DJ Mag's Top Albums of 2023

In 2023, electronic artists around the world used albums to demonstrate both dialled-in genre specialism and incredible range

Published: December 13, 2023 10:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 LXXXVIII Actress Nov-03-2023, IDM
#2 A Trip to Bolgatanga African Head Charge Jul-07-2023, Dub
#3 We Have Come to Banish The Dark Al Wootton Jun-23-2023, Minimal Techno
#4 Work Of Art Asake Jun-16-2023, Afropiano
#5 & the Charm Avalon Emerson Apr-28-2023, Indietronica
#6 Infinity Club BAMBII Aug-04-2023, UK Bass
#7 When Will We Land? Barry Can't Swim Oct-20-2023, Deep House
#8 Eulo Cramps Call Super Oct-06-2023, Glitch Pop
#9 Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Caroline Polachek Feb-14-2023, Art Pop
#10 Famous Last Words CASISDEAD Oct-27-2023, UK Hip Hop
#11 Timeless Davido Mar-31-2023, Afrobeats
#12 Jbal Rrsas Deena Abdelwahed Sep-08-2023,
#13 FURTHER DJ Bone Jun-16-2023, Detroit Techno
#15 Firm Meditation Double O Jun-30-2023, Jungle
#16 Two Is Not a Number Fantastic Twins Oct-13-2023,
#17 Eternal Mind FFF Sep-08-2023,
#18 States of Bliss Fred P Jan-29-2023, Deep House
#19 Drift Gaika Sep-08-2023, Experimental Hip Hop
#20 The Head Hurts but the Heart Knows the Truth Headache, Vegyn May-31-2023, Spoken Word
#21 Playing Robots Into Heaven James Blake Sep-08-2023, Future Garage
#22 Love Makes Magic JIM Jun-02-2023,
#23 We Live 4 Our Music Karyendasoul Apr-07-2023, Afro House
#24 Raven Kelela Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B
#25 Led by Ancient Light KOAN Sound Sep-08-2023, Cinematic Classical
#26 The Great Escape Larry June, The Alchemist Mar-31-2023, West Coast Hip Hop
#27 My Noise Is Nothing Lord Of The Isles, Ellen Renton Sep-29-2023, Ambient
#28 Light Places LP Giobbi May-12-2023, House
#29 To the God Named Dream Nathan Micay May-31-2023, Progressive Electronic
#30 Good Lies Overmono May-12-2023, UK Bass
#31 Changing Channels Pangaea Oct-06-2023, UK Garage
#32 Signs Purelink Sep-15-2023, Ambient Dub
#33 Low Art Rockwell Jul-21-2023,
#34 Please Touch Rrose Jun-23-2023, Ambient Techno
#35 The Things We See When We Look Closer Sam Goku Feb-17-2023, Ambient
#36 Lahai Sampha Oct-20-2023, Alternative R&B
#37 Trip9love...??? Tirzah Sep-05-2023, Alternative R&B
#38 Agartha Wata Igarashi May-25-2023, Minimal Techno
#40 With a Hammer Yaeji Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop
#41 Heavy Heavy Young Fathers Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | LXXXVIII | Actress | Album, Nov-03-2023, IDM |
| #2 | A Trip to Bolgatanga | African Head Charge | Album, Jul-07-2023, Dub |
| #3 | We Have Come to Banish The Dark | Al Wootton | Album, Jun-23-2023, Minimal Techno |
| #4 | Work Of Art | Asake | Album, Jun-16-2023, Afropiano |
| #5 | & the Charm | Avalon Emerson | Album, Apr-28-2023, Indietronica |
| #6 | Infinity Club | BAMBII | EP, Aug-04-2023, UK Bass |
| #7 | When Will We Land? | Barry Can't Swim | Album, Oct-20-2023, Deep House |
| #8 | Eulo Cramps | Call Super | Album, Oct-06-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #9 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #10 | Famous Last Words | CASISDEAD | Album, Oct-27-2023, UK Hip Hop |
| #11 | Timeless | Davido | Album, Mar-31-2023, Afrobeats |
| #12 | Jbal Rrsas | Deena Abdelwahed | Album, Sep-08-2023,  |
| #13 | FURTHER | DJ Bone | Album, Jun-16-2023, Detroit Techno |
| #15 | Firm Meditation | Double O | Album, Jun-30-2023, Jungle |
| #16 | Two Is Not a Number | Fantastic Twins | Album, Oct-13-2023,  |
| #17 | Eternal Mind | FFF | Album, Sep-08-2023,  |
| #18 | States of Bliss | Fred P | Album, Jan-29-2023, Deep House |
| #19 | Drift | Gaika | Album, Sep-08-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #20 | The Head Hurts but the Heart Knows the Truth | HeadacheVegyn | Album, May-31-2023, Spoken Word |
| #21 | Playing Robots Into Heaven | James Blake | Album, Sep-08-2023, Future Garage |
| #22 | Love Makes Magic | JIM | Album, Jun-02-2023,  |
| #23 | We Live 4 Our Music | Karyendasoul | Album, Apr-07-2023, Afro House |
| #24 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #25 | Led by Ancient Light | KOAN Sound | Album, Sep-08-2023, Cinematic Classical |
| #26 | The Great Escape | Larry JuneThe Alchemist | Album, Mar-31-2023, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #27 | My Noise Is Nothing | Lord Of The IslesEllen Renton | Album, Sep-29-2023, Ambient |
| #28 | Light Places | LP Giobbi | Album, May-12-2023, House |
| #29 | To the God Named Dream | Nathan Micay | Album, May-31-2023, Progressive Electronic |
| #30 | Good Lies | Overmono | Album, May-12-2023, UK Bass |
| #31 | Changing Channels | Pangaea | Album, Oct-06-2023, UK Garage |
| #32 | Signs | Purelink | Album, Sep-15-2023, Ambient Dub |
| #33 | Low Art | Rockwell | Album, Jul-21-2023,  |
| #34 | Please Touch | Rrose | Album, Jun-23-2023, Ambient Techno |
| #35 | The Things We See When We Look Closer | Sam Goku | Album, Feb-17-2023, Ambient |
| #36 | Lahai | Sampha | Album, Oct-20-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #37 | Trip9love...??? | Tirzah | Album, Sep-05-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #38 | Agartha | Wata Igarashi | Album, May-25-2023, Minimal Techno |
| #40 | With a Hammer | Yaeji | Album, Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #41 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |