Complex's Best Albums Of 2023 (So Far)

From smooth R&amp;B projects to hard-hitting rap albums and a deluxe project that made its way to the top—<b>these are Complex’s picks for the best albums of 2023 so far.</b>

Published: June 07, 2023 22:23 Source

# 1
Album • Mar 31 / 2023
# 2
EP • Jan 20 / 2023 Sample Drill East Coast Hip Hop
# 3
Album • Jan 27 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Rock
# 4
Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 5
Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Reggaetón Latin Pop
# 6
Album • Mar 31 / 2023 West Coast Hip Hop Drumless
# 7
Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Neo-Soul
# 8
Album • May 19 / 2023 Pop Rap West Coast Hip Hop
# 9
Album • Feb 28 / 2023 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 10
Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Alternative R&B Trap Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop
# 11
Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Contemporary R&B Neo-Soul
# 12
Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B
# 13
Album • May 05 / 2023 East Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
# 14
EP • May 19 / 2023 Contemporary R&B Neo-Soul
# 15
Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Alternative R&B Electronic
# 16
Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Rage
# 17
Album • May 05 / 2023 Abstract Hip Hop Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop
# 18
Single • Jun 04 / 2023
# 19
Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Film Soundtrack Trap Pop Rap
# 20
Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Conscious Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop Chipmunk Soul
# 21
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Alternative R&B
# 22
Album • May 12 / 2023 Southern Hip Hop Trap Gangsta Rap
# 23
Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 24
Album • May 05 / 2023 Synth Funk Alternative R&B
# 25
Album • May 26 / 2023 Trap
# 26
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
# 27
Album • Mar 17 / 2023 Trap
# 28
Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Trap Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop
# 29
Album • Mar 17 / 2023 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 30
Album • May 12 / 2023 Pop Rap Gangsta Rap Sample Drill East Coast Hip Hop