MOJO's 75 Best Albums of 2023

Paul McCartney and Ringo speak to MOJO about the full story behind the last Beatles song, Now And Then. Plus, the best albums of 2023 and more!

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# 1

The Ballad Of Darren by Blur

Album • Jul 21 / 2023 Art Rock Indie Pop

# 2

I Inside the Old Year Dying by PJ Harvey

Album • Jul 07 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Rock

# 3

False Lankum by Lankum

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Irish Folk Music Avant-Folk

# 4

The Candle and the Flame by Robert Forster

Album • Feb 03 / 2023 Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 5

Heavy Heavy by Young Fathers

Album • Feb 03 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Art Pop

# 6

Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop

# 7

Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) by Jaimie Branch

Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Avant-Garde Jazz

# 8

Seven Psalms by Paul Simon

Album • May 19 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk

# 9

Fuse by Everything But the Girl

Album • Apr 21 / 2023 Alternative R&B Downtempo UK Bass

# 10

The Greater Wings by Julie Byrne

Album • Jul 07 / 2023 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 11

Cousin by Wilco

Album • Sep 29 / 2023 Indie Rock

# 12

Sea Of Mirrors by The Coral

Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Psychedelic Folk Indie Folk Baroque Pop

# 13

Travel by The Necks

Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Avant-Garde Jazz

# 14

Chaos For The Fly by Grian Chatten

Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop

# 15

The Last Rotation of Earth by BC Camplight

Album • May 12 / 2023 Progressive Pop Art Pop

# 16

Love in Exile by Arooj Aftab + Vijay Iyer + Shahzad Ismaily

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Ghazal Chamber Jazz

# 17

the record by boygenius

Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Indie Rock

# 18

Imagine This Is a High Dimensional Space of All Possibilities by James Holden

Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Progressive Electronic

# 19

Council Skies by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Post-Britpop

# 20

Relentless by Pretenders

Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Alternative Rock

# 21

Maps by Billy Woods + Kenny Segal

Album • May 05 / 2023 Abstract Hip Hop Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 22

Mercy by John Cale

Album • Jan 20 / 2023 Art Pop Electronic

# 23

Nothing Lasts Forever by Teenage Fanclub

Album • Sep 22 / 2023 Indie Pop

# 24

All of This Is Chance by Lisa O'Neill

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Irish Folk Music Contemporary Folk

# 25

This Stupid World by Yo La Tengo

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Indie Rock Post-Rock

# 26

My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross by ANOHNI

Album • Jul 06 / 2023 Soul Singer-Songwriter

# 27

Pop-Up! Ker-Ching! And The Possibilities Of Modern Shopping by Mozart Estate

Album • Jan 27 / 2023 Indie Pop

# 28

London Ko by Fatoumata Diawara

Album • May 12 / 2023 Wassoulou Art Pop

# 29

CACTI by Billy Nomates

Album • Jan 13 / 2023 Post-Punk Indie Rock Synthpop

# 30

The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte by Sparks

Album • May 26 / 2023 Art Pop Synthpop Progressive Pop

# 31

Javelin by Sufjan Stevens

Album • Oct 06 / 2023 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk

# 32

Jump On It by Bill Orcutt

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 American Primitivism

# 33

Joan Of All by Sarabeth Tucek

Album • May 19 / 2023

# 34

Black Rainbows by Corinne Bailey Rae

Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Art Pop Art Rock

# 35

Memento mori by Depeche Mode

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Synthpop

# 36

Archangel Hill by Shirley Collins

Album • May 26 / 2023 English Folk Music

# 37

UK GRIM by Sleaford Mods

Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Synth Punk UK Hip Hop

# 38

Turn The Car Around by Gaz Coombes

Album • Jan 13 / 2023 Indie Rock Neo-Psychedelia Pop Rock

# 39

everything is alive by Slowdive

Album • Sep 01 / 2023 Dream Pop

# 40

Dead Meat by The Tubs

Album • Jan 27 / 2023 Jangle Pop Power Pop

# 41

I Play My Bass Loud by Gina Birch

Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Post-Punk

# 42

On Pain by Lloyd Cole

Album • Jun 23 / 2023 Synthpop Singer-Songwriter

# 43

ANIMALS by Kassa Overall

Album • May 26 / 2023 Nu Jazz Jazz Rap

# 44

Defiance, Pt. 1 by Ian Hunter

Album • Apr 21 / 2023

# 45

Blómi by Susanne Sundfør

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 46

Pieces of Treasure by Rickie Lee Jones

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Vocal Jazz Standards

# 47

Isn’t It Now? by Animal Collective

Album • Sep 29 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop

# 48

The Feminine Divine by Dexys

Album • Jul 28 / 2023 Blue-Eyed Soul Art Pop Sophisti-Pop

# 49

Intercepted Message by Thee Oh Sees + Osees

Album • Aug 18 / 2023 Synth Punk Garage Punk

# 50

The Window Is the Dream by Jana Horn

Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk