Paste's 25 Best Albums of 2023 (So Far)

We're almost halfway through the year—time for the Best Albums of 2023 so far.

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# 1
Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Indie Rock Noise Rock
# 2
Album • May 05 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 3
Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Slacker Rock Noise Pop
# 4
Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Indie Rock Post-Rock
# 5
Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Soul Ambient
# 6
Album • May 05 / 2023 Abstract Hip Hop Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop
# 7
Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Art Pop Synthpop
# 8
Album • Feb 14 / 2023 Art Pop Alt-Pop Electronic
# 9
Album • May 19 / 2023 New Wave Synthpop Art Pop
# 10
Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Indie Rock
# 11
Album • Jun 16 / 2023 Midwest Emo Post-Hardcore
# 12
Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Indie Rock
# 13
Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Indie Rock Slacker Rock
# 14
Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Post-Punk Art Punk
# 15
Album • Apr 21 / 2023 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 16
Album • May 05 / 2023 Soft Rock Pop Rock
# 17
Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop
# 18
Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk Chamber Folk
# 19
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Indie Pop Indie Rock
# 20
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Jangle Pop Indie Pop
# 21
Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Digital Fusion Utopian Virtual Progressive Electronic
# 22
Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Indie Rock
# 23
Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Synth Punk
# 24
Album • Feb 03 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Art Pop
# 25
Album • Feb 24 / 2023