PopMatters' 80 Best Albums of 2023

The best albums of 2023 challenged orthodoxies, blended and created new genres, and spanned a vast range of musical styles and traditions, while looking forward.

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# 51
Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Post-Rock
# 52
Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Alternative R&B Electronic
# 53
Album • Nov 10 / 2023 Abstract Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 54
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Synthpop
# 55
Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B
# 56
Album • Oct 06 / 2023 Indie Folk
# 57
Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Death Metal Progressive Metal
# 58
Album • Nov 10 / 2023 Contemporary Country
# 59
Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Future Garage
# 60
Album • Sep 29 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Pop
# 61
EP • Jul 21 / 2023 K-Pop Contemporary R&B UK Garage
# 62
Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Post-Industrial Electronic
# 63
Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Post-Punk Revival
# 64
Album • Nov 03 / 2023
# 65
Album • Jun 16 / 2023 Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 66
Album • Sep 29 / 2023 Dream Pop Neo-Psychedelia Indie Rock
# 67
Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia
# 68
Album • Feb 17 / 2023 Pop Adult Contemporary
# 69
Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Progressive Electronic Ambient
# 70
Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Americana Country
# 71
Album • Mar 17 / 2023 Dream Pop Indietronica
# 72
Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Indie Rock
# 73
Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Hymns Southern Gospel Singer-Songwriter
# 74
Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Pop
# 75
Album • Jan 27 / 2023 Post-Hardcore
# 76
Album • Jun 30 / 2023 American Primitivism Ambient Americana
# 77
Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Glitch Pop
# 78
Album • Jul 28 / 2023 Chamber Pop Indie Pop Art Pop
# 79
Album • May 26 / 2023 Ambient
# 80
Album • Sep 01 / 2023 Garage Rock Psychedelic Rock