Year-End Lists

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

2023
Guts - Olivia Rodrigo

Dean's List 2023 Robert Christgau

Raven - Kelela

Top Ten Albums of 2023 Clémence Polès

Desire, I Want to Turn Into You - Caroline Polachek

50 Best Albums of 2023 Exclaim

Weathervanes - Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit

Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2023 No Depression

Rustin' In The Rain - Tyler Childers

Best Southern Albums of 2023 Bitter Southerner

Mother Road - Grace Potter

Top 17 Albums of 2023 American Songwriter

Maps - Billy Woods & Kenny Segal

10 Best Albums of 2023 Observer: Kitty Empire

I've Got Me - Joanna Sternberg

Our Favourite Albums of 2023 Vinyl Factory

The Land, The Water, The Sky - Black Belt Eagle Scout

108 Favorite Albums Of 2023 Hanif Abdurraqib

Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd - Lana Del Rey

The 20 Best Albums of 2023 Dazed

DJ E - Chuquimamani-Condori

Our Favorite Albums, 2023 Tone Glow

The Window - Ratboys

Top 100 Albums of 2023 Under the Radar

SOS - SZA

Best Pop Music Albums of 2023 The Philadelphia Inquirer: Dan DeLuca

Hellmode - Jeff Rosenstock

Top 50 Albums of 2023 The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano

Desire, I Want to Turn Into You - Caroline Polachek

Top 50 Albums of 2023 Dork

Lucky for You - Bully

Top 55 Releases of 2023 The Alternative

Rat Wars - HEALTH

Top 40 Best Albums Of 2023 mxdwn

False Lankum - Lankum

The 50 Best Albums of 2023 Guardian

The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We - Mitski

Best Albums of 2023 Passerby

everything is alive - Slowdive

Top 20 Albums of 2023 Spectrum Culture

That! Feels Good! - Jessie Ware

Best Albums of 2023 Daily Mail: Adrian Thrills

The Omnichord Real Book - Meshell Ndegeocello

The 50 Best Albums of 2023 Albumism

chaos takes the wheel and i am a passenger - awakebutstillinbed

The Best Emo Albums Of 2023 Uproxx: Ian Cohen

The Age of Pleasure - Janelle Monáe

Best Albums of 2023 San Francisco Chronicle: Adrian Spinelli