Consequence's Top 50 Albums of 2023

Consequence's Annual Report kicks off with our 50 best albums of 2023 list. See our ranking of the top new releases of the last year.

Published: December 04, 2023 14:00 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 Javelin Sufjan Stevens Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk
#4 Maps Billy Woods, Kenny Segal May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop
#5 Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Caroline Polachek Feb-14-2023, Art Pop
#6 Weathervanes Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country
#7 Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? McKinley Dixon Jun-02-2023, Jazz Rap
#8 Zach Bryan Zach Bryan Aug-25-2023, Americana
#9 The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We Mitski Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#10 Härvest Poison Ruïn Apr-14-2023, Deathrock
#11 The Window Ratboys Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock
#12 MID AIR Paris Texas Jul-21-2023, Rap Rock
#13 Raven Kelela Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B
#14 After the Magic Parannoul Jan-28-2023, Shoegaze
#15 Proof Of Life Joy Oladokun Apr-28-2023, Indie Pop
#16 softscars yeule Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop
#17 Water Made Us Jamila Woods Oct-13-2023, Neo-Soul
#18 everything is alive Slowdive Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop
#19 That! Feels Good! Jessie Ware Apr-28-2023, Disco
#20 72 Seasons Metallica Apr-14-2023, Heavy Metal
#21 Sundial Noname Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap
#22 My 21st Century Blues RAYE Feb-03-2023, Contemporary R&B
#23 Girl with Fish feeble little horse Jun-09-2023, Slacker Rock
#24 My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross ANOHNI Jul-06-2023, Soul
#25 Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#26 Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? Kara Jackson Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#27 D-DAY Agust D Apr-21-2023, Pop Rap
#28 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock
#29 All of This Will End Indigo De Souza Apr-28-2023, Indie Rock
#30 VOIR DIRE Earl Sweatshirt, The Alchemist Oct-06-2023, Abstract Hip Hop
#31 The Age of Pleasure Janelle Monáe Jun-09-2023, Contemporary R&B
#32 Blondshell Blondshell Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock
#33 Heavy Heavy Young Fathers Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#34 Love in Exile Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily Mar-24-2023, Ghazal
#35 Everyone's Crushed Water From Your Eyes May-26-2023, Experimental Rock
#36 MICHAEL Killer Mike Jun-16-2023, Southern Hip Hop
#37 STRUGGLER Genesis Owusu Aug-18-2023, Post-Punk Revival
#38 Cartwheel Hotline TNT Nov-03-2023, Shoegaze
#39 But Here We Are Foo Fighters Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock
#40 SCARING THE HOES JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop
#41 I Killed Your Dog L’Rain Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#42 Echo The Diamond Margaret Glaspy Aug-18-2023, Indie Rock
#43 The Lamb as Effigy Sprain Sep-01-2023, Post-Rock
#44 the record boygenius Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#45 Work Of Art Asake Jun-16-2023, Afropiano
#46 Something To Give Each Other Troye Sivan Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop
#47 New Blue Sun André 3000 Nov-17-2023, New Age
#48 Stone Baroness Sep-15-2023, Stoner Metal
#49 Careful! Deeper Sep-08-2023, Post-Punk
#50 I Inside the Old Year Dying PJ Harvey Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter
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 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #4 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #5 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #6 | Weathervanes | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country |
| #7 | Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? | McKinley Dixon | Album, Jun-02-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #8 | Zach Bryan | Zach Bryan | Album, Aug-25-2023, Americana |
| #9 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | Härvest | Poison Ruïn | Album, Apr-14-2023, Deathrock |
| #11 | The Window | Ratboys | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #12 | MID AIR | Paris Texas | Album, Jul-21-2023, Rap Rock |
| #13 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #14 | After the Magic | Parannoul | Album, Jan-28-2023, Shoegaze |
| #15 | Proof Of Life | Joy Oladokun | Album, Apr-28-2023, Indie Pop |
| #16 | softscars | yeule | Album, Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop |
| #17 | Water Made Us | Jamila Woods | Album, Oct-13-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #18 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Album, Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #19 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #20 | 72 Seasons | Metallica | Album, Apr-14-2023, Heavy Metal |
| #21 | Sundial | Noname | Album, Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #22 | My 21st Century Blues | RAYE | Album, Feb-03-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #23 | Girl with Fish | feeble little horse | Album, Jun-09-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #24 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #25 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #26 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #27 | D-DAY | Agust D | Album, Apr-21-2023, Pop Rap |
| #28 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #29 | All of This Will End | Indigo De Souza | Album, Apr-28-2023, Indie Rock |
| #30 | VOIR DIRE | Earl SweatshirtThe Alchemist | Album, Oct-06-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #31 | The Age of Pleasure | Janelle Monáe | Album, Jun-09-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #32 | Blondshell | Blondshell | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #33 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #34 | Love in Exile | Arooj AftabVijay IyerShahzad Ismaily | Album, Mar-24-2023, Ghazal |
| #35 | Everyone's Crushed | Water From Your Eyes | Album, May-26-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #36 | MICHAEL | Killer Mike | Album, Jun-16-2023, Southern Hip Hop |
| #37 | STRUGGLER | Genesis Owusu | Album, Aug-18-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #38 | Cartwheel | Hotline TNT | Album, Nov-03-2023, Shoegaze |
| #39 | But Here We Are | Foo Fighters | Album, Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #40 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #41 | I Killed Your Dog | L’Rain | Album, Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #42 | Echo The Diamond | Margaret Glaspy | Album, Aug-18-2023, Indie Rock |
| #43 | The Lamb as Effigy | Sprain | Album, Sep-01-2023, Post-Rock |
| #44 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #45 | Work Of Art | Asake | Album, Jun-16-2023, Afropiano |
| #46 | Something To Give Each Other | Troye Sivan | Album, Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #47 | New Blue Sun | André 3000 | Album, Nov-17-2023, New Age |
| #48 | Stone | Baroness | Album, Sep-15-2023, Stoner Metal |
| #49 | Careful! | Deeper | Album, Sep-08-2023, Post-Punk |
| #50 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Album, Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |