Clash's Albums of the Year 2023
And so, another year. For many, 2023 won’t be something they’ll look back on with much fondness – the increasingly unhinged UK government, the appalling
Published: December 13, 2023 15:53
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lahai | Sampha | Oct-20-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #2 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #3 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #4 | Fountain Baby | Amaarae | Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats |
| #5 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #6 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Gentle Confrontation | Loraine James | Sep-22-2023, IDM |
| #9 | Maps | Billy Woods, Kenny Segal | May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #10 | The Greater Wings | Julie Byrne | Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #11 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #12 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | VOIR DIRE | Earl Sweatshirt, The Alchemist | Oct-06-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #14 | Raven | Kelela | Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #15 | Atlas | Laurel Halo | Sep-22-2023, Ambient |
| #16 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown | Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #17 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #18 | Famous Last Words | CASISDEAD | Oct-27-2023, UK Hip Hop |
| #19 | Heaven | Cleo Sol | Sep-15-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #20 | the record | boygenius | Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | I Killed Your Dog | L’Rain | Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #22 | Space Heavy | King Krule | Jun-09-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #23 | Voice Notes | Yazmin Lacey | Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #24 | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips | Armand Hammer, billy woods, E L U C I D | Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #25 | Madres | Sofia Kourtesis | Oct-27-2023, Deep House |
| #26 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #27 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #28 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #29 | PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE | Christine and the Queens | Jun-09-2023, Art Pop |
| #30 | Love Hallucination | Jessy Lanza | Jul-28-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #31 | Girl In The Half Pearl | Liv.e | Feb-10-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #32 | LXXXVIII | Actress | Nov-03-2023, IDM |
| #33 | False Lankum | Lankum | Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #34 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #35 | Black Classical Music | Yussef Dayes | Sep-08-2023, Jazz Fusion |
| #36 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #37 | Good Lies | Overmono | May-12-2023, UK Bass |
| #38 | Scarlet | Doja Cat | Sep-22-2023, Pop Rap |
| #39 | Ways of Knowing | Navy Blue | Mar-23-2023, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #40 | Crazymad, For Me | CMAT | Oct-13-2023, Pop Rock |
| #41 | Tracey Denim | bar italia | May-19-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #42 | Something To Give Each Other | Troye Sivan | Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #43 | Powders | Eartheater | Sep-20-2023, Art Pop |
| #44 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #45 | Sundial | Noname | Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #46 | When Will We Land? | Barry Can't Swim | Oct-20-2023, Deep House |
| #47 | JAGUAR II | Victoria Monét | Aug-25-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #48 | Mid Air | Romy | Sep-08-2023, Deep House |
| #49 | With a Hammer | Yaeji | Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #50 | Strange Disciple | Nation of Language | Sep-15-2023, Synthpop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lahai | Sampha | Album, Oct-20-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #2 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #3 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #4 | Fountain Baby | Amaarae | Album, Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats |
| #5 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #6 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Gentle Confrontation | Loraine James | Album, Sep-22-2023, IDM |
| #9 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #10 | The Greater Wings | Julie Byrne | Album, Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #11 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #12 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | VOIR DIRE | Earl SweatshirtThe Alchemist | Album, Oct-06-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #14 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #15 | Atlas | Laurel Halo | Album, Sep-22-2023, Ambient |
| #16 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #17 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #18 | Famous Last Words | CASISDEAD | Album, Oct-27-2023, UK Hip Hop |
| #19 | Heaven | Cleo Sol | Album, Sep-15-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #20 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | I Killed Your Dog | L’Rain | Album, Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #22 | Space Heavy | King Krule | Album, Jun-09-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #23 | Voice Notes | Yazmin Lacey | Album, Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #24 | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips | Armand Hammerbilly woodsE L U C I D | Album, Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #25 | Madres | Sofia Kourtesis | Album, Oct-27-2023, Deep House |
| #26 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Album, Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #27 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #28 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Album, Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #29 | PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE | Christine and the Queens | Album, Jun-09-2023, Art Pop |
| #30 | Love Hallucination | Jessy Lanza | Album, Jul-28-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #31 | Girl In The Half Pearl | Liv.e | Album, Feb-10-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #32 | LXXXVIII | Actress | Album, Nov-03-2023, IDM |
| #33 | False Lankum | Lankum | Album, Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #34 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Album, Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #35 | Black Classical Music | Yussef Dayes | Album, Sep-08-2023, Jazz Fusion |
| #36 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #37 | Good Lies | Overmono | Album, May-12-2023, UK Bass |
| #38 | Scarlet | Doja Cat | Album, Sep-22-2023, Pop Rap |
| #39 | Ways of Knowing | Navy Blue | Album, Mar-23-2023, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #40 | Crazymad, For Me | CMAT | Album, Oct-13-2023, Pop Rock |
| #41 | Tracey Denim | bar italia | Album, May-19-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #42 | Something To Give Each Other | Troye Sivan | Album, Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #43 | Powders | Eartheater | Album, Sep-20-2023, Art Pop |
| #44 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Album, Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #45 | Sundial | Noname | Album, Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #46 | When Will We Land? | Barry Can't Swim | Album, Oct-20-2023, Deep House |
| #47 | JAGUAR II | Victoria Monét | Album, Aug-25-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #48 | Mid Air | Romy | Album, Sep-08-2023, Deep House |
| #49 | With a Hammer | Yaeji | Album, Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #50 | Strange Disciple | Nation of Language | Album, Sep-15-2023, Synthpop |