Best albums of 2013
The Guardian's Top 40 albums of 2013, as voted for by its music writers
The five best mixtapes of 2013
It's been a year of standout mixtapes in hip-hop and R&B – here are five of the best of them
The best tracks of 2013: our top 20
The best song of 2013: Daft Punk – Get Lucky
Why I hate Get Lucky, everyone's favourite song of 2013
The best albums of 2013: Robin Denselow's world music albums of the year
The best albums of 2013: how our writers voted
The best albums of 2013: John Fordham's jazz albums of the year
Why Kanye West really is the world's No 1 rock star
The best albums of 2013: No 1 – Yeezus by Kanye West
The best albums of 2013: No 2 – Pale Green Ghosts by John Grant
Jude Rogers: John Grant changed his sound for his second album, but his soulful introspection remained
The best albums of 2013: No 3 – Random Access Memories by Daft Punk
Despite its weak spots, Random Access Memories was Daft Punk's utterly seductive love letter to making albums, writes Dorian Lynskey
The best albums of 2013: No 4 – Modern Vampires of the City
No more a novelty band, Vampire Weekend encountered and faced up to dread on their brilliant third album, writes Kitty Empire
The best albums of 2013: No 5 – Overgrown by James Blake
James Blake's Mercury-winning second album was as much a folk or jazz record as it was a piece of electronic music
Best albums of 2013: No 6 – Settle by Disclosure
New faces of UK dance emerged this year – and Disclosure stole the show, with a little help from their friends
The best albums of 2013: No 7 – Cut 4 Me by Kelela
Call the genre what you like, but Kelela made the strongest statement so far in hipster/indie/twisted R&B
The best albums of 2013: No 8 – John Wizards by John Wizards
A refugee and an advertising jingle writer came together in Cape Town to make a record that sounds like a series of dreams
The best albums of 2013: No 9 – The Electric Lady by Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe's second album brought an irresistible whirl of pop, soul and R&B to the mainstream
The best albums of 2013: have your say
The best albums of 2013: No 10 – m b v by My Bloody Valentine
Best albums of 2013: 20-11
The countdown continues! How are you feeling? Nervous? Terrified? A bit disinterested but willing to take an active interest in case an album you hate made it into our list so you can tweet about it? Here's the next batch of names
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