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!
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #2 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | False Lankum | Lankum | Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #4 | The Candle and the Flame | Robert Forster | Feb-03-2023, Folk Rock |
| #5 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #6 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) | Jaimie Branch | Aug-25-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #8 | Seven Psalms | Paul Simon | May-19-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Fuse | Everything But the Girl | Apr-21-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | The Greater Wings | Julie Byrne | Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #11 | Cousin | Wilco | Sep-29-2023, Indie Rock |
| #12 | Sea Of Mirrors | The Coral | Sep-08-2023, Psychedelic Folk |
| #13 | Travel | The Necks | Feb-24-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #14 | Chaos For The Fly | Grian Chatten | Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | The Last Rotation of Earth | BC Camplight | May-12-2023, Progressive Pop |
| #16 | Love in Exile | Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily | Mar-24-2023, Ghazal |
| #17 | the record | boygenius | Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #18 | Imagine This Is a High Dimensional Space of All Possibilities | James Holden | Mar-31-2023, Progressive Electronic |
| #19 | Council Skies | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Jun-02-2023, Post-Britpop |
| #20 | Relentless | Pretenders | Sep-15-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #21 | Maps | Billy Woods, Kenny Segal | May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #22 | Mercy | John Cale | Jan-20-2023, Art Pop |
| #23 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Teenage Fanclub | Sep-22-2023, Indie Pop |
| #24 | All of This Is Chance | Lisa O'Neill | Feb-10-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #25 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #26 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #27 | Pop-Up! Ker-Ching! And The Possibilities Of Modern Shopping | Mozart Estate | Jan-27-2023, Indie Pop |
| #28 | London Ko | Fatoumata Diawara | May-12-2023, Wassoulou |
| #29 | CACTI | Billy Nomates | Jan-13-2023, Post-Punk |
| #30 | The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte | Sparks | May-26-2023, Art Pop |
| #31 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #32 | Jump On It | Bill Orcutt | Apr-28-2023, American Primitivism |
| #33 | Joan Of All | Sarabeth Tucek | May-19-2023, |
| #34 | Black Rainbows | Corinne Bailey Rae | Sep-15-2023, Art Pop |
| #35 | Memento mori | Depeche Mode | Mar-24-2023, Synthpop |
| #36 | Archangel Hill | Shirley Collins | May-26-2023, English Folk Music |
| #37 | UK GRIM | Sleaford Mods | Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk |
| #38 | Turn The Car Around | Gaz Coombes | Jan-13-2023, Indie Rock |
| #39 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #40 | Dead Meat | The Tubs | Jan-27-2023, Jangle Pop |
| #41 | I Play My Bass Loud | Gina Birch | Feb-24-2023, Post-Punk |
| #42 | On Pain | Lloyd Cole | Jun-23-2023, Synthpop |
| #43 | ANIMALS | Kassa Overall | May-26-2023, Nu Jazz |
| #44 | Defiance, Pt. 1 | Ian Hunter | Apr-21-2023, |
| #45 | Blómi | Susanne Sundfør | Apr-28-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #46 | Pieces of Treasure | Rickie Lee Jones | Apr-28-2023, Vocal Jazz |
| #47 | Isn’t It Now? | Animal Collective | Sep-29-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #48 | The Feminine Divine | Dexys | Jul-28-2023, Blue-Eyed Soul |
| #49 | Intercepted Message | Thee Oh Sees, Osees | Aug-18-2023, Synth Punk |
| #50 | The Window Is the Dream | Jana Horn | Apr-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Album, Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #2 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Album, Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | False Lankum | Lankum | Album, Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #4 | The Candle and the Flame | Robert Forster | Album, Feb-03-2023, Folk Rock |
| #5 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #6 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) | Jaimie Branch | Album, Aug-25-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #8 | Seven Psalms | Paul Simon | Album, May-19-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Fuse | Everything But the Girl | Album, Apr-21-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | The Greater Wings | Julie Byrne | Album, Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #11 | Cousin | Wilco | Album, Sep-29-2023, Indie Rock |
| #12 | Sea Of Mirrors | The Coral | Album, Sep-08-2023, Psychedelic Folk |
| #13 | Travel | The Necks | Album, Feb-24-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #14 | Chaos For The Fly | Grian Chatten | Album, Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | The Last Rotation of Earth | BC Camplight | Album, May-12-2023, Progressive Pop |
| #16 | Love in Exile | Arooj AftabVijay IyerShahzad Ismaily | Album, Mar-24-2023, Ghazal |
| #17 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #18 | Imagine This Is a High Dimensional Space of All Possibilities | James Holden | Album, Mar-31-2023, Progressive Electronic |
| #19 | Council Skies | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Album, Jun-02-2023, Post-Britpop |
| #20 | Relentless | Pretenders | Album, Sep-15-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #21 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #22 | Mercy | John Cale | Album, Jan-20-2023, Art Pop |
| #23 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Teenage Fanclub | Album, Sep-22-2023, Indie Pop |
| #24 | All of This Is Chance | Lisa O'Neill | Album, Feb-10-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #25 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Album, Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #26 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #27 | Pop-Up! Ker-Ching! And The Possibilities Of Modern Shopping | Mozart Estate | Album, Jan-27-2023, Indie Pop |
| #28 | London Ko | Fatoumata Diawara | Album, May-12-2023, Wassoulou |
| #29 | CACTI | Billy Nomates | Album, Jan-13-2023, Post-Punk |
| #30 | The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte | Sparks | Album, May-26-2023, Art Pop |
| #31 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #32 | Jump On It | Bill Orcutt | Album, Apr-28-2023, American Primitivism |
| #33 | Joan Of All | Sarabeth Tucek | Album, May-19-2023, |
| #34 | Black Rainbows | Corinne Bailey Rae | Album, Sep-15-2023, Art Pop |
| #35 | Memento mori | Depeche Mode | Album, Mar-24-2023, Synthpop |
| #36 | Archangel Hill | Shirley Collins | Album, May-26-2023, English Folk Music |
| #37 | UK GRIM | Sleaford Mods | Album, Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk |
| #38 | Turn The Car Around | Gaz Coombes | Album, Jan-13-2023, Indie Rock |
| #39 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Album, Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #40 | Dead Meat | The Tubs | Album, Jan-27-2023, Jangle Pop |
| #41 | I Play My Bass Loud | Gina Birch | Album, Feb-24-2023, Post-Punk |
| #42 | On Pain | Lloyd Cole | Album, Jun-23-2023, Synthpop |
| #43 | ANIMALS | Kassa Overall | Album, May-26-2023, Nu Jazz |
| #44 | Defiance, Pt. 1 | Ian Hunter | Album, Apr-21-2023, |
| #45 | Blómi | Susanne Sundfør | Album, Apr-28-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #46 | Pieces of Treasure | Rickie Lee Jones | Album, Apr-28-2023, Vocal Jazz |
| #47 | Isn’t It Now? | Animal Collective | Album, Sep-29-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #48 | The Feminine Divine | Dexys | Album, Jul-28-2023, Blue-Eyed Soul |
| #49 | Intercepted Message | Thee Oh SeesOsees | Album, Aug-18-2023, Synth Punk |
| #50 | The Window Is the Dream | Jana Horn | Album, Apr-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |