Fopp's Best Albums of 2023
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Published: November 13, 2023 13:47
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Love Invention | Alison Goldfrapp | May-12-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #2 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #3 | The Last Rotation of Earth | BC Camplight | May-12-2023, Progressive Pop |
| #4 | Hadsel | Beirut | Nov-10-2023, Chamber Pop |
| #5 | Late Developers | Belle and Sebastian | Jan-13-2023, Indie Pop |
| #6 | Chronicles of a Diamond | Black Pumas | Oct-27-2023, Psychedelic Soul |
| #7 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #8 | the record | boygenius | Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Haunted Mountain | Buck Meek | Aug-25-2023, Alt-Country |
| #10 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #11 | PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE | Christine and the Queens | Jun-09-2023, Art Pop |
| #12 | Stereo Mind Game | Daughter | Apr-07-2023, Dream Pop |
| #13 | Memento mori | Depeche Mode | Mar-24-2023, Synthpop |
| #14 | Pearlies | Emma Anderson | Oct-20-2023, Dream Pop |
| #15 | Fuse | Everything But the Girl | Apr-21-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #16 | Multitudes | Feist | Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #17 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #18 | But Here We Are | Foo Fighters | Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #19 | Angels & Queens - Part II | Gabriels | Mar-01-2023, |
| #20 | Turn The Car Around | Gaz Coombes | Jan-13-2023, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Medicine | Goat | Oct-13-2023, Psychedelic Rock |
| #22 | Cracker Island | Gorillaz | Feb-24-2023, Synthpop |
| #23 | Chaos For The Fly | Grian Chatten | Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | Water Made Us | Jamila Woods | Oct-13-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #25 | Weathervanes | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country |
| #26 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #27 | Love Hallucination | Jessy Lanza | Jul-28-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #28 | Space Heavy | King Krule | Jun-09-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #29 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #30 | False Lankum | Lankum | Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #31 | All of This Is Chance | Lisa O'Neill | Feb-10-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #32 | Gentle Confrontation | Loraine James | Sep-22-2023, IDM |
| #33 | Rock N Roll Heart | Lucinda Williams | Jun-30-2023, |
| #34 | Fantasy | M83 | Mar-17-2023, Dream Pop |
| #35 | 72 Seasons | Metallica | Apr-14-2023, Heavy Metal |
| #36 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #37 | Strange Disciple | Nation of Language | Sep-15-2023, Synthpop |
| #38 | Council Skies | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Jun-02-2023, Post-Britpop |
| #39 | Dying of Everything | Obituary | Jan-13-2023, Death Metal |
| #40 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #41 | Optical Delusion | Orbital | Feb-17-2023, Techno |
| #42 | Bauhaus Staircase | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | Aug-22-2023, |
| #43 | Good Lies | Overmono | May-12-2023, UK Bass |
| #44 | Seven Psalms | Paul Simon | May-19-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #45 | Land of Sleeper | Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs | Feb-17-2023, Stoner Metal |
| #46 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #47 | End of World | Public Image Ltd. | Aug-11-2023, Post-Punk |
| #48 | This New Noise (Live) | Public Service Broadcasting, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Jules Buckley | Sep-08-2023, |
| #49 | In Times New Roman... | Queens of the Stone Age | Jun-16-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #50 | My 21st Century Blues | RAYE | Feb-03-2023, Contemporary R&B |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Love Invention | Alison Goldfrapp | Album, May-12-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #2 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #3 | The Last Rotation of Earth | BC Camplight | Album, May-12-2023, Progressive Pop |
| #4 | Hadsel | Beirut | Album, Nov-10-2023, Chamber Pop |
| #5 | Late Developers | Belle and Sebastian | Album, Jan-13-2023, Indie Pop |
| #6 | Chronicles of a Diamond | Black Pumas | Album, Oct-27-2023, Psychedelic Soul |
| #7 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Album, Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #8 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Haunted Mountain | Buck Meek | Album, Aug-25-2023, Alt-Country |
| #10 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #11 | PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE | Christine and the Queens | Album, Jun-09-2023, Art Pop |
| #12 | Stereo Mind Game | Daughter | Album, Apr-07-2023, Dream Pop |
| #13 | Memento mori | Depeche Mode | Album, Mar-24-2023, Synthpop |
| #14 | Pearlies | Emma Anderson | Album, Oct-20-2023, Dream Pop |
| #15 | Fuse | Everything But the Girl | Album, Apr-21-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #16 | Multitudes | Feist | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #17 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Album, Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #18 | But Here We Are | Foo Fighters | Album, Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #19 | Angels & Queens - Part II | Gabriels | Album, Mar-01-2023, |
| #20 | Turn The Car Around | Gaz Coombes | Album, Jan-13-2023, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Medicine | Goat | Album, Oct-13-2023, Psychedelic Rock |
| #22 | Cracker Island | Gorillaz | Album, Feb-24-2023, Synthpop |
| #23 | Chaos For The Fly | Grian Chatten | Album, Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | Water Made Us | Jamila Woods | Album, Oct-13-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #25 | Weathervanes | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country |
| #26 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #27 | Love Hallucination | Jessy Lanza | Album, Jul-28-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #28 | Space Heavy | King Krule | Album, Jun-09-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #29 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #30 | False Lankum | Lankum | Album, Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #31 | All of This Is Chance | Lisa O'Neill | Album, Feb-10-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #32 | Gentle Confrontation | Loraine James | Album, Sep-22-2023, IDM |
| #33 | Rock N Roll Heart | Lucinda Williams | Single, Jun-30-2023, |
| #34 | Fantasy | M83 | Album, Mar-17-2023, Dream Pop |
| #35 | 72 Seasons | Metallica | Album, Apr-14-2023, Heavy Metal |
| #36 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #37 | Strange Disciple | Nation of Language | Album, Sep-15-2023, Synthpop |
| #38 | Council Skies | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Album, Jun-02-2023, Post-Britpop |
| #39 | Dying of Everything | Obituary | Album, Jan-13-2023, Death Metal |
| #40 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #41 | Optical Delusion | Orbital | Album, Feb-17-2023, Techno |
| #42 | Bauhaus Staircase | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | Single, Aug-22-2023, |
| #43 | Good Lies | Overmono | Album, May-12-2023, UK Bass |
| #44 | Seven Psalms | Paul Simon | Album, May-19-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #45 | Land of Sleeper | Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs | Album, Feb-17-2023, Stoner Metal |
| #46 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Album, Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #47 | End of World | Public Image Ltd. | Album, Aug-11-2023, Post-Punk |
| #48 | This New Noise (Live) | Public Service BroadcastingBBC Symphony OrchestraJules Buckley | Album, Sep-08-2023, |
| #49 | In Times New Roman... | Queens of the Stone Age | Album, Jun-16-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #50 | My 21st Century Blues | RAYE | Album, Feb-03-2023, Contemporary R&B |