The New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich's Best Music of 2023

Amanda Petrusich compiles a list of the top twelve albums of 2023, which includes Sufjan Stevens’s “Javelin,” Oneohtrix Point Never’s “Again,” and more.

Published: December 04, 2023 18:11 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross ANOHNI Jul-06-2023, Soul
#2 Javelin Sufjan Stevens Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk
#3 Again Oneohtrix Point Never Sep-29-2023, Progressive Electronic
#4 Pharoah Pharoah Sanders Sep-15-2023, Spiritual Jazz
#5 Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#6 Sundial Noname Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap
#8 Oh Me Oh My Lonnie Holley Mar-10-2023, Soul
#9 Fountain Baby Amaarae Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats
#10 I Inside the Old Year Dying PJ Harvey Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#11 Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You Bonnie "Prince" Billy Aug-11-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#12 First Two Pages of Frankenstein The National Apr-28-2023, Chamber Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #2 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #3 | Again | Oneohtrix Point Never | Album, Sep-29-2023, Progressive Electronic |
| #4 | Pharoah | Pharoah Sanders | Album, Sep-15-2023, Spiritual Jazz |
| #5 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Sundial | Noname | Album, Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #8 | Oh Me Oh My | Lonnie Holley | Album, Mar-10-2023, Soul |
| #9 | Fountain Baby | Amaarae | Album, Jun-09-2023, Afrobeats |
| #10 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Album, Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | Keeping Secrets Will Destroy You | Bonnie "Prince" Billy | Album, Aug-11-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | First Two Pages of Frankenstein | The National | Album, Apr-28-2023, Chamber Pop |