BrooklynVegan's 40 Favorite Albums of 2023 So Far

From billy woods to boygenius Fever Ray to Feist to Jessie Ware to Jason Isbell to Lana Del Rey to Liturgy, here are our 40 favorite albums of 2023 so far...

Published: July 06, 2023 17:33 Source

# 1
Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Afrobeats Alternative R&B
# 2
Album • Feb 17 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop
# 3
Album • May 19 / 2023 Slacker Rock
# 4
Album • May 05 / 2023 Abstract Hip Hop Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop
# 5
Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Indie Rock
# 6
Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Indie Rock
# 7
Album • Feb 14 / 2023 Art Pop Alt-Pop Electronic
# 8
Album • May 05 / 2023 Crossover Thrash Metalcore
# 9
Album • Apr 21 / 2023 Alternative R&B Downtempo UK Bass
# 10
Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk
# 11
Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Art Pop Synthpop
# 12
Album • Jan 01 / 2023 Alternative Rock
# 13
Album • May 19 / 2023 Death Metal
# 14
Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Hardcore Punk
# 15
Album • Jun 16 / 2023 Midwest Emo Post-Hardcore
# 16
Album • May 12 / 2023 Pop Punk Emo-Pop
# 17
EP • Jan 20 / 2023 Sample Drill East Coast Hip Hop
# 18
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Hardcore Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap
# 19
Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Hardcore Punk
# 20
Album • Jan 28 / 2023 Shoegaze Indie Rock
# 21
Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Contemporary R&B Pop
# 22
Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Alt-Country Americana
# 23
Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Disco Dance-Pop
# 24
Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk
# 25
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
# 26
Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk Chamber Folk
# 27
Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Alternative R&B Electronic
# 28
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop
# 29
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Avant-Garde Metal Black Metal
# 30
Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Soul Ambient
# 31
Album • May 19 / 2023 Post-Industrial
# 32
Album • Jun 23 / 2023 Alternative Rock Post-Hardcore
# 33
Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Noise Rock Dance-Punk Industrial Rock
# 34
Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Synth Punk
# 35
Album • Jun 22 / 2023 Corrido tumbado
# 36
EP • Apr 07 / 2023 Alternative Rock Hardcore Punk
# 37
Album • Apr 21 / 2023 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 38
Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Indie Rock Noise Rock
# 40
Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Metalcore Powerviolence