Best Albums of 2023
Listed below are the best albums of 2023 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 5 hours ago).
"I had quite a bit of trepidation going into FTPoF. The singles were a bit mixed for me, and even my favorite of the bunch ("Your Mind Is Not Your Friend") probably wouldn't crack my top 15 or 20 National songs. Not to mentoin the early reception for this one has been somewhat tepid. So, I'm happy..." [+] Reply
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HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2023
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"I'm kinda obsessed. This is so good. Disarmingly honest lyrics about romantic relationships, queer awakenings and becoming your true self. On top of that, amazing hooks and her voice is excellent. Add to that some polished production, and you've got a really winning pop album" Reply
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indieshins | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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2023
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"what a big surprise, I didn't know this band. I'll have to listen to it more times to be sure, but I think this album really is a masterpiece. It goes straight into my top five in 2023." Reply
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2023
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"I've put off listening to 'Guts' for a while, purely just because of how much an album like this inevitably gets overhyped by the media, and by friends raving on about how I should listen to it. Once the dust has settled, I like to try and form my own opinion... and it's pretty much as I expected..." [+] Reply
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2023
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"If there exists a person who simultaneously has heard the term "5th Wave of Emo" and thinks it's not arrived, they surely do now. "Dream-pop" never went out of style per se, but it has become an increasingly amorphous definition. A term coined by one of Shoegaze's few POC artists has come to cove..." [+] Reply
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Arthurknight | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (3 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2023
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"An emotional album. Definitely Grohl’s most ambitious album lyrically. Unfortunately, musically it is very bland and uninteresting. Not much to grab on to melodically. Still has some powerful moments attached to grief and loss." Reply
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2023
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"What a wonderful surprise! This was very enjoyable. Other comments have noted similarities to Pink Floyd and Tame Impala, but I think there is influence from The Weeknd and Kid Cudi here too. Even though his sound has been elevated with these new sonic pallets, he still sounds like the same artis..." [+] Reply
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2023
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"A real interesting switch up in mood and sound from last year’s ‘Laurel Hell’ and dare I say it punches just as much as an overall piece of work…" Reply
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2023
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"I knew this album was going to be good after the singles were certified modern rock classics. What I wasn't expecting was the extremely intimate, and moving closing moments." Reply
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Keatownrodriguez | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (5 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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2023
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"Ethereal and brilliant. PJ Harvey pulls off the trick of sounding unlike anything else she has released, but distinctively her." Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 2 of 100
Best Albums of 2023 composition
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| Patricia Taxxon | 4 | 0% | |
| Tha God Fahim | 4 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 4 | 0% | |
| Guided By Voices | 3 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 3 | 0% | |
| Paramore | 2 | 0% | |
| Ulthar | 2 | 0% | |
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469 | 46% | |
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201 | 20% | |
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47 | 5% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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29 | 3% | |
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20 | 2% | |
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18 | 2% | |
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| Best Artists of 2017 | |
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| 1. Kendrick Lamar | |
| 2. Lorde | |
| 3. Brockhampton | |
| 4. Tyler, The Creator | |
| 5. The War On Drugs | |
| 6. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | |
| 7. Slowdive | |
| 8. Mount Eerie | |
| 9. Phil Elverum | |
| 10. The National | |
| 11. LCD Soundsystem | |
| 12. Fleet Foxes | |
| 13. Father John Misty | |
| 14. Alvvays | |
| 15. SZA | |
| 16. St. Vincent | |
| 17. Vince Staples | |
| 18. Perfume Genius | |
| 19. Phoebe Bridgers | |
| 20. Brand New |
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