GQ [UK]'s Best Albums of 2023

From Caroline Polachek to Lana Del Rey and Boygenius, it's been a killer year for music

Published: December 01, 2022 17:30 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Fountain Baby Amaarae Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats
#2 My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross ANOHNI Jul-06-2023, Soul
#3 the record boygenius Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#4 Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Caroline Polachek Feb-14-2023, Art Pop
#5 Hearth Room Frost Children Nov-17-2023, Indie Rock
#6 Unreal Unearth Hozier Aug-18-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#7 Red Moon in Venus Kali Uchis Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul
#8 Raven Kelela Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B
#9 Blanket Kevin Abstract Nov-03-2023, Indie Rock
#10 Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#11 The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We Mitski Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#12 Get Up NewJeans Jul-21-2023, K-Pop
#13 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock
#14 This Is Why Paramore Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival
#15 Heaven knows PinkPantheress Nov-10-2023, Contemporary R&B
#16 Zig Poppy Oct-27-2023, Alt-Pop
#17 Javelin Sufjan Stevens Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk
#18 1989 (Taylors Version) Taylor Swift Oct-27-2023, Synthpop
#19 Something To Give Each Other Troye Sivan Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop
#20 Heavy Heavy Young Fathers Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fountain Baby | Amaarae | Album, Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats |
| #2 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #3 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #5 | Hearth Room | Frost Children | Album, Nov-17-2023, Indie Rock |
| #6 | Unreal Unearth | Hozier | Album, Aug-18-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Red Moon in Venus | Kali Uchis | Album, Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #9 | Blanket | Kevin Abstract | Album, Nov-03-2023, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Get Up | NewJeans | EP, Jul-21-2023, K-Pop |
| #13 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #14 | This Is Why | Paramore | Album, Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #15 | Heaven knows | PinkPantheress | Album, Nov-10-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #16 | Zig | Poppy | Album, Oct-27-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #17 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #18 | 1989 (Taylors Version) | Taylor Swift | Album, Oct-27-2023, Synthpop |
| #19 | Something To Give Each Other | Troye Sivan | Album, Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #20 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |