Resident Advisor's Best Albums of 2023
Our selections include big crossover pop and R&B moments, heady Krautrock explorations and techno guided meditations.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | a.s.o. | a.s.o | Jun-02-2023, Trip Hop |
| #2 | ULTRAKUNST | Brutalismus 3000 | Apr-07-2023, UK Hard House |
| #3 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #4 | Homesick | Ciel | Nov-24-2023, UK Bass |
| #5 | Jbal Rrsas | Deena Abdelwahed | Sep-08-2023, |
| #6 | Ansiedade | DJ Danifox | Apr-26-2023, Batida |
| #7 | Fluid Meditations | DJ Gigola | Feb-03-2023, |
| #8 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #9 | Playing Robots Into Heaven | James Blake | Sep-08-2023, Future Garage |
| #10 | Imagine This Is a High Dimensional Space of All Possibilities | James Holden | Mar-31-2023, Progressive Electronic |
| #11 | Swells | K-LONE | Jul-07-2023, Deep House |
| #12 | Raven | Kelela | Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #13 | Atlas | Laurel Halo | Sep-22-2023, Ambient |
| #14 | The Ancient Truth | Maara | Apr-20-2023, Downtempo |
| #15 | Pearls Dont Lay on the Shore | Mr. G | Mar-27-2023, |
| #16 | Inflatable Gravestone | MUN SING | Jun-02-2023, Deconstructed Club |
| #17 | Natural Wonder Beauty Concept | Natural Wonder Beauty Concept | Jul-14-2023, Ambient Pop |
| #18 | Flood City Trax | Nondi_ | Apr-07-2023, Footwork |
| #19 | Choral Feeling | Oceanic | Jan-27-2023, IDM |
| #20 | Good Lies | Overmono | May-12-2023, UK Bass |
| #21 | Changing Channels | Pangaea | Oct-06-2023, UK Garage |
| #22 | Tikiman Vol. 1 | Paul St. Hilaire | Mar-30-2023, Dub |
| #23 | Signs | Purelink | Sep-15-2023, Ambient Dub |
| #24 | La Onda | Regal86 | Feb-05-2023, Hardgroove Techno |
| #25 | Madres | Sofia Kourtesis | Oct-27-2023, Deep House |
| #26 | Crash Recoil | Surgeon | Mar-17-2023, |
| #27 | Trip9love...??? | Tirzah | Sep-05-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #29 | Agartha | Wata Igarashi | May-25-2023, Minimal Techno |
| #30 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | a.s.o. | a.s.o | Album, Jun-02-2023, Trip Hop |
| #2 | ULTRAKUNST | Brutalismus 3000 | Album, Apr-07-2023, UK Hard House |
| #3 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #4 | Homesick | Ciel | Album, Nov-24-2023, UK Bass |
| #5 | Jbal Rrsas | Deena Abdelwahed | Album, Sep-08-2023, |
| #6 | Ansiedade | DJ Danifox | Album, Apr-26-2023, Batida |
| #7 | Fluid Meditations | DJ Gigola | Album, Feb-03-2023, |
| #8 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Album, Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #9 | Playing Robots Into Heaven | James Blake | Album, Sep-08-2023, Future Garage |
| #10 | Imagine This Is a High Dimensional Space of All Possibilities | James Holden | Album, Mar-31-2023, Progressive Electronic |
| #11 | Swells | K-LONE | Album, Jul-07-2023, Deep House |
| #12 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #13 | Atlas | Laurel Halo | Album, Sep-22-2023, Ambient |
| #14 | The Ancient Truth | Maara | Album, Apr-20-2023, Downtempo |
| #15 | Pearls Dont Lay on the Shore | Mr. G | Album, Mar-27-2023, |
| #16 | Inflatable Gravestone | MUN SING | Album, Jun-02-2023, Deconstructed Club |
| #17 | Natural Wonder Beauty Concept | Natural Wonder Beauty Concept | Album, Jul-14-2023, Ambient Pop |
| #18 | Flood City Trax | Nondi_ | Album, Apr-07-2023, Footwork |
| #19 | Choral Feeling | Oceanic | Album, Jan-27-2023, IDM |
| #20 | Good Lies | Overmono | Album, May-12-2023, UK Bass |
| #21 | Changing Channels | Pangaea | Album, Oct-06-2023, UK Garage |
| #22 | Tikiman Vol. 1 | Paul St. Hilaire | Album, Mar-30-2023, Dub |
| #23 | Signs | Purelink | Album, Sep-15-2023, Ambient Dub |
| #24 | La Onda | Regal86 | Album, Feb-05-2023, Hardgroove Techno |
| #25 | Madres | Sofia Kourtesis | Album, Oct-27-2023, Deep House |
| #26 | Crash Recoil | Surgeon | Album, Mar-17-2023, |
| #27 | Trip9love...??? | Tirzah | Album, Sep-05-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #29 | Agartha | Wata Igarashi | Album, May-25-2023, Minimal Techno |
| #30 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |