Kerrang!'s 50 Best Albums of 2023
The Kerrang! verdict on the 50 albums that shaped 2023.
Published: December 11, 2023 12:50
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | But Here We Are | Foo Fighters | Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #2 | Sanguivore | Creeper | Oct-13-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #3 | Take Me Back to Eden | Sleep Token | May-19-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #4 | The Noble Art Of Self Destruction | Holding Absence | Aug-25-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #5 | Blossom | Pupil Slicer | Jun-02-2023, Mathcore |
| #6 | Life Is But a Dream… | Avenged Sevenfold | Jun-02-2023, Progressive Metal |
| #7 | 72 Seasons | Metallica | Apr-14-2023, Heavy Metal |
| #8 | ...So Unknown | Jesus Piece | Apr-14-2023, Metalcore |
| #9 | A Call To The Void | Hot Milk | Aug-25-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #10 | This Heathen Land | Green Lung | Nov-03-2023, Hard Rock |
| #11 | A Kiss for the Whole World | Enter Shikari | Apr-21-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #12 | The Weight Of The Mask | Svalbard | Oct-06-2023, Post-Hardcore |
| #13 | Stone | Baroness | Sep-15-2023, Stoner Metal |
| #14 | Smile | Skindred | Aug-04-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #15 | Life Under The Gun | Militarie Gun | Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #16 | ONE MORE TIME... | blink-182 | Oct-20-2023, Pop Punk |
| #17 | So Much (For) Stardust | Fall Out Boy | Mar-24-2023, Pop Rock |
| #18 | This Is Why | Paramore | Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #19 | Living Proof | DRAIN | May-05-2023, Crossover Thrash |
| #20 | The Above | Code Orange | Sep-29-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #21 | Symptoms of Survival | Dying Wish | Nov-03-2023, Melodic Metalcore |
| #22 | Rivers Of Heresy | Empire State Bastard | Sep-01-2023, Metalcore |
| #23 | Neon Noir | VV | Jan-13-2023, Pop Rock |
| #24 | A New Tomorrow | Zulu | Mar-03-2023, Metalcore |
| #25 | The Seventh Sun | Bury Tomorrow | Mar-31-2023, Melodic Metalcore |
| #26 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #27 | Retas | Voice of Baceprot | Jul-13-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #28 | History Books | The Gaslight Anthem | Oct-27-2023, Heartland Rock |
| #29 | Only Constant | GEL | Mar-31-2023, Hardcore Punk |
| #30 | The Surface | Beartooth | Oct-13-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #31 | Venom | WARGASM (UK) | Oct-27-2023, |
| #32 | 152 | Taking Back Sunday | Oct-27-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #33 | A Mind Waiting to Die | Graphic Nature | Feb-17-2023, Nu Metal |
| #34 | Perfect Saviors | The Armed | Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #35 | Truth Decay | You Me At Six | Jan-27-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #36 | One Day | Fucked Up | Jan-27-2023, Post-Hardcore |
| #37 | Doom Loop | Dream Nails | Oct-13-2023, Punk Rock |
| #38 | A Feast On Sorrow | URNE | Aug-11-2023, Sludge Metal |
| #39 | Zig | Poppy | Oct-27-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #40 | In Times New Roman... | Queens of the Stone Age | Jun-16-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #41 | RAT WARS | HEALTH | Dec-07-2023, Electro-Industrial |
| #42 | Bleed Out | Within Temptation | Aug-18-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #43 | Past // Present // Future | Meet Me @ The Altar | Mar-10-2023, Pop Punk |
| #44 | SAVED! | Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter | Oct-20-2023, Hymns |
| #45 | CMF2 | Corey Taylor | Sep-15-2023, Hard Rock |
| #46 | The Other One | BABYMETAL | Mar-24-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #47 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | Waterparks | Apr-14-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #48 | EVERGREEN | PVRIS | Jul-14-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #49 | The Jaws Of Life | Pierce the Veil | Feb-10-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #50 | The Path To Righteousness | Grove Street | Sep-29-2023, Crossover Thrash |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | But Here We Are | Foo Fighters | Album, Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #2 | Sanguivore | Creeper | Album, Oct-13-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #3 | Take Me Back to Eden | Sleep Token | Album, May-19-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #4 | The Noble Art Of Self Destruction | Holding Absence | Album, Aug-25-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #5 | Blossom | Pupil Slicer | Album, Jun-02-2023, Mathcore |
