The FADER's 50 Best Albums of 2023

From bar italia to billy woods and yeule to Yves Tumor, these are the albums The FADER loved in 2023.

Published: December 12, 2023 15:37 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 a.s.o. a.s.o Jun-02-2023, Trip Hop
#2 Rat Saw God Wednesday Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock
#3 Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#4 Maps Billy Woods, Kenny Segal May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop
#5 SCARING THE HOES JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop
#6 Fountain Baby Amaarae Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats
#7 CBD Reiki Moonbeam Neggy Gemmy Apr-28-2023, House
#8 Javelin Sufjan Stevens Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk
#9 Spirit World Tour Sword II Jun-23-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#10 DÉTWAT HiTech May-26-2023, Juke
#11 Radical Romantics Fever Ray Mar-10-2023, Art Pop
#12 Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) Yves Tumor Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#13 Hood Hottest Princess Sexyy Red Jun-09-2023, Trap
#14 Heaven Cleo Sol Sep-15-2023, Neo-Soul
#15 GÉNESIS Peso Pluma Jun-22-2023, Corrido tumbado
#16 Red Moon in Venus Kali Uchis Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul
#17 Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Caroline Polachek Feb-14-2023, Art Pop
#18 SAVED! Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter Oct-20-2023, Hymns
#19 The Greater Wings Julie Byrne Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk
#20 Ganger Veeze Jun-27-2023, Detroit Trap
#21 hypochondriac brakence Dec-02-2022, Emo Rap
#22 Perfect Saviors The Armed Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock
#23 PANICO NO SUBMUNDO DJ K Jul-14-2023, Beat bruxaria
#24 Revanchist Evian Christ Oct-20-2023, Trance
#25 SOS SZA Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B
#26 10,000 gecs 100 gecs Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock
#27 The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We Mitski Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#28 My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross ANOHNI Jul-06-2023, Soul
#29 High School Football Brevin Kim Apr-14-2023,
#30 Spike Field Maria BC Oct-20-2023, Psychedelic Folk
#31 Look Over the Wall, See the Sky John Francis Flynn Nov-10-2023, Progressive Folk
#32 Perspective Jlin Sep-29-2023, Footwork
#33 softscars yeule Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop
#34 Sundial Noname Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap
#35 YO NO ERA ASÍ PERO DE AHORA EN ADELANTE, SÍ Diego Raposo Aug-24-2023, Art Pop
#36 Living mark william lewis Jan-23-2023, Indie Rock
#37 Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) Jaimie Branch Aug-25-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz
#39 Sugar World jonatan leandoer96 Feb-02-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#40 Pressure Sensitive Anysia Kym, Jadasea Jun-09-2023, Glitch Hop
#41 Atlas Laurel Halo Sep-22-2023, Ambient
#42 Raven Kelela Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B
#43 Erotic Probiotic 2 Nourished by Time Mar-21-2023,
#44 Work Of Art Asake Jun-16-2023, Afropiano
#45 Romantic Piano Gia Margaret May-26-2023, Ambient
#46 homeless n*gga pop music Jim Legxacy Apr-26-2023, Alternative R&B
#47 Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? Kara Jackson Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#48 Tracey Denim bar italia May-19-2023, Slacker Rock
#49 Honey Samia Jan-27-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#50 Burning Desire MIKE Oct-13-2023, Abstract Hip Hop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | a.s.o. | a.s.o | Album, Jun-02-2023, Trip Hop |
| #2 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #5 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #6 | Fountain Baby | Amaarae | Album, Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats |
| #7 | CBD Reiki Moonbeam | Neggy Gemmy | Album, Apr-28-2023, House |
| #8 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #9 | Spirit World Tour | Sword II | Album, Jun-23-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #10 | DÉTWAT | HiTech | Album, May-26-2023, Juke |
| #11 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Album, Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #12 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #13 | Hood Hottest Princess | Sexyy Red | Album, Jun-09-2023, Trap |
| #14 | Heaven | Cleo Sol | Album, Sep-15-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #15 | GÉNESIS | Peso Pluma | Album, Jun-22-2023, Corrido tumbado |
| #16 | Red Moon in Venus | Kali Uchis | Album, Mar-03-2023, Neo-Soul |
| #17 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #18 | SAVED! | Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter | Album, Oct-20-2023, Hymns |
| #19 | The Greater Wings | Julie Byrne | Album, Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #20 | Ganger | Veeze | Album, Jun-27-2023, Detroit Trap |
| #21 | hypochondriac | brakence | Album, Dec-02-2022, Emo Rap |
| #22 | Perfect Saviors | The Armed | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #23 | PANICO NO SUBMUNDO | DJ K | Album, Jul-14-2023, Beat bruxaria |
| #24 | Revanchist | Evian Christ | Album, Oct-20-2023, Trance |
| #25 | SOS | SZA | Album, Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #26 | 10,000 gecs | 100 gecs | Album, Mar-17-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #27 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #28 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #29 | High School Football | Brevin Kim | Album, Apr-14-2023,  |
| #30 | Spike Field | Maria BC | Album, Oct-20-2023, Psychedelic Folk |
| #31 | Look Over the Wall, See the Sky | John Francis Flynn | Album, Nov-10-2023, Progressive Folk |
| #32 | Perspective | Jlin | EP, Sep-29-2023, Footwork |
| #33 | softscars | yeule | Album, Sep-22-2023, Dream Pop |
| #34 | Sundial | Noname | Album, Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #35 | YO NO ERA ASÍ PERO DE AHORA EN ADELANTE, SÍ | Diego Raposo | Album, Aug-24-2023, Art Pop |
| #36 | Living | mark william lewis | Album, Jan-23-2023, Indie Rock |
| #37 | Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) | Jaimie Branch | Album, Aug-25-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #39 | Sugar World | jonatan leandoer96 | Album, Feb-02-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #40 | Pressure Sensitive | Anysia KymJadasea | Album, Jun-09-2023, Glitch Hop |
| #41 | Atlas | Laurel Halo | Album, Sep-22-2023, Ambient |
| #42 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #43 | Erotic Probiotic 2 | Nourished by Time | Album, Mar-21-2023,  |
| #44 | Work Of Art | Asake | Album, Jun-16-2023, Afropiano |
| #45 | Romantic Piano | Gia Margaret | Album, May-26-2023, Ambient |
| #46 | homeless n*gga pop music | Jim Legxacy | Album, Apr-26-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #47 | Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? | Kara Jackson | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #48 | Tracey Denim | bar italia | Album, May-19-2023, Slacker Rock |
| #49 | Honey | Samia | Album, Jan-27-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #50 | Burning Desire | MIKE | Album, Oct-13-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |