Vulture's Best Albums of 2023

Vulture music critic Craig Jenkins picks the best albums of 2023, including releases from Boygenius, Sampha, Depeche Mode, Janelle Monáe, Blur, and more.

Published: December 05, 2023 11:00 Source

# 1

Lahai by Sampha

Album • Oct 20 / 2023 Alternative R&B

# 2

Workin' on a World by Iris DeMent

Album • Feb 24 / 2023 Americana Country

# 3

Javelin by Sufjan Stevens

Album • Oct 06 / 2023 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk

# 4

Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) by Yves Tumor

Album • Mar 17 / 2023 Neo-Psychedelia Post-Punk

# 5

Sundial by Noname

Album • Aug 11 / 2023 Jazz Rap Conscious Hip Hop Political Hip Hop

# 6

We Buy Diabetic Test Strips by Armand Hammer + billy woods + E L U C I D

Album • Sep 29 / 2023 Experimental Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 7

Raven by Kelela

Album • Feb 10 / 2023 Alternative R&B Electronic

# 8

the record by boygenius

Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Indie Rock

# 9

Air Not Meant for Us by Fires in the Distance

Album • Apr 28 / 2023 Melodic Death Metal Death Doom Metal

# 10

Imagine This Is a High Dimensional Space of All Possibilities by James Holden

Album • Mar 31 / 2023 Progressive Electronic