Ladies and Gentleman, we pulled a Bud Selig. We have a tie.
You’re just gonna have to listen to both of our #1’s very carefully and break it yourself.
In any case, here are The 50 Best Albums of 2013 . . . according to us (with convenient links to stream, because we love you).
And in case you missed it last week, you can find our 150 Best Songs of 2013 here.
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Speakers in Code (Jason, Matt, Aggie, Mary, and Dylan)
50. Danny Brown, Old
49. The Breedings, Fayette
48. Fall Out Boy, Save Rock And Roll
47. Courtney Marie Andrews, On My Page
46. Foals, Holy Fire
45. The Civil Wars, The Civil Wars
44. Nathaniel Rateliff, Falling Faster Than You Can Run
43. Caitlin Rose, The Stand-In
42. Cayucas, Bigfoot
41. Pearl Jam, Lightning Bolt
40. The Greencards, Sweetheart of the Sun
39. Kacey Musgraves, Same Trailer Different Park
38. Savages, Silence Yourself
37. Mason Jennings, Always Been
36. Jillette Johnson, Water in a Whale
35. Escondido, The Ghost of Escondido
34. Houndmouth, From the Hills Below the City
33. Patty Griffin, American Kid
32. Caroline Rose, America Religious
31. Kurt Vile, Wakin On A Pretty Daze
30. Tim Easton, Not Cool
29. Oh Land, Wishbone
28. Lorde, Pure Heroine
27. Frightened Rabbit, Pedestrian Verse
26. Local Natives, Hummingbird
25. Arctic Monkeys, AM
24. Basia Bulat, Tall Tall Shadow
23. Diarrhea Planet, I’m Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
22. The Wild Feathers, The Wild Feathers
21. Typhoon, White Lighter
20. Caroline Smith, Half About Being a Woman
19. Vampire Weekend, Modern Vampires of the City
18. Foxygen, We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic
17. Patrick Sweany, Close To The Floor
16. Daft Punk, Random Access Memories
15. Arcade Fire, Reflektor
14. Jim James, Regions of Light and Sound of God
13. San Fermin, San Fermin
12. Laura Marling, Once I Was An Eagle
11. Frank Turner, Tape Deck Heart
10. Lucius, Wildewoman
9. Lissie – Back To Forever
8. Kanye West, Yeezus
7. The National, Trouble Will Find Me
6. Tegan and Sara, Heartthrob
5. Autre Ne Veut, Anxiety
4. Josh Ritter, The Beast in Its Tracks
3. CHVRCHES, The Bones of What You Believe
1. Ha Ha Tonka, Lessons
1. Jason Isbell, Southeastern