BrooklynVegan's Top 55 Albums of 2023
From billy woods to boygenius, Home Is Where to Horrendous, Fever Ray to Fireworks, here are our favorite albums of 2023.
Published: December 18, 2023 14:17
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips | Armand Hammer, billy woods, E L U C I D | Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #3 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #4 | The Whaler | Home Is Where | Jun-16-2023, Midwest Emo |
| #5 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #6 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #7 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #8 | The Greater Wings | Julie Byrne | Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #9 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | the record | boygenius | Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | Higher Lonely Power | Fireworks | Jan-01-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #12 | Ontological Mysterium | Horrendous | Aug-18-2023, Progressive Metal |
| #13 | Sundial | Noname | Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #14 | Life Under The Gun | Militarie Gun | Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #15 | Quaranta | Danny Brown | Nov-17-2023, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #16 | Chaos Takes the Wheel and I Am a Passenger | awakebutstillinbed | Oct-20-2023, Midwest Emo |
| #17 | Weathervanes | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country |
| #18 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #19 | Post-American | MSPAINT | Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk |
| #20 | Prestige | Girl Ray | Aug-04-2023, Indie Pop |
| #21 | Like..? (Deluxe) | Ice Spice | Jul-21-2023, |
| #22 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #23 | The Enduring Spirit | Tomb Mold | Sep-15-2023, Death Metal |
| #24 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #25 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #26 | Calling the Dogs | Citizen | Oct-06-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #27 | Multitudes | Feist | Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #28 | Desolations Flower | Ragana | Oct-27-2023, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #29 | Dogsbody | Model/Actriz | Feb-24-2023, Noise Rock |
| #30 | Blondshell | Blondshell | Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #31 | Through the Window | Prewn | Aug-25-2023, Indie Pop |
| #32 | 93696 | Liturgy | Mar-24-2023, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #33 | The Window | Ratboys | Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #34 | I've Got Me | Joanna Sternberg | Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #35 | Fountain Baby | Amaarae | Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats |
| #36 | i've seen a way | Mandy, Indiana | May-19-2023, Post-Industrial |
| #37 | Generational Curse | ICECOLDBISHOP | Mar-24-2023, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #38 | Boys Of Faith | Zach Bryan | Sep-22-2023, Red Dirt |
| #39 | 14k Figaro | Wiki, Tony Seltzer | Nov-10-2023, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #40 | Why Would I Watch | Hot Mulligan | May-12-2023, Pop Punk |
| #41 | The Age of Pleasure | Janelle Monáe | Jun-09-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #42 | Hood Hottest Princess | Sexyy Red | Jun-09-2023, Trap |
| #43 | Playing Robots Into Heaven | James Blake | Sep-08-2023, Future Garage |
| #44 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #45 | With a Hammer | Yaeji | Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #46 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #47 | Psychic Dance Routine | Scowl | Apr-07-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #48 | Good Living Is Coming For You | Sweeping Promises | Jun-30-2023, Post-Punk |
| #49 | Cerebral Circus | Initiate | Apr-14-2023, Hardcore Punk |
| #50 | Saturnian Bloodstorm | Lamp of Murmuur | Mar-26-2023, Black Metal |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips | Armand Hammerbilly woodsE L U C I D | Album, Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #3 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #4 | The Whaler | Home Is Where | Album, Jun-16-2023, Midwest Emo |
| #5 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Album, Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #6 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #7 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #8 | The Greater Wings | Julie Byrne | Album, Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #9 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | Higher Lonely Power | Fireworks | Album, Jan-01-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #12 | Ontological Mysterium | Horrendous | Album, Aug-18-2023, Progressive Metal |
| #13 | Sundial | Noname | Album, Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #14 | Life Under The Gun | Militarie Gun | Album, Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #15 | Quaranta | Danny Brown | Album, Nov-17-2023, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #16 | Chaos Takes the Wheel and I Am a Passenger | awakebutstillinbed | Album, Oct-20-2023, Midwest Emo |
| #17 | Weathervanes | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country |
| #18 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #19 | Post-American | MSPAINT | Album, Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk |
| #20 | Prestige | Girl Ray | Album, Aug-04-2023, Indie Pop |
| #21 | Like..? (Deluxe) | Ice Spice | Album, Jul-21-2023, |
| #22 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Album, Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #23 | The Enduring Spirit | Tomb Mold | Album, Sep-15-2023, Death Metal |
| #24 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #25 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #26 | Calling the Dogs | Citizen | Album, Oct-06-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #27 | Multitudes | Feist | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #28 | Desolations Flower | Ragana | Album, Oct-27-2023, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #29 | Dogsbody | Model/Actriz | Album, Feb-24-2023, Noise Rock |
| #30 | Blondshell | Blondshell | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #31 | Through the Window | Prewn | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Pop |
| #32 | 93696 | Liturgy | Album, Mar-24-2023, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #33 | The Window | Ratboys | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #34 | I've Got Me | Joanna Sternberg | Album, Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #35 | Fountain Baby | Amaarae | Album, Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats |
| #36 | i've seen a way | Mandy, Indiana | Album, May-19-2023, Post-Industrial |
| #37 | Generational Curse | ICECOLDBISHOP | Album, Mar-24-2023, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #38 | Boys Of Faith | Zach Bryan | EP, Sep-22-2023, Red Dirt |
| #39 | 14k Figaro | WikiTony Seltzer | Album, Nov-10-2023, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #40 | Why Would I Watch | Hot Mulligan | Album, May-12-2023, Pop Punk |
| #41 | The Age of Pleasure | Janelle Monáe | Album, Jun-09-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #42 | Hood Hottest Princess | Sexyy Red | Album, Jun-09-2023, Trap |
| #43 | Playing Robots Into Heaven | James Blake | Album, Sep-08-2023, Future Garage |
| #44 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #45 | With a Hammer | Yaeji | Album, Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #46 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #47 | Psychic Dance Routine | Scowl | EP, Apr-07-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #48 | Good Living Is Coming For You | Sweeping Promises | Album, Jun-30-2023, Post-Punk |
| #49 | Cerebral Circus | Initiate | Album, Apr-14-2023, Hardcore Punk |
| #50 | Saturnian Bloodstorm | Lamp of Murmuur | Album, Mar-26-2023, Black Metal |