NME's Best Albums of 2023... So Far!

As we hit the year’s midway point, we take a look back at the biggest and best albums released in 2023 so far

Published: July 04, 2023 09:44 Source

# 1

10,000 gecs by 100 gecs

Album • Mar 17 / 2023 Alternative Rock Hyperpop

# 2

I Dont Know by bdrmm

Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Dream Pop Space Rock Revival

# 3

Blondshell by Blondshell

Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Indie Rock

# 4

Expired Candy by Body Type

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Indie Rock

# 5

the record by boygenius

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

# 6

Memento mori by Depeche Mode

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Synthpop

# 7

Wait Til I Get Over by Durand Jones

Album • May 05 / 2023 Soul

# 8

But Here We Are by Foo Fighters

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Alternative Rock

# 9

I've IVE by IVE

Album • Apr 10 / 2023 K-Pop Dance-Pop Contemporary R&B

# 10

I Am the River, the River Is Me by Jen Cloher

Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 11

That! Feels Good! by Jessie Ware

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Disco Dance-Pop

# 12

Red Moon in Venus by Kali Uchis

Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B

# 13

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

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop

# 14

UNFORGIVEN by LE SSERAFIM

Album • May 01 / 2023 K-Pop Dance-Pop

# 15

Let’s Start Here. by Lil Yachty

Album • Jan 27 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Rock

# 16

This Is Why by Paramore

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Post-Punk Revival

# 17

Take Me Back to Eden by Sleep Token

Album • May 19 / 2023 Alternative Metal Alt-Pop

# 18

First Two Pages of Frankenstein by The National

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Chamber Pop

# 19

With a Hammer by Yaeji

Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Glitch Pop

# 20

Heavy Heavy by Young Fathers

Album • Feb 03 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Art Pop