Rock Sound's Top 50 Albums Of 2023

For our final The Album Story feature of 2023, we are counting down our top 50 favourite records from the last 12 months.

Published: December 15, 2023 10:06 Source

# 1

Take Me Back to Eden by Sleep Token

Album • May 19 / 2023 Alternative Metal Alt-Pop

# 2

So Much (For) Stardust by Fall Out Boy

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Pop Rock Alternative Rock

# 3

A Kiss for the Whole World by Enter Shikari

Album • Apr 21 / 2023 Alternative Rock

# 4

ONE MORE TIME... by blink-182

Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Pop Punk Alternative Rock

# 5

Sanguivore by Creeper

Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Gothic Rock Rock Opera Hard Rock

# 6

Life Is But a Dream… by Avenged Sevenfold

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

# 7

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY by Waterparks

Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Alternative Rock Pop Rock Power Pop

# 8

This Is Why by Paramore

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Post-Punk Revival

# 9

The Noble Art Of Self Destruction by Holding Absence

Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Alternative Rock

# 10

EVERGREEN by PVRIS

Album • Jul 14 / 2023 Alt-Pop

# 11

Truth Decay by You Me At Six

Album • Jan 27 / 2023 Alternative Rock

# 12

Suicide and Sunshine by Trophy Eyes

Album • Jun 23 / 2023 Alternative Rock

# 13

But Here We Are by Foo Fighters

Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Alternative Rock

# 14

A Call To The Void by Hot Milk

Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Alternative Rock Pop Punk

# 15

The Jaws Of Life by Pierce the Veil

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Alternative Rock

# 16

The Surface by Beartooth

Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Alternative Metal Pop Rock

# 17

Retrovision by Honey Revenge

Album • Jun 23 / 2023 Pop Rock Alternative Rock

# 18

152 by Taking Back Sunday

Album • Oct 27 / 2023 Alternative Rock Pop Rock

# 19

Join The Club by As December Falls

Album • Jul 21 / 2023

# 20

Dead Club City by Nothing But Thieves

Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Pop Rock Alternative Rock

# 21

Why Would I Watch by Hot Mulligan

Album • May 12 / 2023 Pop Punk Emo-Pop

# 22

Zig by Poppy

Album • Oct 27 / 2023 Alt-Pop Post-Industrial Electronic

# 23

Neon Noir by VV

Album • Jan 13 / 2023 Pop Rock Alternative Rock

# 24

Life Under The Gun by Militarie Gun

Album • Jun 23 / 2023 Alternative Rock Post-Hardcore

# 25

RUCKUS! by Movements

Album • Aug 18 / 2023 Alternative Rock

# 26

History Books by The Gaslight Anthem

Album • Oct 27 / 2023 Heartland Rock Alternative Rock

# 27

Toxic Positivity by The Used

Album • May 19 / 2023 Alternative Rock Pop Rock Emo-Pop

# 28

Not Without My Ghosts by The Amity Affliction

Album • May 12 / 2023 Metalcore Post-Hardcore

# 29

SUNDAY AT FOXWOODS by BOYS LIKE GIRLS

Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Synthpop Pop Rock

# 30

The Maine by The Maine

Album • Aug 01 / 2023 Pop Rock Power Pop

# 31

The Seventh Sun by Bury Tomorrow

Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Melodic Metalcore

# 32

Fatalism by Polaris

Album • Sep 01 / 2023 Metalcore Alternative Metal

# 33

Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete. by ✝✝✝ (Crosses)

Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Synthpop Electropop

# 34

MONO by K.Flay

Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Alternative Rock

# 35

Rivers Of Heresy by Empire State Bastard

Album • Sep 01 / 2023 Metalcore Post-Hardcore Sludge Metal

# 36

No Joy by Spanish Love Songs

Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Indie Rock Heartland Rock

# 37

Venom by WARGASM (UK)

Album • Oct 27 / 2023

# 38

Past // Present // Future by Meet Me @ The Altar

Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Pop Punk

# 39

The Other One by BABYMETAL

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Alternative Metal Trance Metal

# 40

CMF2 by Corey Taylor

Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Hard Rock Alternative Metal

# 41

72 Seasons by Metallica

Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Heavy Metal

# 42

Hard Reset by The Word Alive

Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Alternative Metal

# 43

I Love You, I’m Trying by grandson

Album • May 05 / 2023 Rap Rock

# 44

The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons by The Hives

Album • Aug 11 / 2023 Garage Rock Revival

# 45

RAT WARS by HEALTH

Album • Dec 07 / 2023 Electro-Industrial Industrial Metal

# 46

10,000 gecs by 100 gecs

Album • Mar 17 / 2023 Alternative Rock Hyperpop

# 47

A Mind Waiting to Die by Graphic Nature

Album • Feb 17 / 2023 Nu Metal Metalcore

# 48

Smile by Skindred

Album • Aug 04 / 2023 Alternative Metal Nu Metal Rap Metal

# 49

RUSH! by Måneskin

Album • Jan 20 / 2023 Pop Rock Alternative Rock

# 50

ILLENIUM by ILLENIUM

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Electronic Dance Music Pop Rock