The best albums of 2013

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

  1. 1Tomorrow’s HarvestBoards of Canada · 4.3 from 4 scores
  2. 2Random Access MemoriesDaft Punk · 4.3 from 4 scores
  3. 3SettleDisclosure · 4.1 from 4 scores
  1. 4Modern Vampires of the CityVampire Weekend4.2 from 3 scores
  2. 5Trouble Will Find MeThe National4.2 from 3 scores
  3. 6ParamoreParamore4.3 from 2 scores
  4. 7The Bones of What You BelieveCHVRCHES4.3 from 2 scores
  5. 8AMArctic Monkeys4 from 3 scores
  6. 9…Like ClockworkQueens of the Stone Age4 from 3 scores
  7. 10Days Are GoneHAIM4 from 3 scores
  8. 11The Golden AgeWoodkid4 from 2 scores
  9. 12LONG.LIVE.A$APA$AP Rocky4 from 2 scores
  10. 13MelophobiaCage the Elephant4 from 1 score
  11. 14The Marshall Mathers LP 2Eminem3.8 from 3 scores
  12. 15Save Rock and RollFall Out Boy3.8 from 2 scores
  13. 16WolfTyler, The Creator3.8 from 2 scores
  14. 17AlvvaysAlvvays3.7 from 3 scores
  15. 18ReflektorArcade Fire3.7 from 3 scores
  16. 19The 1975The 19753.7 from 3 scores
  17. 20NativeOneRepublic3.5 from 1 score
  18. 21SempiternalBring Me the Horizon3.5 from 2 scores
  19. 22Pure HeroineLorde3.5 from 3 scores
  20. 23TrueAvicii3 from 1 score
  21. 24Hail to the KingAvenged Sevenfold3.3 from 2 scores
  22. 25ARTPOPLady Gaga3.3 from 2 scores
  23. 26Because the InternetChildish Gambino3.3 from 3 scores
  24. 27If You WaitLondon Grammar3.3 from 3 scores
  25. 28PRISMKaty Perry3 from 2 scores
  26. 29Comedown MachineThe Strokes3 from 3 scores
  27. 30I Love You.The Neighbourhood2.8 from 2 scores