100 Greatest Albums of 2013
Criteria: These music albums from the year 2013 were chosen for their initial and lasting popularity and their influence and impact on rock music in general. Also considered is critical acclaim. The list includes rock and roll and related genres that were influential on rock music.
Newly added names: **
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'. Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
Newly added names: **
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'. Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
1. Random Access Memories
Daft Punk
2. Beyoncé
Beyoncé
3. AM
Arctic Monkeys
4. Modern Vampires of the City
Vampire Weekend
5. Yeezus
Kanye West
6. Pure Heroine
Lorde
7. Paramore
Paramore
8. Nothing Was The Same
Drake
9. Settle
Disclosure
10. The 20/20 Experience
Justin Timberlake
11. The Next Day
David Bowie
12. Days Are Gone
Haim
13. The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Eminem
14. Trouble Will Find Me
The National
15. Run the Jewels
Run the Jewels
16. The 1975
The 1975
17. Push the Sky Away **
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
18. Frozen soundtrack **
various artists
19. mbv
My Bloody Valentine
20. Hesitation Marks
Nine Inch Nails
21. Overgrown
James Blake
22. Old
Danny Brown
23. The Electric Lady
Janelle Monae
24. The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
25. Acid Rap **
Chance the Rapper
26. Long.Live.A$AP
A$AP Rocky
27. Like Clockwork
Queens of the Stone Age
28. Because The Internet
Childish Gambino
29. Wakin' On A Pretty Daze
Kurt Vile
30. Shaking The Habitual
The Knife
31. Sunbather
Deafheaven
32. Ciara -Ciara
33. Southeastern
Jason Isbell
34. Tomorrow's Harvest
Boards of Canada
35. Night Time, My Time
Sky Ferreira
36. Same Trailer, Different Park **
Kacey Musgraves
37. Cerulean Salt
Waxahatchee
38. Once I Was An Eagle
Laura Marling
39. 13
Black Sabbath
40. Reflektor
Arcade Fire
41. The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You
Neko Case
42. Wolf
Tyler, the Creator
43. Prism
Katy Perry
44. Holy Fire
Foals
45. Kveikur
Sigur Rós
46. Silence Yourself
Savages
47. Midnight Memories
One Direction
48. Artpop
Lady Gaga
49. Bad Blood
Bastille
50. Pedestrian Verse
Frightened Rabbit
51. Wise Up Ghost
Elvis Costello & The Roots
52. Amok
Atoms for Peace
53. Bangerz
Miley Cyrus
54. True Romance
Charli XCX
55. Kiss Land
The Weeknd
56. Dream Rivier
Bill Callahan
57. My Name Is My Name
Pusha T
58. The Blessed Unrest
Sara Bareilles
59. Matangi
M.I.A.
60. Heartthrob
Tegan & Sara
61. Seasons of Your Day
Mazzy Star
62. Cupid Deluxe
Blood Orange
63. Monomania
Deerhunter
64. Fade
Yo La Tengo
65. Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
Franz Ferdinand
66. Lightning Bolt
Pearl Jam
67. New
Paul McCartney
68. The Terror
The Flaming Lips
69. Psychic
Darkside
70. Twelve Reasons to Die
Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge
71. Bankrupt!
Phoenix
72. Love And War
Tamar Braxton
73. Pain is Beauty **
Chelsea Wolfe
74. The Civil Wars
The Civil Wars
75. Hummingbird
Local Natives
76. The Diving Board
Elton John
77. Save Rock & Roll
Fall Out Boy
78. Field of Reeds **
These New Puritans
79. True Believers **
Darius Rucker
80. True
Avicii
81. No Blues
Los Campesinos!
