The Independent's 30 Best Albums of 2023

The best albums of the year 2023

Published: December 15, 2023 10:36 Source

# 1

the record by boygenius

Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Indie Rock

# 2

False Lankum by Lankum

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Irish Folk Music Avant-Folk

# 3

The Age of Pleasure by Janelle Monáe

Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 4

Javelin by Sufjan Stevens

Album • Oct 06 / 2023 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk

# 5

Drop Cherries by Billie Marten

Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Contemporary Folk Folk Pop

# 6

Black Rainbows by Corinne Bailey Rae

Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Art Pop Art Rock

# 7

Desire, I Want To Turn Into You by Caroline Polachek

Album • Feb 14 / 2023 Art Pop Alt-Pop Electronic

# 8

Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey

Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop

# 9

Heavy Heavy by Young Fathers

Album • Feb 03 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Art Pop

# 10

My 21st Century Blues by RAYE

Album • Feb 03 / 2023 Contemporary R&B Pop Rap UK Hip Hop

# 11

i/o by Peter Gabriel

Album • Jan 01 / 2023 Art Pop Art Rock

# 12

Strays by Margo Price

Album • Jan 13 / 2023 Contemporary Country Heartland Rock

# 13

SOS by SZA

Album • Dec 09 / 2022 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 14

Chaos For The Fly by Grian Chatten

Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop

# 15

GUTS by Olivia Rodrigo

Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter Alternative Rock

# 16

Dig the Mountain! by Stornoway

Album • Oct 06 / 2023

# 17

I Inside the Old Year Dying by PJ Harvey

Album • Jul 07 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Rock

# 18

Flyte by Flyte

Album • Oct 27 / 2023 AOR

# 19

The Ballad Of Darren by Blur

Album • Jul 21 / 2023 Art Rock Indie Pop

# 20

God Save the Streets by Avelino

Album • Mar 10 / 2023 UK Hip Hop

# 21

Continue as a Guest by The New Pornographers

Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Indie Rock

# 22

In The End It Always Does by The Japanese House

Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Alt-Pop Indietronica Indie Pop

# 23

God Games by The Kills

Album • Oct 27 / 2023 Garage Rock Revival Alternative Rock

# 24

Fuse by Everything But the Girl

Album • Apr 21 / 2023 Alternative R&B Downtempo UK Bass

# 25

The Rise & The Fall by The Rural Alberta Advantage

Album • Oct 06 / 2023 Indie Folk

# 26

The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We by Mitski

Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 27

Mythologies by Thomas Bangalter + Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine

Album • Apr 07 / 2023 Ballet Orchestral Modern Classical

# 28

Hit Parade by Róisín Murphy

Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Art Pop House Electronic

# 29

Fronzoli by Psychedelic Porn Crumpets

Album • Nov 10 / 2023 Psychedelic Rock Stoner Rock

# 30

Gag Order by Kesha

Album • May 19 / 2023 Alt-Pop Singer-Songwriter Electronic Art Pop