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ALBUMS OF THE YEAR: 100-75

It was no more than six weeks into this calendar year that we stepped back and assessed the long-players that had fallen into our laps so far. It was remarkable.

Across a range of styles and sounds, from monster, ultra-hyped big-hitters to immediate cult classics and slow burners, from engrossing UK techno full-lengths to feral blasts of nu-pigfuck grind, there were sparks going off across the board. While the previous year only a handful of records truly grabbed us and refused let go, this year we were inundated. No offence 2012, but 2013 had your pants down. So here we go, our much-pored-over list of a century of the best. Apologies for the few who dropped just outside, you were great too. And thanks and congratulations to the big 100, you are quite literally the best.

 

100. BLACK SABBATH

13

(Vertigo Records)

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God is Dead?


 


 

99. STILL CORNERS

STRANGE PLEASURES

(Sub Pop)

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The Trip

 


 

98. GAUNTLET HAIR

STILLS

(Dead Oceans)

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Bad Apple

 


 

97. BEAUTIFUL SWIMMERS

SON

(Future Times)

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Big Coast

 


 

96. THE FIELD

CUPID’S HEAD

(Kompakt)

The field

Cupid’s Head

 


 

95. SPECIAL REQUEST

SOUL MUSIC

(Houndstooth)

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Broken Dreams

 


 

94. LOGOS

COLD MISSION

(Keysound Recordings)

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Atlanta 96

 


 

93. JOANNA GRUESOME

WEIRD SISTER

(Slumberland)

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Sugar Crush

 


 

92. NO AGE

AN OBJECT

(Sub Pop)

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C’mon Stimmung

 


 

91. HYETAL

MODERN WORSHIP

(True Panther Sounds)

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The City Is Ours

 


 

90. BASS DRUM OF DEATH

BASS DRUM OF DEATH

(Innovative Leisure)

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Bad Reputation

 


 

89. ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER

R PLUS SEVEN

(Warp)

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R Plus Seven

 


 

88. JESSY LANZA

PULL MY HAIR BACK

(Hyperdub)

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Fuck Diamond

 


 

87. WAVVES

AFRAID OF HEIGHTS

(Mom & Pop)

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Sail To The Sun

 

 


 

86. DAMIANO VON ECKERT AND TITO WUN

MISTER PINK, WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN SMOKIN’?

(ava.)

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The Dude Loop

 


 

85. DAUGHTER

IF YOU LEAVE

(4AD)

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Youth

 

 


 

84. DUCKTAILS

THE FLOWER LANE

(Domino)

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Academy Avenue


 

83. JENNY HVAL

INNOCENCE IS KINKY

(Rune Grammofon)

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Innocence Is Kinky

 


 

82. SPACE DIMENSION CONTROLLER

WELCOME TO MIKROSEKTOR-50

(R&S)

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Welcome To Mikrosektor-50

 


 

81. VÅR

NO ONE DANCES QUITE LIKE MY BROTHERS

(Sacred Bones)

Var

Begin To Remember

 

 


 

80. BOARDS OF CANADA

TOMORROW’S HARVEST

(Warp)

Board Of canada

New Seeds

 

 


 

79. TYLER THE CREATOR

WOLF

(Odd Future Records)

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Rusty (feat. Domo Genesis + Earl Sweatshirt)

 

 


 

78. PUSHA T

MY NAME IS MY NAME

(GOOD Music / Def Jam Recordings)

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Numbers On The Board


 

77. RUN THE JEWELS

RUN THE JEWELS

(Fool’s Gold)

Run The Jewels

Banana Clipper (feat. Big Boi)

 

 


 

76. MATTHEW E. WHITE

BIG INNER

(DOMINO)

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Will You Love Me

 

 


 

75. DAFT PUNK

RANDOM ACCESS MEMORIES

(DAFT LIFE/COLUMBIA)

Daft Punk

Giorgio by Moroder

 

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