- Uncut: 80 Best Albums of 2013
- Consequence of Sound: Top 50 Albums of 2013
- Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2013
- Stereogum: 50 Best Albums of 2013
- Cokemachineglow: Top 50 Albums of 2013
- Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2013
- Guardian: 40 Best Albums of 2013
- Q: 50 Best Albums of 2013
- Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2013
- Jim Harrington: 50 Best Albums of the Decade
- Mojo: Top 50 Albums of 2013
- Dennis Cooper: 20 Favorite Albums of 2013
- Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums Of The 2010s
- Wire: Top 50 Releases of 2013
- Rolling Stone: 50 Best Albums of 2013
- Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 50 Albums of 2013
- Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2013
- Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2013
- Pretty Much Amazing: 40 Best Albums of 2013
- Quietus: 100 Albums of 2013
- Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s
Year-End Lists
Notable, browsable lists of the year's best music, movies, books, and TV shows. Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, we make no tallies. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its authors, at the source.