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.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Love Invention | Alison Goldfrapp | May-12-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #2 | The Returner | Allison Russell | Sep-08-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | My Soft Machine | Arlo Parks | May-26-2023, Bedroom Pop |
| #4 | What Matters Most | Ben Folds | Jun-02-2023, Piano Rock |
| #5 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #6 | the record | boygenius | Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #8 | Heaven | Cleo Sol | Sep-15-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #9 | Gold | Cleo Sol | Sep-29-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #10 | Black Rainbows | Corinne Bailey Rae | Sep-15-2023, Art Pop |
| #11 | Such Ferocious Beauty | Cowboy Junkies | Jun-02-2023, Alt-Country |
| #12 | Memento mori | Depeche Mode | Mar-24-2023, Synthpop |
| #13 | DANSE MACABRE | Duran Duran | Oct-27-2023, Synthpop |
| #14 | Glorious Game | El Michels Affair, Black Thought | Apr-14-2023, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #15 | Special Occasion | Emily King | May-05-2023, Pop Soul |
| #16 | Fuse | Everything But the Girl | Apr-21-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #17 | But Here We Are | Foo Fighters | Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #18 | Euphoric | Georgia | Jul-28-2023, Synthpop |
| #19 | Cracker Island | Gorillaz | Feb-24-2023, Synthpop |
| #20 | Parallel Universe | Isaiah Collier | Nov-24-2023, Jazz Fusion |
| #21 | Playing Robots Into Heaven | James Blake | Sep-08-2023, Future Garage |
| #22 | The Great White Sea Eagle | James Yorkston, Nina Persson, The Second Hand Orchestra | Jan-13-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #23 | The Age of Pleasure | Janelle Monáe | Jun-09-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #24 | Weathervanes | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country |
| #25 | Joy'All | Jenny Lewis | Jun-09-2023, Soft Rock |
| #26 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #27 | Learn To Swim, A Mixtape | Joshua Idehen | Apr-21-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #28 | Love & Money | Katie Melua | Mar-24-2023, Contemporary Folk |
| #29 | Tension (Deluxe) | Kylie Minogue | Sep-22-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #30 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #31 | Slugs of Love | Little Dragon | Jul-07-2023, Indietronica |
| #32 | I Hope You Can Forgive Me | Madison McFerrin | May-12-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #33 | Strays | Margo Price | Jan-13-2023, Contemporary Country |
| #34 | The Omnichord Real Book | Meshell Ndegeocello | Jun-16-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #35 | Magic 3 | Nas | Sep-14-2023, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #36 | Magic 2 | Nas | Jul-21-2023, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #37 | Married in Mount Airy | Nicole Dollanganger | Jan-06-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #38 | Council Skies | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Jun-02-2023, Post-Britpop |
| #39 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #40 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #41 | Hit Parade | Róisín Murphy | Sep-08-2023, Art Pop |
| #42 | Mid Air | Romy | Sep-08-2023, Deep House |
| #43 | Folkocracy | Rufus Wainwright | Jun-02-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #44 | The Weakness | Ruston Kelly | Apr-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #45 | Queen Of Me | Shania Twain | Feb-03-2023, Country Pop |
| #46 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #47 | HANA | Sophie Ellis-Bextor | Jun-02-2023, Pop Rock |
| #48 | First Two Pages of Frankenstein | The National | Apr-28-2023, Chamber Pop |
| #49 | Voice Notes | Yazmin Lacey | Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #50 | Black Classical Music | Yussef Dayes | Sep-08-2023, Jazz Fusion |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Love Invention | Alison Goldfrapp | Album, May-12-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #2 | The Returner | Allison Russell | Album, Sep-08-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | My Soft Machine | Arlo Parks | Album, May-26-2023, Bedroom Pop |
| #4 | What Matters Most | Ben Folds | Album, Jun-02-2023, Piano Rock |
| #5 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Album, Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #6 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #8 | Heaven | Cleo Sol | Album, Sep-15-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #9 | Gold | Cleo Sol | Album, Sep-29-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #10 | Black Rainbows | Corinne Bailey Rae | Album, Sep-15-2023, Art Pop |
| #11 | Such Ferocious Beauty | Cowboy Junkies | Album, Jun-02-2023, Alt-Country |
| #12 | Memento mori | Depeche Mode | Album, Mar-24-2023, Synthpop |
| #13 | DANSE MACABRE | Duran Duran | Album, Oct-27-2023, Synthpop |
| #14 | Glorious Game | El Michels AffairBlack Thought | Album, Apr-14-2023, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #15 | Special Occasion | Emily King | Album, May-05-2023, Pop Soul |
| #16 | Fuse | Everything But the Girl | Album, Apr-21-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #17 | But Here We Are | Foo Fighters | Album, Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #18 | Euphoric | Georgia | Album, Jul-28-2023, Synthpop |
| #19 | Cracker Island | Gorillaz | Album, Feb-24-2023, Synthpop |
| #20 | Parallel Universe | Isaiah Collier | Album, Nov-24-2023, Jazz Fusion |
| #21 | Playing Robots Into Heaven | James Blake | Album, Sep-08-2023, Future Garage |
| #22 | The Great White Sea Eagle | James YorkstonNina PerssonThe Second Hand Orchestra | Album, Jan-13-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #23 | The Age of Pleasure | Janelle Monáe | Album, Jun-09-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #24 | Weathervanes | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country |
| #25 | Joy'All | Jenny Lewis | Album, Jun-09-2023, Soft Rock |
| #26 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #27 | Learn To Swim, A Mixtape | Joshua Idehen | Album, Apr-21-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #28 | Love & Money | Katie Melua | Album, Mar-24-2023, Contemporary Folk |
| #29 | Tension (Deluxe) | Kylie Minogue | Album, Sep-22-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #30 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #31 | Slugs of Love | Little Dragon | Album, Jul-07-2023, Indietronica |
| #32 | I Hope You Can Forgive Me | Madison McFerrin | Album, May-12-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #33 | Strays | Margo Price | Album, Jan-13-2023, Contemporary Country |
| #34 | The Omnichord Real Book | Meshell Ndegeocello | Album, Jun-16-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #35 | Magic 3 | Nas | Album, Sep-14-2023, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #36 | Magic 2 | Nas | Album, Jul-21-2023, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #37 | Married in Mount Airy | Nicole Dollanganger | Album, Jan-06-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #38 | Council Skies | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Album, Jun-02-2023, Post-Britpop |
| #39 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #40 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Album, Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #41 | Hit Parade | Róisín Murphy | Album, Sep-08-2023, Art Pop |
| #42 | Mid Air | Romy | Album, Sep-08-2023, Deep House |
| #43 | Folkocracy | Rufus Wainwright | Album, Jun-02-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #44 | The Weakness | Ruston Kelly | Album, Apr-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #45 | Queen Of Me | Shania Twain | Album, Feb-03-2023, Country Pop |
| #46 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Album, Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #47 | HANA | Sophie Ellis-Bextor | Album, Jun-02-2023, Pop Rock |
| #48 | First Two Pages of Frankenstein | The National | Album, Apr-28-2023, Chamber Pop |
| #49 | Voice Notes | Yazmin Lacey | Album, Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #50 | Black Classical Music | Yussef Dayes | Album, Sep-08-2023, Jazz Fusion |