Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2023

The 50 best albums of 2023 -- Olivia Rodrigo, Boygenius, Drake and more.

Published: December 06, 2023 17:14 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock
#2 the record boygenius Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#3 Something To Give Each Other Troye Sivan Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop
#4 Zach Bryan Zach Bryan Aug-25-2023, Americana
#5 JAGUAR II Victoria Monét Aug-25-2023, Contemporary R&B
#6 Mañana será bonito KAROL G Feb-24-2023, Reggaetón
#7 Scarlet Doja Cat Sep-22-2023, Pop Rap
#8 Let’s Start Here. Lil Yachty Jan-27-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#9 Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#10 Snow Angel Reneé Rapp Aug-18-2023, Alt-Pop
#11 GÉNESIS Peso Pluma Jun-22-2023, Corrido tumbado
#12 This Is Why Paramore Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival
#13 The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Chappell Roan Sep-22-2023, Synthpop
#14 Kaytraminé KAYTRAMINÉ, Aminé, KAYTRANADA May-19-2023, Pop Rap
#15 Raven Kelela Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B
#16 Endless Summer Vacation Miley Cyrus Mar-10-2023, Pop
#17 nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana Bad Bunny Oct-13-2023, Pop Rap
#18 Like..? Ice Spice Jan-20-2023, Sample Drill
#19 Rolling Up the Welcome Mat Kelsea Ballerini Feb-14-2023, Country Pop
#20 Barbie The Album Various Artists Jul-21-2023, Pop
#21 UTOPIA Travis Scott Jul-28-2023, Southern Hip Hop
#22 Javelin Sufjan Stevens Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk
#23 DESVELADO Eslabon Armado Apr-28-2023, Corrido tumbado
#24 Good Riddance Gracie Abrams Feb-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#25 Mid Air Romy Sep-08-2023, Deep House
#26 Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Caroline Polachek Feb-14-2023, Art Pop
#27 Unreal Unearth Hozier Aug-18-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#28 Whitsitt Chapel Jelly Roll Jun-02-2023, Contemporary Country
#29 How Do You Sleep At Night? Teezo Touchdown Sep-08-2023, Alt-Pop
#30 Colmillo De Leche Carin Leon May-19-2023, Sierreño
#31 Madres Sofia Kourtesis Oct-27-2023, Deep House
#32 One Thing at a Time Morgan Wallen Mar-03-2023, Country Pop
#33 a Gift & a Curse Gunna Jun-16-2023, Trap
#34 My 21st Century Blues RAYE Feb-03-2023, Contemporary R&B
#35 The Age of Pleasure Janelle Monáe Jun-09-2023, Contemporary R&B
#36 MICHAEL Killer Mike Jun-16-2023, Southern Hip Hop
#37 Larger Than Life Brent Faiyaz Oct-27-2023, Contemporary R&B
#38 Heaven knows PinkPantheress Nov-10-2023, Contemporary R&B
#39 Timeless Davido Mar-31-2023, Afrobeats
#40 Hood Hottest Princess Sexyy Red Jun-09-2023, Trap
#41 The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We Mitski Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#42 My Soft Machine Arlo Parks May-26-2023, Bedroom Pop
#43 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Metro Boomin Jun-02-2023, Film Soundtrack
#44 My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross ANOHNI Jul-06-2023, Soul
#45 10,000 gecs 100 gecs Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock
#46 Bewitched Laufey Sep-08-2023, Traditional Pop
#47 Lover's Game The War and Treaty Mar-10-2023, Country Soul
#48 SCARING THE HOES JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop
#49 Destiny DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ Aug-13-2023, House
#50 For All The Dogs Drake Oct-06-2023,
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #2 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | Something To Give Each Other | Troye Sivan | Album, Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #4 | Zach Bryan | Zach Bryan | Album, Aug-25-2023, Americana |
| #5 | JAGUAR II | Victoria Monét | Album, Aug-25-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #6 | Mañana será bonito | KAROL G | Album, Feb-24-2023, Reggaetón |
| #7 | Scarlet | Doja Cat | Album, Sep-22-2023, Pop Rap |
| #8 | Let’s Start Here. | Lil Yachty | Album, Jan-27-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #9 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | Snow Angel | Reneé Rapp | Album, Aug-18-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #11 | GÉNESIS | Peso Pluma | Album, Jun-22-2023, Corrido tumbado |
| #12 | This Is Why | Paramore | Album, Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #13 | The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess | Chappell Roan | Album, Sep-22-2023, Synthpop |
| #14 | Kaytraminé | KAYTRAMINÉAminéKAYTRANADA | Album, May-19-2023, Pop Rap |
| #15 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #16 | Endless Summer Vacation | Miley Cyrus | Album, Mar-10-2023, Pop |
| #17 | nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana | Bad Bunny | Album, Oct-13-2023, Pop Rap |
| #18 | Like..? | Ice Spice | EP, Jan-20-2023, Sample Drill |
| #19 | Rolling Up the Welcome Mat | Kelsea Ballerini | EP, Feb-14-2023, Country Pop |
| #20 | Barbie The Album | Various Artists | Album, Jul-21-2023, Pop |
| #21 | UTOPIA | Travis Scott | Album, Jul-28-2023, Southern Hip Hop |
| #22 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #23 | DESVELADO | Eslabon Armado | Album, Apr-28-2023, Corrido tumbado |
| #24 | Good Riddance | Gracie Abrams | Album, Feb-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #25 | Mid Air | Romy | Album, Sep-08-2023, Deep House |
| #26 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #27 | Unreal Unearth | Hozier | Album, Aug-18-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #28 | Whitsitt Chapel | Jelly Roll | Album, Jun-02-2023, Contemporary Country |
| #29 | How Do You Sleep At Night? | Teezo Touchdown | Album, Sep-08-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #30 | Colmillo De Leche | Carin Leon | Album, May-19-2023, Sierreño |
| #31 | Madres | Sofia Kourtesis | Album, Oct-27-2023, Deep House |
| #32 | One Thing at a Time | Morgan Wallen | Album, Mar-03-2023, Country Pop |
| #33 | a Gift & a Curse | Gunna | Album, Jun-16-2023, Trap |
| #34 | My 21st Century Blues | RAYE | Album, Feb-03-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #35 | The Age of Pleasure | Janelle Monáe | Album, Jun-09-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #36 | MICHAEL | Killer Mike | Album, Jun-16-2023, Southern Hip Hop |
| #37 | Larger Than Life | Brent Faiyaz | Album, Oct-27-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #38 | Heaven knows | PinkPantheress | Album, Nov-10-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #39 | Timeless | Davido | Album, Mar-31-2023, Afrobeats |
| #40 | Hood Hottest Princess | Sexyy Red | Album, Jun-09-2023, Trap |
| #41 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #42 | My Soft Machine | Arlo Parks | Album, May-26-2023, Bedroom Pop |
| #43 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Metro Boomin | Album, Jun-02-2023, Film Soundtrack |
| #44 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #45 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Album, Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #46 | Bewitched | Laufey | Album, Sep-08-2023, Traditional Pop |
| #47 | Lover's Game | The War and Treaty | Album, Mar-10-2023, Country Soul |
| #48 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #49 | Destiny | DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ | Album, Aug-13-2023, House |
| #50 | For All The Dogs | Drake | Album, Oct-06-2023,  |