Alright!! After all the numerous albums have finally dropped in 2013, it's time to see which ones I thought were better than the rest! I went through them all and ranked them by which ones I was the most blown away by to the ones that left an impression, more than any other LP released this year. You ready??!
25. Sara Bareilles-The Blessed Unrest
Billboard 200 Peak: 2
Description: Sara Bareilles switches it up with "The Blessed Unrest", adding more dance rhythms, while retaining her signature singer-songwriter appeal
24. Fall Out Boy-Save Rock and Roll
Billboard 200 Peak: 1 (1 week)
Description: Coming back after a long hiatus, Fall Out Boy returns with a boom offering more anthemic rock songs, most notably "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)"
23. Jay Z-Magna Carta...Holy Grail
Billboard 200 Peak: 1 (2 weeks)
Description: Also returning after an absence, Jay-Z returns with his own solo album, which offers further credit to why he's the most successful rapper of all time
22. Luke Bryan-Crash My Party
Billboard 200 Peak: 1 (2 weeks)
Description: With name drops of Lil Wayne and T-Pain, Luke Bryan shakes up the country scene with "Crash My Party", a mix of hoedowns and old-fashion odes to brotherhood
21. Drake-Nothing Was the Same
Billboard 200 Peak: 1 (1 week)
Description: Always the moodiest of the rappers club, Drake doesn't stray from that path with his third album, containing the best song of his career "Hold On, We're Going Home".
20. Justin Timberlake-The 20/20 Experience
Billboard 200 Peak: 1 (3 weeks)
Description: It's not always successful, but much of "The 20/20 Experience" updates the good ol' days of the mid-20th century, while offering some solid moments like "Mirrors" to make this album a worthy comeback
19. Ariana Grande-Yours Truly
Billboard 200 Peak: 1 (1 week)
Description: Ariana Grande makes her long-awaited debut with a collection of retro-hip/hop and modern R&B to create a smash album
18. Miley Cyrus-Bangerz
Billboard 200 Peak: 1 (1 week)
Description: It's more cooldown than throwdown, but Miley Cyrus faithfully adheres to her new found image with the best collection of hip-hop that Pharrell and Mike Will can produce.
17. Avril Lavigne-Avril Lavigne
Billboard 200 Peak: 5
Description: Avril Lavigne comes back quicker than expected with this, a set filled head to toe with more bratty pop-punk that's at once mature yet loose
16. Arcade Fire-Reflektor
Billboard 200 Peak: 1 (1 week)
Description: After winning the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2011, Arcade Fire really had nothing left to prove with "Reflektor", but that didn't stop them from adding another fine example of music to their already impressive catalog
15. Eminem-The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Billboard 200 Peak: 1 (1 week)
Description: He could've come up with a better title, but that's probably the only thing that's wrong with this record, which further solidifies why Slim Shady is just one of those guys you can't ignore.
14. Nine Inch Nails-Hesitation Marks
Billboard 200 Peak: 3
Description: After a five-year wait, Trent Reznor brought NIN back from the dead (quite literally) with "Hesitation Marks", a 'at the brink of destruction' record that's as dramatic as it is danceable
13. Katy Perry-Prism
Billboard 200 Peak: 1 (1 week)
Description: Definitely colorful, Katy Perry grows up with her fourth record, a wild collection of sounds and themes, ranging from pop/rock to trap-rap.
12. Britney Spears-Britney Jean
Billboard 200 Peak: 4
Description: A non-stop party, Britney Spears' eighth album is surely enjoyable, even if it isn't as personal as she initially suggested.
11. Selena Gomez-Stars Dance
Billboard 200 Peak: 1 (1 week)
Description: A landmark in her career, Selena Gomez utilizes her producers Rock Mafia and The Cataracs to create eleven tracks of pulsating club glitz.
10. Demi Lovato-Demi
Billboard 200 Peak: 3
Description: It's not only Demi Lovato's best album, but it's also one of the few albums in 2013 to keep pop/rock alive amidst the fizzy EDM atmopshere.
9. Tegan & Sara-Heartthrob
Billboard 200 Peak: 3
Description: Tegan & Sara's dive into the mainstream is not only successful, it's fantastically brilliant with 80s updates and a further expansion of their signature indie-pop
8. Dido-Girl Who Got Away
Billboard 200 Peak: 32
Description: Never the one to deliver disappointing music, Dido successfully comes back after a five-year gap with an electronic masterpiece that's shockingly human.
7. Pistol Annies-Annie Up
Billboard 200 Peak: 5
Description: Miranda, Ashley, and Angaleena impress and amaze more than ever with this collection of pure country fun, as well as ruminative ballads and social commentary
6. Beyonce-Beyonce
Billboard 200 Peak: 1 (3 weeks)
Description: Released unexpectedly on iTunes one night, Beyonce proves that you don't need a media circus campaign to produce a successful, and musically sharp album.
5. Kacey Musgraves-Same Trailer, Different Park
Billboard 200 Peak: 2
Description: Kacey Musgraves has a wicked sense of humor on full display with this amazing and sublime country effort, but make no mistake, this girl is no joke.
4. Lady Gaga-ARTPOP
Billboard 200 Peak: 1 (1 week)
Description: It wasn't a completely edgy and vanguard record, but that doesn't stop "ARTPOP" from being hooky and indelible, from its songs all the way down to Gaga's renewed swagger.
3. Lorde-Pure Heroine
Billboard 200 Peak: 3
Description: By far the best new artist to arrive in 2013, Lorde proves that "Royals" isn't the best she can do, in fact, she can make an outstanding, 10-track album dedicated to be tired of the shallow pop-culture constantly being pushed down our throats.
2. Paramore-Paramore
Billboard 200 Peak: 1 (1 week)
Description: The York brothers aren't missed with Paramore's fourth album, in fact, their absence just made them better. "Paramore" is 17 tracks of unadulterated fun, as well as they group's most musically diverse record.
1. Daft Punk-Random Access Memories
Billboard 200 Peak: 1 (2 weeks)
Description: Now that the rest of the music industry has caught up to Daft Punk...15 years too late...they have the sensibility to start fresh. They come back after an 8-year absence (longer than Justin Timberlake), and they created not only their best album, one that's filled with impeccable disco and funk, but they've made the best album of 2013!
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