Northern Transmissions Best Albums of 2023
We've collected the best albums of 2023 on one list so you don't have to miss, featuring Beach Fossils, Wednesday, boygenius and many more!
Published: December 19, 2023 15:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bunny | Beach Fossils | Jun-02-2023, Jangle Pop |
| #2 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #4 | the record | boygenius | Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #6 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Lahai | Sampha | Oct-20-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #8 | Tracey Denim | bar italia | May-19-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #9 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | Maps | Billy Woods, Kenny Segal | May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #11 | Yard | Slow Pulp | Sep-29-2023, Indie Rock |
| #12 | The Window | Ratboys | Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #13 | V | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Mar-17-2023, Psychedelic Pop |
| #14 | Space Heavy | King Krule | Jun-09-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #15 | Girl with Fish | feeble little horse | Jun-09-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #16 | Cartwheel | Hotline TNT | Nov-03-2023, Shoegaze |
| #17 | False Lankum | Lankum | Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #18 | Heaven Is a Junkyard | Youth Lagoon | Jun-09-2023, Indie Pop |
| #19 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #20 | Perfect Saviors | The Armed | Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #21 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #23 | Mid Air | Romy | Sep-08-2023, Deep House |
| #24 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #25 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #26 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #27 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown | Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #28 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #29 | New Blue Sun | André 3000 | Nov-17-2023, New Age |
| #30 | Quaranta | Danny Brown | Nov-17-2023, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #31 | Hellmode | Jeff Rosenstock | Sep-01-2023, Indie Rock |
| #32 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #33 | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips | Armand Hammer, billy woods, E L U C I D | Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #34 | Lucky for You | Bully | Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock |
| #35 | Hit Parade | Róisín Murphy | Sep-08-2023, Art Pop |
| #36 | 3D Country | Geese | Jun-23-2023, Indie Rock |
| #37 | First Two Pages of Frankenstein | The National | Apr-28-2023, Chamber Pop |
| #38 | Hold | Wild Nothing | Oct-27-2023, Dream Pop |
| #39 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #40 | UK GRIM | Sleaford Mods | Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk |
| #41 | Strange Disciple | Nation of Language | Sep-15-2023, Synthpop |
| #42 | Food for Worms | shame | Feb-24-2023, Indie Rock |
| #43 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #44 | All Fiction | Pile | Feb-17-2023, Art Rock |
| #45 | Everyone's Crushed | Water From Your Eyes | May-26-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #46 | I Killed Your Dog | L’Rain | Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #47 | Velveteen | PONY | May-19-2023, Power Pop |
| #48 | O Monolith | Squid | Jun-09-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #49 | Something To Give Each Other | Troye Sivan | Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #50 | Greg Mendez | Greg Mendez | May-05-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Bunny | Beach Fossils | Album, Jun-02-2023, Jangle Pop |
| #2 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #4 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #6 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Lahai | Sampha | Album, Oct-20-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #8 | Tracey Denim | bar italia | Album, May-19-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #9 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #11 | Yard | Slow Pulp | Album, Sep-29-2023, Indie Rock |
| #12 | The Window | Ratboys | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #13 | V | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Album, Mar-17-2023, Psychedelic Pop |
| #14 | Space Heavy | King Krule | Album, Jun-09-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #15 | Girl with Fish | feeble little horse | Album, Jun-09-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #16 | Cartwheel | Hotline TNT | Album, Nov-03-2023, Shoegaze |
| #17 | False Lankum | Lankum | Album, Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #18 | Heaven Is a Junkyard | Youth Lagoon | Album, Jun-09-2023, Indie Pop |
| #19 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #20 | Perfect Saviors | The Armed | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #21 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Album, Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #23 | Mid Air | Romy | Album, Sep-08-2023, Deep House |
| #24 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Album, Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #25 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #26 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #27 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #28 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #29 | New Blue Sun | André 3000 | Album, Nov-17-2023, New Age |
| #30 | Quaranta | Danny Brown | Album, Nov-17-2023, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #31 | Hellmode | Jeff Rosenstock | Album, Sep-01-2023, Indie Rock |
| #32 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Album, Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #33 | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips | Armand Hammerbilly woodsE L U C I D | Album, Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #34 | Lucky for You | Bully | Album, Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock |
| #35 | Hit Parade | Róisín Murphy | Album, Sep-08-2023, Art Pop |
| #36 | 3D Country | Geese | Album, Jun-23-2023, Indie Rock |
| #37 | First Two Pages of Frankenstein | The National | Album, Apr-28-2023, Chamber Pop |
| #38 | Hold | Wild Nothing | Album, Oct-27-2023, Dream Pop |
| #39 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Album, Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #40 | UK GRIM | Sleaford Mods | Album, Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk |
| #41 | Strange Disciple | Nation of Language | Album, Sep-15-2023, Synthpop |
| #42 | Food for Worms | shame | Album, Feb-24-2023, Indie Rock |
| #43 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Album, Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #44 | All Fiction | Pile | Album, Feb-17-2023, Art Rock |
| #45 | Everyone's Crushed | Water From Your Eyes | Album, May-26-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #46 | I Killed Your Dog | L’Rain | Album, Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #47 | Velveteen | PONY | Album, May-19-2023, Power Pop |
| #48 | O Monolith | Squid | Album, Jun-09-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #49 | Something To Give Each Other | Troye Sivan | Album, Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #50 | Greg Mendez | Greg Mendez | Album, May-05-2023, Singer-Songwriter |