Rolling Stone's 100 Best Albums of 2023

We Rank the best albums of the year, from Lil Yatchy to Olivia Rodrigo to Lana Del Rey

Published: November 30, 2023 15:00 Source

# 1
SOS by SZA
Album • Dec 09 / 2022 Contemporary R&B Pop
# 2
Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Indie Rock
# 3
DATA by Tainy
Album • Jun 29 / 2023 Reggaetón
# 4
Album • Jan 27 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Rock
# 5
Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter Alternative Rock
# 6
Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Post-Punk Revival
# 7
Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 8
Album • May 05 / 2023 Abstract Hip Hop Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop
# 9
Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Contemporary R&B
# 10
Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Americana Singer-Songwriter Country Red Dirt
# 11
Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Indie Rock
# 12
Album • Sep 22 / 2023 Synthpop Dance-Pop Alt-Pop
# 13
Album • Aug 11 / 2023 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop Political Hip Hop
# 14
Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Reggaetón Latin Pop
# 15
Album • Oct 06 / 2023 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk
# 16
Album • Sep 28 / 2023 Ranchera Corrido tumbado
# 17
Album • Jul 06 / 2023 Soul Singer-Songwriter
# 18
Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Disco Dance-Pop
# 19
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
# 20
Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Contemporary R&B Pop
# 21
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop
# 22
Album • Feb 28 / 2023 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 23
Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Art Pop Alt-Pop
# 24
Album • May 19 / 2023 Alt-Pop Singer-Songwriter Electronic Art Pop
# 25
Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Alt-Country Americana
# 26
Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Afrobeats Alternative R&B
# 27
Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Indie Rock Noise Rock
# 28
Album • Feb 14 / 2023 Art Pop Alt-Pop Electronic
# 29
Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B
# 30
Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Pop
# 31
Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Noise Rock Dance-Punk Industrial Rock
# 32
Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Pop Rap
# 33
EP • Jul 21 / 2023 K-Pop Contemporary R&B UK Garage
# 34
Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Dance-Pop Contemporary R&B
# 35
Album • Oct 06 / 2023
# 36
Album • May 26 / 2023 Experimental Rock Art Pop
# 37
Album • Jun 16 / 2023 Afropiano
# 38
Album • May 19 / 2023 Pop Rap West Coast Hip Hop
# 39
Album • Jun 27 / 2023 Detroit Trap
# 40
Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk Chamber Folk
# 41
Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Pop Soul Synthpop
# 42
Album • Nov 17 / 2023 Reggae
# 43
Album • May 05 / 2023 Contemporary Country
# 44
Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Soft Rock
# 45
Album • Sep 22 / 2023 Dance-Pop House
# 46
Album • Apr 21 / 2023 Alternative R&B Downtempo UK Bass
# 47
Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia
# 48
Album • Jun 16 / 2023 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 49
Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Indie Rock Post-Rock
# 50
Album • Jul 07 / 2023 Alt-Pop Indie Pop