Pitchfork's Best Pop Music of 2023

Opulent disco-pop, R&B hook-up jams, raging hot-mess anthems: These are the songs and albums that defined the year in pop music.

Published: December 12, 2023 14:00 Source

# 1
Album • Mar 17 / 2023 Alternative Rock Hyperpop
# 2
Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Afrobeats Alternative R&B
# 3
& the Charm by Avalon Emerson
Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Indietronica Downtempo Indie Pop
# 4
Album • Feb 14 / 2023 Art Pop Alt-Pop Electronic
# 5
Album • Sep 22 / 2023 Synthpop Dance-Pop Alt-Pop
# 6
EP • Oct 13 / 2023 Electronic Alt-Pop
# 7
EP • Aug 11 / 2023 Bubblegum Bass
# 8
Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Art Pop Synthpop
# 9
Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Disco Dance-Pop
# 10
Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B
# 11
Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Alternative R&B Electronic
# 12
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop
# 13
Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Neo-Soul Alternative R&B Neo-Psychedelia
# 14
Album • Oct 27 / 2023 Alt-Pop Art Pop Flamenco Pop
# 15
EP • Jan 13 / 2023 Jungle Electronic Dance Music
# 16
Album • Oct 27 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Dream Pop
# 17
Album • Mar 21 / 2023
# 18
Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter Alternative Rock
# 19
Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Art Pop Glitch Pop
# 20
SOS by SZA
Album • Dec 09 / 2022 Contemporary R&B Pop
# 21
Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Dance-Pop Contemporary R&B
# 22
EP • Apr 28 / 2023 Progressive Breaks Progressive House 2-Step