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
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| 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 |