NME's Best Albums of 2023
NME present our 50 albums of 2023 that encapsulated the full human experience and are worth treasuring and holding tightly.
Published: December 08, 2023 09:00
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | the record | boygenius | Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #3 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #4 | Something To Give Each Other | Troye Sivan | Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #5 | This Is Why | Paramore | Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #6 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #7 | Madres | Sofia Kourtesis | Oct-27-2023, Deep House |
| #8 | Fountain Baby | Amaarae | Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats |
| #9 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #11 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #12 | In Times New Roman... | Queens of the Stone Age | Jun-16-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #13 | Mid Air | Romy | Sep-08-2023, Deep House |
| #14 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #15 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown | Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #16 | But Here We Are | Foo Fighters | Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #17 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #18 | STRUGGLER | Genesis Owusu | Aug-18-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #19 | Life Under The Gun | Militarie Gun | Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #20 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #21 | Take Me Back to Eden | Sleep Token | May-19-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #22 | Blondshell | Blondshell | Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | With a Hammer | Yaeji | Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #25 | Gentle Confrontation | Loraine James | Sep-22-2023, IDM |
| #26 | VOIR DIRE | Earl Sweatshirt, The Alchemist | Oct-06-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #27 | MICHAEL | Killer Mike | Jun-16-2023, Southern Hip Hop |
| #28 | Everyone's Crushed | Water From Your Eyes | May-26-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #29 | Heaven knows | PinkPantheress | Nov-10-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #30 | UNFORGIVEN | LE SSERAFIM | May-01-2023, K-Pop |
| #31 | Kaytraminé | KAYTRAMINÉ, Aminé, KAYTRANADA | May-19-2023, Pop Rap |
| #32 | Laugh Track | The National | Sep-18-2023, Indie Rock |
| #33 | Bewitched | Laufey | Sep-08-2023, Traditional Pop |
| #34 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #35 | World's End FM | Hak Baker | Jun-09-2023, Indie Pop |
| #36 | Black Rainbows | Corinne Bailey Rae | Sep-15-2023, Art Pop |
| #37 | MID AIR | Paris Texas | Jul-21-2023, Rap Rock |
| #38 | D-DAY | Agust D | Apr-21-2023, Pop Rap |
| #39 | Paint My Bedroom Black | Holly Humberstone | Oct-13-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #40 | Playing Robots Into Heaven | James Blake | Sep-08-2023, Future Garage |
| #41 | Nails | Benefits | Apr-21-2023, Poetry |
| #42 | 3D Country | Geese | Jun-23-2023, Indie Rock |
| #43 | Hackney Diamonds | The Rolling Stones | Oct-20-2023, Pop Rock |
| #44 | Crazymad, For Me | CMAT | Oct-13-2023, Pop Rock |
| #45 | Messy | Olivia Dean | Jun-30-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #46 | Mañana será bonito | KAROL G | Feb-24-2023, Reggaetón |
| #47 | I've IVE | IVE | Apr-10-2023, K-Pop |
| #48 | Spunky! | Grrrl Gang | Sep-22-2023, Indie Rock |
| #49 | Memento mori | Depeche Mode | Mar-24-2023, Synthpop |
| #50 | Let’s Start Here. | Lil Yachty | Jan-27-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #3 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #4 | Something To Give Each Other | Troye Sivan | Album, Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #5 | This Is Why | Paramore | Album, Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #6 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #7 | Madres | Sofia Kourtesis | Album, Oct-27-2023, Deep House |
| #8 | Fountain Baby | Amaarae | Album, Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats |
| #9 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Album, Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #11 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #12 | In Times New Roman... | Queens of the Stone Age | Album, Jun-16-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #13 | Mid Air | Romy | Album, Sep-08-2023, Deep House |
| #14 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Album, Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #15 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #16 | But Here We Are | Foo Fighters | Album, Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #17 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #18 | STRUGGLER | Genesis Owusu | Album, Aug-18-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #19 | Life Under The Gun | Militarie Gun | Album, Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #20 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #21 | Take Me Back to Eden | Sleep Token | Album, May-19-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #22 | Blondshell | Blondshell | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | With a Hammer | Yaeji | Album, Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #25 | Gentle Confrontation | Loraine James | Album, Sep-22-2023, IDM |
| #26 | VOIR DIRE | Earl SweatshirtThe Alchemist | Album, Oct-06-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #27 | MICHAEL | Killer Mike | Album, Jun-16-2023, Southern Hip Hop |
| #28 | Everyone's Crushed | Water From Your Eyes | Album, May-26-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #29 | Heaven knows | PinkPantheress | Album, Nov-10-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #30 | UNFORGIVEN | LE SSERAFIM | Album, May-01-2023, K-Pop |
| #31 | Kaytraminé | KAYTRAMINÉAminéKAYTRANADA | Album, May-19-2023, Pop Rap |
| #32 | Laugh Track | The National | Album, Sep-18-2023, Indie Rock |
| #33 | Bewitched | Laufey | Album, Sep-08-2023, Traditional Pop |
| #34 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #35 | World's End FM | Hak Baker | Album, Jun-09-2023, Indie Pop |
| #36 | Black Rainbows | Corinne Bailey Rae | Album, Sep-15-2023, Art Pop |
| #37 | MID AIR | Paris Texas | Album, Jul-21-2023, Rap Rock |
| #38 | D-DAY | Agust D | Album, Apr-21-2023, Pop Rap |
| #39 | Paint My Bedroom Black | Holly Humberstone | Album, Oct-13-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #40 | Playing Robots Into Heaven | James Blake | Album, Sep-08-2023, Future Garage |
| #41 | Nails | Benefits | Album, Apr-21-2023, Poetry |
| #42 | 3D Country | Geese | Album, Jun-23-2023, Indie Rock |
| #43 | Hackney Diamonds | The Rolling Stones | Album, Oct-20-2023, Pop Rock |
| #44 | Crazymad, For Me | CMAT | Album, Oct-13-2023, Pop Rock |
| #45 | Messy | Olivia Dean | Album, Jun-30-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #46 | Mañana será bonito | KAROL G | Album, Feb-24-2023, Reggaetón |
| #47 | I've IVE | IVE | Album, Apr-10-2023, K-Pop |
| #48 | Spunky! | Grrrl Gang | Album, Sep-22-2023, Indie Rock |
| #49 | Memento mori | Depeche Mode | Album, Mar-24-2023, Synthpop |
| #50 | Let’s Start Here. | Lil Yachty | Album, Jan-27-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |