The Guardian's 40 Best Albums of 2013

British newspaper The Guardian just finished publishing its Best Albums of 2013 list, after having rolled it out over the past couple weeks. It’s got a lot of the albums most likely to show up on British lists, like These New Puritans, John Grant, Hookworms, and Arctic Monkeys, but its #1 is more in common with the US publications. Find out what it is, along with their other 39 picks, below…

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The Guardian’s 40 Best Albums of 2013
40. London Grammar – If You Wait
39. Ciara – CIara
38. King Krule – 6 Feet Beneath the Moon
37. Jon Hopkins – Immunity
36. Hookworms – Pearl Mystic
35. Jessy Lanza – Pull My Hair Back
24. Miley Cyrus – Bangerz
33. White Denim – Corsicana Lemonade
32. John Murry – The Graceless Age
31. Drake – Nothing Was the Same
30. Julia Holter – Loud City Song
29. Autre Ne Veut – Anxiety
28. Jai Paul – Jai Paul
27. Sky Ferreira – Night Time, My Time
26. Pet Shop Boys – Electric
25. Deerhunter – Monomania
24. Matthew E White – Big Inner
23. Savages – Silence Yourself
22. DJ Rashad – Double Cup
21. Paramore – Paramore
20. David Bowie – The Next Day
19. Arctic Monkeys – AM
18. These New Puritans – Fields of Reeds
17. Laura Marling – Once I Was an Eagle
16. Kacey Musgraves – Same Trailer, Different Park
15. Earl Sweatshirt – Doris
14. Chance the Rapper – Acid Rap
13. Lorde – Pure Heroine
12. Haim – Days Are Gone
11. The National – Trouble Will Find Me
10. My Bloody Valentine – m b v
9. Janelle Monae – The Electric Lady
8. John Wizards – John Wizards
7. Kelela – Cut 4 Me
6. Disclosure – Settle
5. James Blake – Overgrown
4. Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the CIty
3. Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
2. John Grant – Pale Green Ghosts
1. Kanye West – Yeezus

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