I’ve been doing this for a few years now, so this should be no surprise: here’s an editable list of my top albums of 2013. Here’s a quick breakdown of star ratings and whatnot:
The number of stars (out of 5) represents a couple of things: how much I enjoy the album, how much I listen to it, and how good I feel that it is overall. A lot of a total rating for an album goes into how many stars out of 5 each song gets, and then how that averages for the entire album. This makes it more fair, as an album with an amazing song or two obviously won’t beat out an album that is consistently amazing throughout. If something tanked rating wise, just know that it didn’t click well with me for whatever reason; it doesn’t necessarily mean that I hate it with the heat of a thousand suns.
Now that the formalities are out of the way, let’s get to the list of the albums, shall we??
Here’s the official rankings, and a few thoughts on the list. Check it out, and let me know what you think.
Sara Bareilles – The Blessed Unrest- City and Colour – The Hurry and The Harm
- Miley Cyrus – Bangerz
- Rosi Golan – Fortuna
- Haim – Days Are Gone
- Leslie Hall – Songs In The Key Of Gold
- Hayden – Us Alone
- Lady GaGa – ARTPOP
- London Grammar – If You Wait
- One Direction – Midnight Memories
- The Postal Service – 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
- Tegan and Sara – Heartthrob
30 Seconds To Mars – Love Lust Faith + Dreams- Beyonce – Beyonce
- CHVRCHES – The Mother We Share
- Ciara – Ciara
- Dawes – Stores Don’t End
- Shane Filan – You and Me
- Goldfrapp – Tales Of Us
- Selena Gomez – Stars Dance
- The Great Gatsby Soundtrack
- Icona Pop – This is… Icona Pop
- Jessie J – Alive
- Little Mix – DNA (US Deluxe Edition)
- Lorde – Pure Heroine
- Janelle Monae – The Electric Lady
- MSMR – Secondhand Rapture
- Olly Murs – Right Place, Right Time
- Kate Nash – Girl Talk
- The National – Trouble Will Find Me
- Tom Odell – Long Way Down
- The Paper Kites – States
- Silver Bells – Bitter Rivals
- Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires Of The City
- The Wanted – Word of Mouth
- Jessie Ware – Devotion
Katy Perry – Prism- The Saturdays – Living For The Weekend
- Britney Spears – Britney Jean