82. Bloodsports
Suede
83. Electric
Pet Shop Boys
84. Opposites
Biffy Clyro
85. Welcome Oblivion
How to Destroy Angels
86. Born Sinner **
J. Cole
87. I Hate Music
Superchunk
88. Doris
Earl Sweatshirt
89. Desire Lines
Camera Obscura
90. Impersonator
Majical Cloudz
91. Change Becomes Us
Wire
92. We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic **
Foxygen
93. Like a Rose **
Ashley Monroe
94. Float Along Fill Your Lungs **
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
95. Wildewoman **
Lucius
96. Virgins **
Tim Hecker
97. Y.R.N. **
Migos
98. I Love You **
The Neighbourhood
99. Magna Carta Holy Grail **
Jay-Z
100. This is...Icona Pop
Icona Pop
Daft Punk
2. Beyoncé
Beyoncé
3. AM
Arctic Monkeys
4. Modern Vampires of the City
Vampire Weekend
5. Yeezus
Kanye West
6. Pure Heroine
Lorde
7. Paramore
Paramore
8. Nothing Was The Same
Drake
9. Settle
Disclosure
10. The 20/20 Experience
Justin Timberlake
11. The Next Day
David Bowie
12. Days Are Gone
Haim
13. The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Eminem
14. Trouble Will Find Me
The National
15. Run the Jewels
Run the Jewels
16. The 1975
The 1975
17. Push the Sky Away **
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
18. Frozen soundtrack **
various artists
19. mbv
My Bloody Valentine
20. Hesitation Marks
Nine Inch Nails
21. Overgrown
James Blake
22. Old
Danny Brown
23. The Electric Lady
Janelle Monae
24. The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES
25. Acid Rap **
Chance the Rapper
26. Long.Live.A$AP
A$AP Rocky
27. Like Clockwork
Queens of the Stone Age
28. Because The Internet
Childish Gambino
29. Wakin' On A Pretty Daze
Kurt Vile
30. Shaking The Habitual
The Knife
31. Sunbather
Deafheaven
32. Ciara -Ciara
33. Southeastern
Jason Isbell
34. Tomorrow's Harvest
Boards of Canada
35. Night Time, My Time
Sky Ferreira
36. Same Trailer, Different Park **
Kacey Musgraves
37. Cerulean Salt
Waxahatchee
38. Once I Was An Eagle
Laura Marling
39. 13
Black Sabbath
40. Reflektor
Arcade Fire
41. The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You
Neko Case
42. Wolf
Tyler, the Creator
43. Prism
Katy Perry
44. Holy Fire
Foals
45. Kveikur
Sigur Rós
46. Silence Yourself
Savages
47. Midnight Memories
One Direction
48. Artpop
Lady Gaga
49. Bad Blood
Bastille
50. Pedestrian Verse
Frightened Rabbit
51. Wise Up Ghost
Elvis Costello & The Roots
52. Amok
Atoms for Peace
53. Bangerz
Miley Cyrus
54. True Romance
Charli XCX
55. Kiss Land
The Weeknd
56. Dream Rivier
Bill Callahan
57. My Name Is My Name
Pusha T
58. The Blessed Unrest
Sara Bareilles
59. Matangi
M.I.A.
60. Heartthrob
Tegan & Sara
61. Seasons of Your Day
Mazzy Star
62. Cupid Deluxe
Blood Orange
63. Monomania
Deerhunter
64. Fade
Yo La Tengo
65. Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
Franz Ferdinand
66. Lightning Bolt
Pearl Jam
67. New
Paul McCartney
68. The Terror
The Flaming Lips
69. Psychic
Darkside
70. Twelve Reasons to Die
Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge
71. Bankrupt!
Phoenix
72. Love And War
Tamar Braxton
73. Pain is Beauty **
Chelsea Wolfe
74. The Civil Wars
The Civil Wars
75. Hummingbird
Local Natives
76. The Diving Board
Elton John
77. Save Rock & Roll
Fall Out Boy
78. Field of Reeds **
These New Puritans
79. True Believers **
Darius Rucker
80. True
Avicii
81. No Blues
Los Campesinos!
82. Bloodsports
Suede
83. Electric
Pet Shop Boys
84. Opposites
Biffy Clyro
85. Welcome Oblivion
How to Destroy Angels
86. Born Sinner **
J. Cole
87. I Hate Music
Superchunk
88. Doris
Earl Sweatshirt
89. Desire Lines
Camera Obscura
90. Impersonator
Majical Cloudz
91. Change Becomes Us
Wire
92. We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace and Magic **
Foxygen
93. Like a Rose **
Ashley Monroe
94. Float Along Fill Your Lungs **
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
95. Wildewoman **
Lucius
96. Virgins **
Tim Hecker
97. Y.R.N. **
Migos
98. I Love You **
The Neighbourhood
99. Magna Carta Holy Grail **
Jay-Z
100. This is...Icona Pop
Icona Pop
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2013
An unheralded great album from 2013
Ryan's choice:
Speedy Ortiz
Lew's choice:
The White Buffalo
Ryan's choice:
Speedy Ortiz
Lew's choice:
The White Buffalo
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Edited By: Ryan