Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

Lists

  1. Billboard: Best Albums of 2023
  2. Robert Christgau: Dean's List 2023
  3. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2023
  4. NME: The Best Albums of 2023
  5. Esquire: 20 Best Albums of 2023
  6. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2023
  7. New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2023
  8. Business Insider: Callie Ahlgrim: The Best Albums of 2023
  9. The Ringer: The 27 Best Albums of 2023
  10. The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2023
  11. DIY: Albums of the Year 2023
  12. Variety: Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2023
  13. Entertainment Weekly: The Best Albums of 2023
  14. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2023
  15. New York Times: Jon Pareles: Best Albums of 2023
  16. Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood: The 20 Best Albums of 2023
  17. Atlantic: Spencer Kornhaber: The 10 Best Albums of 2023
  18. Dork: Top 50 Albums of 2023
  19. The Skinny: Albums of 2023
  20. Hollywood Reporter: Mesfin Fekadu: The 10 Best Albums of 2023
  21. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2023
  22. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  23. New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2023
  24. Dazed: The 20 Best Albums of 2023
  25. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  26. Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of 2023
  27. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  28. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  29. The Independent: The 30 Best Albums of 2023
  30. The Alternative: Top 55 Releases of 2023
  31. Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2023
  32. Northern Transmissions: Best Albums of 2023
  33. Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  34. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 55 Albums of 2023
  35. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2023
  36. Hanif Abdurraqib: 108 Favorite Albums Of 2023
  37. Consequence: 50 Best Albums of 2023
  38. PopMatters: The 80 Best Albums of 2023
  39. Albumism: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  40. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2023