SPIN's Best Albums of 2023 (So Far)

This year has been strong for new music. Here, we list what we think are the best albums of 2023, at least so far.

Published: June 05, 2023 12:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Aşk Altin Gün Mar-31-2023, Anatolian Rock
#2 The Land, The Water, The Sky Black Belt Eagle Scout Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock
#3 Loser on the Ropes Brian Dunne Apr-14-2023,
#4 Mélusine Cécile McLorin Salvant Mar-24-2023, Vocal Jazz
#5 One Night in Nashville Cheat Codes Jan-27-2023, Country Pop
#7 Wont He Do It Conway the Machine May-05-2023, East Coast Hip Hop
#8 Iggy DÉMIRA May-10-2023,
#9 Enigmatic Society Dinner Party Apr-14-2023, Neo-Soul
#10 So Much (For) Stardust Fall Out Boy Mar-24-2023, Pop Rock
#11 Multitudes Feist Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#12 Radical Romantics Fever Ray Mar-10-2023, Art Pop
#13 Before The Gloss Up Gloss Up Jan-20-2023, Southern Hip Hop
#14 Everything Is Going to Be OK GoGo Penguin Apr-14-2023, Jazz Fusion
#16 Sunburned Illiterate Light Jan-27-2023,
#17 My Hope Is Found in a God Who Can Raise up the Dead John Davis Jun-09-2023,
#18 Kaytraminé KAYTRAMINÉ, Aminé, KAYTRANADA May-19-2023, Pop Rap
#19 Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#20 Vast Reaches Unclaimed Majesties Mar-03-2023, Melodic Death Metal
#21 Eis O Homem Matty May-14-2023,
#22 Celebrants Nickel Creek Mar-24-2023, Progressive Bluegrass
#23 Dying of Everything Obituary Jan-13-2023, Death Metal
#24 Undying Lands Primitive Knot Feb-17-2023, Industrial Metal
#25 Sword & Circuitry Quest Master Mar-16-2023, Dungeon Synth
#26 The Weakness Ruston Kelly Apr-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#27 Dawg Storm Rx Papi Mar-22-2023, East Coast Hip Hop
#28 Torrential Torment Skourge Mar-10-2023, Metalcore
#29 UK GRIM Sleaford Mods Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk
#30 Anarchist Gospel Sunny War Feb-03-2023, Americana
#31 The Price of Progress The Hold Steady Mar-31-2023, Indie Rock
#32 Everything Harmony The Lemon Twigs May-05-2023, Soft Rock
#33 V Unknown Mortal Orchestra Mar-17-2023, Psychedelic Pop
#34 Everyone's Crushed Water From Your Eyes May-26-2023, Experimental Rock
#35 Rat Saw God Wednesday Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock
#37 This Stupid World Yo La Tengo Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock
#38 12 Ryuichi Sakamoto Jan-17-2023, Ambient
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Aşk | Altin Gün | Album, Mar-31-2023, Anatolian Rock |
| #2 | The Land, The Water, The Sky | Black Belt Eagle Scout | Album, Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Loser on the Ropes | Brian Dunne | Album, Apr-14-2023,  |
| #4 | Mélusine | Cécile McLorin Salvant | Album, Mar-24-2023, Vocal Jazz |
| #5 | One Night in Nashville | Cheat Codes | Album, Jan-27-2023, Country Pop |
| #7 | Wont He Do It | Conway the Machine | Album, May-05-2023, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #8 | Iggy | DÉMIRA | Album, May-10-2023,  |
| #9 | Enigmatic Society | Dinner Party | Album, Apr-14-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #10 | So Much (For) Stardust | Fall Out Boy | Album, Mar-24-2023, Pop Rock |
| #11 | Multitudes | Feist | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Album, Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #13 | Before The Gloss Up | Gloss Up | Album, Jan-20-2023, Southern Hip Hop |
| #14 | Everything Is Going to Be OK | GoGo Penguin | Album, Apr-14-2023, Jazz Fusion |
| #16 | Sunburned | Illiterate Light | Album, Jan-27-2023,  |
| #17 | My Hope Is Found in a God Who Can Raise up the Dead | John Davis | Album, Jun-09-2023,  |
| #18 | Kaytraminé | KAYTRAMINÉAminéKAYTRANADA | Album, May-19-2023, Pop Rap |
| #19 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | Vast Reaches Unclaimed | Majesties | Album, Mar-03-2023, Melodic Death Metal |
| #21 | Eis O Homem | Matty | Album, May-14-2023,  |
| #22 | Celebrants | Nickel Creek | Album, Mar-24-2023, Progressive Bluegrass |
| #23 | Dying of Everything | Obituary | Album, Jan-13-2023, Death Metal |
| #24 | Undying Lands | Primitive Knot | Album, Feb-17-2023, Industrial Metal |
| #25 | Sword & Circuitry | Quest Master | Album, Mar-16-2023, Dungeon Synth |
| #26 | The Weakness | Ruston Kelly | Album, Apr-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #27 | Dawg Storm | Rx Papi | Album, Mar-22-2023, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #28 | Torrential Torment | Skourge | Album, Mar-10-2023, Metalcore |
| #29 | UK GRIM | Sleaford Mods | Album, Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk |
| #30 | Anarchist Gospel | Sunny War | Album, Feb-03-2023, Americana |
| #31 | The Price of Progress | The Hold Steady | Album, Mar-31-2023, Indie Rock |
| #32 | Everything Harmony | The Lemon Twigs | Album, May-05-2023, Soft Rock |
| #33 | V | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Album, Mar-17-2023, Psychedelic Pop |
| #34 | Everyone's Crushed | Water From Your Eyes | Album, May-26-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #35 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #37 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Album, Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #38 | 12 | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Album, Jan-17-2023, Ambient |