Alternative Press's 50 Best Albums of 2023

Here are 50 of the best albums of 2023. From hardcore to alt-rock records and more, these are Alternative Press' favorite albums of the year.

Published: December 12, 2023 17:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 10,000 gecs 100 gecs Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock
#2 Brand New Soul Angel Du$t Sep-08-2023, Alternative Rock
#3 My Soft Machine Arlo Parks May-26-2023, Bedroom Pop
#4 Life Is But a Dream… Avenged Sevenfold Jun-02-2023, Progressive Metal
#5 The Other One BABYMETAL Mar-24-2023, Alternative Metal
#6 Halo Bakar Sep-22-2023,
#7 ONE MORE TIME... blink-182 Oct-20-2023, Pop Punk
#8 Sit Down for Dinner Blonde Redhead Sep-29-2023, Dream Pop
#9 Blondshell Blondshell Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock
#10 the record boygenius Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#11 Lucky for You Bully Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock
#12 Wisconsin Carlie Hanson Mar-10-2023, Contemporary R&B
#13 The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Chappell Roan Sep-22-2023, Synthpop
#14 Calling the Dogs Citizen Oct-06-2023, Post-Punk Revival
#15 The Above Code Orange Sep-29-2023, Alternative Metal
#16 Sunburn Dominic Fike Jul-07-2023, Alt-Pop
#17 Living Proof DRAIN May-05-2023, Crossover Thrash
#18 So Much (For) Stardust Fall Out Boy Mar-24-2023, Pop Rock
#19 Girl with Fish feeble little horse Jun-09-2023, Slacker Rock
#20 But Here We Are Foo Fighters Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock
#21 Only Constant GEL Mar-31-2023, Hardcore Punk
#22 STRUGGLER Genesis Owusu Aug-18-2023, Post-Punk Revival
#23 I Love You, I’m Trying grandson May-05-2023, Rap Rock
#24 RAT WARS HEALTH Dec-07-2023, Electro-Industrial
#25 Joy'All Jenny Lewis Jun-09-2023, Soft Rock
#26 ...So Unknown Jesus Piece Apr-14-2023, Metalcore
#27 Blanket Kevin Abstract Nov-03-2023, Indie Rock
#28 Would You Miss It? Koyo Sep-29-2023, Pop Punk
#29 I Killed Your Dog L’Rain Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#30 Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#31 Past // Present // Future Meet Me @ The Altar Mar-10-2023, Pop Punk
#32 Life Under The Gun Militarie Gun Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock
#33 Post-American MSPAINT Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk
#34 Moments of Clarity Narrow Head Feb-10-2023, Alternative Rock
#35 Field of Appearances Object of Affection Mar-05-2023, Post-Punk
#36 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock
#37 This Is Why Paramore Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival
#38 MID AIR Paris Texas Jul-21-2023, Rap Rock
#39 The Jaws Of Life Pierce the Veil Feb-10-2023, Alternative Rock
#40 Zig Poppy Oct-27-2023, Alt-Pop
#41 Psychic Dance Routine Scowl Apr-07-2023, Alternative Rock
#42 Take Me Back to Eden Sleep Token May-19-2023, Alternative Metal
#43 Spiritual Cramp Spiritual Cramp Nov-03-2023, Garage Rock Revival
#44 Perfect Saviors The Armed Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock
#45 Everyone's Crushed Water From Your Eyes May-26-2023, Experimental Rock
#46 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Waterparks Apr-14-2023, Alternative Rock
#47 Rat Saw God Wednesday Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock
#48 Future Reference Yeek Aug-25-2023, Alternative R&B
#49 Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) Yves Tumor Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#50 A New Tomorrow Zulu Mar-03-2023, Metalcore
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Album, Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #2 | Brand New Soul | Angel Du$t | Album, Sep-08-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #3 | My Soft Machine | Arlo Parks | Album, May-26-2023, Bedroom Pop |
| #4 | Life Is But a Dream… | Avenged Sevenfold | Album, Jun-02-2023, Progressive Metal |
| #5 | The Other One | BABYMETAL | Album, Mar-24-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #6 | Halo | Bakar | Album, Sep-22-2023,  |
| #7 | ONE MORE TIME... | blink-182 | Album, Oct-20-2023, Pop Punk |
| #8 | Sit Down for Dinner | Blonde Redhead | Album, Sep-29-2023, Dream Pop |
| #9 | Blondshell | Blondshell | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #10 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | Lucky for You | Bully | Album, Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock |
| #12 | Wisconsin | Carlie Hanson | Album, Mar-10-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #13 | The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess | Chappell Roan | Album, Sep-22-2023, Synthpop |
| #14 | Calling the Dogs | Citizen | Album, Oct-06-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #15 | The Above | Code Orange | Album, Sep-29-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #16 | Sunburn | Dominic Fike | Album, Jul-07-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #17 | Living Proof | DRAIN | Album, May-05-2023, Crossover Thrash |
| #18 | So Much (For) Stardust | Fall Out Boy | Album, Mar-24-2023, Pop Rock |
| #19 | Girl with Fish | feeble little horse | Album, Jun-09-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #20 | But Here We Are | Foo Fighters | Album, Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #21 | Only Constant | GEL | Album, Mar-31-2023, Hardcore Punk |
| #22 | STRUGGLER | Genesis Owusu | Album, Aug-18-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #23 | I Love You, I’m Trying | grandson | Album, May-05-2023, Rap Rock |
| #24 | RAT WARS | HEALTH | Album, Dec-07-2023, Electro-Industrial |
| #25 | Joy'All | Jenny Lewis | Album, Jun-09-2023, Soft Rock |
| #26 | ...So Unknown | Jesus Piece | Album, Apr-14-2023, Metalcore |
| #27 | Blanket | Kevin Abstract | Album, Nov-03-2023, Indie Rock |
| #28 | Would You Miss It? | Koyo | Album, Sep-29-2023, Pop Punk |
| #29 | I Killed Your Dog | L’Rain | Album, Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #30 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #31 | Past // Present // Future | Meet Me @ The Altar | Album, Mar-10-2023, Pop Punk |
| #32 | Life Under The Gun | Militarie Gun | Album, Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #33 | Post-American | MSPAINT | Album, Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk |
| #34 | Moments of Clarity | Narrow Head | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #35 | Field of Appearances | Object of Affection | Album, Mar-05-2023, Post-Punk |
| #36 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #37 | This Is Why | Paramore | Album, Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #38 | MID AIR | Paris Texas | Album, Jul-21-2023, Rap Rock |
| #39 | The Jaws Of Life | Pierce the Veil | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #40 | Zig | Poppy | Album, Oct-27-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #41 | Psychic Dance Routine | Scowl | EP, Apr-07-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #42 | Take Me Back to Eden | Sleep Token | Album, May-19-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #43 | Spiritual Cramp | Spiritual Cramp | Album, Nov-03-2023, Garage Rock Revival |
| #44 | Perfect Saviors | The Armed | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #45 | Everyone's Crushed | Water From Your Eyes | Album, May-26-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #46 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | Waterparks | Album, Apr-14-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #47 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #48 | Future Reference | Yeek | Album, Aug-25-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #49 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #50 | A New Tomorrow | Zulu | Album, Mar-03-2023, Metalcore |