Pitchfork's 50 Best Albums of 2023

Featuring Sufjan Stevens, Kali Uchis, SZA, boygenius, Caroline Polachek, André 3000, and more

Published: December 05, 2023 14:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 SOS SZA Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B
#2 Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Caroline Polachek Feb-14-2023, Art Pop
#3 Maps Billy Woods, Kenny Segal May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop
#4 Rat Saw God Wednesday Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock
#5 Erotic Probiotic 2 Nourished by Time Mar-21-2023,
#6 Javelin Sufjan Stevens Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk
#7 Fountain Baby Amaarae Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats
#8 Radical Romantics Fever Ray Mar-10-2023, Art Pop
#9 My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross ANOHNI Jul-06-2023, Soul
#10 softscars yeule Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop
#11 Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#12 I Killed Your Dog L’Rain Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#13 Sundial Noname Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap
#14 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock
#15 With a Hammer Yaeji Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop
#16 the record boygenius Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#17 Raven Kelela Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B
#18 10,000 gecs 100 gecs Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock
#19 Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? Kara Jackson Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#20 i've seen a way Mandy, Indiana May-19-2023, Post-Industrial
#21 The Greater Wings Julie Byrne Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk
#22 That! Feels Good! Jessie Ware Apr-28-2023, Disco
#23 The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We Mitski Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#24 Madres Sofia Kourtesis Oct-27-2023, Deep House
#25 Love in Exile Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily Mar-24-2023, Ghazal
#26 Atlas Laurel Halo Sep-22-2023, Ambient
#27 Everyone's Crushed Water From Your Eyes May-26-2023, Experimental Rock
#28 Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) Jaimie Branch Aug-25-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz
#29 DÉTWAT HiTech May-26-2023, Juke
#30 & the Charm Avalon Emerson Apr-28-2023, Indietronica
#31 Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) Yves Tumor Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#32 Like..? Ice Spice Jan-20-2023, Sample Drill
#33 Dogsbody Model/Actriz Feb-24-2023, Noise Rock
#34 I've Got Me Joanna Sternberg Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#35 Ganger Veeze Jun-27-2023, Detroit Trap
#36 Changing Channels Pangaea Oct-06-2023, UK Garage
#37 Oh Me Oh My Lonnie Holley Mar-10-2023, Soul
#38 This Stupid World Yo La Tengo Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock
#39 Girl In The Half Pearl Liv.e Feb-10-2023, Neo-Soul
#40 12 Ryuichi Sakamoto Jan-17-2023, Ambient
#41 Hood Hottest Princess Sexyy Red Jun-09-2023, Trap
#42 Heaven Is a Junkyard Youth Lagoon Jun-09-2023, Indie Pop
#43 Red Moon in Venus Kali Uchis Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul
#44 Time Ain't Accidental Jess Williamson Jun-09-2023, Americana
#45 The Enduring Spirit Tomb Mold Sep-15-2023, Death Metal
#46 Sun Arcs Blue Lake Jun-23-2023, Ambient Americana
#47 After the Magic Parannoul Jan-28-2023, Shoegaze
#48 Signs Purelink Sep-15-2023, Ambient Dub
#49 Good Living Is Coming For You Sweeping Promises Jun-30-2023, Post-Punk
#50 New Blue Sun André 3000 Nov-17-2023, New Age
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | SOS | SZA | Album, Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #2 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #3 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #4 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Erotic Probiotic 2 | Nourished by Time | Album, Mar-21-2023,  |
| #6 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #7 | Fountain Baby | Amaarae | Album, Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats |
| #8 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Album, Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #9 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #10 | softscars | yeule | Album, Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop |
| #11 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | I Killed Your Dog | L’Rain | Album, Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #13 | Sundial | Noname | Album, Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #14 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #15 | With a Hammer | Yaeji | Album, Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #16 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #17 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #18 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Album, Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #19 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | i've seen a way | Mandy, Indiana | Album, May-19-2023, Post-Industrial |
| #21 | The Greater Wings | Julie Byrne | Album, Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #22 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #23 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | Madres | Sofia Kourtesis | Album, Oct-27-2023, Deep House |
| #25 | Love in Exile | Arooj AftabVijay IyerShahzad Ismaily | Album, Mar-24-2023, Ghazal |
| #26 | Atlas | Laurel Halo | Album, Sep-22-2023, Ambient |
| #27 | Everyone's Crushed | Water From Your Eyes | Album, May-26-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #28 | Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) | Jaimie Branch | Album, Aug-25-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #29 | DÉTWAT | HiTech | Album, May-26-2023, Juke |
| #30 | & the Charm | Avalon Emerson | Album, Apr-28-2023, Indietronica |
| #31 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #32 | Like..? | Ice Spice | EP, Jan-20-2023, Sample Drill |
| #33 | Dogsbody | Model/Actriz | Album, Feb-24-2023, Noise Rock |
| #34 | I've Got Me | Joanna Sternberg | Album, Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #35 | Ganger | Veeze | Album, Jun-27-2023, Detroit Trap |
| #36 | Changing Channels | Pangaea | Album, Oct-06-2023, UK Garage |
| #37 | Oh Me Oh My | Lonnie Holley | Album, Mar-10-2023, Soul |
| #38 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Album, Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #39 | Girl In The Half Pearl | Liv.e | Album, Feb-10-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #40 | 12 | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Album, Jan-17-2023, Ambient |
| #41 | Hood Hottest Princess | Sexyy Red | Album, Jun-09-2023, Trap |
| #42 | Heaven Is a Junkyard | Youth Lagoon | Album, Jun-09-2023, Indie Pop |
| #43 | Red Moon in Venus | Kali Uchis | Album, Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #44 | Time Ain't Accidental | Jess Williamson | Album, Jun-09-2023, Americana |
| #45 | The Enduring Spirit | Tomb Mold | Album, Sep-15-2023, Death Metal |
| #46 | Sun Arcs | Blue Lake | Album, Jun-23-2023, Ambient Americana |
| #47 | After the Magic | Parannoul | Album, Jan-28-2023, Shoegaze |
| #48 | Signs | Purelink | Album, Sep-15-2023, Ambient Dub |
| #49 | Good Living Is Coming For You | Sweeping Promises | Album, Jun-30-2023, Post-Punk |
| #50 | New Blue Sun | André 3000 | Album, Nov-17-2023, New Age |