Year-End Lists

The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2013

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1. Loud City Song
   Julia Holter
2. Chance of Rain
   Laurel Halo
3. Traditional Music Of Notional Species Vol. I
   Rashad Becker
4. The Glass Trunk
   Richard Dawson
5. Virgins
   Tim Hecker
6. R Plus Seven
   Oneohtrix Point Never
7. Legacy
   RP Boo
8. No Answer: Lower Floors
   Wolf Eyes
9. Photographs
   Graham Lambkin & Jason Lescalleet
10. Shaking the Habitual
    The Knife
11. Yeezus
    Kanye West
12. Double Cup
    DJ Rashad
13. Exai
    Autechre
14. Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile
    Matana Roberts
15. November
    Dennis Johnson
16. Abandon
    Pharmakon
17. Ghil
    Okkyung Lee
18. Field of Reeds
    These New Puritans
19. Your Crate Has Changed
    eMMplekz
20. Ablation
    Main
21. mbv
    My Bloody Valentine
22. Exit!
    Fire! Orchestra
23. Tomorrow’s Harvest
    Boards of Canada
24. A Wonder Working Stone
    Alasdair Roberts & Friends
25. Nexus
    Young Echo
26. The Redeemer
    Dean Blunt
27. The Inheritors
    James Holden
28. Austerity Dogs
    Sleaford Mods
29. Psi 847
    Eliane Radigue
30. Anxiety
    Autre Ne Veut
31. Svaevninger
    Jacob Kirkegaard & Else Marie Pade
32. Armed Courage
    The Dead C
33. The Outer Church
    various artists
34. Doris
    Earl Sweatshirt
35. Engravings
    Forest Swords
36. Pull My Hair Back
    Jessy Lanza
37. HD
    Atom TM
38. Line The Clouds
    Ashley Paul
39. Open
    The Necks
40. Long Island
    Endless Boogie
41. Sub
    G*Park
42. Wed 21
    Juana Molina
43. Acid Rap
    Chance The Rapper
44. Soul Music
    Special Request
45. Joy One Mile
    Stellar OM Source
46. John Wizards
    John Wizards
47. NYC, Hell 3:00am
    James Ferraro
48. The Marianne
    Call Back the Giants
49. Glynnaestra
    Grumbling Fur
50. Visionary Seascapes
    Jem Finer & Andrew Kötting