokey Fright

The Uncluded - Hokey Fright

May 7, 2013

Score

90

13. The Ocean - Pelagial

The Ocean - Pelagial

April 30, 2013

Progressive Metal

Score

90

14. Cara Neir - Portals to a Better, Dead World

Cara Neir - Portals to a Better, Dead World

October 31, 2013

Score

90

15. Nils Frahm - Spaces

Nils Frahm - Spaces

November 18, 2013

Score

90

16. Matthew Shipp - Piano Sutras

Matthew Shipp - Piano Sutras

September 24, 2013

Score

90

17. Melt-Banana - Fetch

Melt-Banana - Fetch

October 1, 2013

Score

90

18. Ulcerate - Vermis

Ulcerate - Vermis

September 17, 2013

Score

90

19. Carcass - Surgical Steel

Carcass - Surgical Steel

September 17, 2013

Melodic Death Metal

Score

90

20. London Grammar - If You Wait

London Grammar - If You Wait

September 9, 2013

Score

90

21. John Wizards - John Wizards

John Wizards - John Wizards

September 2, 2013

Score

90

22. Blu - York

March 26, 2013

Score

90

23. Alela Diane - About Farewell

Alela Diane - About Farewell

June 25, 2013

Score

90

24. Tim Hecker - Virgins

Tim Hecker - Virgins

October 14, 2013

Score

90

25. True Widow - Circumambulation

True Widow - Circumambulation

July 23, 2013

Score

90

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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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