Crack Magazine's Top 50 Albums of 2023

The albums that captured the many moods of 2023, starring Troye Sivan, Klein, Kara Jackson, Lankum, Laurel Halo and more. Our top 50 albums of the year.

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Rank Album Artist Info
#1 homeless n*gga pop music Jim Legxacy Apr-26-2023, Alternative R&B
#2 Bendik Giske Bendik Giske Jun-09-2023, Post-Minimalism
#3 93696 Liturgy Mar-24-2023, Avant-Garde Metal
#4 a.s.o. a.s.o Jun-02-2023, Trip Hop
#5 Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Caroline Polachek Feb-14-2023, Art Pop
#6 Àlááfíà Honour Nov-03-2023, Ambient
#7 Breeze Vayda Mar-13-2023, Cloud Rap
#8 My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross ANOHNI Jul-06-2023, Soul
#10 Nekkuja Marina Herlop Oct-27-2023, Avant-Folk
#11 Fountain Baby Amaarae Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats
#12 SCARING THE HOES JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop
#13 False Lankum Lankum Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music
#14 GOOD LUCK DEBBY FRIDAY Mar-24-2023, Electro-Industrial
#15 Atlas Laurel Halo Sep-22-2023, Ambient
#16 Maritz Jonnine Feb-16-2023, Ambient Pop
#17 Let’s Start Here. Lil Yachty Jan-27-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#18 i've seen a way Mandy, Indiana May-19-2023, Post-Industrial
#19 & the Charm Avalon Emerson Apr-28-2023, Indietronica
#20 Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare Holy Tongue Apr-28-2023, Dub
#21 A New Tomorrow Zulu Mar-03-2023, Metalcore
#22 Radical Romantics Fever Ray Mar-10-2023, Art Pop
#23 Signs Purelink Sep-15-2023, Ambient Dub
#24 Sundial Noname Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap
#25 I Inside the Old Year Dying PJ Harvey Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#26 BUNYI BUNYI TUMBAL HULUBALANG Jun-26-2023, Post-Industrial
#27 EXCELSIOR Slauson Malone 1 Oct-06-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#28 Further Out Than The Edge Speakers Corner Quartet Jun-02-2023, Electronic
#29 Techxodus Speaker Music Sep-08-2023, IDM
#30 Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? Kara Jackson Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#31 Source of Denial Nihiloxica Sep-15-2023, Industrial Techno
#32 Just A Matter Of Time AntsLive Jan-12-2023, UK Hip Hop
#33 The Head Hurts but the Heart Knows the Truth Headache, Vegyn May-31-2023, Spoken Word
#34 绿帽 Green Hat Tzusing Mar-31-2023, Industrial Techno
#35 Mondo Tempo Freak Heat Waves Jul-12-2023, Downtempo
#36 Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#37 Tikiman Vol. 1 Paul St. Hilaire Mar-30-2023, Dub
#38 Work Of Art Asake Jun-16-2023, Afropiano
#39 Raven Kelela Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B
#40 Blondshell Blondshell Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock
#41 Viral Wreckage AUNTY RAYZOR Sep-01-2023, Afrobeats
#42 WOW Kate NV Mar-03-2023, Digital Fusion
#43 Everyone's Crushed Water From Your Eyes May-26-2023, Experimental Rock
#44 I Killed Your Dog L’Rain Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#45 Natural Wonder Beauty Concept Natural Wonder Beauty Concept Jul-14-2023, Ambient Pop
#46 touched by an angel Klein Oct-20-2023, Ambient
#47 We Buy Diabetic Test Strips Armand Hammer, billy woods, E L U C I D Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop
#48 the record boygenius Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#49 Inti Watana - El Retorno del Sol Luzmila Carpio Sep-21-2023, Andean New Age
#50 Something To Give Each Other Troye Sivan Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | homeless n*gga pop music | Jim Legxacy | Album, Apr-26-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #2 | Bendik Giske | Bendik Giske | Album, Jun-09-2023, Post-Minimalism |
| #3 | 93696 | Liturgy | Album, Mar-24-2023, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #4 | a.s.o. | a.s.o | Album, Jun-02-2023, Trip Hop |
| #5 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #6 | Àlááfíà | Honour | Album, Nov-03-2023, Ambient |
| #7 | Breeze | Vayda | Album, Mar-13-2023, Cloud Rap |
| #8 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #10 | Nekkuja | Marina Herlop | Album, Oct-27-2023, Avant-Folk |
| #11 | Fountain Baby | Amaarae | Album, Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats |
| #12 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #13 | False Lankum | Lankum | Album, Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #14 | GOOD LUCK | DEBBY FRIDAY | Album, Mar-24-2023, Electro-Industrial |
| #15 | Atlas | Laurel Halo | Album, Sep-22-2023, Ambient |
| #16 | Maritz | Jonnine | Album, Feb-16-2023, Ambient Pop |
| #17 | Let’s Start Here. | Lil Yachty | Album, Jan-27-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #18 | i've seen a way | Mandy, Indiana | Album, May-19-2023, Post-Industrial |
| #19 | & the Charm | Avalon Emerson | Album, Apr-28-2023, Indietronica |
| #20 | Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare | Holy Tongue | Album, Apr-28-2023, Dub |
| #21 | A New Tomorrow | Zulu | Album, Mar-03-2023, Metalcore |
| #22 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Album, Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #23 | Signs | Purelink | Album, Sep-15-2023, Ambient Dub |
| #24 | Sundial | Noname | Album, Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #25 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Album, Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #26 | BUNYI BUNYI TUMBAL | HULUBALANG | Album, Jun-26-2023, Post-Industrial |
| #27 | EXCELSIOR | Slauson Malone 1 | Album, Oct-06-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #28 | Further Out Than The Edge | Speakers Corner Quartet | Album, Jun-02-2023, Electronic |
| #29 | Techxodus | Speaker Music | Album, Sep-08-2023, IDM |
| #30 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #31 | Source of Denial | Nihiloxica | Album, Sep-15-2023, Industrial Techno |
| #32 | Just A Matter Of Time | AntsLive | Album, Jan-12-2023, UK Hip Hop |
| #33 | The Head Hurts but the Heart Knows the Truth | HeadacheVegyn | Album, May-31-2023, Spoken Word |
| #34 | 绿帽 Green Hat | Tzusing | Album, Mar-31-2023, Industrial Techno |
| #35 | Mondo Tempo | Freak Heat Waves | Album, Jul-12-2023, Downtempo |
| #36 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #37 | Tikiman Vol. 1 | Paul St. Hilaire | Album, Mar-30-2023, Dub |
| #38 | Work Of Art | Asake | Album, Jun-16-2023, Afropiano |
| #39 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #40 | Blondshell | Blondshell | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #41 | Viral Wreckage | AUNTY RAYZOR | Album, Sep-01-2023, Afrobeats |
| #42 | WOW | Kate NV | Album, Mar-03-2023, Digital Fusion |
| #43 | Everyone's Crushed | Water From Your Eyes | Album, May-26-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #44 | I Killed Your Dog | L’Rain | Album, Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #45 | Natural Wonder Beauty Concept | Natural Wonder Beauty Concept | Album, Jul-14-2023, Ambient Pop |
| #46 | touched by an angel | Klein | Album, Oct-20-2023, Ambient |
| #47 | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips | Armand Hammerbilly woodsE L U C I D | Album, Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #48 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #49 | Inti Watana - El Retorno del Sol | Luzmila Carpio | Album, Sep-21-2023, Andean New Age |
| #50 | Something To Give Each Other | Troye Sivan | Album, Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop |