Beats Per Minute's Top 50 Albums of 2023



Published: December 12, 2023 05:01 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Raven Kelela Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B
#2 Javelin Sufjan Stevens Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk
#3 Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Caroline Polachek Feb-14-2023, Art Pop
#4 My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross ANOHNI Jul-06-2023, Soul
#5 Heaven Is a Junkyard Youth Lagoon Jun-09-2023, Indie Pop
#6 Rat Saw God Wednesday Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock
#7 Radical Romantics Fever Ray Mar-10-2023, Art Pop
#8 the record boygenius Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#9 Dogsbody Model/Actriz Feb-24-2023, Noise Rock
#10 Maps Billy Woods, Kenny Segal May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop
#11 I've Got Me Joanna Sternberg Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#12 Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#13 This Stupid World Yo La Tengo Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock
#14 We Buy Diabetic Test Strips Armand Hammer, billy woods, E L U C I D Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop
#15 The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We Mitski Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#16 Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) Yves Tumor Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#17 Isn’t It Now? Animal Collective Sep-29-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#18 SCARING THE HOES JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop
#19 Madres Sofia Kourtesis Oct-27-2023, Deep House
#20 That! Feels Good! Jessie Ware Apr-28-2023, Disco
#21 I Inside the Old Year Dying PJ Harvey Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#22 The Greater Wings Julie Byrne Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk
#23 The Whaler Home Is Where Jun-16-2023, Midwest Emo
#24 I Killed Your Dog L’Rain Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#25 i've seen a way Mandy, Indiana May-19-2023, Post-Industrial
#26 New Blue Sun André 3000 Nov-17-2023, New Age
#27 Time Ain't Accidental Jess Williamson Jun-09-2023, Americana
#28 Everyone's Crushed Water From Your Eyes May-26-2023, Experimental Rock
#29 After the Magic Parannoul Jan-28-2023, Shoegaze
#30 Lahai Sampha Oct-20-2023, Alternative R&B
#31 The Rainbow Wheel of Death Dougie Poole Feb-24-2023, Progressive Country
#32 ÁTTA Sigur Rós Jun-16-2023, Ambient
#33 everything is alive Slowdive Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop
#34 Doomscroll Naked Lungs Aug-18-2023, Noise Rock
#35 Love in Exile Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily Mar-24-2023, Ghazal
#36 Erotic Probiotic 2 Nourished by Time Mar-21-2023,
#37 Generational Curse ICECOLDBISHOP Mar-24-2023, Hardcore Hip Hop
#38 Let’s Start Here. Lil Yachty Jan-27-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#39 softscars yeule Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop
#40 Messages To God Sarah Mary Chadwick Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#41 Vidrio Titanic, I la Católica, Mabe Fratti Oct-20-2023, Post-Minimalism
#42 Hellmode Jeff Rosenstock Sep-01-2023, Indie Rock
#43 No Joy Spanish Love Songs Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock
#44 Blómi Susanne Sundfør Apr-28-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#45 The Land, The Water, The Sky Black Belt Eagle Scout Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock
#46 Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) Jaimie Branch Aug-25-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz
#47 Devil Music Portrayal of Guilt Apr-20-2023, Black Metal
#48 in|FLUX Anna B Savage Feb-17-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#49 Formal Growth in the Desert Protomartyr Jun-02-2023, Post-Punk
#50 VOIR DIRE Earl Sweatshirt, The Alchemist Oct-06-2023, Abstract Hip Hop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #2 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #3 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #4 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #5 | Heaven Is a Junkyard | Youth Lagoon | Album, Jun-09-2023, Indie Pop |
| #6 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #7 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Album, Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #8 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Dogsbody | Model/Actriz | Album, Feb-24-2023, Noise Rock |
| #10 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #11 | I've Got Me | Joanna Sternberg | Album, Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Album, Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #14 | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips | Armand Hammerbilly woodsE L U C I D | Album, Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #15 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #16 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #17 | Isn’t It Now? | Animal Collective | Album, Sep-29-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #18 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #19 | Madres | Sofia Kourtesis | Album, Oct-27-2023, Deep House |
| #20 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #21 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Album, Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | The Greater Wings | Julie Byrne | Album, Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #23 | The Whaler | Home Is Where | Album, Jun-16-2023, Midwest Emo |
| #24 | I Killed Your Dog | L’Rain | Album, Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #25 | i've seen a way | Mandy, Indiana | Album, May-19-2023, Post-Industrial |
| #26 | New Blue Sun | André 3000 | Album, Nov-17-2023, New Age |
| #27 | Time Ain't Accidental | Jess Williamson | Album, Jun-09-2023, Americana |
| #28 | Everyone's Crushed | Water From Your Eyes | Album, May-26-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #29 | After the Magic | Parannoul | Album, Jan-28-2023, Shoegaze |
| #30 | Lahai | Sampha | Album, Oct-20-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #31 | The Rainbow Wheel of Death | Dougie Poole | Album, Feb-24-2023, Progressive Country |
| #32 | ÁTTA | Sigur Rós | Album, Jun-16-2023, Ambient |
| #33 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Album, Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #34 | Doomscroll | Naked Lungs | Album, Aug-18-2023, Noise Rock |
| #35 | Love in Exile | Arooj AftabVijay IyerShahzad Ismaily | Album, Mar-24-2023, Ghazal |
| #36 | Erotic Probiotic 2 | Nourished by Time | Album, Mar-21-2023,  |
| #37 | Generational Curse | ICECOLDBISHOP | Album, Mar-24-2023, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #38 | Let’s Start Here. | Lil Yachty | Album, Jan-27-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #39 | softscars | yeule | Album, Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop |
| #40 | Messages To God | Sarah Mary Chadwick | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #41 | Vidrio | TitanicI la CatólicaMabe Fratti | Album, Oct-20-2023, Post-Minimalism |
| #42 | Hellmode | Jeff Rosenstock | Album, Sep-01-2023, Indie Rock |
| #43 | No Joy | Spanish Love Songs | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #44 | Blómi | Susanne Sundfør | Album, Apr-28-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #45 | The Land, The Water, The Sky | Black Belt Eagle Scout | Album, Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #46 | Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) | Jaimie Branch | Album, Aug-25-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #47 | Devil Music | Portrayal of Guilt | Album, Apr-20-2023, Black Metal |
| #48 | in|FLUX | Anna B Savage | Album, Feb-17-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #49 | Formal Growth in the Desert | Protomartyr | Album, Jun-02-2023, Post-Punk |
| #50 | VOIR DIRE | Earl SweatshirtThe Alchemist | Album, Oct-06-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |