Top 100 Music Albums of 2023
by ThuramThugood 
Best tracks of 2023 - TBC - unfinished:
* Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Kakistocracy. 98
* Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Blind Spot. 97
* Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Thunder. 84
* Belle And Sebastian (LD - UK - SCO - Jan 23) - When You’re Not With Me. 84
* Belle And Sebastian (LD - UK - SCO - Jan 23) - Do You Follow. 84
* Belle And Sebastian (LD - UK - SCO - Jan 23) - Juliet Naked. 81
* Belle And Sebastian (LD - UK - SCO - Jan 23) - Late Developers. 79
* Belle And Sebastian (LD - UK - SCO - Jan 23) - The Evening Star. 76
* Belle And Sebastian (LD - UK - SCO - Jan 23) - When The Cynics Stare Back From The Wall. 76
* Belle And Sebastian (LD - UK - SCO - Jan 23) - I Don’t Know What You See In Me. 74
* Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - The Tinker. 73
* Belle And Sebastian (LD - UK - SCO - Jan 23) - Will I Tell You A Secret. 72
* Belle And Sebastian (LD - UK - SCO - Jan 23) - Give A Little Time. 70
- Chart updated: 12/25/2025 14:15
- (Created: 01/02/2023 21:07).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Album Rating: 88.00
(352/4)
Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Knocknarea
17.03.2025
Nearly two years on, it now sounds even better. 'Kakistocracy' has really stewed in its own juices and taken on the stench of oloroso barrel and smoked guanciale to eclipse the brilliant 'Blind Spot'.
High class psychedelic-jazz-punk
1.Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Thunder. 84
2.Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Blind Spot. 97
3.Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - The Tinker. 73
4.Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Kakistocracy. 98
Ranked in order:
* Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Kakistocracy. 98
* Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Blind Spot. 97
* Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Thunder. 84
* Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - The Tinker. 73 [First added to this chart: 05/08/2023]
(352/4)
Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Knocknarea
17.03.2025
Nearly two years on, it now sounds even better. 'Kakistocracy' has really stewed in its own juices and taken on the stench of oloroso barrel and smoked guanciale to eclipse the brilliant 'Blind Spot'.
High class psychedelic-jazz-punk
1.Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Thunder. 84
2.Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Blind Spot. 97
3.Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - The Tinker. 73
4.Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Kakistocracy. 98
Ranked in order:
* Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Kakistocracy. 98
* Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Blind Spot. 97
* Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - Thunder. 84
* Maruja (Knock - UK - Mar 23) - The Tinker. 73 [First added to this chart: 05/08/2023]
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Album Rating: 85.75
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Mar 23
파란노을 [Parannoul] (KOR): After The Night (Live)
1.북극성 (Polaris) 89
2.아름다운 세상 (Beautiful World) 88
3.아날로그 센티멘탈리즘 (Analog Sentimentalism) 85
4.그곳에는 낭만이 있다 (Soft Bruise) 83
5.Imagination 83
6.I Can Feel My Heart Touching You 81
7.흰천장 (White Ceiling) [10:31] 87
8.Into The Endless Night [46:06] 90 [First added to this chart: 05/12/2023]
(686/8)
Mar 23
파란노을 [Parannoul] (KOR): After The Night (Live)
1.북극성 (Polaris) 89
2.아름다운 세상 (Beautiful World) 88
3.아날로그 센티멘탈리즘 (Analog Sentimentalism) 85
4.그곳에는 낭만이 있다 (Soft Bruise) 83
5.Imagination 83
6.I Can Feel My Heart Touching You 81
7.흰천장 (White Ceiling) [10:31] 87
8.Into The Endless Night [46:06] 90 [First added to this chart: 05/12/2023]
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Album Rating: 85.00
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Feb 23
Unoriginal? Probably. It even comes close to re-imagining Anemone on a couple of tracks. Brilliant? Yes.
1.Do Rainbows Have Ends 89
2.Nothing Can Stop The Sound 76
3.The Light Is About To Change 83
4.Fudge 96
5.Cross Eyed Gods 84
6.As The Carousel Swings 87
7.The Mother Of All Fuckers 75
8.All The Feels 94
9.Your Mind Is My Cafe 74
10.Stuck To Yous 91 [First added to this chart: 02/17/2023]
(850/10)
Feb 23
Unoriginal? Probably. It even comes close to re-imagining Anemone on a couple of tracks. Brilliant? Yes.
1.Do Rainbows Have Ends 89
2.Nothing Can Stop The Sound 76
3.The Light Is About To Change 83
4.Fudge 96
5.Cross Eyed Gods 84
6.As The Carousel Swings 87
7.The Mother Of All Fuckers 75
8.All The Feels 94
9.Your Mind Is My Cafe 74
10.Stuck To Yous 91 [First added to this chart: 02/17/2023]
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Album Rating: 83.63
(669/8)
01.09.2023
Slowdive (UK): Everything Is Alive
1.Shanty. 91
2.Prayer Remembered. 84
3.Alife. 81
4.Andalucia Plays. 83
5.Kisses. 86
6.Skin In The Game. 78
7.Chained To A Cloud. 88
8.The Slab. 78 [First added to this chart: 12/26/2023]
(669/8)
01.09.2023
Slowdive (UK): Everything Is Alive
1.Shanty. 91
2.Prayer Remembered. 84
3.Alife. 81
4.Andalucia Plays. 83
5.Kisses. 86
6.Skin In The Game. 78
7.Chained To A Cloud. 88
8.The Slab. 78 [First added to this chart: 12/26/2023]
Year of Release:
2023
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Album Rating: 83.20
(832/10)
16.06.2023
Sigur Rós (ICE): Átta
1.Glóð 86
2.Blóðberg 93
3.Skel 89
4.Klettur 80
5.Mór 84
6.Andrá 81
7.Gold 82
8.Ylur 78
9.Fall 76
10.8 83 [First added to this chart: 12/31/2023]
(832/10)
16.06.2023
Sigur Rós (ICE): Átta
1.Glóð 86
2.Blóðberg 93
3.Skel 89
4.Klettur 80
5.Mór 84
6.Andrá 81
7.Gold 82
8.Ylur 78
9.Fall 76
10.8 83 [First added to this chart: 12/31/2023]
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Album Rating: 82.70
(827/10)
06.10.2023
Sufjan Stevens (UK): Javelin
1.Goodbye Evergreen. 79
2.A Running Start. 73
3.Will Anybody Ever Love Me? 94
4.Everything That Rises. 75
5.Genuflecting Ghost. 75
6.My Red Little Fox. 86
7.So You Are Tired. 91
8.Javelin (To Have And To Hold). 79
9.Shït Talk. 95
10.There’s A World. 80 [First added to this chart: 12/25/2023]
(827/10)
06.10.2023
Sufjan Stevens (UK): Javelin
1.Goodbye Evergreen. 79
2.A Running Start. 73
3.Will Anybody Ever Love Me? 94
4.Everything That Rises. 75
5.Genuflecting Ghost. 75
6.My Red Little Fox. 86
7.So You Are Tired. 91
8.Javelin (To Have And To Hold). 79
9.Shït Talk. 95
10.There’s A World. 80 [First added to this chart: 12/25/2023]
Year of Release:
2023
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Rank Score:
1,977
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Album Rating: 81.83
(982/12)
07.07.2023
PJ Harvey (UK): I Inside The Old Year Dying
1.Prayer At The Gate 95
2.Autumn Term 75
3.Lwonesome Tonight 73
4.Seem An I 72
5.The Nether-Edge 85
6.I Inside The Old Year Dying 87
7.All Souls 73
8.A Child's Question, August 76
9.I Inside The Old I Dying 78
10.August 90
11.A Child's Question, July 86
12.A Noiseless Noise 92 [First added to this chart: 12/27/2023]
(982/12)
07.07.2023
PJ Harvey (UK): I Inside The Old Year Dying
1.Prayer At The Gate 95
2.Autumn Term 75
3.Lwonesome Tonight 73
4.Seem An I 72
5.The Nether-Edge 85
6.I Inside The Old Year Dying 87
7.All Souls 73
8.A Child's Question, August 76
9.I Inside The Old I Dying 78
10.August 90
