Best Albums of 2023

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1.

Javelin 

 Sufjan Stevens

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"For me, Sufjan’s thirteenth studio offering perfectly matches in mood its autumnal release date. Sonically, it is almost ‘folklore’-esque at times and I found it to be the perfect musical accomplice for making apple crumble during one cold afternoon late in October. This quality sits in juxtaposi...""For me, Sufjan’s thirteenth studio offering perfectly matches in mood its autumnal release date. Sonically, it is almost ‘folklore’-esque at times and I found it to be the perfect musical accomplice for making apple crumble during one cold afternoon late in October. This quality sits in juxtaposition with the emotive, personal lyric writing, conveying the trauma he’s experienced during the last year or so. Overall, I think this contrast is what makes for a very good album, if not an all time classic."  [+]  Reply

- jbentley3997 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (2 helpful | 1 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

393 charts

Rank Score:

2,437

Rank in 2023:

1

Rank in 2020s:

13

Overall Rank:

709

Average Rating:

 81 (299 votes)

Comments:

12

2.

Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd 

 Lana Del Rey

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"This surprised me a lot, after following up her critical breakthrough Norman Fucking Rockwell with a couple of substantially weaker albums I figured that Lana's music had peaked and that the still quite decent standard of Chemtrails and Blue Banisters would be the new normal. I think I was about ...""This surprised me a lot, after following up her critical breakthrough Norman Fucking Rockwell with a couple of substantially weaker albums I figured that Lana's music had peaked and that the still quite decent standard of Chemtrails and Blue Banisters would be the new normal. I think I was about a couple of tracks into this record when I realised that wasn't the case, Ocean Boulevard isn't just a great piece of work but one that elevates the rest of Lana's discography. The opening run of tracks is just as good as on NFR, the effortless emotional build of The Grants, the full production of the title track and the lyrical directness of the second half of Sweet work incredibly together. They also set the stage for Lana's most contemplative and thoughtful album, breaking into new ground while drawing on the fear of being left in the past. This is most successful on A&W which mirrors the lyrical themes of her earliest records but adds some depth to them with its downbeat frustration as she tries to trace the roots of the unfulfilling and demeaning relationships that she used to only cover at a surface level. For me Ocean Boulevard matches NFR in its earlier tracks but it's deeper into the tracklist that it starts to pull away from it, it stays compelling to the end. There are some especially strong melodies on tracks like Paris Texas and Candy Necklace and a warmth to others like Let the Light In. Each of the tracks I've highlighted has a really effective feature on it, Lana's sense for collaboration is at its best here, we're a long way from unnecessary rap features being stuffed into dull tracks. Only Bleachers doesn't quite pull his weight vocally, but his involvement in Margaret feels fair considering his personal connection to the track. It sets up a great finale as things come full circle with the looseness of the first few seconds of the album being mirrored by the almost conversational conclusion to Margaret. Except the album just keeps on going and this is still what really confuses me. Fishtail, Peppers and Taco Truck are all really good but they feel like bonus tracks within the structure of the album. I really enjoy the switch up in sound towards something more hip hop influenced, Peppers especially is one of the catchiest tracks of the past year, it's a shame that it just doesn't fit. I think these songs could have made for a really good EP instead of being grafted onto the end of the record, it's a bit annoying though the fact that it stands out so clearly as an issue shows how well the rest of Ocean Boulevard is structured."  [+]  Reply

- JamesMowbray | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (5 helpful | 1 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

316 charts

Rank Score:

2,168

Rank in 2023:

2

Rank in 2020s:

20

Overall Rank:

802

Average Rating:

 77 (292 votes)

Comments:

18

3.

Scaring The Hoes 

 JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brown

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"This is going to be the year of Danny Brown"  Reply

- chuchunezbie | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

255 charts

Rank Score:

1,619

Rank in 2023:

3

Rank in 2020s:

36

Overall Rank:

1,084

Average Rating:

 80 (262 votes)

Comments:

17

4.

Desire, I Want To Turn Into You 

 Caroline Polachek

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"“Desire, I Want to Turn Into You” is a full embracement of feelings. Polachek devotes herself completely with vivid mythological lyricism. Her emotional range is exquisite with impassioned delivery. In particular, the bridge on “Welcome to my Island” expertly moves from deadpan to desperate to ec...""“Desire, I Want to Turn Into You” is a full embracement of feelings. Polachek devotes herself completely with vivid mythological lyricism. Her emotional range is exquisite with impassioned delivery. In particular, the bridge on “Welcome to my Island” expertly moves from deadpan to desperate to ecstatic. In between this fantastic vocal performance, there are production errors. At times, Polachek’s voice is a bit over produced. It can come off as digital in emotional moments. Beyond the vocals, the production is hit or miss. At times, the echoic sound can reinforce the tone or add a vivid new age flavor. Alternatively, it creates a sparseness that makes it feel less dynamic. Even with its flaws, it’s a serene dive into human sentiment."  [+]  Reply

- titansaurs28 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

304 charts

Rank Score:

1,528

Rank in 2023:

4

Rank in 2020s:

39

Overall Rank:

1,142

Average Rating:

 76 (248 votes)

Comments:

17

5.

