Best Albums of 2023
Explore the best albums of 2023, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts.
Click to see how the rankings are calculated
Last updated: 1 hour ago
Last updated: 1 hour ago
"Comedic music is often treated with less value. Despite its sometimes juvenile nature, it can showcase fantastic talent, interesting ideas or simply just be really funny. “10,000 gecs” does nothing to dislodge that stereotype. The entire record is based around grating random humor. The lyrics are..." [+] Reply
Year of Release:
2023
Appears in:
Rank Score:
498
Rank in 2023:
Rank in 2020s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"Other than his live album, I've always been a bit impartial to Jeff R. until this album. Loved the diversity of thought on this album." Reply
Year of Release:
2023
Appears in:
Rank Score:
486
Rank in 2023:
Rank in 2020s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"“Zach Bryan” is based on intimacy. Moments of great sadness or quiet affection are the center of the lyrics. Bryan makes these feelings even more powerful with little details like the geographic features or seasons when they took place. “El Dorado” is a heartbreaking story of not knowing if a fri..." [+] Reply
"I was surprised by how much I enjoyed 'This Stupid World', particularly the strong start and Krautrock influences. It may sound a little flat mix wise, but is the strongest release from Yo La Tengo in recent memory." Reply
Year of Release:
2023
Appears in:
Rank Score:
425
Rank in 2023:
Rank in 2020s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"Look, I love First Two Pages of Frankenstein. It's a record that took time for me to appreciate, but that I love like pretty much all of The National's discography. But Laugh Track? The band is COOKING. Where the band's songs from High Violet on became bedded in moody textures, and even their sma..." [+] Reply
- 
HoldenM | 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.
"Big step down from Song Machine, unfortunately." Reply
- 
Cargusbralem | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (3 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:
Rank Score:
413
Rank in 2023:
Rank in 2020s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"I've liked a lot of Yves Tumor albums, but this is the first one I've "loved"" Reply
- 
LebowskiRams | 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:
Rank Score:
412
Rank in 2023:
Rank in 2020s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"A great album from a timeless band." Reply
Year of Release:
2023
Appears in:
Rank Score:
406
Rank in 2023:
Rank in 2020s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"Classy country while still retaining a somewhat rugged sound and aesthetic - very nice !" Reply
Year of Release:
2023
Appears in:
Rank Score:
393
Rank in 2023:
Rank in 2020s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
"‘O Monolith’ doesn’t quite reach the lofty peaks of ‘Bright Green Field’ in my humble opinion, but still proves itself as a worthy sophomore album nonetheless." Reply
Year of Release:
2023
Appears in:
Rank Score:
392
Rank in 2023:
Rank in 2020s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Total albums: 1,000. Page 4 of 100
Best Albums of 2023 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| Patricia Taxxon | 4 | 0% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 4 | 0% | |
| Tha God Fahim | 4 | 0% | |
| Guided By Voices | 3 | 0% | |
| Various Artists | 3 | 0% | |
| Nas | 2 | 0% | |
| Paramore | 2 | 0% | |
| Show all | |||
| Country | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
 |
466 | 47% | |
 |
202 | 20% | |
 |
47 | 5% | |
 |
39 | 4% | |
 |
29 | 3% | |
 |
21 | 2% | |
 |
17 | 2% | |
| Show all | |||
Best Albums of 2023 chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
|---|
Up 2 from 68th to 66th |
Up 2 from 53rd to 51st |
Up 2 from 42nd to 40th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
|---|
Down 4 from 88th to 92nd |
Down 3 from 70th to 73rd |
Down 2 from 11th to 13th |
| New entries New entries in top 100 since last month |
|---|
Up 1 from 101st to 100th |
| Leavers Leavers from top 100 since last month |
|---|
Down 1 from 100th to 101st |
