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
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| 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 |