11.A Child's Question, July 86
12.A Noiseless Noise 92 [First added to this chart: 12/27/2023]
Year of Release:
2023
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561
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Album Rating: 81.75
(654/8)
09.06.2023
Squid (2020s) (UK): O Monolith
1.Swing (In A Dream) 85
2.Devil's Den 70
3.Siphon Song 83
4.Undergrowth 88
5.The Blades 98
6.After The Flash 74
7.Green Light 76
8.If You Had Seen The Bull’s Swimming Attempts You Would Have Stayed Away 80 [First added to this chart: 12/29/2023]
(654/8)
09.06.2023
Squid (2020s) (UK): O Monolith
1.Swing (In A Dream) 85
2.Devil's Den 70
3.Siphon Song 83
4.Undergrowth 88
5.The Blades 98
6.After The Flash 74
7.Green Light 76
8.If You Had Seen The Bull’s Swimming Attempts You Would Have Stayed Away 80 [First added to this chart: 12/29/2023]
Year of Release:
2023
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Rank Score:
327
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Album Rating: 81.56
(734/9)
Mar 23
1.Up Song. 84
2.The Boy. 70
3.I Won’t Always Love You. 85
4.Across The Pond Friend. 83
5.Laughing Song. 80
6.The Wrong Trousers. 71
7.Turbines / Pigs. 97
8.Dancers. 86
9.Up Song (Reprise). 78 [First added to this chart: 03/31/2023]
(734/9)
Mar 23
1.Up Song. 84
2.The Boy. 70
3.I Won’t Always Love You. 85
4.Across The Pond Friend. 83
5.Laughing Song. 80
6.The Wrong Trousers. 71
7.Turbines / Pigs. 97
8.Dancers. 86
9.Up Song (Reprise). 78 [First added to this chart: 03/31/2023]
Year of Release:
2023
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Rank Score:
838
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Album Rating: 80.92
(971/12)
Feb 23
1.Allegra. 77
2.Spring. 94
3.Stampa. 76
4.Struggle. 74
5.Morning. 79
6.In Between. 75
7.Knots. N/a (68) n/a
8.Dreamy. 93
9.Storm. 76
10.Time. 77
11.Mountains. 74
12.Annette. 92
13.Alberto. 84 [First added to this chart: 02/19/2023]
(971/12)
Feb 23
1.Allegra. 77
2.Spring. 94
3.Stampa. 76
4.Struggle. 74
5.Morning. 79
6.In Between. 75
7.Knots. N/a (68) n/a
8.Dreamy. 93
9.Storm. 76
10.Time. 77
11.Mountains. 74
12.Annette. 92
13.Alberto. 84 [First added to this chart: 02/19/2023]
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Top 100 Music Albums of 2023 composition
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| 파란노을 [Parannoul] | 2 | 2% | |
| The National | 2 | 2% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 1 | 1% | |
| Tha God Fahim | 1 | 1% | |
| Steve Mason | 1 | 1% | |
| JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brown | 1 | 1% | |
| July Talk | 1 | 1% | |
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42 | 42% | |
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26 | 26% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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6 | 6% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 2023 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 35 from 79th to 44thLate Developers by Belle And Sebastian |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 44th to 45thAnne If by Ghostwoman |
| Down 1 from 45th to 46thThe Crowned by Ché Aimee Dorval |
| Down 1 from 46th to 47thIchiko Aoba With 12 Ensemble (Live At Milton Court) by 青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba] |
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