Rough Trade UK's Albums of the Year 2023

The 100 best albums from 2023 based on a year of listening, months of consideration, weeks of discussion and days of compiling. Every one of these albums has made an impact on us this year but to learn more about the ones that made the top 20, please click here for UK and here for US.

Source

# 51
Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Alternative R&B
# 52
Album • Jan 13 / 2023 Soft Rock Psychedelic Rock Indie Rock
# 53
Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Indie Rock
# 54
Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Art Pop House Electronic
# 55
Album • Nov 04 / 2022 Synthpop Alternative Dance New Wave
# 56
Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Slacker Rock Noise Pop
# 57
Single • Aug 22 / 2023
# 58
Album • Jan 20 / 2023 Art Pop
# 59
Album • Sep 01 / 2023 Krautrock Psychedelic Pop Neo-Psychedelia Dream Pop
# 60
Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 61
Album • Apr 21 / 2023 Jazz Fusion
# 62
Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Post-Punk
# 63
Album • Sep 29 / 2023 Funk Smooth Soul
# 64
Album • Feb 03 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Indie Pop
# 65
Album • Feb 03 / 2023 Americana
# 66
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Art Pop Indie Rock Indie Folk
# 67
Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Slowcore
# 68
EP • Jul 07 / 2023 Indie Rock
# 69
Album • Jul 14 / 2023 Americana Singer-Songwriter
# 70
Album • Jan 27 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Psychedelic Rock
# 71
Album • Jun 16 / 2023 Indietronica Alternative Dance
# 72
Album • May 19 / 2023
# 73
Album • Oct 27 / 2023 UK Hip Hop
# 74
Album • Jul 07 / 2023 Chamber Music
# 75
Album • Sep 08 / 2023
# 76
Album • Jul 07 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Rock
# 77
Album • Sep 29 / 2023 Contemporary R&B
# 78
Album • May 19 / 2023 New Wave Synthpop Art Pop
# 79
Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Experimental Rock Art Punk
# 80
Album • May 06 / 2023 Indie Rock
# 81
Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Irish Folk Music Contemporary Folk
# 82
Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia
# 83
Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Synthpop Electropop
# 84
Album • Mar 17 / 2023 Indie Rock Post-Punk Revival
# 85
Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Indie Rock Art Pop Synthpop
# 86
Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Country Rock
# 87
Album • May 26 / 2023 Bedroom Pop Alt-Pop
# 88
Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Indie Folk
# 89
Album • Jan 27 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop
# 90
Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop
# 91
Album • Jan 27 / 2023 Indie Pop
# 92
Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Indie Rock Neo-Psychedelia
# 93
Album • Jul 28 / 2023 Chamber Pop Indie Pop Art Pop
# 94
Album • Jul 28 / 2023 Synthpop Alt-Pop
# 95
Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Art Pop Alt-Pop
# 96
Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Indie Rock
# 97
Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Piano Rock Pop Rock
# 98
Single • Jun 30 / 2023
# 99
Album • Jan 13 / 2023 Indie Rock Neo-Psychedelia Pop Rock
# 100
Album • Oct 27 / 2023 Heartland Rock Alternative Rock