Uncut's 75 Best Albums of 2023

Bob Dylan, Uncut’s Review Of 2023, The Beatles, Paul Simon, PJ Harvey, Ray Davies, Shirley Collins, John Cale, Arooj Aftab and more

Published: November 07, 2023 11:46 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 False Lankum Lankum Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music
#2 Seven Psalms Paul Simon May-19-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#3 Cousin Wilco Sep-29-2023, Indie Rock
#4 I Inside the Old Year Dying PJ Harvey Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#5 This Stupid World Yo La Tengo Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock
#6 Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd Lana Del Rey Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#7 Oh Me Oh My Lonnie Holley Mar-10-2023, Soul
#8 First Two Pages of Frankenstein The National Apr-28-2023, Chamber Pop
#9 The Greater Wings Julie Byrne Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk
#10 Mercy John Cale Jan-20-2023, Art Pop
#11 Weathervanes Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country
#12 everything is alive Slowdive Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop
#13 The Ballad Of Darren Blur Jul-21-2023, Art Rock
#14 Black Rainbows Corinne Bailey Rae Sep-15-2023, Art Pop
#15 Valley Of Heart's Delight Margo Cilker Sep-15-2023, Country
#16 I Am Not There Anymore The Clientele Jul-28-2023, Chamber Pop
#17 All of This Is Chance Lisa O'Neill Feb-10-2023, Irish Folk Music
#18 Hackney Diamonds The Rolling Stones Oct-20-2023, Pop Rock
#19 Sea Of Mirrors The Coral Sep-08-2023, Psychedelic Folk
#20 Jump for Joy Hiss Golden Messenger Aug-25-2023, Folk Rock
#21 Travel The Necks Feb-24-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz
#22 Archangel Hill Shirley Collins May-26-2023, English Folk Music
#23 Dear Departed Sam Burton Jul-14-2023, Americana
#24 The Candle and the Flame Robert Forster Feb-03-2023, Folk Rock
#25 Kassi Valazza Knows Nothing Kassi Valazza Apr-20-2023, Americana
#26 the record boygenius Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#27 An Ever Changing View Matthew Halsall Sep-08-2023, Spiritual Jazz
#28 Joan Of All Sarabeth Tucek May-19-2023,
#29 Memento mori Depeche Mode Mar-24-2023, Synthpop
#30 Rat Saw God Wednesday Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock
#31 Being Baaba Maal Mar-31-2023, Fula Music
#32 Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) Jaimie Branch Aug-25-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz
#33 Love in Exile Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Shahzad Ismaily Mar-24-2023, Ghazal
#34 Anarchist Gospel Sunny War Feb-03-2023, Americana
#35 Nothing Lasts Forever Teenage Fanclub Sep-22-2023, Indie Pop
#36 Billy Valentine & the Universal Truth Billy Valentine Mar-24-2023, Soul
#37 Sundown Eddie Chacon Mar-31-2023, Smooth Soul
#38 My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross ANOHNI Jul-06-2023, Soul
#39 villagers Califone May-19-2023, Folk Rock
#40 Ozarker Israel Nash Oct-20-2023, Heartland Rock
#41 V Unknown Mortal Orchestra Mar-17-2023, Psychedelic Pop
#42 The Last Rotation of Earth BC Camplight May-12-2023, Progressive Pop
#43 Jelly Road Blake Mills Jul-14-2023, Chamber Folk
#44 Fuse Everything But the Girl Apr-21-2023, Alternative R&B
#45 Multitudes Feist Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#46 No Fixed Point In Space Modern Nature Sep-29-2023, Chamber Folk
#47 She Brings Me Back To the Land of the Living Cian Nugent May-05-2023, Folk Rock
#48 The Returner Allison Russell Sep-08-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#49 Strays Margo Price Jan-13-2023, Contemporary Country
#50 Standers Craven Faults May-12-2023, Progressive Electronic
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | False Lankum | Lankum | Album, Mar-24-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #2 | Seven Psalms | Paul Simon | Album, May-19-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | Cousin | Wilco | Album, Sep-29-2023, Indie Rock |
