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
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Strange Disciple | Nation of Language | Sep-15-2023, Synthpop |
| #2 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #3 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #4 | False Lankum | Lankum | Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #5 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #6 | Black Classical Music | Yussef Dayes | Sep-08-2023, Jazz Fusion |
| #7 | I Thought I Was Better Than You | Baxter Dury | Jun-02-2023, Art Pop |
| #8 | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips | Armand Hammer, billy woods, E L U C I D | Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #9 | Good Lies | Overmono | May-12-2023, UK Bass |
| #10 | Chaos For The Fly | Grian Chatten | Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #12 | Stereo Mind Game | Daughter | Apr-07-2023, Dream Pop |
| #13 | The Nation's Most Central Location | Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan | May-19-2023, Progressive Electronic |
| #14 | Aşk | Altin Gün | Mar-31-2023, Anatolian Rock |
| #15 | Chronicles of a Diamond | Black Pumas | Oct-27-2023, Psychedelic Soul |
| #16 | Wait Til I Get Over | Durand Jones | May-05-2023, Soul |
| #17 | Fuse | Everything But the Girl | Apr-21-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #18 | Blondshell | Blondshell | Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #19 | i've seen a way | Mandy, Indiana | May-19-2023, Post-Industrial |
| #20 | Brain Worms | RVG | Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Strays II | Margo Price | Oct-13-2023, |
| #22 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown | Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #23 | Prize | Rozi Plain | Jan-13-2023, Art Pop |
| #24 | Mid Air | Romy | Sep-08-2023, Deep House |
| #25 | The WAEVE | The WAEVE, Graham Coxon, Rose Elinor Dougall | Feb-03-2023, Art Rock |
| #26 | UK GRIM | Sleaford Mods | Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk |
| #27 | I Dont Know | bdrmm | Jun-30-2023, Dream Pop |
| #28 | The Greater Wings | Julie Byrne | Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #29 | & the Charm | Avalon Emerson | Apr-28-2023, Indietronica |
| #30 | Prestige | Girl Ray | Aug-04-2023, Indie Pop |
| #31 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #32 | softscars | yeule | Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop |
| #33 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #34 | Bunny | Beach Fossils | Jun-02-2023, Jangle Pop |
| #35 | Land of Sleeper | Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs | Feb-17-2023, Stoner Metal |
| #36 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #37 | In Times New Roman... | Queens of the Stone Age | Jun-16-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #38 | I've Got Me | Joanna Sternberg | Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #39 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #40 | Hadsel | Beirut | Nov-10-2023, Chamber Pop |
| #41 | The Feminine Divine | Dexys | Jul-28-2023, Blue-Eyed Soul |
| #42 | The Beggar | Swans | Jun-23-2023, Post-Rock |
| #43 | Afternoon X | Vanishing Twin | Oct-06-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #44 | Late Developers | Belle and Sebastian | Jan-13-2023, Indie Pop |
| #45 | Exotico | Temples | Apr-14-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #46 | The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons | The Hives | Aug-11-2023, Garage Rock Revival |
| #47 | Volcano | Jungle | Aug-11-2023, Nu-Disco |
| #48 | Food for Worms | shame | Feb-24-2023, Indie Rock |
| #49 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Teenage Fanclub | Sep-22-2023, Indie Pop |
| #50 | Pearlies | Emma Anderson | Oct-20-2023, Dream Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Strange Disciple | Nation of Language | Album, Sep-15-2023, Synthpop |
| #2 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #3 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #4 | False Lankum | Lankum | Album, Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #5 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #6 | Black Classical Music | Yussef Dayes | Album, Sep-08-2023, Jazz Fusion |
| #7 | I Thought I Was Better Than You | Baxter Dury | Album, Jun-02-2023, Art Pop |
| #8 | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips | Armand Hammerbilly woodsE L U C I D | Album, Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #9 | Good Lies | Overmono | Album, May-12-2023, UK Bass |
| #10 | Chaos For The Fly | Grian Chatten | Album, Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #12 | Stereo Mind Game | Daughter | Album, Apr-07-2023, Dream Pop |
| #13 | The Nation's Most Central Location | Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan | Album, May-19-2023, Progressive Electronic |
| #14 | Aşk | Altin Gün | Album, Mar-31-2023, Anatolian Rock |
| #15 | Chronicles of a Diamond | Black Pumas | Album, Oct-27-2023, Psychedelic Soul |
| #16 | Wait Til I Get Over | Durand Jones | Album, May-05-2023, Soul |
| #17 | Fuse | Everything But the Girl | Album, Apr-21-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #18 | Blondshell | Blondshell | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #19 | i've seen a way | Mandy, Indiana | Album, May-19-2023, Post-Industrial |
| #20 | Brain Worms | RVG | Album, Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Strays II | Margo Price | Album, Oct-13-2023, |
| #22 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #23 | Prize | Rozi Plain | Album, Jan-13-2023, Art Pop |
| #24 | Mid Air | Romy | Album, Sep-08-2023, Deep House |
| #25 | The WAEVE | The WAEVEGraham CoxonRose Elinor Dougall | Album, Feb-03-2023, Art Rock |
| #26 | UK GRIM | Sleaford Mods | Album, Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk |
| #27 | I Dont Know | bdrmm | Album, Jun-30-2023, Dream Pop |
| #28 | The Greater Wings | Julie Byrne | Album, Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #29 | & the Charm | Avalon Emerson | Album, Apr-28-2023, Indietronica |
| #30 | Prestige | Girl Ray | Album, Aug-04-2023, Indie Pop |
| #31 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Album, Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #32 | softscars | yeule | Album, Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop |
| #33 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #34 | Bunny | Beach Fossils | Album, Jun-02-2023, Jangle Pop |
| #35 | Land of Sleeper | Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs | Album, Feb-17-2023, Stoner Metal |
| #36 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #37 | In Times New Roman... | Queens of the Stone Age | Album, Jun-16-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #38 | I've Got Me | Joanna Sternberg | Album, Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #39 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Album, Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #40 | Hadsel | Beirut | Album, Nov-10-2023, Chamber Pop |
| #41 | The Feminine Divine | Dexys | Album, Jul-28-2023, Blue-Eyed Soul |
| #42 | The Beggar | Swans | Album, Jun-23-2023, Post-Rock |
| #43 | Afternoon X | Vanishing Twin | Album, Oct-06-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #44 | Late Developers | Belle and Sebastian | Album, Jan-13-2023, Indie Pop |
| #45 | Exotico | Temples | Album, Apr-14-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #46 | The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons | The Hives | Album, Aug-11-2023, Garage Rock Revival |
| #47 | Volcano | Jungle | Album, Aug-11-2023, Nu-Disco |
| #48 | Food for Worms | shame | Album, Feb-24-2023, Indie Rock |
| #49 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Teenage Fanclub | Album, Sep-22-2023, Indie Pop |
| #50 | Pearlies | Emma Anderson | Album, Oct-20-2023, Dream Pop |