Treble's 50 Best Albums of 2023

The year's just about over, so it's time to share our list of the 50 best albums of 2023, including Wednesday, Kelela, Ratboys and Yves Tumor

Published: December 05, 2023 15:10 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 The Window Ratboys Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock
#2 Maps Billy Woods, Kenny Segal May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop
#3 The Enduring Spirit Tomb Mold Sep-15-2023, Death Metal
#4 We Buy Diabetic Test Strips Armand Hammer, billy woods, E L U C I D Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop
#5 Javelin Sufjan Stevens Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk
#6 Cartwheel Hotline TNT Nov-03-2023, Shoegaze
#7 Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) Yves Tumor Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#8 The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We Mitski Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#9 Rat Saw God Wednesday Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock
#10 My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross ANOHNI Jul-06-2023, Soul
#11 Nature Morte Big Brave Feb-24-2023, Drone Metal
#12 Lucky for You Bully Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock
#13 i've seen a way Mandy, Indiana May-19-2023, Post-Industrial
#14 Raven Kelela Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B
#15 That! Feels Good! Jessie Ware Apr-28-2023, Disco
#16 Half Eaten By Dogs The Serfs Oct-27-2023, Post-Punk
#17 GOOD LUCK DEBBY FRIDAY Mar-24-2023, Electro-Industrial
#18 VOIR DIRE Earl Sweatshirt, The Alchemist Oct-06-2023, Abstract Hip Hop
#19 Vidrio Titanic, I la Católica, Mabe Fratti Oct-20-2023, Post-Minimalism
#20 Only Constant GEL Mar-31-2023, Hardcore Punk
#21 Perfect Saviors The Armed Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock
#22 SCARING THE HOES JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop
#23 I Killed Your Dog L’Rain Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#24 With a Hammer Yaeji Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop
#25 everything is alive Slowdive Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop
#26 Radical Romantics Fever Ray Mar-10-2023, Art Pop
#27 Protect Your Light Irreversible Entanglements Sep-08-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz
#28 Fuse Everything But the Girl Apr-21-2023, Alternative R&B
#29 Good Living Is Coming For You Sweeping Promises Jun-30-2023, Post-Punk
#30 Life Under The Gun Militarie Gun Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock
#31 I Inside the Old Year Dying PJ Harvey Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#32 Post-American MSPAINT Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk
#33 The Lamb as Effigy Sprain Sep-01-2023, Post-Rock
#34 Weathervanes Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country
#35 Perspective Jlin Sep-29-2023, Footwork
#36 Gentle Confrontation Loraine James Sep-22-2023, IDM
#37 SAVED! Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter Oct-20-2023, Hymns
#38 One Day Fucked Up Jan-27-2023, Post-Hardcore
#39 Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Caroline Polachek Feb-14-2023, Art Pop
#40 This Stupid World Yo La Tengo Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock
#41 Desolations Flower Ragana Oct-27-2023, Atmospheric Sludge Metal
#42 Spiritual Cramp Spiritual Cramp Nov-03-2023, Garage Rock Revival
#43 Shook Algiers Feb-24-2023, Post-Industrial
#44 The Loveliest Time Carly Rae Jepsen Jul-28-2023, Dance-Pop
#45 Furling Meg Baird Jan-27-2023, Contemporary Folk
#46 This Is Why Paramore Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival
#48 Hellmode Jeff Rosenstock Sep-01-2023, Indie Rock
#49 Love in Exile Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily Mar-24-2023, Ghazal
#50 Agriculture Agriculture Jul-21-2023, Blackgaze
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | The Window | Ratboys | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Maps | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, May-05-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #3 | The Enduring Spirit | Tomb Mold | Album, Sep-15-2023, Death Metal |
| #4 | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips | Armand Hammerbilly woodsE L U C I D | Album, Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #5 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #6 | Cartwheel | Hotline TNT | Album, Nov-03-2023, Shoegaze |
| #7 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #8 | The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We | Mitski | Album, Sep-15-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #10 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #11 | Nature Morte | Big Brave | Album, Feb-24-2023, Drone Metal |
| #12 | Lucky for You | Bully | Album, Jun-02-2023, Indie Rock |
| #13 | i've seen a way | Mandy, Indiana | Album, May-19-2023, Post-Industrial |
| #14 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #15 | That! Feels Good! | Jessie Ware | Album, Apr-28-2023, Disco |
| #16 | Half Eaten By Dogs | The Serfs | Album, Oct-27-2023, Post-Punk |
| #17 | GOOD LUCK | DEBBY FRIDAY | Album, Mar-24-2023, Electro-Industrial |
| #18 | VOIR DIRE | Earl SweatshirtThe Alchemist | Album, Oct-06-2023, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #19 | Vidrio | TitanicI la CatólicaMabe Fratti | Album, Oct-20-2023, Post-Minimalism |
| #20 | Only Constant | GEL | Album, Mar-31-2023, Hardcore Punk |
| #21 | Perfect Saviors | The Armed | Album, Aug-25-2023, Indie Rock |
| #22 | SCARING THE HOES | JPEGMAFIADanny Brown | Album, Mar-24-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #23 | I Killed Your Dog | L’Rain | Album, Oct-13-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #24 | With a Hammer | Yaeji | Album, Apr-07-2023, Glitch Pop |
| #25 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Album, Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #26 | Radical Romantics | Fever Ray | Album, Mar-10-2023, Art Pop |
| #27 | Protect Your Light | Irreversible Entanglements | Album, Sep-08-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #28 | Fuse | Everything But the Girl | Album, Apr-21-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #29 | Good Living Is Coming For You | Sweeping Promises | Album, Jun-30-2023, Post-Punk |
| #30 | Life Under The Gun | Militarie Gun | Album, Jun-23-2023, Alternative Rock |
| #31 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Album, Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #32 | Post-American | MSPAINT | Album, Mar-10-2023, Synth Punk |
| #33 | The Lamb as Effigy | Sprain | Album, Sep-01-2023, Post-Rock |
| #34 | Weathervanes | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country |
| #35 | Perspective | Jlin | EP, Sep-29-2023, Footwork |
| #36 | Gentle Confrontation | Loraine James | Album, Sep-22-2023, IDM |
| #37 | SAVED! | Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter | Album, Oct-20-2023, Hymns |
| #38 | One Day | Fucked Up | Album, Jan-27-2023, Post-Hardcore |
| #39 | Desire, I Want To Turn Into You | Caroline Polachek | Album, Feb-14-2023, Art Pop |
| #40 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Album, Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #41 | Desolations Flower | Ragana | Album, Oct-27-2023, Atmospheric Sludge Metal |
| #42 | Spiritual Cramp | Spiritual Cramp | Album, Nov-03-2023, Garage Rock Revival |
| #43 | Shook | Algiers | Album, Feb-24-2023, Post-Industrial |
| #44 | The Loveliest Time | Carly Rae Jepsen | Album, Jul-28-2023, Dance-Pop |
| #45 | Furling | Meg Baird | Album, Jan-27-2023, Contemporary Folk |
| #46 | This Is Why | Paramore | Album, Feb-10-2023, Post-Punk Revival |
| #48 | Hellmode | Jeff Rosenstock | Album, Sep-01-2023, Indie Rock |
| #49 | Love in Exile | Arooj AftabVijay IyerShahzad Ismaily | Album, Mar-24-2023, Ghazal |
| #50 | Agriculture | Agriculture | Album, Jul-21-2023, Blackgaze |