Radio X's 25 Best Albums of 2023

Here are Radio X's picks of the finest albums of the past 12 months... from the return of Blur and The Rolling Stones to great new music by Royal Blood and Paramore.

Published: November 10, 2023 18:17 Source

# 1

A Fistful of Peaches by Black Honey

Album • Mar 17 / 2023 Indie Rock Post-Punk Revival

# 2

ONE MORE TIME... by blink-182

Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Pop Punk Alternative Rock

# 3

The Ballad Of Darren by Blur

Album • Jul 21 / 2023 Art Rock Indie Pop

# 4

My Big Day by Bombay Bicycle Club

Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Indie Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 5

How Many Dreams? by DMA'S

Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Pop Rock Alternative Dance Indie Rock

# 6

So Much (For) Stardust by Fall Out Boy

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Pop Rock Alternative Rock

# 7

But Here We Are by Foo Fighters

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Alternative Rock

# 8

Turn The Car Around by Gaz Coombes

Album • Jan 13 / 2023 Indie Rock Neo-Psychedelia Pop Rock

# 9

Cracker Island by Gorillaz

Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Synthpop Electropop

# 10

Chaos For The Fly by Grian Chatten

Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop

# 11

Unreal Unearth by Hozier

Album • Aug 18 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Pop Soul Pop Rock

# 12

Cuts & Bruises by Inhaler

Album • Feb 17 / 2023 Pop Rock Indie Rock

# 13

RUSH! (ARE U COMING?) by Måneskin

Album • Nov 10 / 2023 Pop Rock Alternative Rock

# 14

One Man Band by Miles Kane

Album • Aug 04 / 2023 Indie Rock Mod Revival Britpop

# 15

Council Skies by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Post-Britpop

# 16

Dead Club City by Nothing But Thieves

Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Pop Rock Alternative Rock

# 17

This Is Why by Paramore

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Post-Punk Revival

# 18

In Times New Roman... by Queens of the Stone Age

Album • Jun 16 / 2023 Alternative Rock Hard Rock

# 19

Back To The Water Below by Royal Blood

Album • Sep 01 / 2023 Alternative Rock

# 20

For That Beautiful Feeling by The Chemical Brothers

Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Progressive House

# 21

The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons by The Hives

Album • Aug 11 / 2023 Garage Rock Revival

# 22

From Nothing to a Little Bit More by The Lathums

Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Indie Rock Indie Pop

# 23

Anxiety Replacement Therapy by The Lottery Winners

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Indie Pop Indie Rock

# 24

Gigis Recovery by The Murder Capital

Album • Jan 20 / 2023 Post-Punk Revival

# 25

Hackney Diamonds by The Rolling Stones

Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Pop Rock Blues Rock