Slant Magazine's Best Albums of 2023… So Far
We’ll be unpacking these dense and rewarding albums for the rest of the year and beyond.
Published: June 22, 2023 15:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #2 | Maps | Billy Woods, Kenny Segal | May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #3 | the record | boygenius | Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #5 | PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE | Christine and the Queens | Jun-09-2023, Art Pop |
| #6 | One Day | Fucked Up | Jan-27-2023, Post-Hardcore |
| #7 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #8 | Red Moon in Venus | Kali Uchis | Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #9 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | WOW | Kate NV | Mar-03-2023, Digital Fusion |
| #11 | Raven | Kelela | Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #12 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | False Lankum | Lankum | Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #14 | Girl In The Half Pearl | Liv.e | Feb-10-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #15 | Blómi | Susanne Sundfør | Apr-28-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #16 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #17 | With a Hammer | Yaeji | Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #18 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #19 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #20 | 12 | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Jan-17-2023, Ambient |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Album, Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #2 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #3 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #5 | PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE | Christine and the Queens | Album, Jun-09-2023, Art Pop |
| #6 | One Day | Fucked Up | Album, Jan-27-2023, Post-Hardcore |
| #7 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #8 | Red Moon in Venus | Kali Uchis | Album, Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #9 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | WOW | Kate NV | Album, Mar-03-2023, Digital Fusion |
| #11 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #12 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | False Lankum | Lankum | Album, Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #14 | Girl In The Half Pearl | Liv.e | Album, Feb-10-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #15 | Blómi | Susanne Sundfør | Album, Apr-28-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #16 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #17 | With a Hammer | Yaeji | Album, Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #18 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #19 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #20 | 12 | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Album, Jan-17-2023, Ambient |