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
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Take Me Back to Eden | Sleep Token | May-19-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #2 | So Much (For) Stardust | Fall Out Boy | Mar-24-2023, Pop Rock |
| #3 | A Kiss for the Whole World | Enter Shikari | Apr-21-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #4 | ONE MORE TIME... | blink-182 | Oct-20-2023, Pop Punk |
| #5 | Sanguivore | Creeper | Oct-13-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #6 | Life Is But a Dream… | Avenged Sevenfold | Jun-02-2023, Progressive Metal |
| #7 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | Waterparks | Apr-14-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #8 | This Is Why | Paramore | Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #9 | The Noble Art Of Self Destruction | Holding Absence | Aug-25-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #10 | EVERGREEN | PVRIS | Jul-14-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #11 | Truth Decay | You Me At Six | Jan-27-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #12 | Suicide and Sunshine | Trophy Eyes | Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #13 | But Here We Are | Foo Fighters | Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #14 | A Call To The Void | Hot Milk | Aug-25-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #15 | The Jaws Of Life | Pierce the Veil | Feb-10-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #16 | The Surface | Beartooth | Oct-13-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #17 | Retrovision | Honey Revenge | Jun-23-2023, Pop Rock |
| #18 | 152 | Taking Back Sunday | Oct-27-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #19 | Join The Club | As December Falls | Jul-21-2023, |
| #20 | Dead Club City | Nothing But Thieves | Jun-30-2023, Pop Rock |
| #21 | Why Would I Watch | Hot Mulligan | May-12-2023, Pop Punk |
| #22 | Zig | Poppy | Oct-27-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #23 | Neon Noir | VV | Jan-13-2023, Pop Rock |
| #24 | Life Under The Gun | Militarie Gun | Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #25 | RUCKUS! | Movements | Aug-18-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #26 | History Books | The Gaslight Anthem | Oct-27-2023, Heartland Rock |
| #27 | Toxic Positivity | The Used | May-19-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #28 | Not Without My Ghosts | The Amity Affliction | May-12-2023, Metalcore |
| #29 | SUNDAY AT FOXWOODS | BOYS LIKE GIRLS | Oct-20-2023, Synthpop |
| #30 | The Maine | The Maine | Aug-01-2023, Pop Rock |
| #31 | The Seventh Sun | Bury Tomorrow | Mar-31-2023, Melodic Metalcore |
| #32 | Fatalism | Polaris | Sep-01-2023, Metalcore |
| #33 | Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete. | ✝✝✝ (Crosses) | Oct-13-2023, Synthpop |
| #34 | MONO | K.Flay | Sep-15-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #35 | Rivers Of Heresy | Empire State Bastard | Sep-01-2023, Metalcore |
| #36 | No Joy | Spanish Love Songs | Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #37 | Venom | WARGASM (UK) | Oct-27-2023, |
| #38 | Past // Present // Future | Meet Me @ The Altar | Mar-10-2023, Pop Punk |
| #39 | The Other One | BABYMETAL | Mar-24-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #40 | CMF2 | Corey Taylor | Sep-15-2023, Hard Rock |
| #41 | 72 Seasons | Metallica | Apr-14-2023, Heavy Metal |
| #42 | Hard Reset | The Word Alive | Aug-25-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #43 | I Love You, I’m Trying | grandson | May-05-2023, Rap Rock |
| #44 | The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons | The Hives | Aug-11-2023, Garage Rock Revival |
| #45 | RAT WARS | HEALTH | Dec-07-2023, Electro-Industrial |
| #46 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #47 | A Mind Waiting to Die | Graphic Nature | Feb-17-2023, Nu Metal |
| #48 | Smile | Skindred | Aug-04-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #49 | RUSH! | Måneskin | Jan-20-2023, Pop Rock |
| #50 | ILLENIUM | ILLENIUM | Apr-28-2023, Electronic Dance Music |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Take Me Back to Eden | Sleep Token | Album, May-19-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #2 | So Much (For) Stardust | Fall Out Boy | Album, Mar-24-2023, Pop Rock |
