Consequence's Top 30 Albums of 2023 (So Far)

As our painstakingly chosen and ranked Best Albums of 2023 so far makes clear, 2023 is a moment of transition for the music industry.

Published: June 12, 2023 14:30 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) Yves Tumor Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#2 Rat Saw God Wednesday Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock
#3 Maps Billy Woods, Kenny Segal May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop
#4 Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Caroline Polachek Feb-14-2023, Art Pop
#5 Weathervanes Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country
#6 All of This Will End Indigo De Souza Apr-28-2023, Indie Rock
#7 Proof Of Life Joy Oladokun Apr-28-2023, Indie Pop
#8 Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? McKinley Dixon Jun-02-2023, Jazz Rap
#9 Raven Kelela Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B
#10 Härvest Poison Ruïn Apr-14-2023, Deathrock
#11 After the Magic Parannoul Jan-28-2023, Shoegaze
#12 SCARING THE HOES JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop
#13 That! Feels Good! Jessie Ware Apr-28-2023, Disco
#14 Heavy Heavy Young Fathers Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#15 The Weakness Ruston Kelly Apr-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#16 D-DAY Agust D Apr-21-2023, Pop Rap
#17 Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? Kara Jackson Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#18 Love in Exile Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily Mar-24-2023, Ghazal
#19 Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#20 72 Seasons Metallica Apr-14-2023, Heavy Metal
#21 My 21st Century Blues RAYE Feb-03-2023, Contemporary R&B
#22 Indiana Jones Boldy James, RichGains Jan-20-2023, Gangsta Rap
#23 My Soft Machine Arlo Parks May-26-2023, Bedroom Pop
#24 Dogsbody Model/Actriz Feb-24-2023, Noise Rock
#25 The Age of Pleasure Janelle Monáe Jun-09-2023, Contemporary R&B
#26 Everyone's Crushed Water From Your Eyes May-26-2023, Experimental Rock
#27 But Here We Are Foo Fighters Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock
#28 the record boygenius Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#29 Blondshell Blondshell Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock
#30 MICHAEL Killer Mike Jun-16-2023, Southern Hip Hop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #2 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #4 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #5 | Weathervanes | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country |
| #6 | All of This Will End | Indigo De Souza | Album, Apr-28-2023, Indie Rock |
| #7 | Proof Of Life | Joy Oladokun | Album, Apr-28-2023, Indie Pop |
| #8 | Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? | McKinley Dixon | Album, Jun-02-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #9 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | Härvest | Poison Ruïn | Album, Apr-14-2023, Deathrock |
| #11 | After the Magic | Parannoul | Album, Jan-28-2023, Shoegaze |
| #12 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #13 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #14 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #15 | The Weakness | Ruston Kelly | Album, Apr-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #16 | D-DAY | Agust D | Album, Apr-21-2023, Pop Rap |
| #17 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #18 | Love in Exile | Arooj AftabVijay IyerShahzad Ismaily | Album, Mar-24-2023, Ghazal |
| #19 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | 72 Seasons | Metallica | Album, Apr-14-2023, Heavy Metal |
| #21 | My 21st Century Blues | RAYE | Album, Feb-03-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #22 | Indiana Jones | Boldy JamesRichGains | Album, Jan-20-2023, Gangsta Rap |
| #23 | My Soft Machine | Arlo Parks | Album, May-26-2023, Bedroom Pop |
| #24 | Dogsbody | Model/Actriz | Album, Feb-24-2023, Noise Rock |
| #25 | The Age of Pleasure | Janelle Monáe | Album, Jun-09-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #26 | Everyone's Crushed | Water From Your Eyes | Album, May-26-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #27 | But Here We Are | Foo Fighters | Album, Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #28 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #29 | Blondshell | Blondshell | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #30 | MICHAEL | Killer Mike | Album, Jun-16-2023, Southern Hip Hop |