The Music Writers' Poll 2013: Sean McKenna

18 December 2013 | 8:51 am | Sean McKenna

Sean McKenna deems A$AP Rocky to be the best of 2013.

Top Ten Albums
1.  A$AP Rocky  -  Long.Live.A$AP
2.  Lapalux  -  Nostalchic
3.  James Blake  -  Overgrown
4.  The National  -  Trouble Will Find Me
5.  Baths  -  Obsidian
6.  DJ Koze  -  Amygdala
7.  Kanye West  -  Yeezus
8.  Vampire Weekend  -  Modern Vampires Of The City
9.  Blood Orange  -  Cupid Deluxe
10.  Jon Wayne  -  Rap Album One

Top Three Miscellaneous Albums
1.  Various  -  The Hobbit Soundtrack
2.  Various -  The Place Beyond The Pines Soundtrack
3.  Various  -  The Great Gatsby: Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film

Top Five Songs
1.  A$AP Rocky  -  Fashion Killa
2.  Jon Wayne  -  Numbers On The Hoard
3.  Lapalux  -  Without You
4.  Danny Brown  -  Dip
5.  The National  -  Demons


Artist Of The Year
1.  A$AP Rocky
2.  Danny Brown
3.  James Blake
4.  Solange Knowles
5.  Kanye West

Best Five International Artist Performances  
1.  A$AP Rocky
2.  The xx
3.  Jon Wayne
4.  Gold Panda
5.  Loefah

Best Five Australian Artist Performances  
1.  Chet Faker
2.  Flume
3.  Tame Impala
4.  British India
5.  Big Scary

Top Five TV Shows   
1.  Orange is The New Black
2.  Breaking Bad
3.  True Blood
4.  Weeds
5.  Suits

Top Five Films
1.  Trance
2.  The Place Beyond The Pines
3.  The Great Gatsby
4.  Filth
5.  Much Ado About Nothing

 Top Five Websites
1.  twitter.com
2.  tumblr.com
3.  pitchfork.com
4.  acclaimmag.com
5.  vice.com

The Highlight Of 2013
Hip-Hop Culture meets high fashion

Prediction For 2014
The return of Jungle