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
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #2 | The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess | Chappell Roan | Sep-22-2023, Synthpop |
| #3 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #4 | the record | boygenius | Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Let’s Start Here. | Lil Yachty | Jan-27-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #7 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #8 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Snow Angel | Reneé Rapp | Aug-18-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #10 | This Is Why | Paramore | Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #11 | Norm | Andy Shauf | Feb-10-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #13 | A Cat in the Rain | Turnpike Troubadours | Aug-25-2023, Red Dirt |
| #14 | Erotic Probiotic 2 | Nourished by Time | Mar-21-2023, |
| #15 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown | Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #16 | Seven Psalms | Paul Simon | May-19-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #17 | Sundial | Noname | Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #18 | The Loveliest Time | Carly Rae Jepsen | Jul-28-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #19 | SOS | SZA | Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #20 | In Times New Roman... | Queens of the Stone Age | Jun-16-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #21 | Good Riddance | Gracie Abrams | Feb-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Unreal Unearth | Hozier | Aug-18-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | JAGUAR II | Victoria Monét | Aug-25-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #24 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #25 | AURORA | Daisy Jones & The Six | Mar-03-2023, Soft Rock |
| #26 | Something To Give Each Other | Troye Sivan | Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #27 | Hackney Diamonds | The Rolling Stones | Oct-20-2023, Pop Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #2 | The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess | Chappell Roan | Album, Sep-22-2023, Synthpop |
| #3 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #4 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Let’s Start Here. | Lil Yachty | Album, Jan-27-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #7 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #8 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Snow Angel | Reneé Rapp | Album, Aug-18-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #10 | This Is Why | Paramore | Album, Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #11 | Norm | Andy Shauf | Album, Feb-10-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Album, Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #13 | A Cat in the Rain | Turnpike Troubadours | Album, Aug-25-2023, Red Dirt |
| #14 | Erotic Probiotic 2 | Nourished by Time | Album, Mar-21-2023, |
| #15 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #16 | Seven Psalms | Paul Simon | Album, May-19-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #17 | Sundial | Noname | Album, Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #18 | The Loveliest Time | Carly Rae Jepsen | Album, Jul-28-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #19 | SOS | SZA | Album, Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #20 | In Times New Roman... | Queens of the Stone Age | Album, Jun-16-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #21 | Good Riddance | Gracie Abrams | Album, Feb-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Unreal Unearth | Hozier | Album, Aug-18-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | JAGUAR II | Victoria Monét | Album, Aug-25-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #24 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Album, Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #25 | AURORA | Daisy Jones & The Six | Album, Mar-03-2023, Soft Rock |
| #26 | Something To Give Each Other | Troye Sivan | Album, Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #27 | Hackney Diamonds | The Rolling Stones | Album, Oct-20-2023, Pop Rock |