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NME’s best albums and tracks of 2013

The Arctic Monkeys blow up, Bowie shocks us all and 'Get Lucky' just won't leave.

By NME

Albums Of The Year

1
Arctic Monkeys
AM
2Kanye West
Yeezus
3QOTSA
…Like Clockwork
4Foals
Holy Fire
5Savages
Silence Yourself
6Daft Punk
Random Access Memories
7Arcade Fire
Reflektor
8Nick Cave
Push The Sky Away
9Laura Marling
Once I Was An Eagle
10David Bowie
The Next Day
  1. Jon Hopkins – Immunity
  2. MIA – Matangi
  3. Drenge – Drenge
  4. Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires Of The City
  5. Peace – In Love
  6. Jagwar Ma – Howlin
  7. Waxahatchee – Cerulean Salt
  8. Hookworms – Pearl Mystic
  9. Disclosure – Settle
  10. The National – Trouble Will Find Me
  11. Iceage – You’re Nothing
  12. Deerhunter – Monomania
  13. Churches – The Bones Of What You Believe
  14. Parquet Courts – Light Up Gold
  15. Haim – Days Are Gone
  16. Factory Floor – Factory Floor
  17. Earl Sweatshirt – Doris
  18. These New Puritans – Field Of Reeds
  19. My Bloody Valentine – MBV
  20. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Mosquito
  1. Merchandise – Total Night
  2. Palma Violets – 180
  3. Tegan And Sara – Heartthrob
  4. Janelle Monae – The Electric Lady
  5. Bill Callahan – Dream River
  6. Deap Vally – Sistrionix
  7. Kurt Vile – Wakin On A Pretty Daze
  8. Courtney Barnett – A Sea Of Split Peas
  9. The Julie Ruin – Run Fast
  10. Fuck Buttons – Slow Focus
  11. The Strokes – Comedown Machine
  12. Cate Le Bon – Mug Museum
  13. The Knife – Shaking The Habitual
  14. Speedy Ortiz – Major Arcana
  15. Future Of The Left – How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident
  16. Primal Scream – More Light
  17. King Krule – Feet Beneath The Moon
  18. Pusha T – My Name Is My Name
  19. Daughter – If Your Leave
  20. James Blake – Overgrown

Tracks Of The Year

1
Daft Punk
Get Lucky
2Arcade Fire
Reflektor
3Arctic Monkeys
Do I Wanna Know?
4Disclosure
White Noise
5Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Sacrilege
6Courtney Barnett
Avant Gardener
7Pond
Xanman
8Foals
My Number
9Lorde
Royals
10Kanye West
Black Skinhead
  1. Merchandise – Anxiety’s Door
  2. Nick Cave – Jubilee Street
  3. Haim – Falling
  4. David Bowie – Where Are We Now?
  5. Drenge – Bloodsports
  6. QOTSA – Smooth Sailing
  7. Pulp Vs Soulwax – After You
  8. Kanye West – I Am A God
  9. QOTSA – If I Had A Tail
  10. A$AP Rocky feat Skrillex – Wild For The Night
  11. Savages – She Will
  12. Kanye West – Bound 2
  13. Jagwar Ma – The Throw
  14. Vampire Weekend – Ya Hey
  15. Laura Marling – Master Hunter
  16. Primal Scream – 2013
  17. Childhood – Solemn Skies
  18. Jon Hopkins – Open Eye Signal
  19. Arctic Monkeys – I Wanna Be Yours
  20. Chvrches – Recover
  1. Vampire Weekend – Dianne Young
  2. Arctic Monkeys – Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High
  3. Factory Floor – Fall Back
  4. Phoenix – Entertainment
  5. Wolf Alice – Fluffy
  6. Kanye West – New Slaves
  7. Foals – Bad Habit
  8. MIA – Bring The Noize
  9. Katy B – 5AM
  10. Kelis – Jerk Ribs
  11. Big Sean – Control
  12. King Krule – Easy Easy
  13. Temples – Colours To Life
  14. Parquet Courts – Stoned And Starving
  15. Chance The Rapper – Juice
  16. James Blake – Retrograde
  17. The Cribs – Leather Jacket Love Song
  18. Telegram – Follow
  19. Pixies – Indie Cindy
  20. Fat White Family – Is It Raining In Your Mouth?

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