The Sunday Times' 20 Best Albums of 2023

From the Rolling Stones to Olivia Rodrigo, we pick the best records of the year. Let us know your favourites in the comments

Published: December 03, 2023 00:34 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#2 PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE Christine and the Queens Jun-09-2023, Art Pop
#3 falling or flying Jorja Smith Sep-29-2023, Contemporary R&B
#4 Javelin Sufjan Stevens Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk
#5 The Last Rotation of Earth BC Camplight May-12-2023, Progressive Pop
#6 Seven Psalms Paul Simon May-19-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#7 Black Rainbows Corinne Bailey Rae Sep-15-2023, Art Pop
#8 GUTS Olivia Rodrigo Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock
#9 Hit Parade Róisín Murphy Sep-08-2023, Art Pop
#10 The Ballad Of Darren Blur Jul-21-2023, Art Rock
#11 Heavy Heavy Young Fathers Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#12 the record boygenius Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#13 That! Feels Good! Jessie Ware Apr-28-2023, Disco
#14 Hackney Diamonds The Rolling Stones Oct-20-2023, Pop Rock
#15 I Inside the Old Year Dying PJ Harvey Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#16 Gag Order Kesha May-19-2023, Alt-Pop
#17 The Greater Wings Julie Byrne Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk
#18 Wait Til I Get Over Durand Jones May-05-2023, Soul
#19 Angels & Queens - Part II Gabriels Mar-01-2023,
#20 Cousin Wilco Sep-29-2023, Indie Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE | Christine and the Queens | Album, Jun-09-2023, Art Pop |
| #3 | falling or flying | Jorja Smith | Album, Sep-29-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #4 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #5 | The Last Rotation of Earth | BC Camplight | Album, May-12-2023, Progressive Pop |
| #6 | Seven Psalms | Paul Simon | Album, May-19-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Black Rainbows | Corinne Bailey Rae | Album, Sep-15-2023, Art Pop |
| #8 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #9 | Hit Parade | Róisín Murphy | Album, Sep-08-2023, Art Pop |
| #10 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Album, Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #11 | Heavy Heavy | Young Fathers | Album, Feb-03-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #12 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #14 | Hackney Diamonds | The Rolling Stones | Album, Oct-20-2023, Pop Rock |
| #15 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Album, Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #16 | Gag Order | Kesha | Album, May-19-2023, Alt-Pop |
| #17 | The Greater Wings | Julie Byrne | Album, Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #18 | Wait Til I Get Over | Durand Jones | Album, May-05-2023, Soul |
| #19 | Angels & Queens - Part II | Gabriels | Album, Mar-01-2023,  |
| #20 | Cousin | Wilco | Album, Sep-29-2023, Indie Rock |