Check out:

• American “Best albums of 2013″ lists (Roling Stone Mag, Paste & American Songwriter)
• English “Best albums of 2013″ lists (Uncut, MOJO & Q Magazine)

The chosen magazine’s

• Uncut
• American Songwriter
• MOJO
• Rolling Stone
• Paste

The Nomination process & rules

I enjoy Uncut & American Songwriter more than the other 3..thus

• top 15 from Uncut & American Songwriter are nominated & top 10 from MOJO, Rolling Stone & Paste
• albums rated lower than this are nominated only if they are present on any other list
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• The score from Uncut & American Songwriter is multiplied by a factor of 1,5
• No.1 gets 60 points, 2 – 58, …. 10 – 42, 11 – 40, 12 – 39….. & 50 gets 1 point.

Our own upcoming end-year list here at johannasvisions will be very different… bolded albums will probably be on our top 20.

Top 20

1. Vampire weekend – Modern Vampires of the City; 261 points
   Ya Hey:
   
2. Bill Callahan – Dream River; 216
   The Sing:
   
3. The National – Trouble Will Find Me; 215,5
   Sea Of Love:
   
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4. Laura Marling – Once I Was An Eagle; 184,5
5. Phosphorescent – Muchacho; 184
6. My Bloody Valentine – m b v; 181
7. David Bowie – The Next Day; 178
8. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Push the Sky Away; 177,5
9. Arcade Fire – Reflektor; 173,5
10. Daft Punk – Random Access Memories; 171
11. Jason Isbell – Southeastern; 167,5 
12. Artic Monkeys – AM; 164
13. Kanye West – Yeezus; 157
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14. John Grant – Pale Green Ghosts, 133
15. Kurt Vile – Wakin’ On a Pretty Daze; 132
16. Paul McCartney – New; 132
17. Haim – Days Are Gone; 128,5
18. Kacey Musgraves – Same Trailer. Different Park; 126
19. John Murry – The Graceless Age; 120
20. Queens of the Stone Age – …Like Clockwork; 108
21. Deerhunter – Monomania; 102
22. Lorde – Pure Heroine; 100,5
23. Prefab Sprout – Crimson/Red; 97,5
24. Ashley Monroe: Like A Rose; 88,5
25. Patty Griffin: American Kid; 87

Here is a picture showing where they are located on the different magazine’s lists:

-Egil