It’s been an amazing year of music, with the likes of Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Billie Eilish flying high in the charts.
Raye won big at the Brit Awards, taking home a record six trophies, while Miley Cyrus won the record of the year at the Grammy Awards for ‘Flowers’.
In the UK it was all about Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour, although Oasis stole some of her thunder when they announced they were to reform for a series of huge gigs that immediately sold out.
Meanwhile, the critics had their own ideas about the artists of the year.
Here are their top 13 albums, according to ratings aggregator site Album of the Year.
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13. Jessica Pratt - Here in the Pitch
Competing our list, with an 87 per cent positive critical rating, is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt - 'Here in the Pitch'. Its songs investigate the dark side of the Californian dream. | Contributed