Top 20 Music Albums of 2023 by Exist-en-ciel 
Favorite songs of the year:
1. Shit Talk - Sufjan Stevens
2. Turbines / Pigs (live at Bush Hall) - Black Country, New Road
3. i/o - Peter Gabriel
4. Chrysalis - Zanias
5. Madres - Sophia Kourtesis
6. Dawn in the Adan (live at Milton Court) - 青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]
7. Party - Daughter
8. A Barely Lit Path - Oneohtrix Point Never
9. Space Invader - The National
10. Welcome to My Island - Caroline Polachek
- Chart updated: 11/26/2024 00:15
- (Created: 12/01/2023 02:29).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Folk
8.2/10
Track selection: Shit Talk
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1. Goodbye Evergreen 8
2. A Running Start 8.5
3. Will Anybody Ever Love Me? 8.5
4. Everything That Rises 8
5. Genuflecting Ghost 8
6. My Red Little Fox 8
7. So You Are Tired 8.5
8. Javelin (To Have and to Hold) 7.5
9. Shit Talk 9
10. There's a World 8 [First added to this chart: 12/02/2023]
8.2/10
Track selection: Shit Talk
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1. Goodbye Evergreen 8
2. A Running Start 8.5
3. Will Anybody Ever Love Me? 8.5
4. Everything That Rises 8
5. Genuflecting Ghost 8
6. My Red Little Fox 8
7. So You Are Tired 8.5
8. Javelin (To Have and to Hold) 7.5
9. Shit Talk 9
10. There's a World 8 [First added to this chart: 12/02/2023]
Year of Release:
2023
Appears in:
Rank Score:
1,728
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Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
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Progressive Electronic, Chamber Music, Sound Collage
7.6/10
Track selection: A Barely Lit Path
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1. Elseware 7.5
2. Again 7.5
3. World Outside 7.5
4. Krumville 8
5. Locrian Midwest 7.5
6. Plastic Antique 7.5
7. Gray Subviolet 7
8. The Body Trail 7.5
9. Nightmare Paint 7.5
10. Memories of Music 7.5
11. On an Axis 8
12. Ubiquity Road 8
13. A Barely Lit Path 8.5 [First added to this chart: 12/09/2023]
7.6/10
Track selection: A Barely Lit Path
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1. Elseware 7.5
2. Again 7.5
3. World Outside 7.5
4. Krumville 8
5. Locrian Midwest 7.5
6. Plastic Antique 7.5
7. Gray Subviolet 7
8. The Body Trail 7.5
9. Nightmare Paint 7.5
10. Memories of Music 7.5
11. On an Axis 8
12. Ubiquity Road 8
13. A Barely Lit Path 8.5 [First added to this chart: 12/09/2023]
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Chillwave, Neo-Psychedelia, Baggy
7.6/10
Best track: I Been Young
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1. Everything I Want 8
2. Justify Your Life 7.5
3. Punching Down 7.5
4. I Been Young 8
5. You Hold the Key and I Found It 7.5
6. Vapor King 7.5
7. SubReal 7.5
8. F.U.M.L. 7.5
9. Ooh Rap I Ya 7.5
10. For You, I Will 8 [First added to this chart: 12/09/2023]
7.6/10
Best track: I Been Young
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1. Everything I Want 8
2. Justify Your Life 7.5
3. Punching Down 7.5
4. I Been Young 8
5. You Hold the Key and I Found It 7.5
6. Vapor King 7.5
7. SubReal 7.5
8. F.U.M.L. 7.5
9. Ooh Rap I Ya 7.5
10. For You, I Will 8 [First added to this chart: 12/09/2023]
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Indie Rock, Chamber Pop, Post-Punk Revival
7.6/10
Track selection: Space Invader
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1. Alphabet City 7.5
2. Deep End (Paul's in Pieces) 7.5
3. Weird Goodbyes 7.5
4. Turn Off the House 7.5
5. Dreaming 7.5
6. Laugh Track 7.5
7. Space Invader 8.5
8. Hornets 7.5
9. Coat on a Hook 7.5
10. Tour Manager 7.5
11. Crumble 7.5
12. Smoke Detector 8 [First added to this chart: 12/08/2023]
7.6/10
Track selection: Space Invader
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1. Alphabet City 7.5
2. Deep End (Paul's in Pieces) 7.5
3. Weird Goodbyes 7.5
4. Turn Off the House 7.5
5. Dreaming 7.5
6. Laugh Track 7.5
7. Space Invader 8.5
8. Hornets 7.5
9. Coat on a Hook 7.5
10. Tour Manager 7.5
11. Crumble 7.5
12. Smoke Detector 8 [First added to this chart: 12/08/2023]
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Post-Minimalism, Totalism, Drone
7.6/10
Best track: When We Were That What Wept for the Sea
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1. The Lighthouse I 7.5
2. When We Were That What Wept for the Sea 8
3. Infliction 7.5
4. Passage 7.5
5. Long Before the Sky Would Open 8
6. One Day in the Sun 7.5
7. Fireflies 7.5
8. The Lighthouse II 8
9. The Lighthouse III 8
10. Writhen 7.5
11. The Surface and the Light 7.5
12. The Lighthouse IV 7
13. Behind the Sky 7
14. Wrathful Seas Quiesce 7.5
15. The Lighthouse V 8
16. Safe With Me 7.5 [First added to this chart: 12/09/2023]
7.6/10
Best track: When We Were That What Wept for the Sea
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1. The Lighthouse I 7.5
2. When We Were That What Wept for the Sea 8
3. Infliction 7.5
4. Passage 7.5
5. Long Before the Sky Would Open 8
6. One Day in the Sun 7.5
7. Fireflies 7.5
8. The Lighthouse II 8
9. The Lighthouse III 8
10. Writhen 7.5
11. The Surface and the Light 7.5
12. The Lighthouse IV 7
13. Behind the Sky 7
14. Wrathful Seas Quiesce 7.5
15. The Lighthouse V 8
16. Safe With Me 7.5 [First added to this chart: 12/09/2023]
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Art Pop, Alt-Pop, Electronic
7.6/10
Track selection: Welcome to My Island
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1. Welcome to My Island 8.5
2. Pretty in Possible 7.5
3. Bunny Is a Rider 7.5
4. Sunset 7.5
5. Crude Drawing of an Angel 7.5
6. I Believe 7.5
7. Fly to You 7.5
8. Blood and Butter 7.5
9. Hopedrunk Everasking 7
10. Butterfly Net 7
11. Smoke 8
12. Billions 8 [First added to this chart: 12/03/2023]
7.6/10
Track selection: Welcome to My Island
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1. Welcome to My Island 8.5
2. Pretty in Possible 7.5
3. Bunny Is a Rider 7.5
4. Sunset 7.5
5. Crude Drawing of an Angel 7.5
6. I Believe 7.5
7. Fly to You 7.5
8. Blood and Butter 7.5
9. Hopedrunk Everasking 7
10. Butterfly Net 7
11. Smoke 8
12. Billions 8 [First added to this chart: 12/03/2023]
Year of Release:
2023
Appears in:
Rank Score:
969
Rank in 2023:
Rank in 2020s:
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Synthpop, Minimal Wave, New Romantic
7.5/10
Best track: Sole Obsession
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1. Weak in Your Light 7.5
2. Sole Obsession 8
3. Surely I Can't Wait 7.5
4. Swimming in the Shallow Sea 7.5
5. Too Much, Enough 7.5
6. Spare Me the Decision 7.5
7. Sightseer 7.5
8. Stumbling Still 7.5
9. A New Goodbye 7.5
10. I Will Never Learn 7.5 [First added to this chart: 12/03/2023]
7.5/10
Best track: Sole Obsession
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1. Weak in Your Light 7.5
2. Sole Obsession 8
3. Surely I Can't Wait 7.5
4. Swimming in the Shallow Sea 7.5
5. Too Much, Enough 7.5
6. Spare Me the Decision 7.5
7. Sightseer 7.5
8. Stumbling Still 7.5
9. A New Goodbye 7.5
10. I Will Never Learn 7.5 [First added to this chart: 12/03/2023]
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Top 20 Music Albums of 2023 composition
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| Sofia Kourtesis | 1 | 5% | |
| Daughter (UK) | 1 | 5% | |
| 파란노을 [Parannoul] | 1 | 5% | |
| Slowdive | 1 | 5% | |
| Zanias | 1 | 5% | |
| Nation Of Language | 1 | 5% | |
| Susanne Sundfør | 1 | 5% | |
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 95/100  | 03/13/2024 21:23 | vruslov | | 89/100 |
| 100/100 | 12/31/2023 07:00 | ThuramThugood | | 90/100 |
| 90/100 | 12/13/2023 02:05 |  Arthurknight | | 89/100 |
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From Exist-en-ciel 12/13/2023 05:45
Thanks Arthurknight for the rating. :) If you like Zanias, try Linea Aspera, she is the singer. I love her voice. I keep my year charts at only 20 albums.
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From Arthurknight 12/13/2023 02:05
Arthurknight 12/13/2023 02:05
Thanks for the Zanias rec. Despite it being my neck of the woods I'd never heard of her. Are you gonna add to this more?
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