FLOOD's Best Albums of 2023
From rap to pop to R&B to punk, this year was defined by a lack of homogeneity.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | the record | boygenius | Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Lucky for You | Bully | Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock |
| #3 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #5 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #6 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #7 | Maps | Billy Woods, Kenny Segal | May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #8 | PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE | Christine and the Queens | Jun-09-2023, Art Pop |
| #9 | Blondshell | Blondshell | Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #10 | This Is Why | Paramore | Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #11 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #12 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #13 | All of This Will End | Indigo De Souza | Apr-28-2023, Indie Rock |
| #14 | softscars | yeule | Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop |
| #15 | The Window | Ratboys | Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #16 | The Lamb as Effigy | Sprain | Sep-01-2023, Post-Rock |
| #17 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #18 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #19 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | Let’s Start Here. | Lil Yachty | Jan-27-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #21 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #22 | Anarchist Gospel | Sunny War | Feb-03-2023, Americana |
| #23 | RAT WARS | HEALTH | Dec-07-2023, Electro-Industrial |
| #24 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #25 | Again | Oneohtrix Point Never | Sep-29-2023, Progressive Electronic |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Lucky for You | Bully | Album, Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock |
| #3 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Album, Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #5 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #6 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #7 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #8 | PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE | Christine and the Queens | Album, Jun-09-2023, Art Pop |
| #9 | Blondshell | Blondshell | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #10 | This Is Why | Paramore | Album, Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #11 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #12 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #13 | All of This Will End | Indigo De Souza | Album, Apr-28-2023, Indie Rock |
| #14 | softscars | yeule | Album, Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop |
| #15 | The Window | Ratboys | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #16 | The Lamb as Effigy | Sprain | Album, Sep-01-2023, Post-Rock |
| #17 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #18 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #19 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | Let’s Start Here. | Lil Yachty | Album, Jan-27-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #21 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #22 | Anarchist Gospel | Sunny War | Album, Feb-03-2023, Americana |
| #23 | RAT WARS | HEALTH | Album, Dec-07-2023, Electro-Industrial |
| #24 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Album, Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #25 | Again | Oneohtrix Point Never | Album, Sep-29-2023, Progressive Electronic |