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.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Greg Mendez | Greg Mendez | May-05-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | Girl with Fish | feeble little horse | Jun-09-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #4 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Oh Me Oh My | Lonnie Holley | Mar-10-2023, Soul |
| #6 | Maps | Billy Woods, Kenny Segal | May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #7 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #8 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #9 | End of Everything | Mega Bog | May-19-2023, New Wave |
| #10 | the record | boygenius | Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | The Whaler | Home Is Where | Jun-16-2023, Midwest Emo |
| #12 | All of This Will End | Indigo De Souza | Apr-28-2023, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Lucky for You | Bully | Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock |
| #14 | Formal Growth in the Desert | Protomartyr | Jun-02-2023, Post-Punk |
| #15 | Infinite Spring | Superviolet | Apr-21-2023, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Everything Harmony | The Lemon Twigs | May-05-2023, Soft Rock |
| #17 | Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? | McKinley Dixon | Jun-02-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #18 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Fish Bowl | Kate Davis | Mar-24-2023, Indie Pop |
| #20 | The Town That Cursed Your Name | The Reds, Pinks and Purples | Mar-24-2023, Jangle Pop |
| #21 | WOW | Kate NV | Mar-03-2023, Digital Fusion |
| #22 | Blondshell | Blondshell | Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Post-American | MSPAINT | Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk |
| #24 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #25 | Principia | En Attendant Ana | Feb-24-2023, |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Greg Mendez | Greg Mendez | Album, May-05-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | Girl with Fish | feeble little horse | Album, Jun-09-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #4 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Album, Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Oh Me Oh My | Lonnie Holley | Album, Mar-10-2023, Soul |
| #6 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #7 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Album, Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #8 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #9 | End of Everything | Mega Bog | Album, May-19-2023, New Wave |
| #10 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | The Whaler | Home Is Where | Album, Jun-16-2023, Midwest Emo |
| #12 | All of This Will End | Indigo De Souza | Album, Apr-28-2023, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Lucky for You | Bully | Album, Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock |
| #14 | Formal Growth in the Desert | Protomartyr | Album, Jun-02-2023, Post-Punk |
| #15 | Infinite Spring | Superviolet | Album, Apr-21-2023, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Everything Harmony | The Lemon Twigs | Album, May-05-2023, Soft Rock |
| #17 | Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? | McKinley Dixon | Album, Jun-02-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #18 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | Fish Bowl | Kate Davis | Album, Mar-24-2023, Indie Pop |
| #20 | The Town That Cursed Your Name | The Reds, Pinks and Purples | Album, Mar-24-2023, Jangle Pop |
| #21 | WOW | Kate NV | Album, Mar-03-2023, Digital Fusion |
| #22 | Blondshell | Blondshell | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Post-American | MSPAINT | Album, Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk |
| #24 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #25 | Principia | En Attendant Ana | Album, Feb-24-2023, |