Albumism's 50 Best Albums of 2023

With 2023 nearly in the books, the time has arrived to revisit and celebrate the past year in new music.

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# 1

The Love Invention by Alison Goldfrapp

Album • May 12 / 2023 Dance-Pop House Electropop

# 2

The Returner by Allison Russell

Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter

# 3

My Soft Machine by Arlo Parks

Album • May 26 / 2023 Bedroom Pop Alt-Pop

# 4

What Matters Most by Ben Folds

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Piano Rock Pop Rock

# 5

The Ballad Of Darren by Blur

Album • Jul 21 / 2023 Art Rock Indie Pop

# 6

the record by boygenius

Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Indie Rock

# 7

Desire, I Want To Turn Into You by Caroline Polachek

Album • Feb 14 / 2023 Art Pop Alt-Pop Electronic

# 8

Heaven by Cleo Sol

Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Neo-Soul Smooth Soul

# 9

Gold by Cleo Sol

Album • Sep 29 / 2023 Neo-Soul

# 10

Black Rainbows by Corinne Bailey Rae

Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Art Pop Art Rock

# 11

Such Ferocious Beauty by Cowboy Junkies

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Alt-Country

# 12

Memento mori by Depeche Mode

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Synthpop

# 13

DANSE MACABRE by Duran Duran

Album • Oct 27 / 2023 Synthpop Pop Rock

# 14

Glorious Game by El Michels Affair + Black Thought

Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 15

Special Occasion by Emily King

Album • May 05 / 2023 Pop Soul Neo-Soul

# 16

Fuse by Everything But the Girl

Album • Apr 21 / 2023 Alternative R&B Downtempo UK Bass

# 17

But Here We Are by Foo Fighters

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Alternative Rock

# 18

Euphoric by Georgia

Album • Jul 28 / 2023 Synthpop Alt-Pop

# 19

Cracker Island by Gorillaz

Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Synthpop Electropop

# 20

Parallel Universe by Isaiah Collier

Album • Nov 24 / 2023 Jazz Fusion Soul Jazz

# 21

Playing Robots Into Heaven by James Blake

Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Future Garage

# 22

The Great White Sea Eagle by James Yorkston + Nina Persson + The Second Hand Orchestra

Album • Jan 13 / 2023 Chamber Folk

# 23

The Age of Pleasure by Janelle Monáe

Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 24

Weathervanes by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Alt-Country Americana

# 25

Joy'All by Jenny Lewis

Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Soft Rock

# 26

That! Feels Good! by Jessie Ware

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Disco Dance-Pop

# 27

Learn To Swim, A Mixtape by Joshua Idehen

Album • Apr 21 / 2023 Neo-Soul Future Garage

# 28

Love & Money by Katie Melua

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Contemporary Folk

# 29

Tension (Deluxe) by Kylie Minogue

Album • Sep 22 / 2023 Dance-Pop House

# 30

Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop

# 31

Slugs of Love by Little Dragon

Album • Jul 07 / 2023 Indietronica Alt-Pop

# 32

I Hope You Can Forgive Me by Madison McFerrin

Album • May 12 / 2023 Neo-Soul Alternative R&B

# 33

Strays by Margo Price

Album • Jan 13 / 2023 Contemporary Country Heartland Rock

# 34

The Omnichord Real Book by Meshell Ndegeocello

Album • Jun 16 / 2023 Neo-Soul Jazz Fusion

# 35

Magic 3 by Nas

Album • Sep 14 / 2023 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Boom Bap

# 36

Magic 2 by Nas

Album • Jul 21 / 2023 East Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 37

Married in Mount Airy by Nicole Dollanganger

Album • Jan 06 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Slowcore

# 38

Council Skies by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Post-Britpop

# 39

GUTS by Olivia Rodrigo

Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter Alternative Rock

# 40

I Inside the Old Year Dying by PJ Harvey

Album • Jul 07 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Rock

# 41

Hit Parade by Róisín Murphy

Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Art Pop House Electronic

# 42

Mid Air by Romy

Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Deep House Dance-Pop Alt-Pop

# 43

Folkocracy by Rufus Wainwright

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Chamber Folk Indie Folk

# 44

The Weakness by Ruston Kelly

Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter

# 45

Queen Of Me by Shania Twain

Album • Feb 03 / 2023 Country Pop Pop Rock

# 46

everything is alive by Slowdive

Album • Sep 01 / 2023 Dream Pop

# 47

HANA by Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Pop Rock

# 48

First Two Pages of Frankenstein by The National

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Chamber Pop

# 49

Voice Notes by Yazmin Lacey

Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Neo-Soul

# 50

Black Classical Music by Yussef Dayes

Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Jazz Fusion