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# The Best Albums of 2013
- URL: https://www.ivarhagendoorn.com/blog/2013/12/26/the-best-albums-of-2013/
- Published: 2013-12-26T19:04:00.000Z
- Updated: 2019-11-02T19:26:19.000Z
- Description: A solid year with good albums by Nick Cave and Arcade Fire and a return to form for the Arctic Monkeys and Daft Punk.
- Author: Ivar Hagendoorn
- Tags: Blog, Music

A solid year with good albums by Nick Cave and Arcade Fire and a return to form for the Arctic Monkeys and Daft Punk. The box set with the complete works by Pierre Boulez would top any end of the year list. It's also a bargain.

Pierre Boulez: Complete Works  
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Push the Sky Away  
Arcade Fire: Reflektor  
Kurt Vile: Wakin' on a Pretty Daze  
Forest Swords: Engravings  
Julia Kent: Character  
Arctic Monkeys: AM  
Daft Punk: Random Access Memories  
Atoms for Peace: Amok 

Pitchfork's list of [the top 50 albums of 2013](https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9293-the-top-50-albums-of-2013/?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com). The best albums of 2013 according to Dutch music critics and Ted Gioia's pick of [the 100 best albums of the year](http://tedgioia.com/bestalbumsof2013.html?ref=ivarhagendoorn.com).