| #3 | A Kiss for the Whole World | Enter Shikari | Album, Apr-21-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #4 | ONE MORE TIME... | blink-182 | Album, Oct-20-2023, Pop Punk |
| #5 | Sanguivore | Creeper | Album, Oct-13-2023, Gothic Rock |
| #6 | Life Is But a Dream… | Avenged Sevenfold | Album, Jun-02-2023, Progressive Metal |
| #7 | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | Waterparks | Album, Apr-14-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #8 | This Is Why | Paramore | Album, Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #9 | The Noble Art Of Self Destruction | Holding Absence | Album, Aug-25-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #10 | EVERGREEN | PVRIS | Album, Jul-14-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #11 | Truth Decay | You Me At Six | Album, Jan-27-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #12 | Suicide and Sunshine | Trophy Eyes | Album, Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #13 | But Here We Are | Foo Fighters | Album, Jun-02-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #14 | A Call To The Void | Hot Milk | Album, Aug-25-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #15 | The Jaws Of Life | Pierce the Veil | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #16 | The Surface | Beartooth | Album, Oct-13-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #17 | Retrovision | Honey Revenge | Album, Jun-23-2023, Pop Rock |
| #18 | 152 | Taking Back Sunday | Album, Oct-27-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #19 | Join The Club | As December Falls | Album, Jul-21-2023, |
| #20 | Dead Club City | Nothing But Thieves | Album, Jun-30-2023, Pop Rock |
| #21 | Why Would I Watch | Hot Mulligan | Album, May-12-2023, Pop Punk |
| #22 | Zig | Poppy | Album, Oct-27-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #23 | Neon Noir | VV | Album, Jan-13-2023, Pop Rock |
| #24 | Life Under The Gun | Militarie Gun | Album, Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #25 | RUCKUS! | Movements | Album, Aug-18-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #26 | History Books | The Gaslight Anthem | Album, Oct-27-2023, Heartland Rock |
| #27 | Toxic Positivity | The Used | Album, May-19-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #28 | Not Without My Ghosts | The Amity Affliction | Album, May-12-2023, Metalcore |
| #29 | SUNDAY AT FOXWOODS | BOYS LIKE GIRLS | Album, Oct-20-2023, Synthpop |
| #30 | The Maine | The Maine | Album, Aug-01-2023, Pop Rock |
| #31 | The Seventh Sun | Bury Tomorrow | Album, Mar-31-2023, Melodic Metalcore |
| #32 | Fatalism | Polaris | Album, Sep-01-2023, Metalcore |
| #33 | Goodnight, God Bless, I Love U, Delete. | ✝✝✝ (Crosses) | Album, Oct-13-2023, Synthpop |
| #34 | MONO | K.Flay | Album, Sep-15-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #35 | Rivers Of Heresy | Empire State Bastard | Album, Sep-01-2023, Metalcore |
| #36 | No Joy | Spanish Love Songs | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #37 | Venom | WARGASM (UK) | Album, Oct-27-2023, |
| #38 | Past // Present // Future | Meet Me @ The Altar | Album, Mar-10-2023, Pop Punk |
| #39 | The Other One | BABYMETAL | Album, Mar-24-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #40 | CMF2 | Corey Taylor | Album, Sep-15-2023, Hard Rock |
| #41 | 72 Seasons | Metallica | Album, Apr-14-2023, Heavy Metal |
| #42 | Hard Reset | The Word Alive | Album, Aug-25-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #43 | I Love You, I’m Trying | grandson | Album, May-05-2023, Rap Rock |
| #44 | The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons | The Hives | Album, Aug-11-2023, Garage Rock Revival |
| #45 | RAT WARS | HEALTH | Album, Dec-07-2023, Electro-Industrial |
| #46 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Album, Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #47 | A Mind Waiting to Die | Graphic Nature | Album, Feb-17-2023, Nu Metal |
| #48 | Smile | Skindred | Album, Aug-04-2023, Alternative Metal |
| #49 | RUSH! | Måneskin | Album, Jan-20-2023, Pop Rock |
| #50 | ILLENIUM | ILLENIUM | Album, Apr-28-2023, Electronic Dance Music |