Stereogum's 50 Best Albums Of 2023 So Far

The records we've loved the most from January to June.

Published: June 06, 2023 14:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Rat Saw God Wednesday Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock
#2 That! Feels Good! Jessie Ware Apr-28-2023, Disco
#3 Post-American MSPAINT Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk
#4 SCARING THE HOES JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop
#5 Girl with Fish feeble little horse Jun-09-2023, Slacker Rock
#6 Maps Billy Woods, Kenny Segal May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop
#7 the record boygenius Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#8 Lucky for You Bully Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock
#9 Multitudes Feist Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#10 After the Magic Parannoul Jan-28-2023, Shoegaze
#11 Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Caroline Polachek Feb-14-2023, Art Pop
#12 With a Hammer Yaeji Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop
#13 This Stupid World Yo La Tengo Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock
#14 Everyone's Crushed Water From Your Eyes May-26-2023, Experimental Rock
#15 Raven Kelela Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B
#16 Bless This Mess U.S. Girls Feb-24-2023, Pop Soul
#17 O Monolith Squid Jun-09-2023, Experimental Rock
#18 Desire Pathway Screaming Females Feb-17-2023, Alternative Rock
#19 Good Lies Overmono May-12-2023, UK Bass
#20 A New Tomorrow Zulu Mar-03-2023, Metalcore
#21 Life Under The Gun Militarie Gun Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock
#22 Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#23 Infinite Spring Superviolet Apr-21-2023, Indie Rock
#24 Living Proof DRAIN May-05-2023, Crossover Thrash
#25 Romantic Piano Gia Margaret May-26-2023, Ambient
#26 Only Constant GEL Mar-31-2023, Hardcore Punk
#27 GOOD LUCK DEBBY FRIDAY Mar-24-2023, Electro-Industrial
#28 Radical Romantics Fever Ray Mar-10-2023, Art Pop
#29 Norm Andy Shauf Feb-10-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#30 & the Charm Avalon Emerson Apr-28-2023, Indietronica
#31 All of This Will End Indigo De Souza Apr-28-2023, Indie Rock
#32 Dead Meat The Tubs Jan-27-2023, Jangle Pop
#33 Cerebral Circus Initiate Apr-14-2023, Hardcore Punk
#34 ...So Unknown Jesus Piece Apr-14-2023, Metalcore
#35 Fantasy M83 Mar-17-2023, Dream Pop
#36 Generational Curse ICECOLDBISHOP Mar-24-2023, Hardcore Hip Hop
#37 Live at Bush Hall Black Country, New Road Mar-24-2023, Progressive Pop
#38 I've Got Me Joanna Sternberg Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#39 Higher Lonely Power Fireworks Jan-01-2023, Alternative Rock
#40 Strays Margo Price Jan-13-2023, Contemporary Country
#41 Girl In The Half Pearl Liv.e Feb-10-2023, Neo-Soul
#42 This Is Why Paramore Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival
#43 Married in Mount Airy Nicole Dollanganger Jan-06-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#44 10,000 gecs 100 gecs Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock
#45 Indiana Jones Boldy James, RichGains Jan-20-2023, Gangsta Rap
#46 i've seen a way Mandy, Indiana May-19-2023, Post-Industrial
#47 Cruisin' Bernice Apr-28-2023, Art Pop
#48 Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) Yves Tumor Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#49 Amar BigXthaPlug Feb-10-2023, Southern Hip Hop
#50 Härvest Poison Ruïn Apr-14-2023, Deathrock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #2 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #3 | Post-American | MSPAINT | Album, Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk |
| #4 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #5 | Girl with Fish | feeble little horse | Album, Jun-09-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #6 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #7 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Lucky for You | Bully | Album, Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock |
| #9 | Multitudes | Feist | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | After the Magic | Parannoul | Album, Jan-28-2023, Shoegaze |
| #11 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #12 | With a Hammer | Yaeji | Album, Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #13 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Album, Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #14 | Everyone's Crushed | Water From Your Eyes | Album, May-26-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #15 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #16 | Bless This Mess | U.S. Girls | Album, Feb-24-2023, Pop Soul |
| #17 | O Monolith | Squid | Album, Jun-09-2023, Experimental Rock |
| #18 | Desire Pathway | Screaming Females | Album, Feb-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #19 | Good Lies | Overmono | Album, May-12-2023, UK Bass |
| #20 | A New Tomorrow | Zulu | Album, Mar-03-2023, Metalcore |
| #21 | Life Under The Gun | Militarie Gun | Album, Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #22 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Infinite Spring | Superviolet | Album, Apr-21-2023, Indie Rock |
| #24 | Living Proof | DRAIN | Album, May-05-2023, Crossover Thrash |
| #25 | Romantic Piano | Gia Margaret | Album, May-26-2023, Ambient |
| #26 | Only Constant | GEL | Album, Mar-31-2023, Hardcore Punk |
| #27 | GOOD LUCK | DEBBY FRIDAY | Album, Mar-24-2023, Electro-Industrial |
| #28 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Album, Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #29 | Norm | Andy Shauf | Album, Feb-10-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #30 | & the Charm | Avalon Emerson | Album, Apr-28-2023, Indietronica |
| #31 | All of This Will End | Indigo De Souza | Album, Apr-28-2023, Indie Rock |
| #32 | Dead Meat | The Tubs | Album, Jan-27-2023, Jangle Pop |
| #33 | Cerebral Circus | Initiate | Album, Apr-14-2023, Hardcore Punk |
| #34 | ...So Unknown | Jesus Piece | Album, Apr-14-2023, Metalcore |
| #35 | Fantasy | M83 | Album, Mar-17-2023, Dream Pop |
| #36 | Generational Curse | ICECOLDBISHOP | Album, Mar-24-2023, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #37 | Live at Bush Hall | Black Country, New Road | Album, Mar-24-2023, Progressive Pop |
| #38 | I've Got Me | Joanna Sternberg | Album, Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #39 | Higher Lonely Power | Fireworks | Album, Jan-01-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #40 | Strays | Margo Price | Album, Jan-13-2023, Contemporary Country |
| #41 | Girl In The Half Pearl | Liv.e | Album, Feb-10-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #42 | This Is Why | Paramore | Album, Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #43 | Married in Mount Airy | Nicole Dollanganger | Album, Jan-06-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #44 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Album, Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #45 | Indiana Jones | Boldy JamesRichGains | Album, Jan-20-2023, Gangsta Rap |
| #46 | i've seen a way | Mandy, Indiana | Album, May-19-2023, Post-Industrial |
| #47 | Cruisin' | Bernice | Album, Apr-28-2023, Art Pop |
| #48 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #49 | Amar | BigXthaPlug | Album, Feb-10-2023, Southern Hip Hop |
| #50 | Härvest | Poison Ruïn | Album, Apr-14-2023, Deathrock |