Dazed's 20 Best Albums of 2023

Featuring Kelela’s long-awaited return, Jim Legxacy’s eccentric portrait of Black Britain, and Lana Del Rey’s era-defining Did You Know There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd

Published: December 14, 2023 11:46 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#2 Raven Kelela Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B
#3 softscars yeule Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop
#4 With a Hammer Yaeji Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop
#5 the record boygenius Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#6 Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Caroline Polachek Feb-14-2023, Art Pop
#7 SOS SZA Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B
#8 Something To Give Each Other Troye Sivan Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop
#9 The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We Mitski Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#10 Fountain Baby Amaarae Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats
#11 A Grisaille Wedding Rainy Miller, Space Afrika Nov-16-2023, UK Hip Hop
#12 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock
#13 Sundial Noname Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap
#14 homeless n*gga pop music Jim Legxacy Apr-26-2023, Alternative R&B
#15 Fluid Meditations DJ Gigola Feb-03-2023,
#16 Pure Music Strange Ranger Jul-21-2023, Dream Pop
#17 Javelin Sufjan Stevens Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk
#18 10,000 gecs 100 gecs Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock
#19 Famous Last Words CASISDEAD Oct-27-2023, UK Hip Hop
#20 Good Lies Overmono May-12-2023, UK Bass
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #3 | softscars | yeule | Album, Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop |
| #4 | With a Hammer | Yaeji | Album, Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #5 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #7 | SOS | SZA | Album, Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #8 | Something To Give Each Other | Troye Sivan | Album, Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #9 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | Fountain Baby | Amaarae | Album, Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats |
| #11 | A Grisaille Wedding | Rainy MillerSpace Afrika | Album, Nov-16-2023, UK Hip Hop |
| #12 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #13 | Sundial | Noname | Album, Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #14 | homeless n*gga pop music | Jim Legxacy | Album, Apr-26-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #15 | Fluid Meditations | DJ Gigola | Album, Feb-03-2023,  |
| #16 | Pure Music | Strange Ranger | Album, Jul-21-2023, Dream Pop |
| #17 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #18 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Album, Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #19 | Famous Last Words | CASISDEAD | Album, Oct-27-2023, UK Hip Hop |
| #20 | Good Lies | Overmono | Album, May-12-2023, UK Bass |