Interesting list. Nice variation of legends and 2013's big names.

Didn't even know about that Sun Kil Moon & Album Leaf record, so adding that to my ever-growing '2013 records to listen to' playlist.

MOJO's albums of the year
1. Bill Callahan - Dream River
2. Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
3. David Bowie - The Next Day
4. Arctic Monkeys - AM
5. John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts
6. Deerhunter - Monomania
7. Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City
8. Sun Kil Moon & The Album Leaf - Perils from the Sea
9. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Push the Sky Away
10. John Murry - The Graceless Age
11. Phosphorescent - Muchacho
12. Prefab Sprout - Crimson/Red
13. My Bloody Valentine - m b v
14. James Holden - The Inheritors
15. Queens of the Stone Age - ...Like Clockwork
16. Factory Floor - Factory Floor
17. Charles Bradley - Victim of Love
18. Arcade Fire - Reflektor
19. Laura Mvula - Sing To The Moon
20. Pet Shop Boys - Electric

Full list of 50: http://www.mojo4music.com/9206/mojo-top-50-albums-2013/