Pitchfork's Best Albums of 2023

[Low End Derrick]

In times of chaos, music can be a place of escape or comfort. This year, favorite artists like SZA, Sufjan Stevens, and Fever Ray returned with reliably stunning releases, rising artists like Nourished by Time, Amaarae, and yeule pushed the boundaries with breakthrough releases that set the tone for where music might go next, and some of the year’s biggest surprises also happened to be just the thing we needed (hello, André 3000 flute album!). We listened to thousands of albums across every genre, from pop to folk to rock to rap to R&B to country to electronic to experimental. Here are the 50 best albums of 2023.

Note: This list includes albums released in December 2022. Anything that came out after we published our Best of 2022 list was eligible.

Link: https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-albums-2023/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-gb


Notable spots:

50. André 3000: New Blue Sun

43. Kali Uchis: Red Moon in Venus

41. Sexyy Red: Hood Hottest Princess

35. Veeze: Ganger

32. Ice Spice: Like..? EP

13. Noname: Sundial

7. Amaarae: Fountain Baby

5. Nourished by Time: Erotic Probiotic 2

3. billy woods / Kenny Segal: Maps

1. SZA: SOS

 

[OJ Simpsom]

 

[Jaguar93]

Before I entered this thread I knew Andre, Ice, and Red album was on this list. Not because they’re good but because it’s pitchfork predictable lol.

 

[Reptile]

fukk bytchfork.

 

[Da_Eggman]

this is the worst year i ever seen by them

 

[Tetris v2.0]

And nothing of value was lost

Rest in piss

 

[Mastamimd]

Rest in piss