MCCh 2013 (16) September 15

[Otisredding]

The best albums of 2013 (update September 15)

The final numbers is the average rating and number of reviews in brackets (over 30)
New Entry or Re Entry

The magazines I used for the ratings were:
EUR: Gaffa-dk; Gaffa-sw; Jenesaispop; Laut; LesInrocks; MagicRPM; Mondosonoro; Music-story; Nojesguiden; Plattentests; Playgroundmag; Sentire Ascoltare; Storia Della Musica
UK: Bowlegs; DIY; Drowned In Sound, The Guardian, Music OMH, NME, No Ripcord
USA: Allmusic; AV Club; BeatsPerMinute; Consequence Of Sound; Paste; Pitchforkmedia; Popmatters; Rolling Stone; Spin; Tinymixtapes

Out:
Atoms For Peace: Amok
Mountains: Centralia

85 - Austra: Olympia - 75,1 (25)
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84 - Foals: Holy Fire - 75,2 (26)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 487289.jpg[/imgsize]

83 - Daughter: If You Leave - 75,2 (21)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 535426.jpg[/imgsize]

82 - Toro Y Moi: Anything In Return - 75,4 (28)
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81 - Villagers: {Awayland} - 75,4 (21)
[imgsize 150x150]http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9 ... cpL99X3VYA[/imgsize]

80 - Iron & Wine: Ghost On Ghost – 75,5 (24)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 524192.jpg[/imgsize]

79 - Mount Kimbie: Cold Spring Fault Less Youth - 75,5 (21)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 562394.jpg[/imgsize]

78 - Torres: Torres – 75,5 (7)
[imgsize 150x150]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ENSpWWA7fHg/U ... torres.jpg[/imgsize]

77 - Low: The Invisible Way – 75,5 (23)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 495349.jpg[/imgsize]

76 - Foxygen: We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace And Magic - 75,6 (25)
[imgsize 150x150]http://www.thelefortreport.com/blog/wp- ... 00x600.jpg[/imgsize]

75 - Unknown Mortal Orchestra: II – 75,6 (25)
[imgsize 150x150]http://exclaim.ca/images/umo.jpg[/imgsize]

74 - Eluvium: Nightmare Ending – 75,7 (10)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 511594.jpg[/imgsize]

73 - Thee Oh Sees: Floating Coffin - 75,9 (9)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 492156.jpg[/imgsize]

72 - Marnie Stern: The Chronicles of Marnia - 75,9 (20)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 484274.jpg[/imgsize]

71 - Charles Bradley: Victim Of Love – 75,9 (16)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 514498.jpg[/imgsize]

70 - Frightened Rabbit: Pedestrian Verse – 76,1 (18)
[imgsize 150x150]http://wmuk-apache.co.uk/frightened_rab ... nVerse.jpg[/imgsize]

69 - Iceage: You're Nothing - 76,2 (22)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 488396.jpg[/imgsize]

68 - Earl Sweatshirt: Doris – 76,2 (17)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2013/08/ ... Doris2.jpg[/imgsize]

67 - Blondes: Swisher - 76,3 (11)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2013/06/ ... 8x608.jpeg[/imgsize]

66 - Bilal: A Love Surreal - 76,3 (8)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 485973.jpg[/imgsize]

65 - Primal Scream: More Light - 76,3 (26)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 577388.jpg[/imgsize]

64 - Mavis Staples: One True Vine - 76,3 (15)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 580294.jpg[/imgsize]

63 - Dirty Beaches: Drifters/Love Is The Devil - 76,4 (18)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 562445.jpg[/imgsize]

62 - Pissed Jeans: Honeys – 76,5 (20)
[imgsize 150x150]http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af10 ... bec94a.jpg[/imgsize]

61 - Alela Diane: About Farewell - 76,5 (8)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 601704.jpg[/imgsize]

60 - DJ Koze: Amygdala – 76,6 (12)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 513596.jpg[/imgsize]

59 - Okkervil River: The Silver Gymnasium - 76,6 (10)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 611796.jpg[/imgsize]

58 - Camera Obscura: Desire Lines – 76,8 (23)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 565283.jpg[/imgsize]

57 - Thundercat: Apocalypse – 76,8 (16)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 568153.jpg[/imgsize]

56 - Ghostface Killah: Twelve Reasons To Die – 76,9 (18)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 506310.jpg[/imgsize]

55 - Kacey Musgraves: Same Trailer Different Park – 76,9 (7)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 495187.jpg[/imgsize]

54 - El-P And Killer Mike: Run The Jewels – 77,0 (9)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 578824.jpg[/imgsize]

53 - Superchunk: I Hate Music – 77,3 (15)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 559039.jpg[/imgsize]

52 - Factory Floor: Factory Floor - 77,3 (13)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_40 ... 626094.jpg[/imgsize]

51 - Youth Lagoon: Wondrous Bughouse - 77,3 (23)
[imgsize 150x150]http://beatsperminute.com/wp-content/up ... ghouse.jpg[/imgsize]

50 - Nine Inch Nails: Hesitation Marks - 77,4 (21)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 597841.jpg[/imgsize]

49 - Chance The Rapper: Acid Rap - 77,4 (8)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 581237.jpg[/imgsize]

48 - Jason Isbell: Southeastern – 77,4 (9)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 538015.jpg[/imgsize]

47 - King Krule: 6 Feet Beneath The Moon – 77,6 (18)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 593430.jpg[/imgsize]

46 - Disclosure: Settle – 77,8 (23)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 563962.jpg[/imgsize]

45 - Phosphorescent: Muchacho - 78,4 (21)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cdn.americansongwriter.com/wp-co ... ho-520.jpg[/imgsize]

44 - William Tyler: Impossible Truth - 78,5 (10)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 500883.jpg[/imgsize]

43 - Majical Cloudz: Impersonator – 78,5 (18)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 527843.jpg[/imgsize]

42 - Jagwar Ma: Howlin – 78,7 (16)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 563333.jpg[/imgsize]

41 - Neko Case:The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You - 78,8 (17)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 601612.jpg[/imgsize]

40 - Pet Shop Boys: Electric - 78,8 (23)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 590926.jpg[/imgsize]

39 - Grouper: The Man Who Died In His Boat – 78,8 (16)
[imgsize 150x150]http://factmag-images.s3.amazonaws.com/ ... .20121.jpg[/imgsize]

38 - Steven Wilson: The Raven That Refused To Sing – 78,9 (10)
[imgsize 150x150]http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/500/8 ... +cover.png[/imgsize]

37 - Daft Punk: Random Access Memories – 78,9 (28)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 515610.jpg[/imgsize]

36 - Kvelertak: Meir - 79,3 (8)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 515667.jpg[/imgsize]

35 - These New Puritans: Field Of Reeds – 79,4 (21)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2013/05/ ... 08x539.jpg[/imgsize]

34 - Yo La Tengo: Fade - 79,4 (26)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 485636.jpg[/imgsize]

33 - Autre Ne Veut: Anxiety – 79,5 (17)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 491821.jpg[/imgsize]

32 - Rhye: Woman – 79,6 (25)
[imgsize 150x150]http://www.nowtoronto.com/_assets/issue ... _large.jpg[/imgsize]

31 - John Grant: Pale Green Ghosts – 79,7 (20)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 478782.jpg[/imgsize]

30 - Colin Stetson: New History Warfare Vol 3: To See More Light – 79,7 (13)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 500889.jpg[/imgsize]

29 - Hookworms: Pearl Mystic – 79,9 (8)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 601638.jpg[/imgsize]

28 - Fuck Buttons: Slow Focus – 80,0 (24)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 566878.jpg[/imgsize]

27 - Forest Swords: Engravings – 80,1 (14)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 604683.jpg[/imgsize]

26 - Parquet Courts: Light Up Gold – 80,6 (15)
[imgsize 150x150]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 466496.jpg[/imgsize]

25 - Kurt Vile: Wakin On A Pretty Daze - 80,8 (26)
[imgsize 160x160]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 507372.jpg[/imgsize]

24 - Mikal Cronin: MCII – 81,1 (19)
[imgsize 160x160]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 543225.jpg[/imgsize]

23 - Janelle Monáe: The Electric Lady – 81,1 (18)
[imgsize 160x160]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 625637.jpg[/imgsize]

22 - David Bowie: The Next Day - 81,1 (28)
[imgsize 160x160]http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2013/03/ ... t-Day1.jpg[/imgsize]

21 - The Flaming Lips: The Terror – 81,3 (28)
[imgsize 160x160]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 524196.jpg[/imgsize]

20 - Deafheaven: Sunbather - 81,5 (15)
[imgsize 170x170]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 538021.jpg[/imgsize]

19 - Jon Hopkins: Immunity – 81,7 (19)
[imgsize 170x170]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 539270.jpg[/imgsize]

18 - Boards Of Canada : Tomorrow's Harvest – 81,8 (26)
[imgsize 170x170]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 544715.jpg[/imgsize]

17 - Matthew E. White: Big Inner - 81,9 (18)
[imgsize 170x170]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 429344.jpg[/imgsize]

16 - The Knife: Shaking The Habitual - 82,0 (27)
[imgsize 170x170]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 489379.jpg[/imgsize]

15 - Savages: Silence Yourself – 82,1 (26)
[imgsize 180x180]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 527826.jpg[/imgsize]

14 - Queens Of The Stone Age: ...Like clockwork - 82,2 (27)
[imgsize 180x180]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 565295.jpg[/imgsize]

13 - The Haxan Cloak: Excavation - 82,3 (13)
[imgsize 180x180]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 489195.jpg[/imgsize]

12 - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Push The Sky Away – 82,3 (30)
[imgsize 180x180]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 468657.jpg[/imgsize]

11 - Kanye West: Yeezus – 82,5 (28)
[imgsize 180x180]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 581087.jpg[/imgsize]

10 - Deerhunter: Monomania – 82,6 (30)
[imgsize 190x190]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 526646.jpg[/imgsize]

09 - Arctic Monkeys: AM – 83,0 (24)
[imgsize 190x190]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 617487.jpg[/imgsize]

08 - Julianna Barwick: Nepenthe – 83,0 (18)
[imgsize 190x190]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 594896.jpg[/imgsize]

07 - Sigur Rós: Kveikur - 83,1 (29)
[imgsize 190x190]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 578647.jpg[/imgsize]

06 - Julia Holter: Loud City Song – 83,3 (24)
[imgsize 190x190]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 584557.jpg[/imgsize]

05 - Laura Marling: Once I Was An Eagle - 83,7 (24)
[imgsize 200x200]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 527831.jpg[/imgsize]

04 - Vampire Weekend: Modern Vampires Of The City – 83,7 (29)
[imgsize 200x200]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 492575.jpg[/imgsize]

03 - The National: Trouble Will Find Me - 84,4 (30)
[imgsize 200x200]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 527830.jpg[/imgsize]

02 - James Blake: Overgrown - 85,6 (29)
[imgsize 200x200]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 507392.jpg[/imgsize]

01 - My Bloody Valentine: MBV - 86,1 (29)
[imgsize 200x200]http://cps-static.rovicorp.com/3/JPG_50 ... 492259.jpg[/imgsize]

[Otisredding]

86 - Atoms For Peace: Amok - 74,9 (28)
87 - Mountains: Centralia - 74,9 (10)
88 - The Dillinger Escape Plan: One Of Us Is The Killer - 74,9 (9)
89 - Waxahatchee: Cerulean Salt - 74,8 (19)
90 - Pharmakon: Abandon - 74,8 (9)
91 - Moderat: II - 74,6 (15)
92 - Suuns: Images Du Futur - 74,5 (17)
93 - Braids: Flourish // Perish - 74,5 (13)
94 - Volcano Choir: Repave - 74,4 (15)
95 - Caitlin Rose: The Stand-In - 74,3 (13)
96 - Broadcast: Berberian Sound Studio - 74,3 (15)
97 - Deptford Goth: Life After Defo - 74,2 (16)
98 - Local Natives: Hummingbird - 74,2 (25)
99 - The Julie Ruin: Run Fast - 74,1 (10)
100 - James Holden: The Inheritors - 74,0 (10)

[Harold]

Thanks as always, Otis! One small correction, which I think was also the case last time - the rating for Charles Bradley should presumably be 75,9 instead of 78,9.

[Otisredding]

the rating for Charles Bradley should presumably be 75,9 instead of 78,9.

Thanks Harold. I have corrected the error

[Henrik]

Hi Otis!

If you don't mind I suggest a change to the description in the top of these threads. My only real issue is that you say that the average rating is shown when it is the weighted average rating, but anyway I suggest the following change:

From
The final numbers is the average rating and number of reviews in brackets (over 30)

To
The numbers presented next to each album title are the weighted average rating and the number of reviews (out of 30 included sources). The weighted average is based on a formula that includes a) the average of ratings and b) the number of sources that have rated the album.

This was just a suggestion. Use it if you like it. And once again, thank you for all these updates!!!!!!!!!!!

[Otisredding]

that you say that the average rating is shown when it is the weighted average rating

Thank you very much, Henrik

In the next MCCH I will correct the text

My problem is that I can not speak English properly (this is a very common problem in Spain, I do not know if the fault lies with the people or the education system) and does not know much about statistics´

[Otisredding]

MCCh 2013 (17) September 30