| #6 | Life Is But a Dream… | Avenged Sevenfold | Album, Jun-02-2023, Progressive Metal |
| #7 | 72 Seasons | Metallica | Album, Apr-14-2023, Heavy Metal |
| #8 | ...So Unknown | Jesus Piece | Album, Apr-14-2023, Metalcore |
| #9 | A Call To The Void | Hot Milk | Album, Aug-25-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #10 | This Heathen Land | Green Lung | Album, Nov-03-2023, Hard Rock |
| #11 | A Kiss for the Whole World | Enter Shikari | Album, Apr-21-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #12 | The Weight Of The Mask | Svalbard | Album, Oct-06-2023, Post-Hardcore |
| #13 | Stone | Baroness | Album, Sep-15-2023, Stoner Metal |
| #14 | Smile | Skindred | Album, Aug-04-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #15 | Life Under The Gun | Militarie Gun | Album, Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #16 | ONE MORE TIME... | blink-182 | Album, Oct-20-2023, Pop Punk |
| #17 | So Much (For) Stardust | Fall Out Boy | Album, Mar-24-2023, Pop Rock |
| #18 | This Is Why | Paramore | Album, Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #19 | Living Proof | DRAIN | Album, May-05-2023, Crossover Thrash |
| #20 | The Above | Code Orange | Album, Sep-29-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #21 | Symptoms of Survival | Dying Wish | Album, Nov-03-2023, Melodic Metalcore |
| #22 | Rivers Of Heresy | Empire State Bastard | Album, Sep-01-2023, Metalcore |
| #23 | Neon Noir | VV | Album, Jan-13-2023, Pop Rock |
| #24 | A New Tomorrow | Zulu | Album, Mar-03-2023, Metalcore |
| #25 | The Seventh Sun | Bury Tomorrow | Album, Mar-31-2023, Melodic Metalcore |
| #26 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Album, Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #27 | Retas | Voice of Baceprot | Album, Jul-13-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #28 | History Books | The Gaslight Anthem | Album, Oct-27-2023, Heartland Rock |
| #29 | Only Constant | GEL | Album, Mar-31-2023, Hardcore Punk |
| #30 | The Surface | Beartooth | Album, Oct-13-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #31 | Venom | WARGASM (UK) | Album, Oct-27-2023, |
| #32 | 152 | Taking Back Sunday | Album, Oct-27-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #33 | A Mind Waiting to Die | Graphic Nature | Album, Feb-17-2023, Nu Metal |
| #34 | Perfect Saviors | The Armed | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #35 | Truth Decay | You Me At Six | Album, Jan-27-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #36 | One Day | Fucked Up | Album, Jan-27-2023, Post-Hardcore |
| #37 | Doom Loop | Dream Nails | Album, Oct-13-2023, Punk Rock |
| #38 | A Feast On Sorrow | URNE | Album, Aug-11-2023, Sludge Metal |
| #39 | Zig | Poppy | Album, Oct-27-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #40 | In Times New Roman... | Queens of the Stone Age | Album, Jun-16-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #41 | RAT WARS | HEALTH | Album, Dec-07-2023, Electro-Industrial |
| #42 | Bleed Out | Within Temptation | Album, Aug-18-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #43 | Past // Present // Future | Meet Me @ The Altar | Album, Mar-10-2023, Pop Punk |
| #44 | SAVED! | Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter | Album, Oct-20-2023, Hymns |
| #45 | CMF2 | Corey Taylor | Album, Sep-15-2023, Hard Rock |
| #46 | The Other One | BABYMETAL | Album, Mar-24-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #47 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | Waterparks | Album, Apr-14-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #48 | EVERGREEN | PVRIS | Album, Jul-14-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #49 | The Jaws Of Life | Pierce the Veil | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #50 | The Path To Righteousness | Grove Street | Album, Sep-29-2023, Crossover Thrash |