RIFF's 45 Best Albums of 2023

RIFF’s best albums of 2023 include the Rolling Stones, Blink-182, Cleo Sol, Miley Cyrus, Allison Russell, Victoria Monét, Kali Uchis,…

Published: December 01, 2023 17:24 Source

# 1

GUTS by Olivia Rodrigo

Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter Alternative Rock

# 2

But Here We Are by Foo Fighters

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Alternative Rock

# 3

the record by boygenius

Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Indie Rock

# 4

This Is Why by Paramore

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Post-Punk Revival

# 5

Black Rainbows by Corinne Bailey Rae

Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Art Pop Art Rock

# 6

Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) by Yves Tumor

Album • Mar 17 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Post-Punk

# 7

everything is alive by Slowdive

Album • Sep 01 / 2023 Dream Pop

# 8

Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop

# 9

The Ballad Of Darren by Blur

Album • Jul 21 / 2023 Art Rock Indie Pop

# 10

Unreal Unearth by Hozier

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

# 11

Multitudes by Feist

Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 12

I Am Not There Anymore by The Clientele

Album • Jul 28 / 2023 Chamber Pop Indie Pop Art Pop

# 13

Desire, I Want To Turn Into You by Caroline Polachek

Album • Feb 14 / 2023 Art Pop Alt-Pop Electronic

# 14

Memento mori by Depeche Mode

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Synthpop

# 15

Life Is But a Dream… by Avenged Sevenfold

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Progressive Metal Avant-Garde Metal

# 16

I Inside the Old Year Dying by PJ Harvey

Album • Jul 07 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Rock

# 17

The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We by Mitski

Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 18

Maps by Billy Woods + Kenny Segal

Album • May 05 / 2023 Abstract Hip Hop Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 20

Tension (Deluxe) by Kylie Minogue

Album • Sep 22 / 2023 Dance-Pop House

# 21

JAGUAR II by Victoria Monét

Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Contemporary R&B

# 22

Blondshell by Blondshell

Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Indie Rock

# 23

So Much (For) Stardust by Fall Out Boy

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Pop Rock Alternative Rock

# 24

Truth Killer by Sevendust

Album • Jul 28 / 2023 Alternative Metal

# 25

Red Moon in Venus by Kali Uchis

Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B

# 26

Playing Robots Into Heaven by James Blake

Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Future Garage

# 27

Weathervanes by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Alt-Country Americana

# 28

Endless Summer Vacation by Miley Cyrus

Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Pop

# 29

Heaven by Cleo Sol

Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Neo-Soul Smooth Soul

# 30

Javelin by Sufjan Stevens

Album • Oct 06 / 2023 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk

# 31

ONE MORE TIME... by blink-182

Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Pop Punk Alternative Rock

# 32

The Age of Pleasure by Janelle Monáe

Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 33

Hackney Diamonds by The Rolling Stones

Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Pop Rock Blues Rock

# 34

New Blue Sun by André 3000

Album • Nov 17 / 2023 New Age Ambient

# 35

Scarlet by Doja Cat

Album • Sep 22 / 2023 Pop Rap West Coast Hip Hop

# 36

SCARING THE HOES by JPEGMAFIA + Danny Brown

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 37

I Am The Dog by Sir Chloe

Album • May 19 / 2023 Indie Rock

# 38

The Returner by Allison Russell

Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter

# 39

12 by Ryuichi Sakamoto

Album • Jan 17 / 2023 Ambient Modern Classical

# 40

The Valley of Vision by Manchester Orchestra

EP • Mar 10 / 2023 Ambient Pop Art Pop

# 41

The Patience by Mick Jenkins

Album • Aug 18 / 2023 Hardcore Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 42

This Stupid World by Yo La Tengo

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Indie Rock Post-Rock

# 43

Bewitched by Laufey

Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Traditional Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 44

Black Classical Music by Yussef Dayes

Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Jazz Fusion

# 45

Automatic by Rick Springfield

Album • Aug 04 / 2023 Pop Rock Power Pop