No Ripcord's 50 Best Albums of 2023



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Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Rat Saw God Wednesday Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock
#2 Maps Billy Woods, Kenny Segal May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop
#3 Cartwheel Hotline TNT Nov-03-2023, Shoegaze
#4 SCARING THE HOES JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop
#5 Gigis Recovery The Murder Capital Jan-20-2023, Post-Punk Revival
#6 Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Caroline Polachek Feb-14-2023, Art Pop
#7 Javelin Sufjan Stevens Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk
#8 Food for Worms shame Feb-24-2023, Indie Rock
#9 Formal Growth in the Desert Protomartyr Jun-02-2023, Post-Punk
#10 Girl with Fish feeble little horse Jun-09-2023, Slacker Rock
#11 Norm Andy Shauf Feb-10-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#12 Tomorrow's Fire Squirrel Flower Oct-13-2023, Slacker Rock
#13 Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) Yves Tumor Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#14 That! Feels Good! Jessie Ware Apr-28-2023, Disco
#15 Bekka Maiingan Zoon Apr-28-2023, Shoegaze
#16 Everything Harmony The Lemon Twigs May-05-2023, Soft Rock
#17 The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We Mitski Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#18 Heavy Heavy Young Fathers Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#19 Girl In The Half Pearl Liv.e Feb-10-2023, Neo-Soul
#20 I Am Not There Anymore The Clientele Jul-28-2023, Chamber Pop
#21 Furling Meg Baird Jan-27-2023, Contemporary Folk
#22 Lucky for You Bully Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock
#23 Blondshell Blondshell Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock
#24 i've seen a way Mandy, Indiana May-19-2023, Post-Industrial
#25 Follow the Cyborg Miss Grit Feb-24-2023, Indie Rock
#26 Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) Jaimie Branch Aug-25-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz
#27 This Stupid World Yo La Tengo Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock
#28 I Killed Your Dog L’Rain Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#29 Eye on the Bat Palehound Jul-14-2023, Indie Rock
#30 Everyone's Crushed Water From Your Eyes May-26-2023, Experimental Rock
#31 Domino Diners Aug-18-2023, Power Pop
#32 Black Rainbows Corinne Bailey Rae Sep-15-2023, Art Pop
#33 Greg Mendez Greg Mendez May-05-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#34 Attachment Figure Sarah Morrison Oct-13-2023, Art Pop
#35 The Last Rotation of Earth BC Camplight May-12-2023, Progressive Pop
#36 The Window Ratboys Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock
#37 Angels & Queens - Part II Gabriels Mar-01-2023,
#38 After the Magic Parannoul Jan-28-2023, Shoegaze
#39 With a Hammer Yaeji Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop
#40 Hellmode Jeff Rosenstock Sep-01-2023, Indie Rock
#41 The Mind of A Saint Skyzoo & The Other Guys Jan-13-2023,
#42 Space Heavy King Krule Jun-09-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#43 Tracey Denim bar italia May-19-2023, Slacker Rock
#44 Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? Kara Jackson Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#45 SPELLLING & the Mystery School SPELLLING Aug-25-2023, Art Rock
#46 Bird Machine Sparklehorse Sep-08-2023, Indie Rock
#47 Life Under The Gun Militarie Gun Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock
#48 Voice Notes Yazmin Lacey Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul
#49 10,000 gecs 100 gecs Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock
#50 This Is Why Paramore Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #3 | Cartwheel | Hotline TNT | Album, Nov-03-2023, Shoegaze |
| #4 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #5 | Gigis Recovery | The Murder Capital | Album, Jan-20-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #6 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #7 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #8 | Food for Worms | shame | Album, Feb-24-2023, Indie Rock |
| #9 | Formal Growth in the Desert | Protomartyr | Album, Jun-02-2023, Post-Punk |
| #10 | Girl with Fish | feeble little horse | Album, Jun-09-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #11 | Norm | Andy Shauf | Album, Feb-10-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Tomorrow's Fire | Squirrel Flower | Album, Oct-13-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #13 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #14 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #15 | Bekka Maiingan | Zoon | Album, Apr-28-2023, Shoegaze |
| #16 | Everything Harmony | The Lemon Twigs | Album, May-05-2023, Soft Rock |
| #17 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #18 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #19 | Girl In The Half Pearl | Liv.e | Album, Feb-10-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #20 | I Am Not There Anymore | The Clientele | Album, Jul-28-2023, Chamber Pop |
| #21 | Furling | Meg Baird | Album, Jan-27-2023, Contemporary Folk |
| #22 | Lucky for You | Bully | Album, Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Blondshell | Blondshell | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #24 | i've seen a way | Mandy, Indiana | Album, May-19-2023, Post-Industrial |
| #25 | Follow the Cyborg | Miss Grit | Album, Feb-24-2023, Indie Rock |
| #26 | Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) | Jaimie Branch | Album, Aug-25-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #27 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Album, Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #28 | I Killed Your Dog | L’Rain | Album, Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #29 | Eye on the Bat | Palehound | Album, Jul-14-2023, Indie Rock |
| #30 | Everyone's Crushed | Water From Your Eyes | Album, May-26-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #31 | Domino | Diners | Album, Aug-18-2023, Power Pop |
| #32 | Black Rainbows | Corinne Bailey Rae | Album, Sep-15-2023, Art Pop |
| #33 | Greg Mendez | Greg Mendez | Album, May-05-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #34 | Attachment Figure | Sarah Morrison | Album, Oct-13-2023, Art Pop |
| #35 | The Last Rotation of Earth | BC Camplight | Album, May-12-2023, Progressive Pop |
| #36 | The Window | Ratboys | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #37 | Angels & Queens - Part II | Gabriels | Album, Mar-01-2023,  |
| #38 | After the Magic | Parannoul | Album, Jan-28-2023, Shoegaze |
| #39 | With a Hammer | Yaeji | Album, Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #40 | Hellmode | Jeff Rosenstock | Album, Sep-01-2023, Indie Rock |
| #41 | The Mind of A Saint | Skyzoo & The Other Guys | Album, Jan-13-2023,  |
| #42 | Space Heavy | King Krule | Album, Jun-09-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #43 | Tracey Denim | bar italia | Album, May-19-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #44 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #45 | SPELLLING & the Mystery School | SPELLLING | Album, Aug-25-2023, Art Rock |
| #46 | Bird Machine | Sparklehorse | Album, Sep-08-2023, Indie Rock |
| #47 | Life Under The Gun | Militarie Gun | Album, Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #48 | Voice Notes | Yazmin Lacey | Album, Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #49 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Album, Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #50 | This Is Why | Paramore | Album, Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |