The Atlantic's 10 Best Albums of 2023

A year of great music offers a reminder that more really can be more: more melodies, more breakthroughs, more art.

Published: December 13, 2023 12:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Fountain Baby Amaarae Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats
#2 Rat Saw God Wednesday Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock
#3 Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Caroline Polachek Feb-14-2023, Art Pop
#4 SOS SZA Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B
#5 Weathervanes Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country
#6 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock
#7 Wallsocket underscores Sep-22-2023, Indietronica
#8 Zach Bryan Zach Bryan Aug-25-2023, Americana
#9 SCARING THE HOES JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop
#10 Look Over the Wall, See the Sky John Francis Flynn Nov-10-2023, Progressive Folk
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fountain Baby | Amaarae | Album, Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats |
| #2 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #4 | SOS | SZA | Album, Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | Weathervanes | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country |
| #6 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #7 | Wallsocket | underscores | Album, Sep-22-2023, Indietronica |
| #8 | Zach Bryan | Zach Bryan | Album, Aug-25-2023, Americana |
| #9 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #10 | Look Over the Wall, See the Sky | John Francis Flynn | Album, Nov-10-2023, Progressive Folk |