AllMusic's Best Albums of 2023

AllMusic has assembled our Best of 2023. Browse through and check out what music our editors have been listening to this year.

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# 1

10,000 gecs by 100 gecs

Album • Mar 17 / 2023 Alternative Rock Hyperpop

# 2

Tony Allen JID018 by Tony Allen + Adrian Younge

Album • Jul 07 / 2023

# 3

Integrated Tech Solutions by Aesop Rock

Album • Nov 10 / 2023 Abstract Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 4

Shook by Algiers

Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Post-Industrial Post-Punk

# 5

Aşk by Altin Gün

Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Anatolian Rock Psychedelic Rock Neo-Psychedelia

# 6

Luna by Anna Lapwood

Album • Sep 29 / 2023

# 7

April March Meets Staplin by April March + Staplin

Album • May 05 / 2023 Yé-yé Indie Pop

# 8

My Soft Machine by Arlo Parks

Album • May 26 / 2023 Bedroom Pop Alt-Pop

# 10

Through and Through by Baby Rose

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Neo-Soul

# 11

Natural Disaster by Bethany Cosentino

Album • Jul 28 / 2023 Pop Rock

# 12

Maps by Billy Woods + Kenny Segal

Album • May 05 / 2023 Abstract Hip Hop Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 13

The Ballad Of Darren by Blur

Album • Jul 21 / 2023 Art Rock Indie Pop

# 14

Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Album • Aug 11 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk Contemporary Folk Indie Folk

# 15

the record by boygenius

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

# 16

Brand New Life by Brandee Younger

Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Soul Jazz Chamber Jazz

# 17

Brandy Clark by Brandy Clark

Album • May 19 / 2023 Contemporary Country

# 18

Desire, I Want To Turn Into You by Caroline Polachek

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

# 19

Mélusine by Cécile McLorin Salvant

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Vocal Jazz

# 20

Cascades by Christian Dillingham

Album • Sep 01 / 2023

# 21

Sus Dog by Clark

Album • May 26 / 2023 Art Pop Electronic Indietronica

# 22

Black Rainbows by Corinne Bailey Rae

Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Art Pop Art Rock

# 23

Quaranta by Danny Brown

Album • Nov 17 / 2023 Conscious Hip Hop

# 24

Memento mori by Depeche Mode

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Synthpop

# 25

DANSE MACABRE by Duran Duran

Album • Oct 27 / 2023 Synthpop Pop Rock

# 26

Wait Til I Get Over by Durand Jones

Album • May 05 / 2023 Soul

# 27

Behind the Tea Chronicles by Ed Motta

Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Jazz Fusion Smooth Jazz Sophisti-Pop

# 28

Principia by En Attendant Ana

Album • Feb 24 / 2023

# 29

Afterpoem by Faten Kanaan

Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Progressive Electronic Ambient

# 30

Multitudes by Feist

Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 31

Radical Romantics by Fever Ray

Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Art Pop Synthpop

# 32

Alive at the Village Vanguard by Fred Hersch + Esperanza Spalding

Album • Jan 06 / 2023 Vocal Jazz

# 33

Angels & Queens - Part II by Gabriels

Album • Mar 01 / 2023

# 34

STRUGGLER by Genesis Owusu

Album • Aug 18 / 2023 Post-Punk Revival Dance-Punk

# 35

Workin' on a World by Iris DeMent

Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Americana Country

# 36

After the Magic by Parannoul

Album • Jan 28 / 2023 Shoegaze Indie Rock

# 37

Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) by Jaimie Branch

Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Avant-Garde Jazz

# 38

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

Album • Jan 13 / 2023 Chamber Folk

# 39

Joy'All by Jenny Lewis

Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Soft Rock

# 40

That! Feels Good! by Jessie Ware

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Disco Dance-Pop

# 41

When you're this, this in love by John Southworth

Album • May 12 / 2023

# 43

The Greater Wings by Julie Byrne

Album • Jul 07 / 2023 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 44

Year Away by Kacey Johansing

Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Soft Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 46

Red Moon in Venus by Kali Uchis

Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B

# 47

Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? by Kara Jackson

Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk Chamber Folk

# 48

Mañana será bonito by KAROL G

Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Reggaetón Latin Pop

# 49

Raven by Kelela

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Alternative R&B Electronic

# 50

Smalltown Stardust by King Tuff

Album • Jan 27 / 2023 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter Neo-Psychedelia

# 51

Endling by Kvelertak

Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Hardcore Punk Black 'n' Roll

# 52

Tension (Deluxe) by Kylie Minogue

Album • Sep 22 / 2023 Dance-Pop House

# 53

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

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop