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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 10,000 gecs 100 gecs Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock
#2 I Dont Know bdrmm Jun-30-2023, Dream Pop
#3 Blondshell Blondshell Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock
#4 Expired Candy Body Type Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock
#5 the record boygenius Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#6 Memento mori Depeche Mode Mar-24-2023, Synthpop
#7 Wait Til I Get Over Durand Jones May-05-2023, Soul
#8 But Here We Are Foo Fighters Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock
#9 I've IVE IVE Apr-10-2023, K-Pop
#10 I Am the River, the River Is Me Jen Cloher Mar-03-2023, Indie Rock
#11 That! Feels Good! Jessie Ware Apr-28-2023, Disco
#12 Red Moon in Venus Kali Uchis Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul
#13 Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#14 UNFORGIVEN LE SSERAFIM May-01-2023, K-Pop
#15 Let’s Start Here. Lil Yachty Jan-27-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#16 This Is Why Paramore Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival
#17 Take Me Back to Eden Sleep Token May-19-2023, Alternative Metal
#18 First Two Pages of Frankenstein The National Apr-28-2023, Chamber Pop
#19 With a Hammer Yaeji Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop
#20 Heavy Heavy Young Fathers Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Album, Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #2 | I Dont Know | bdrmm | Album, Jun-30-2023, Dream Pop |
| #3 | Blondshell | Blondshell | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #4 | Expired Candy | Body Type | Album, Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock |
| #5 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Memento mori | Depeche Mode | Album, Mar-24-2023, Synthpop |
| #7 | Wait Til I Get Over | Durand Jones | Album, May-05-2023, Soul |
| #8 | But Here We Are | Foo Fighters | Album, Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #9 | I've IVE | IVE | Album, Apr-10-2023, K-Pop |
| #10 | I Am the River, the River Is Me | Jen Cloher | Album, Mar-03-2023, Indie Rock |
| #11 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #12 | Red Moon in Venus | Kali Uchis | Album, Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #13 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | UNFORGIVEN | LE SSERAFIM | Album, May-01-2023, K-Pop |
| #15 | Let’s Start Here. | Lil Yachty | Album, Jan-27-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #16 | This Is Why | Paramore | Album, Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #17 | Take Me Back to Eden | Sleep Token | Album, May-19-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #18 | First Two Pages of Frankenstein | The National | Album, Apr-28-2023, Chamber Pop |
| #19 | With a Hammer | Yaeji | Album, Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #20 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |