The time has come for us to reveal out top ten songs of the year... here we go!

As we all start to look towards a week - maybe even two or more away from the office - it's that time of year when many of us hit the road with our friends and families and get away from anything that reminds us of work.

It's time to enter the top twenty of our favourite tracks of 2013, as voted exclusively by the writers and photographers at the AU review. So strap yourself in, there is some damn fine music enclosed...

We start the next batch of our top 40 tracks of 2013 with the band that won out the album of the year, LA trio Haim. If you want to see what kicked off the top 40 yesterday, you can have a look back at the first set of tracks HERE.

Yesterday we brought an end to our top 40 albums countdown, and now it's time for our top 40 tracks of the year! As with the albums, this list is voted on exclusively by the AU contributors, and the track simply must have been released on an album (or as a single) in 2013! So get ready for the eclectic mix that is our top 40 for 2013...

And here we have it... the top ten albums of 2013, kicking things off with Australia's own Josh Pyke. If you'd like to look back on the rest of the top 40 albums, Part One is HERE, Part Two HERE and Part Three HERE. After you read the list, feel free to sound off on our Facebook Page with your thoughts on our fifth annual list!

It's part three of our best of 2013 coverage and we're now in the top 20 albums of 2013, kicking off with a band who impressed with their sophomore effort Not Art, Melbourne duo Big Scary. Click here to look back at parts ONE and TWO of our best albums of 2013 coverage...

It's day two of our best of 2013 coverage and we're jumping right back into our favourite albums of 2013. Yesterday we delivered 40 to 31 and so today let's hit into the top 30, kicking off with one of our favourite up-and-coming Australian groups, The Trouble with Templeton.

And here we go again! As we bring 2013 to a close, it's time for our annual celebration of the best in music from Australia and around the world with our top 40 albums of the year special series. We kick things off with a little known band from Portland called Typhoon as we throw into this eclectic list, voted by the AU review's contibutors:

In less than a month now, the legendary The Roots crew will be playing their first run of Australian festival and headline sets since they landed their current role on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. It was heartbreaking when the band announced that they were going to trim down their touring schedule, only occasionally venturing outside of the U.S to give fans their unique brand of critically-acclaimed hip-hop.

Was it simply his lucky number? Some say that Jack Daniel had seven girlfriends or the #7 train carried his barrels. Only Mr. Jack knows the real reason. As one of our favourite spirits, we proudly present here on the AU, Mr. Jack's 7 greatest moments in music history...

This Sunday, the 2013 ARIA Award winners will be announced. Will be there live on the red carpet so stay tuned for all the latest on our Twitter page and on the website! We asked our contributors to vote on who they thought would take home the trophies and here's who they selected... alongside some of our editor's picks! The AU Crew pick is more about who they think WILL win, while the Editor's pick is more about who we think SHOULD win. Here's part two of two...

This Sunday, the 2013 ARIA Award winners will be announced. Will be there live on the red carpet so stay tuned for all the latest on our Twitter page and on the website! We asked our contributors to vote on who they thought would take home the trophies and here's who they selected... alongside some of our editor's picks! The AU Crew pick is more about who they think WILL win, while the Editor's pick is more about who we think SHOULD win. Here's part one of two...

Last week we recovered from the incredible time in New York that was the CMJ Music Marathon. Now with a bit of time to take a deep breath and reflect on our time over there, we've put together a bit of a mix-tape for you with some of our favourite artists and discoveries from the event. Here now, courtesy of Philippe Perez, are his top 5 tracks from the 2013 CMJ Music Marathon.

As Filter Magazine's Culture Collide has drawn to a close, we wanted to take a look back at some of the bands we discovered over the weekend, and bring you a list of the five bands we experienced for the first time, loved, and think you should spend some time getting to know too. The reasons for each are self-explanatory. Amazing performances that shun bright above the rest, with fantastic songs to boot. In this instance, we'll let the music speak for itself. However, if you'd like to read more about what we thought of them, check out our day-by-day reviews in the Culture Collide hub.