Time Out's 30 Best Albums of 2023

From Lana Del Rey and Troye Sivan to boygenius and JPEGMAFIA, these are the best records of the year.

Published: December 01, 2023 00:00 Source

# 1
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop
# 2
Album • Feb 03 / 2023 Contemporary R&B Pop Rap UK Hip Hop
# 3
Album • Nov 10 / 2023 Contemporary Folk Folk Rock
# 4
Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Dance-Pop Contemporary R&B
# 5
Album • Mar 10 / 2023 Art Pop Synthpop
# 6
Album • Aug 24 / 2023 Afrobeats Contemporary R&B
# 7
Album • Feb 14 / 2023 Art Pop Alt-Pop Electronic
# 8
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Contemporary Country
# 9
Album • Sep 05 / 2023 Alternative R&B Trap
# 10
Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Synthpop Nouvelle chanson française French Pop
# 11
Album • Mar 24 / 2023 Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
# 12
Album • Sep 08 / 2023 Pop Rock Singer-Songwriter Alternative Rock
# 13
Album • Oct 13 / 2023 Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop
# 14
Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Contemporary R&B Pop Soul
# 15
Album • Mar 16 / 2023 Contemporary R&B Pop Rap
# 16
Album • Oct 27 / 2023 Deep House Latin House
# 17
Album • Jun 30 / 2023 Death Metal
# 18
Album • Jan 27 / 2023 Pop
# 19
Layover by V
EP • Sep 08 / 2023 K-Pop Contemporary R&B
# 20
Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Indie Rock
# 21
Album • Sep 01 / 2023 Dream Pop
# 22
Album • Sep 15 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 23
Album • Jul 14 / 2023 UK Garage Funky House Deep House
# 24
Album • Aug 11 / 2023 Nu-Disco
# 25
Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Pop Punk Alternative Rock
# 26
Album • Aug 11 / 2023 Instrumental Hip Hop
# 27
Album • Jun 09 / 2023 Contemporary R&B Pop
# 28
Album • Jul 14 / 2023 Contemporary R&B
# 29
Album • Mar 03 / 2023 Soft Rock
# 30
Album • Sep 01 / 2023