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Entertainment
The Strangest and Most Surprising Recordings of 2013
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From the funniest album of the year to best album by a pop star in their ‘70s, here is music critic Ted Gioia’s idiosyncratic choices for best music of the year.
Ted Gioia
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Dec. 22 2013
6:45AM EST
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