| #4 | I Inside the Old Year Dying | PJ Harvey | Album, Jul-07-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | This Stupid World | Yo La Tengo | Album, Feb-10-2023, Indie Rock |
| #6 | Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd | Lana Del Rey | Album, Mar-24-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #7 | Oh Me Oh My | Lonnie Holley | Album, Mar-10-2023, Soul |
| #8 | First Two Pages of Frankenstein | The National | Album, Apr-28-2023, Chamber Pop |
| #9 | The Greater Wings | Julie Byrne | Album, Jul-07-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #10 | Mercy | John Cale | Album, Jan-20-2023, Art Pop |
| #11 | Weathervanes | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, Jun-09-2023, Alt-Country |
| #12 | everything is alive | Slowdive | Album, Sep-01-2023, Dream Pop |
| #13 | The Ballad Of Darren | Blur | Album, Jul-21-2023, Art Rock |
| #14 | Black Rainbows | Corinne Bailey Rae | Album, Sep-15-2023, Art Pop |
| #15 | Valley Of Heart's Delight | Margo Cilker | Album, Sep-15-2023, Country |
| #16 | I Am Not There Anymore | The Clientele | Album, Jul-28-2023, Chamber Pop |
| #17 | All of This Is Chance | Lisa O'Neill | Album, Feb-10-2023, Irish Folk Music |
| #18 | Hackney Diamonds | The Rolling Stones | Album, Oct-20-2023, Pop Rock |
| #19 | Sea Of Mirrors | The Coral | Album, Sep-08-2023, Psychedelic Folk |
| #20 | Jump for Joy | Hiss Golden Messenger | Album, Aug-25-2023, Folk Rock |
| #21 | Travel | The Necks | Album, Feb-24-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #22 | Archangel Hill | Shirley Collins | Album, May-26-2023, English Folk Music |
| #23 | Dear Departed | Sam Burton | Album, Jul-14-2023, Americana |
| #24 | The Candle and the Flame | Robert Forster | Album, Feb-03-2023, Folk Rock |
| #25 | Kassi Valazza Knows Nothing | Kassi Valazza | Album, Apr-20-2023, Americana |
| #26 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #27 | An Ever Changing View | Matthew Halsall | Album, Sep-08-2023, Spiritual Jazz |
| #28 | Joan Of All | Sarabeth Tucek | Album, May-19-2023,  |
| #29 | Memento mori | Depeche Mode | Album, Mar-24-2023, Synthpop |
| #30 | Rat Saw God | Wednesday | Album, Apr-07-2023, Indie Rock |
| #31 | Being | Baaba Maal | Album, Mar-31-2023, Fula Music |
| #32 | Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((world war)) | Jaimie Branch | Album, Aug-25-2023, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #33 | Love in Exile | Arooj AftabVijay IyerShahzad Ismaily | Album, Mar-24-2023, Ghazal |
| #34 | Anarchist Gospel | Sunny War | Album, Feb-03-2023, Americana |
| #35 | Nothing Lasts Forever | Teenage Fanclub | Album, Sep-22-2023, Indie Pop |
| #36 | Billy Valentine & the Universal Truth | Billy Valentine | Album, Mar-24-2023, Soul |
| #37 | Sundown | Eddie Chacon | Album, Mar-31-2023, Smooth Soul |
| #38 | My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross | ANOHNI | Album, Jul-06-2023, Soul |
| #39 | villagers | Califone | Album, May-19-2023, Folk Rock |
| #40 | Ozarker | Israel Nash | Album, Oct-20-2023, Heartland Rock |
| #41 | V | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Album, Mar-17-2023, Psychedelic Pop |
| #42 | The Last Rotation of Earth | BC Camplight | Album, May-12-2023, Progressive Pop |
| #43 | Jelly Road | Blake Mills | Album, Jul-14-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #44 | Fuse | Everything But the Girl | Album, Apr-21-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #45 | Multitudes | Feist | Album, Apr-14-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #46 | No Fixed Point In Space | Modern Nature | Album, Sep-29-2023, Chamber Folk |
| #47 | She Brings Me Back To the Land of the Living | Cian Nugent | Album, May-05-2023, Folk Rock |
| #48 | The Returner | Allison Russell | Album, Sep-08-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #49 | Strays | Margo Price | Album, Jan-13-2023, Contemporary Country |
| #50 | Standers | Craven Faults | Album, May-12-2023, Progressive Electronic |