{"id":16,"date":"2014-01-05T17:33:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-05T17:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beckinabox.com\/blog\/files\/top_50_2013.php#unique-entry-id-373"},"modified":"2015-02-16T17:06:21","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T22:06:21","slug":"top-50-albums-of-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?p=16","title":{"rendered":"Top 50 albums of 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My favorite albums of 2013 in order from most favorite.<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>Kanye West<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18172-kanye-west-yeezus\/\" rel=\"external\">Yeezus<\/a><br \/>2. <strong>Forest Swords<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18401-forest-swords-engravings\/\" rel=\"external\">Engravings<\/a><br \/>3. <strong>Darkside<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18586-darkside-psychic\/\" rel=\"external\">Psychic<\/a><br \/>4. <strong>Dirty Beaches<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18076-dirty-beaches-drifters-love-is-the-devil\/\" rel=\"external\">Drifters\/Love Is The Devil<\/a><br \/>5. <strong>Oneohtrix Point Never<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18537-oneohtrix-point-never-r-plus-seven\/\" rel=\"external\">R Plus Seven<\/a><br \/>6. <strong>Tim Hecker<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18559-tim-hecker-virgins\/\" rel=\"external\">Virgins<\/a><br \/>7. <strong>Daft Punk<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18028-daft-punk-random-access-memories\/\" rel=\"external\">Random Access Memories<\/a><br \/>8. <strong>Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/17618-push-the-sky-away\/\" rel=\"external\">Push The Sky Away<\/a><br \/>9. <strong>Boards of Canada<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18104-boards-of-canada-tomorrows-harvest\/\" rel=\"external\">Tomorrow&#8217;s Harvest<\/a><br \/>10. <strong>Savages<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/17977-savages-silence-yourself\/\" rel=\"external\">Silence Yourself<\/a><br \/>11. <strong>Holy Ghost! <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18498-holy-ghost-dynamics\/\" rel=\"external\">Dynamics<\/a><br \/>12. <strong>David Lynch<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18275-david-lynch-the-big-dream\/\" rel=\"external\">The Big Dream<\/a><br \/>13. <strong>Majical Cloudz<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18042-majical-cloudz-impersonator\/\" rel=\"external\">Impersonator<\/a><br \/>14. <strong>Austra<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18195-austra-olympia\/\" rel=\"external\">Olympia<\/a><br \/>15. <strong>Katie Gately<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/publicinformation.bandcamp.com\/album\/katie-gately\" rel=\"external\">Katie Gately<\/a><br \/>16. <strong>Fuck Buttons<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18295-fuck-buttons-slow-focus\/\" rel=\"external\">Slow Focus<\/a><br \/>17. <strong>Colin Stetson<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/17950-colin-stetson-new-history-warfare-vol-3\/\" rel=\"external\">New History Warfare Vol 3: See More Light<\/a><br \/>18. <strong>Deafheaven<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18060-deafheaven-sunbather\/\" rel=\"external\">Sunbather<\/a><br \/>19. <strong>Zomby<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18183-zomby-with-love\/\" rel=\"external\">With Love<\/a><br \/>20. <strong>Burial<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18820-burial-rival-dealer-ep\/\" rel=\"external\">Rival Dealer<\/a><br \/>21. <strong>Haim<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18574-haim-days-are-gone\/\" rel=\"external\">Days Are Gone<\/a><br \/>22. <strong>The Haxan Cloak<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/17732-the-mirror-reflecting-part-2-excavation\/\" rel=\"external\">Excavation<\/a><br \/>23. <strong>Four Tet<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18649-four-tet-beautiful-rewind\/\" rel=\"external\">Beautiful Rewind<\/a><br \/>24. <strong>Gesaffelstein<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18747-gesaffelstein-aleph\/\" rel=\"external\">Aleph<\/a><br \/>25. <strong>Kavinsky<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/17765-kavinsky-outrun\/\" rel=\"external\">Outrun<\/a><br \/>26. <strong>James Blake<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/17842-james-blake-overgrown\/\" rel=\"external\">Overgrown<\/a><br \/>27. <strong>Autechre<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/17691-autechre-exai\/\" rel=\"external\">Exai<\/a><br \/>28. <strong>London Grammar<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18473-london-grammar-if-you-wait\/\" rel=\"external\">If You Wait<\/a><br \/>29. <strong>Matmos<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/17630-matmos-the-marriage-of-true-minds\/\" rel=\"external\">The Marriage of True Minds<\/a><br \/>30. <strong>William Basinski<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18282-william-basinski-nocturnes\/\" rel=\"external\">Nocturnes<\/a><br \/>31.<strong> M.I.A.<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18701-mia-matangi\/\" rel=\"external\">Matangi<\/a><br \/>32. <strong>Arcade Fire<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18667-arcade-fire-reflektor\/\" rel=\"external\">Reflektor<\/a><br \/>33. <strong>The Knife<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/17847-the-knife-shaking-the-habitual\/\" rel=\"external\">Shaking the Habitual<\/a><br \/>34. <strong>Factory Floor<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18477-factory-floor-factory-floor\/\" rel=\"external\">Factory Floor<\/a><br \/>35. <strong>Jon Hopkins<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18090-jon-hopkins-immunity\/\" rel=\"external\">Immunity<\/a><br \/>36. <strong>The Field<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18538-the-field-cupids-head\/\" rel=\"external\">Cupid&#8217;s Head<\/a><br \/>37. <strong>Matt Elliott <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.popmatters.com\/review\/175898-matt-elliott-only-myocardial-infarction-can-break-your-heart\/\" rel=\"external\">Only Myocardial Infarction Can Break Your Heart<\/a><br \/>38. <strong>Suuns<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/17671-suuns-images-du-futur\/\" rel=\"external\">Images Du Futur<\/a><br \/>39. <strong>Foetus<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/foetus.org\/content\/discography\/releases\/foetus-soak\" rel=\"external\">Soak<\/a><br \/>40. <strong>Vampire Weekend<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/17963-vampire-weekend-modern-vampires-of-the-city\/\" rel=\"external\">Modern Vampires of the City<\/a><br \/>41. <strong>oOoOO<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18217-ooooo-without-your-love\/\" rel=\"external\">Without Your Love<\/a><br \/>42. <strong>Sleigh Bells<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18594-sleigh-bells-bitter-rivals\/\" rel=\"external\">Bitter Rivals<\/a><br \/>43. <strong>Phosphorescent<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/17522-phosphorescent-muchacho\/\" rel=\"external\">Muchacho<\/a><br \/>44. <strong>Charli XCX<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/17880-charli-xcx-true-romance\/\" rel=\"external\">True Romance<\/a><br \/>45. <strong>Au Revoir Simone<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18514-au-revoir-simone-move-in-spectrums\/\" rel=\"external\">Move In Spectrums<\/a><br \/>46. <strong>Grouper<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/17571-the-man-who-died-in-his-boat-dragging-a-dead-deer-up-a-hill\/\" rel=\"external\">The Man Who Died in His Boat<\/a><br \/>47. <strong>Lorde<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/18614-lorde-pure-heroine\/\" rel=\"external\">Pure Heroine<\/a><br \/>48. <strong>Adult.<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/17997-adult-the-way-things-fall\/\" rel=\"external\">The Way Things Fall<\/a><br \/>49. <strong>Atoms for Peace<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/17632-atoms-for-peace-amok\/\" rel=\"external\">Amok<\/a><br \/>50. <strong>Depeche Mode<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/17792-depeche-mode-delta-machine\/\" rel=\"external\">Delta Machine<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My favorite albums of 2013 in order from most favorite. 1. Kanye West &#8211; Yeezus2. Forest Swords &#8211; Engravings3. Darkside &#8211; Psychic4. Dirty Beaches &#8211; Drifters\/Love Is The Devil5. Oneohtrix Point Never &#8211; R Plus Seven6. Tim Hecker &#8211; Virgins7. Daft Punk &#8211; Random Access Memories8. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds &#8211; Push The &#8230; <a title=\"Top 50 albums of 2013\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?p=16\" aria-label=\"Read more about Top 50 albums of 2013\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[24,23],"class_list":["post-16","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-john_beck","tag-24","tag-top-albums","wp-image-borders"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6XpZy-g","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":75,"url":"https:\/\/beckinabox.com\/?p=75","url_meta":{"origin":16,"position":0},"title":"Halfway: My favorite albums of 2012","author":"John Beck","date":"June 25, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"It\u2019s around the halfway point of 2012 and here\u2019s my top 10 of my favorite albums so far. 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