Paste's 50 Best Albums of 2023
Featuring gems from Ratboys, boygenius, Olivia Rodrigo, Mitski and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, here are Paste's 50 best albums of 2023.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #3 | Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? | McKinley Dixon | Jun-02-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #4 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #5 | The Window | Ratboys | Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #6 | The Greater Wings | Julie Byrne | Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #7 | I Killed Your Dog | L’Rain | Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #8 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #10 | Madres | Sofia Kourtesis | Oct-27-2023, Deep House |
| #11 | Lucky for You | Bully | Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock |
| #12 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) | Jaimie Branch | Aug-25-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #14 | Spike Field | Maria BC | Oct-20-2023, Psychedelic Folk |
| #15 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #16 | Raven | Kelela | Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #17 | Erotic Probiotic 2 | Nourished by Time | Mar-21-2023, |
| #18 | the record | boygenius | Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | All of This Will End | Indigo De Souza | Apr-28-2023, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Everything Harmony | The Lemon Twigs | May-05-2023, Soft Rock |
| #21 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #22 | Greg Mendez | Greg Mendez | May-05-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Maps | Billy Woods, Kenny Segal | May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #24 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #25 | Sundial | Noname | Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #26 | Time Ain't Accidental | Jess Williamson | Jun-09-2023, Americana |
| #27 | Girl with Fish | feeble little horse | Jun-09-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #28 | Desolations Flower | Ragana | Oct-27-2023, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #29 | softscars | yeule | Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop |
| #30 | Heaven Is a Junkyard | Youth Lagoon | Jun-09-2023, Indie Pop |
| #31 | Jenny from Thebes | The Mountain Goats | Oct-27-2023, Soft Rock |
| #32 | SAVED! | Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter | Oct-20-2023, Hymns |
| #33 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #34 | Good Living Is Coming For You | Sweeping Promises | Jun-30-2023, Post-Punk |
| #35 | Strange Disciple | Nation of Language | Sep-15-2023, Synthpop |
| #36 | Everyone's Crushed | Water From Your Eyes | May-26-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #37 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #38 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown | Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #39 | Weathervanes | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country |
| #40 | Cut Worms | Cut Worms | Jul-21-2023, Country Pop |
| #41 | Vidrio | Titanic, I la Católica, Mabe Fratti | Oct-20-2023, Post-Minimalism |
| #42 | Cartwheel | Hotline TNT | Nov-03-2023, Shoegaze |
| #43 | Oh Me Oh My | Lonnie Holley | Mar-10-2023, Soul |
| #44 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #45 | Tomorrow's Fire | Squirrel Flower | Oct-13-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #46 | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips | Armand Hammer, billy woods, E L U C I D | Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #47 | Yard | Slow Pulp | Sep-29-2023, Indie Rock |
| #48 | Fish Bowl | Kate Davis | Mar-24-2023, Indie Pop |
| #49 | Sun Arcs | Blue Lake | Jun-23-2023, Ambient Americana |
| #50 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #3 | Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? | McKinley Dixon | Album, Jun-02-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #4 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #5 | The Window | Ratboys | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #6 | The Greater Wings | Julie Byrne | Album, Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #7 | I Killed Your Dog | L’Rain | Album, Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #8 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #10 | Madres | Sofia Kourtesis | Album, Oct-27-2023, Deep House |
| #11 | Lucky for You | Bully | Album, Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock |
| #12 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) | Jaimie Branch | Album, Aug-25-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #14 | Spike Field | Maria BC | Album, Oct-20-2023, Psychedelic Folk |
| #15 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #16 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #17 | Erotic Probiotic 2 | Nourished by Time | Album, Mar-21-2023, |
| #18 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | All of This Will End | Indigo De Souza | Album, Apr-28-2023, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Everything Harmony | The Lemon Twigs | Album, May-05-2023, Soft Rock |
| #21 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #22 | Greg Mendez | Greg Mendez | Album, May-05-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #24 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #25 | Sundial | Noname | Album, Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #26 | Time Ain't Accidental | Jess Williamson | Album, Jun-09-2023, Americana |
| #27 | Girl with Fish | feeble little horse | Album, Jun-09-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #28 | Desolations Flower | Ragana | Album, Oct-27-2023, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #29 | softscars | yeule | Album, Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop |
| #30 | Heaven Is a Junkyard | Youth Lagoon | Album, Jun-09-2023, Indie Pop |
| #31 | Jenny from Thebes | The Mountain Goats | Album, Oct-27-2023, Soft Rock |
| #32 | SAVED! | Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter | Album, Oct-20-2023, Hymns |
| #33 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #34 | Good Living Is Coming For You | Sweeping Promises | Album, Jun-30-2023, Post-Punk |
| #35 | Strange Disciple | Nation of Language | Album, Sep-15-2023, Synthpop |
| #36 | Everyone's Crushed | Water From Your Eyes | Album, May-26-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #37 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #38 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #39 | Weathervanes | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country |
| #40 | Cut Worms | Cut Worms | Album, Jul-21-2023, Country Pop |
| #41 | Vidrio | TitanicI la CatólicaMabe Fratti | Album, Oct-20-2023, Post-Minimalism |
| #42 | Cartwheel | Hotline TNT | Album, Nov-03-2023, Shoegaze |
| #43 | Oh Me Oh My | Lonnie Holley | Album, Mar-10-2023, Soul |
| #44 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Album, Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #45 | Tomorrow's Fire | Squirrel Flower | Album, Oct-13-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #46 | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips | Armand Hammerbilly woodsE L U C I D | Album, Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #47 | Yard | Slow Pulp | Album, Sep-29-2023, Indie Rock |
| #48 | Fish Bowl | Kate Davis | Album, Mar-24-2023, Indie Pop |
| #49 | Sun Arcs | Blue Lake | Album, Jun-23-2023, Ambient Americana |
| #50 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Album, Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |