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
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| 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 | My 21st Century Blues | RAYE | Feb-03-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #3 | Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert | Cat Power | Nov-10-2023, Contemporary Folk |
| #4 | Something To Give Each Other | Troye Sivan | Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #5 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #6 | I Told Them... | Burna Boy | Aug-24-2023, Afrobeats |
| #7 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #8 | Gettin' Old | Luke Combs | Mar-24-2023, Contemporary Country |
| #9 | Trip9love...??? | Tirzah | Sep-05-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | La symphonie des éclairs | Zaho de Sagazan | Mar-31-2023, Synthpop |
| #11 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown | Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #12 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #13 | Burning Desire | MIKE | Oct-13-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #14 | Messy | Olivia Dean | Jun-30-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #15 | Remember Archive | CODE KUNST | Mar-16-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #16 | Madres | Sofia Kourtesis | Oct-27-2023, Deep House |
| #17 | Spectral Intercession | Coffin Mulch | Jun-30-2023, Death Metal |
| #18 | Gloria | Sam Smith | Jan-27-2023, Pop |
| #19 | Layover | V | Sep-08-2023, K-Pop |
| #20 | the record | boygenius | Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #22 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Alchemy | Disclosure | Jul-14-2023, UK Garage |
| #24 | Volcano | Jungle | Aug-11-2023, Nu-Disco |
| #25 | ONE MORE TIME... | blink-182 | Oct-20-2023, Pop Punk |
| #26 | A Taste of Everything | Brock Berrigan | Aug-11-2023, Instrumental Hip Hop |
| #27 | The Age of Pleasure | Janelle Monáe | Jun-09-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #28 | IRL | Mahalia | Jul-14-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #29 | AURORA | Daisy Jones & The Six | Mar-03-2023, Soft Rock |
| #30 | Opening Soon | Tonique & Man | Sep-01-2023, |
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 | My 21st Century Blues | RAYE | Album, Feb-03-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #3 | Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert | Cat Power | Album, Nov-10-2023, Contemporary Folk |
| #4 | Something To Give Each Other | Troye Sivan | Album, Oct-13-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #5 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Album, Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #6 | I Told Them... | Burna Boy | Album, Aug-24-2023, Afrobeats |
| #7 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #8 | Gettin' Old | Luke Combs | Album, Mar-24-2023, Contemporary Country |
| #9 | Trip9love...??? | Tirzah | Album, Sep-05-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | La symphonie des éclairs | Zaho de Sagazan | Album, Mar-31-2023, Synthpop |
| #11 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #12 | GUTS | Olivia Rodrigo | Album, Sep-08-2023, Pop Rock |
| #13 | Burning Desire | MIKE | Album, Oct-13-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #14 | Messy | Olivia Dean | Album, Jun-30-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #15 | Remember Archive | CODE KUNST | Album, Mar-16-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #16 | Madres | Sofia Kourtesis | Album, Oct-27-2023, Deep House |
| #17 | Spectral Intercession | Coffin Mulch | Album, Jun-30-2023, Death Metal |
| #18 | Gloria | Sam Smith | Album, Jan-27-2023, Pop |
| #19 | Layover | V | EP, Sep-08-2023, K-Pop |
| #20 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Album, Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #22 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Alchemy | Disclosure | Album, Jul-14-2023, UK Garage |
| #24 | Volcano | Jungle | Album, Aug-11-2023, Nu-Disco |
| #25 | ONE MORE TIME... | blink-182 | Album, Oct-20-2023, Pop Punk |
| #26 | A Taste of Everything | Brock Berrigan | Album, Aug-11-2023, Instrumental Hip Hop |
| #27 | The Age of Pleasure | Janelle Monáe | Album, Jun-09-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #28 | IRL | Mahalia | Album, Jul-14-2023, Contemporary R&B |
| #29 | AURORA | Daisy Jones & The Six | Album, Mar-03-2023, Soft Rock |
| #30 | Opening Soon | Tonique & Man | Album, Sep-01-2023, |