NME Albums and Tracks of the Year, 2013
The NME Album of the Year & Single Of The Year was announced on 3 December 2013. It was the 40th countdown of the most popular albums and tracks of the year, as chosen by music reviewers and independent journalists who work for the magazine and for NME.com.
Albums
Note: UK artists |
- Bold: Album contains track that won Single of the Year
# |
Album |
Artist |
Country of origin |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
AM |
Arctic Monkeys |
|
2 |
Yeezus |
Kanye West |
|
3 |
...Like Clockwork |
Queens Of The Stone Age |
|
4 |
Holy Fire |
Foals |
|
5 |
Silence Yourself |
Savages |
|
6 |
Random Access Memories |
Daft Punk |
|
7 |
Reflektor |
Arcade Fire |
|
8 |
Push the Sky Away |
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds |
|
9 |
Once I Was an Eagle |
Laura Marling |
|
10 |
The Next Day |
David Bowie |
|
11 |
Immunity |
Jon Hopkins |
|
12 |
Matangi |
M.I.A. |
|
13 |
Drenge |
Drenge |
|
14 |
Modern Vampires of the City |
Vampire Weekend |
|
15 |
In Love |
Peace |
|
16 |
Howlin' |
Jagwar Ma |
|
17 |
Cerulean Salt |
Waxahatchee |
|
18 |
Pearl Mystic |
Hookworms |
|
19 |
Settle |
Disclosure |
|
20 |
Trouble Will Find Me |
The National |
|
21 |
You're Nothing |
Iceage |
|
22 |
Monomania |
Deerhunter |
|
23 |
The Bones Of What You Believe |
CHVRCHES |
|
24 |
Light Up Gold |
Parquet Courts |
|
25 |
Days Are Gone |
HAIM |
|
26 |
Factory Floor |
Factory Floor |
|
27 |
Doris |
Earl Sweatshirt |
|
28 |
Field of Reeds |
These New Puritans |
|
29 |
m b v |
My Bloody Valentine |
|
30 |
Mosquito |
Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
|
31 |
Totale Nite |
Merchandise |
|
32 |
180 |
Palma Violets |
|
33 |
Heartthrob |
Tegan and Sara |
|
34 |
The Electric Lady |
Janelle Monáe |
|
35 |
Dream River |
Bill Callahan |
|
36 |
Sistrionix |
Deap Vally |
|
37 |
Wakin on a Pretty Daze |
Kurt Vile |
|
38 |
A Sea Of Split Peas |
Courtney Barnett |
|
39 |
Run Fast |
The Julie Ruin |
|
40 |
Slow Focus |
[...] Buttons |
|
41 |
Comedown Machine |
The Strokes |
|
42 |
Mug Museum |
Cate Le Bon |
|
43 |
Shaking the Habitual |
The Knife |
|
44 |
Major Arcana |
Speedy Ortiz |
|
45 |
How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident |
Future of the Left |
|
46 |
More Light |
Primal Scream |
|
47 |
6 Feet Beneath the Moon |
King Krule |
|
48 |
My Name Is My Name |
Pusha T |
|
49 |
If You Leave |
Daughter |
|
50 |
Overgrown |
James Blake |
Countries represented
- 23
- 18
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
Singles
Note: UK artists |
# |
Track |
Artist |
Country of origin |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
"Get Lucky" |
Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams |
|
2 |
"Reflektor" |
Arcade Fire featuring David Bowie |
|
3 |
"Do I Wanna Know? |
Arctic Monkeys |
|
4 |
"White Noise" |
Disclosure featuring AlunaGeorge |
|
5 |
"Sacrilege" |
Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
|
6 |
"Avant Gardener" |
Courtney Barnett |
|
7 |
"Xanman" |
Pond |
|
8 |
"My Number" |
Foals |
|
9 |
"Royals" |
Lorde |
|
10 |
"Black Skinhead" |
Kanye West |
|
11 |
"Anxiety's Door" |
Merchandise |
|
12 |
"Jubilee Street" |
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds |
|
13 |
"Falling" |
HAIM |
|
14 |
"Where Are We Now?" |
David Bowie |
|
15 |
"Bloodsports" |
Drenge |
|
16 |
"Smooth Sailing" |
Queens Of The Stone Age |
|
17 |
"After You" (Soulwax remix) |
Pulp |
|
18 |
"I Am A God" |
Kanye West |
|
19 |
"If I Had A Tail" |
Queens of the Stone Age |
|
20 |
"Wild for the Night" |
A$AP Rocky featuring Skrillex and Birdy Nam Nam |
|
21 |
"She Will" |
Savages |
|
22 |
"Bound 2" |
Kanye West |
|
23 |
"The Throw" |
Jagwar Ma |
|
24 |
"Ya Hey" |
Vampire Weekend |
|
25 |
"Master Hunter" |
Laura Marling |
|
26 |
"2013" |
Primal Scream |
|
27 |
"Solemn Skies" |
Childhood |
|
28 |
"Open Eye Signal" |
Jon Hopkins |
|
29 |
"I Wanna Be Yours" |
Arctic Monkeys |
|
30 |
"Recover" |
CHVRCHES |
|
31 |
"Diane Young" |
Vampire Weekend |
|
32 |
"Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?" |
Arctic Monkeys |
|
33 |
"Fall Back" |
Factory Floor |
|
34 |
"Entertainment" |
Phoenix |
|
35 |
"Fluffy" |
Wolf Alice |
|
36 |
"New Slaves" |
Kanye West |
|
37 |
"Bad Habit" |
Foals |
|
38 |
"Bring The Noize" |
M.I.A. |
|
39 |
"5 AM" |
Katy B |
|
40 |
"Jerk Ribs" |
Kelis |
|
41 |
"Control" |
Big Sean |
|
42 |
"Easy Easy" |
King Krule |
|
43 |
"Colours To Life" |
Temples |
|
44 |
"Stoned And Starving" |
Parquet Courts |
|
45 |
"Juice" |
Chance The Rapper |
|
46 |
"Retrograde" |
James Blake |
|
47 |
"Leather Jacket Love Song" |
The Cribs |
|
48 |
"Follow" |
Telegram |
|
49 |
"Indie Cindy" |
Pixies |
|
50 |
"Is It Raining In Your Mouth?" |
Fat White Family |
Artists with multiple entries
4 Entries:
- Kanye West (10, 18, 22, 36)
3 Entries:
- Arctic Monkeys (3, 29, 32)
2 Entries:
- Foals (8, 37)
- Queens of the Stone Age (16, 19)
- Vampire Weekend (24, 31)
Countries represented
- 26
- 16
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 1