The Record 

 Boygenius

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"Remarkable how these three idiosyncratic songwriters consciously decide to subsume their quirks within a group voice. Individual traits haven't been erased so much as they've been sanded so they can fit neatly together. Boygenius feels heftier and hookier than Baker, Bridgers, and Dacus do on the...""Remarkable how these three idiosyncratic songwriters consciously decide to subsume their quirks within a group voice. Individual traits haven't been erased so much as they've been sanded so they can fit neatly together. Boygenius feels heftier and hookier than Baker, Bridgers, and Dacus do on their own and I love it."  [+]  Reply

- shanelovesyou1111 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

294 charts

Rank Score:

1,179

Rank in 2023:

5

Rank in 2020s:

60

Overall Rank:

1,454

Average Rating:

 76 (233 votes)

Comments:

12

6.

Everything Is Alive 

 Slowdive

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"Really good album. Moving and emotional. Some real highs. A very enjoyable shoegazey dream pop album."  Reply

- samueljlakin | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

238 charts

Rank Score:

1,155

Rank in 2023:

6

Rank in 2020s:

63

Overall Rank:

1,480

Average Rating:

 77 (192 votes)

Comments:

6

7.

That! Feels Good! 

 Jessie Ware

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"Pack it up folks, AOTY just dropped."  Reply

- BLO | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (5 helpful | 2 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

221 charts

Rank Score:

1,017

Rank in 2023:

7

Rank in 2020s:

80

Overall Rank:

1,686

Average Rating:

 77 (197 votes)

Comments:

11

9.

Maps 

 Billy Woods & Kenny Segal

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"What we in the biz call good shit."  Reply

- HoldenM | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

177 charts

Rank Score:

829

Rank in 2023:

9

Rank in 2020s:

106

Overall Rank:

2,018

Average Rating:

 76 (133 votes)

Comments:

3

10.

3D Country 

 Geese

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"Really interesting mix of things going on here… a lot of influences and genres that come together to create something totally unique !"  Reply

- jbentley3997 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

135 charts

Rank Score:

824

Rank in 2023:

10

Rank in 2020s:

108

Overall Rank:

2,030

Average Rating:

 77 (130 votes)

Comments:

5

11.

The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess 

 Chappell Roan

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"Very much the perfect meeting of the Need-This-Now elements, I can see why Chappel has grown immense social media buzz even if the resulting album feels a bit lacking. Perhaps getting the current it-producer Dan Nigro of Olivia fame sounded better in theory, but the pairing here isn't quite as fr...""Very much the perfect meeting of the Need-This-Now elements, I can see why Chappel has grown immense social media buzz even if the resulting album feels a bit lacking. Perhaps getting the current it-producer Dan Nigro of Olivia fame sounded better in theory, but the pairing here isn't quite as fruitful as it would seem. Mainly Roan's current strength is that unlike a lot of her much more polished peers she has a willigness to get geniunely kooky and vulgar, and isn't really afraid of embarrassing herself in the slightest, but the ultra polished production keeps the snakes in a low blast-radius from the can. While isolated from each other the numbers can be quite catchy and appealing, but stringed together they kind of just morph into this brittle glass-elephant transparency that gets rather tiring. I mean I just feel this should sound less 1989 or prime Katy Perry, and more like we're being Welcome to the Pleasuredome. So donno, the album is decently promising, but I'll check back when the producers are willing to let her get a little more out of control."  [+]  Reply

- cestuneblague | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.

Year of Release:

2023

Appears in:

117 charts

Rank Score:

809

Rank in 2023:

11

Rank in 2020s:

110

Overall Rank:

2,062

Average Rating:

 76 (113 votes)

Comments:

8

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Best Albums of 2023 composition

Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	4	0%
Tha God Fahim	4	0%
Patricia Taxxon	4	0%
Guided By Voices	3	0%
Various Artists	3	0%
Bob Dylan	2	0%
Zach Bryan	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	467	47%
	202	20%
	47	5%
	39	4%
	29	3%
	21	2%
	18	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	973	97%
Yes	27	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%