The Forty-Five's Albums of the Year 2023

How do you vote on the best albums of 2023 – get a bunch of music editors and critics in the room to battle it out, that's how.

Published: December 10, 2023 15:54 Source

# 1
Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Indie Rock
# 2
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop
# 3
Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter Alternative Rock
# 4
Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Alternative R&B Electronic
# 5
Album • Feb 14 / 2023 Art Pop Alt-Pop Electronic
# 6
Album • Apr 14 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk Chamber Folk
# 7
Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 8
Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Indie Rock
# 9
Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Post-Punk Revival
# 10
Album • Aug 11 / 2023 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop Political Hip Hop
# 11
Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Disco Dance-Pop
# 12
Album • Jan 27 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop
# 13
Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Indie Rock
# 14
Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Afrobeats Alternative R&B
# 15
Album • Sep 22 / 2023 Indietronica Indie Rock Electropop
# 16
Album • May 01 / 2023 K-Pop Dance-Pop
# 17
Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Indie Rock Noise Rock
# 18
Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Art Pop Art Rock
# 19
Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Contemporary R&B Pop Soul
# 20
Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 21
Album • May 26 / 2023 Bedroom Pop Alt-Pop
# 22
Album • Sep 22 / 2023 Pop Rap West Coast Hip Hop
# 23
Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Neo-Soul Contemporary R&B
# 24
Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Neo-Soul Alternative R&B Neo-Psychedelia
# 25
Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Glitch Pop
# 26
Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Contemporary R&B Dance-Pop
# 27
Album • Aug 25 / 2023 Garage Rock Revival
# 28
Album • Nov 03 / 2023 Glitch Pop Electronic Dance Music
# 29
EP • Mar 22 / 2023 Hyperpop
# 30
Album • Nov 03 / 2023 Contemporary R&B Pop Rap
# 31
Album • Sep 22 / 2023 Dream Pop Indietronica Indie Rock
# 32
Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Alternative R&B Electronic
# 33
Album • May 26 / 2023 Experimental Rock Art Pop
# 34
Album • Sep 29 / 2023 Contemporary R&B
# 35
Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Traditional Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 36
Album • Oct 27 / 2023 Deep House Latin House
# 37
Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Alt-Pop
# 38
Album • Sep 22 / 2023 Synthpop Dance-Pop Alt-Pop
# 39
Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Indie Rock Slacker Rock
# 40
Album • Jan 20 / 2023 Alt-Pop Alternative R&B
# 41
Album • Feb 03 / 2023 Contemporary R&B Pop Rap UK Hip Hop
# 42
Album • Jun 02 / 2023 Pop Rap Trap
# 43
Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Indie Rock
# 44
Album • May 26 / 2023 Indie Pop Alt-Pop
# 45
Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Alt-Pop Indietronica Indie Pop