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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale Tyler, The Creator Mar-31-2023,
#2 Like..? Ice Spice Jan-20-2023, Sample Drill
#3 Let’s Start Here. Lil Yachty Jan-27-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#4 Glockoma 2 Key Glock Feb-24-2023, Trap
#5 Mañana será bonito KAROL G Feb-24-2023, Reggaetón
#6 The Great Escape Larry June, The Alchemist Mar-31-2023, West Coast Hip Hop
#7 Through and Through Baby Rose Apr-28-2023, Neo-Soul
#8 Kaytraminé KAYTRAMINÉ, Aminé, KAYTRANADA May-19-2023, Pop Rap
#9 Gumbo Young Nudy Feb-28-2023, Trap
#10 Love Sick Don Toliver Feb-24-2023, Alternative R&B
#11 Never Enough Daniel Caesar Apr-07-2023, Contemporary R&B
#12 Red Moon in Venus Kali Uchis Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul
#13 Wont He Do It Conway the Machine May-05-2023, East Coast Hip Hop
#14 CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE Summer Walker May-19-2023, Contemporary R&B
#15 Raven Kelela Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B
#16 Aftërlyfe Yeat Feb-24-2023, Rage
#17 Maps Billy Woods, Kenny Segal May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop
#18 Split Decision Dave, Central Cee Jun-04-2023,
#19 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Metro Boomin Jun-02-2023, Film Soundtrack
#20 Jackman. Jack Harlow Apr-28-2023, Conscious Hip Hop
#21 Since I Have a Lover 6LACK Mar-24-2023, Alternative R&B
#22 Richest Opp YoungBoy Never Broke Again May-12-2023, Southern Hip Hop
#23 My Vision Luh Tyler Mar-31-2023, Trap
#24 Soul,PRESENT Q May-05-2023, Synth Funk
#25 Almost Healed Lil Durk May-26-2023, Trap
#26 SCARING THE HOES JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop
#27 3MEN2 KBRN Eladio Carrión Mar-17-2023, Trap
#28 Sremm 4 Life Rae Sremmurd Apr-07-2023, Trap
#29 Keed Talk to 'Em 2 Lil Keed Mar-17-2023, Trap
#30 Here 2 Stay DD Osama May-12-2023, Pop Rap
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale | Tyler, The Creator | Album, Mar-31-2023,  |
| #2 | Like..? | Ice Spice | EP, Jan-20-2023, Sample Drill |
| #3 | Let’s Start Here. | Lil Yachty | Album, Jan-27-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #4 | Glockoma 2 | Key Glock | Album, Feb-24-2023, Trap |
| #5 | Mañana será bonito | KAROL G | Album, Feb-24-2023, Reggaetón |
| #6 | The Great Escape | Larry JuneThe Alchemist | Album, Mar-31-2023, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | Through and Through | Baby Rose | Album, Apr-28-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | Kaytraminé | KAYTRAMINÉAminéKAYTRANADA | Album, May-19-2023, Pop Rap |
| #9 | Gumbo | Young Nudy | Album, Feb-28-2023, Trap |
| #10 | Love Sick | Don Toliver | Album, Feb-24-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #11 | Never Enough | Daniel Caesar | Album, Apr-07-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #12 | Red Moon in Venus | Kali Uchis | Album, Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #13 | Wont He Do It | Conway the Machine | Album, May-05-2023, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #14 | CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE | Summer Walker | EP, May-19-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #15 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #16 | Aftërlyfe | Yeat | Album, Feb-24-2023, Rage |
| #17 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #18 | Split Decision | DaveCentral Cee | Single, Jun-04-2023,  |
| #19 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Metro Boomin | Album, Jun-02-2023, Film Soundtrack |
| #20 | Jackman. | Jack Harlow | Album, Apr-28-2023, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #21 | Since I Have a Lover | 6LACK | Album, Mar-24-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #22 | Richest Opp | YoungBoy Never Broke Again | Album, May-12-2023, Southern Hip Hop |
| #23 | My Vision | Luh Tyler | Album, Mar-31-2023, Trap |
| #24 | Soul,PRESENT | Q | Album, May-05-2023, Synth Funk |
| #25 | Almost Healed | Lil Durk | Album, May-26-2023, Trap |
| #26 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #27 | 3MEN2 KBRN | Eladio Carrión | Album, Mar-17-2023, Trap |
| #28 | Sremm 4 Life | Rae Sremmurd | Album, Apr-07-2023, Trap |
| #29 | Keed Talk to 'Em 2 | Lil Keed | Album, Mar-17-2023, Trap |
| #30 | Here 2 Stay | DD Osama | Album, May-12-2023, Pop Rap |