Exclaim!'s 25 Best Albums of 2023 So Far
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #2 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #3 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown | Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #4 | the record | boygenius | Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Multitudes | Feist | Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Maps | Billy Woods, Kenny Segal | May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #7 | Bekka Maiingan | Zoon | Apr-28-2023, Shoegaze |
| #8 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #9 | Bless This Mess | U.S. Girls | Feb-24-2023, Pop Soul |
| #10 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | GOOD LUCK | DEBBY FRIDAY | Mar-24-2023, Electro-Industrial |
| #12 | Nature Morte | Big Brave | Feb-24-2023, Drone Metal |
| #13 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #14 | mole | poolblood | Jan-13-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | Games of Power | Home Front | Mar-03-2023, Post-Punk |
| #16 | Raven | Kelela | Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #17 | portrait of a dog | Jonah Yano | Jan-27-2023, Jazz Pop |
| #18 | This Is Why | Paramore | Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #19 | Dogsbody | Model/Actriz | Feb-24-2023, Noise Rock |
| #20 | 93696 | Liturgy | Mar-24-2023, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #21 | Does Spring Hide Its Joy | Kali Malone | Jan-20-2023, Drone |
| #22 | Never Enough | Daniel Caesar | Apr-07-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #23 | Mascarade | Gayance | Jan-19-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #24 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #25 | Could Have Done Anything | Charlotte Cornfield | May-12-2023, Alt-Country |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #2 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #3 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #4 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Multitudes | Feist | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #7 | Bekka Maiingan | Zoon | Album, Apr-28-2023, Shoegaze |
| #8 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Album, Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #9 | Bless This Mess | U.S. Girls | Album, Feb-24-2023, Pop Soul |
| #10 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | GOOD LUCK | DEBBY FRIDAY | Album, Mar-24-2023, Electro-Industrial |
| #12 | Nature Morte | Big Brave | Album, Feb-24-2023, Drone Metal |
| #13 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #14 | mole | poolblood | Album, Jan-13-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | Games of Power | Home Front | Album, Mar-03-2023, Post-Punk |
| #16 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #17 | portrait of a dog | Jonah Yano | Album, Jan-27-2023, Jazz Pop |
| #18 | This Is Why | Paramore | Album, Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #19 | Dogsbody | Model/Actriz | Album, Feb-24-2023, Noise Rock |
| #20 | 93696 | Liturgy | Album, Mar-24-2023, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #21 | Does Spring Hide Its Joy | Kali Malone | Album, Jan-20-2023, Drone |
| #22 | Never Enough | Daniel Caesar | Album, Apr-07-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #23 | Mascarade | Gayance | Album, Jan-19-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #24 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #25 | Could Have Done Anything | Charlotte Cornfield | Album, May-12-2023, Alt-Country |