The Independent's 30 Best Albums of 2023
The best albums of the year 2023
Published: December 15, 2023 10:36
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | the record | boygenius | Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | False Lankum | Lankum | Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #3 | The Age of Pleasure | Janelle Monáe | Jun-09-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #4 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #5 | Drop Cherries | Billie Marten | Apr-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Black Rainbows | Corinne Bailey Rae | Sep-15-2023, Art Pop |
| #7 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #8 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #10 | My 21st Century Blues | RAYE | Feb-03-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #11 | i/o | Peter Gabriel | Jan-01-2023, Art Pop |
| #12 | Strays | Margo Price | Jan-13-2023, Contemporary Country |
| #13 | SOS | SZA | Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #14 | Chaos For The Fly | Grian Chatten | Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #16 | Dig the Mountain! | Stornoway | Oct-06-2023, |
| #17 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #18 | Flyte | Flyte | Oct-27-2023, AOR |
| #19 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #20 | God Save the Streets | Avelino | Mar-10-2023, UK Hip Hop |
| #21 | Continue as a Guest | The New Pornographers | Mar-31-2023, Indie Rock |
| #22 | In The End It Always Does | The Japanese House | Jun-30-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #23 | God Games | The Kills | Oct-27-2023, Garage Rock Revival |
| #24 | Fuse | Everything But the Girl | Apr-21-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #25 | The Rise & The Fall | The Rural Alberta Advantage | Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #26 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #27 | Mythologies | Thomas Bangalter, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine | Apr-07-2023, Ballet |
| #28 | Hit Parade | Róisín Murphy | Sep-08-2023, Art Pop |
| #29 | Fronzoli | Psychedelic Porn Crumpets | Nov-10-2023, Psychedelic Rock |
| #30 | Gag Order | Kesha | May-19-2023, Alt-Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | False Lankum | Lankum | Album, Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #3 | The Age of Pleasure | Janelle Monáe | Album, Jun-09-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #4 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #5 | Drop Cherries | Billie Marten | Album, Apr-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Black Rainbows | Corinne Bailey Rae | Album, Sep-15-2023, Art Pop |
| #7 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #8 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #10 | My 21st Century Blues | RAYE | Album, Feb-03-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #11 | i/o | Peter Gabriel | Album, Jan-01-2023, Art Pop |
| #12 | Strays | Margo Price | Album, Jan-13-2023, Contemporary Country |
| #13 | SOS | SZA | Album, Dec-09-2022, Contemporary R&B |
| #14 | Chaos For The Fly | Grian Chatten | Album, Jun-30-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #15 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #16 | Dig the Mountain! | Stornoway | Album, Oct-06-2023, |
| #17 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Album, Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #18 | Flyte | Flyte | Album, Oct-27-2023, AOR |
| #19 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Album, Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #20 | God Save the Streets | Avelino | Album, Mar-10-2023, UK Hip Hop |
| #21 | Continue as a Guest | The New Pornographers | Album, Mar-31-2023, Indie Rock |
| #22 | In The End It Always Does | The Japanese House | Album, Jun-30-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #23 | God Games | The Kills | Album, Oct-27-2023, Garage Rock Revival |
| #24 | Fuse | Everything But the Girl | Album, Apr-21-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #25 | The Rise & The Fall | The Rural Alberta Advantage | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #26 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #27 | Mythologies | Thomas BangalterOrchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine | Album, Apr-07-2023, Ballet |
| #28 | Hit Parade | Róisín Murphy | Album, Sep-08-2023, Art Pop |
| #29 | Fronzoli | Psychedelic Porn Crumpets | Album, Nov-10-2023, Psychedelic Rock |
| #30 | Gag Order | Kesha | Album, May-19-2023, Alt-Pop |