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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Lahai Sampha Oct-20-2023, Alternative R&B
#2 Workin' on a World Iris DeMent Feb-24-2023, Americana
#3 Javelin Sufjan Stevens Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk
#4 Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) Yves Tumor Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia
#5 Sundial Noname Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap
#6 We Buy Diabetic Test Strips Armand Hammer, billy woods, E L U C I D Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop
#7 Raven Kelela Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B
#8 the record boygenius Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter
#9 Air Not Meant for Us Fires in the Distance Apr-28-2023, Melodic Death Metal
#10 Imagine This Is a High Dimensional Space of All Possibilities James Holden Mar-31-2023, Progressive Electronic
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lahai | Sampha | Album, Oct-20-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #2 | Workin' on a World | Iris DeMent | Album, Feb-24-2023, Americana |
| #3 | Javelin | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Oct-06-2023, Indie Folk |
| #4 | Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) | Yves Tumor | Album, Mar-17-2023, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #5 | Sundial | Noname | Album, Aug-11-2023, Jazz Rap |
| #6 | We Buy Diabetic Test Strips | Armand Hammerbilly woodsE L U C I D | Album, Sep-29-2023, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #7 | Raven | Kelela | Album, Feb-10-2023, Alternative R&B |
| #8 | the record | boygenius | Album, Mar-31-2023, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Air Not Meant for Us | Fires in the Distance | Album, Apr-28-2023, Melodic Death Metal |
| #10 | Imagine This Is a High Dimensional Space of All Possibilities | James Holden | Album, Mar-31-2023, Progressive Electronic |