Far Out Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 2023

From Mitski and Boygenius to The Lemon Twigs and Slowdive, with shoegaze, Japanese acid folk, and Sudanese synth, these are Far Out's 50 best albums of

Published: December 11, 2023 15:13 Source

# 1
Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Psychedelic Pop Art Pop Progressive Pop
# 2
Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 3
Album • May 26 / 2023
# 4
Album • Feb 14 / 2023 Art Pop Alt-Pop Electronic
# 5
Album • May 05 / 2023 Soft Rock Pop Rock
# 6
Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop
# 7
Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk
# 8
Album • Dec 08 / 2023 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter
# 9
Album • Sep 01 / 2023 Dream Pop
# 11
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop
# 12
Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Indie Rock Post-Rock
# 13
Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Indie Rock
# 14
Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Indie Rock Neo-Psychedelia
# 15
Album • May 05 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk
# 16
Album • Aug 11 / 2023 Garage Rock Revival
# 17
Album • Jul 14 / 2023 Indie Rock Surf Punk
# 18
Album • Jan 20 / 2023 Post-Punk Revival
# 19
Album • May 19 / 2023 Post-Industrial
# 20
Album • Jul 28 / 2023 Chamber Pop Indie Pop Art Pop
# 21
Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Disco Dance-Pop
# 22
Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop
# 23
Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Dream Pop Space Rock Revival
# 24
Album • May 26 / 2023 Psychedelic Folk Folk Pop
# 25
Album • Jun 23 / 2023 Alternative Rock Post-Hardcore
# 26
Album • Jun 16 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Folktronica
# 27
Album • Jan 20 / 2023 Art Pop Electronic
# 28
Album • Apr 21 / 2023 Poetry Noise Rock Post-Punk
# 29
Album • Nov 17 / 2023 Art Pop Progressive Pop Pop Rock
# 30
Album • May 19 / 2023 Tishoumaren
# 31
Album • Nov 03 / 2023 Shoegaze Indie Rock
# 32
Album • Jul 06 / 2023 Soul Singer-Songwriter
# 33
Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Country Rock
# 34
Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Fula Music
# 35
Album • Feb 03 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock
# 36
Album • Oct 13 / 2023
# 37
Album • Sep 29 / 2023 Funk Smooth Soul
# 38
Album • May 12 / 2023 Wassoulou Art Pop
# 39
Album • Oct 06 / 2023 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk
# 40
Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Krautrock
# 41
Album • Oct 06 / 2023
# 43
Album • Jul 07 / 2023 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 44
Album • May 19 / 2023 Slacker Rock
# 45
Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter
# 46
Album • Sep 29 / 2023 Indie Rock Slacker Rock
# 47
Album • May 26 / 2023 Art Pop Synthpop Progressive Pop
# 48
Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Psychedelic Rock
# 49
Album • Jan 06 / 2023 Garage Rock Revival
# 50
Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Zamrock