Slant Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 2023
Many of the artists who appear our list of the best albums of the year seek to shatter interpersonal and emotional barriers.
Published: December 07, 2023 16:33
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #3 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #4 | Fountain Baby | Amaarae | Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats |
| #5 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #6 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #7 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Raven | Kelela | Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #9 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #10 | WOW | Kate NV | Mar-03-2023, Digital Fusion |
| #11 | the record | boygenius | Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #13 | The Window | Ratboys | Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #14 | The Loveliest Time | Carly Rae Jepsen | Jul-28-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #15 | A Great Chaos | Ken Carson | Oct-13-2023, Rage |
| #16 | Gag Order | Kesha | May-19-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #17 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #18 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | All of This Will End | Indigo De Souza | Apr-28-2023, Indie Rock |
| #20 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #21 | Like..? | Ice Spice | Jan-20-2023, Sample Drill |
| #22 | QUEST FOR FIRE | Skrillex | Feb-17-2023, Electronic Dance Music |
| #23 | Fuse | Everything But the Girl | Apr-21-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #24 | 12 | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Jan-17-2023, Ambient |
| #25 | Weathervanes | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country |
| #26 | Strays | Margo Price | Jan-13-2023, Contemporary Country |
| #27 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #28 | Perspective | Jlin | Sep-29-2023, Footwork |
| #29 | I've Got Me | Joanna Sternberg | Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #30 | Heaven knows | PinkPantheress | Nov-10-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #31 | Something To Give Each Other | Troye Sivan | Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #32 | The Ones Ahead | Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Jul-28-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #33 | Wallsocket | underscores | Sep-22-2023, Indietronica |
| #34 | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips | Armand Hammer, billy woods, E L U C I D | Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #35 | False Lankum | Lankum | Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #36 | Perfect Picture | Hannah Diamond | Aug-17-2023, Electropop |
| #37 | Space Heavy | King Krule | Jun-09-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #38 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #39 | Water Made Us | Jamila Woods | Oct-13-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #40 | softscars | yeule | Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop |
| #41 | PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE | Christine and the Queens | Jun-09-2023, Art Pop |
| #42 | With a Hammer | Yaeji | Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #43 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #44 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #45 | Blómi | Susanne Sundfør | Apr-28-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #46 | Red Moon in Venus | Kali Uchis | Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #47 | Maps | Billy Woods, Kenny Segal | May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #48 | Hit Parade | Róisín Murphy | Sep-08-2023, Art Pop |
| #49 | One Day | Fucked Up | Jan-27-2023, Post-Hardcore |
| #50 | Girl In The Half Pearl | Liv.e | Feb-10-2023, Neo-Soul |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #3 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #4 | Fountain Baby | Amaarae | Album, Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats |
| #5 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #6 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #7 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #9 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Album, Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #10 | WOW | Kate NV | Album, Mar-03-2023, Digital Fusion |
| #11 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #13 | The Window | Ratboys | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #14 | The Loveliest Time | Carly Rae Jepsen | Album, Jul-28-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #15 | A Great Chaos | Ken Carson | Album, Oct-13-2023, Rage |
| #16 | Gag Order | Kesha | Album, May-19-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #17 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #18 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Album, Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | All of This Will End | Indigo De Souza | Album, Apr-28-2023, Indie Rock |
| #20 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Album, Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #21 | Like..? | Ice Spice | EP, Jan-20-2023, Sample Drill |
| #22 | QUEST FOR FIRE | Skrillex | Album, Feb-17-2023, Electronic Dance Music |
| #23 | Fuse | Everything But the Girl | Album, Apr-21-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #24 | 12 | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Album, Jan-17-2023, Ambient |
| #25 | Weathervanes | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country |
| #26 | Strays | Margo Price | Album, Jan-13-2023, Contemporary Country |
| #27 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #28 | Perspective | Jlin | EP, Sep-29-2023, Footwork |
| #29 | I've Got Me | Joanna Sternberg | Album, Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #30 | Heaven knows | PinkPantheress | Album, Nov-10-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #31 | Something To Give Each Other | Troye Sivan | Album, Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #32 | The Ones Ahead | Beverly Glenn-Copeland | Album, Jul-28-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #33 | Wallsocket | underscores | Album, Sep-22-2023, Indietronica |
| #34 | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips | Armand Hammerbilly woodsE L U C I D | Album, Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #35 | False Lankum | Lankum | Album, Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #36 | Perfect Picture | Hannah Diamond | Album, Aug-17-2023, Electropop |
| #37 | Space Heavy | King Krule | Album, Jun-09-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #38 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Album, Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #39 | Water Made Us | Jamila Woods | Album, Oct-13-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #40 | softscars | yeule | Album, Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop |
| #41 | PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE | Christine and the Queens | Album, Jun-09-2023, Art Pop |
| #42 | With a Hammer | Yaeji | Album, Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #43 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #44 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #45 | Blómi | Susanne Sundfør | Album, Apr-28-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #46 | Red Moon in Venus | Kali Uchis | Album, Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #47 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #48 | Hit Parade | Róisín Murphy | Album, Sep-08-2023, Art Pop |
| #49 | One Day | Fucked Up | Album, Jan-27-2023, Post-Hardcore |
| #50 | Girl In The Half Pearl | Liv.e | Album, Feb-10-2023, Neo-Soul |