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.
Source
Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
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#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 |