A.V. Club's 27 Best Albums of 2023

From legends like The Rolling Stones to up-and-comers like Chappell Roan and of-the-moment stars like Olivia Rodrigo, here are the albums we loved in 2023

Published: December 13, 2023 13:00 Source

# 1
Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter Alternative Rock
# 2
Album • Sep 22 / 2023 Synthpop Dance-Pop Alt-Pop
# 3
Album • Feb 14 / 2023 Art Pop Alt-Pop Electronic
# 4
Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Indie Rock
# 5
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop
# 6
Album • Jan 27 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Rock
# 7
Album • Oct 06 / 2023 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk
# 8
Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 9
Album • Aug 18 / 2023 Alt-Pop
# 10
Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Post-Punk Revival
# 11
Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop
# 12
Album • Jul 21 / 2023 Art Rock Indie Pop
# 13
Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Red Dirt Country Rock
# 14
Album • Mar 21 / 2023
# 15
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
# 16
Album • May 19 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk
# 17
Album • Aug 11 / 2023 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop Political Hip Hop
# 18
Album • Jul 28 / 2023 Dance-Pop
# 19
SOS by SZA
Album • Dec 09 / 2022 Contemporary R&B Pop
# 20
Album • Jun 16 / 2023 Alternative Rock Hard Rock
# 21
Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Alt-Pop
# 22
Album • Aug 18 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Pop Soul Pop Rock
# 23
Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Contemporary R&B
# 24
Album • Jul 07 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Rock
# 25
Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Soft Rock
# 26
Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Dance-Pop Contemporary R&B
# 27
Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Pop Rock Blues Rock