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AllMusic's Best of 2023

Here are the 100 albums that our writers felt were the most significant releases this year. Visit our Year In Review hub for more!

 
 
the record

Boygenius

the record

Interscope

Alternative Singer/Songwriter

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Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus emphasize their unified voice on this bracingly immediate album.

  Alive at the Village Vanguard

Fred Hersch / Esperanza Spalding

Alive at the Village Vanguard

Palmetto

Piano Jazz

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An intimate yet dazzlingly playful and improvisatory duo performance captured at the iconic Greenwich Village club.

  Desire, I Want to Turn Into You

Caroline Polachek

Desire, I Want to Turn Into You

Caroline Polachek / Perpetual Novice

Alternative/Indie Rock

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The former Chairlift singer embraces a euphoric, '90s and early-2000s electronic pop and trip-hop vibe.

 
 
 

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This Is Why

Paramore

This Is Why

Atlantic / Fueled by Ramen…

Emo-Pop

I Am Not There Anymore

The Clientele

I Am Not There Anymore

Merge

Indie Pop

Keeping Secrets Will Destroy…

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Keeping Secrets Will Destroy…

Drag City

Alternative Singer/Songwriter

The Greater Wings

Julie Byrne

The Greater Wings

Ghostly International

Indie Folk

Maps

billy woods / Kenny Segal

Maps

Backwoodz Studioz

East Coast Rap

Struggler

Genesis Owusu

Struggler

Ourness

Alternative R&B

Lahai

Sampha

Lahai

Young

Alternative R&B

When You're This, This…

John Southworth

When You're This, This…

Tin Angel

Alternative Singer/Songwriter

Raven

Kelela

Raven

Warp

Alternative R&B

Javelin

Sufjan Stevens

Javelin

Asthmatic Kitty

Alternative/Indie Rock

Did You Know That There's…

Lana Del Rey

Did You Know That There's…

Interscope

Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Everyone's Crushed

Water from Your Eyes

Everyone's Crushed

Matador

Alternative/Indie Rock

The Ballad of Darren

Blur

The Ballad of Darren

Parlophone / Warner Music

Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Brand New Life

Brandee Younger

Brand New Life

Impulse!

Contemporary Jazz

Why Does the Earth Give…

Kara Jackson

Why Does the Earth Give…

September / September Recordings

Alternative Singer/Songwriter

Smalltown Stardust

King Tuff

Smalltown Stardust

Sub Pop

Alternative/Indie Rock

The Omnichord Real Book

Meshell Ndegeocello

The Omnichord Real Book

Blue Note

Alternative R&B

I Inside the Old Year…

PJ Harvey

I Inside the Old Year…

Partisan

Alternative Singer/Songwriter

Flight of the Long Distance…

Skyway Man

Flight of the Long Distance…

Mama Bird Recording Co.

Alternative Country-Rock

April March Meets Staplin

April March / Staplin

April March Meets Staplin

Velvetica Music

Indie Pop

Black Rainbows

Corinne Bailey Rae

Black Rainbows

Black Rainbows Music

Alternative Singer/Songwriter

Girl in the Half Pearl

Liv.e

Girl in the Half Pearl

In Real Life

Alternative R&B

Colours of Air

Lawrence English / Loscil

Colours of Air

Kranky

Ambient

Heaven Knows

PinkPantheress

Heaven Knows

300 Entertainment / Warner…

Left-Field Pop

10,000 Gecs

100 gecs

10,000 Gecs

Atlantic / Dog Show

Electronicore

Sus Dog

Clark

Sus Dog

Throttle

IDM

Radical Romantics

Fever Ray

Radical Romantics

Mute / Rabid

Alternative/Indie Rock

The Great White Sea Eagle

James Yorkston / Nina Persson / The Second Hand Orchestra

The Great White Sea Eagle

Domino

Alternative Singer/Songwriter

False Lankum

Lankum

False Lankum

Rough Trade

Alternative/Indie Rock

After the Magic

Parannoul

After the Magic

Topshelf

Alternative/Indie Rock

Black Classical Music

Yussef Dayes

Black Classical Music

Brownswood / Nonesuch

Contemporary Jazz

Cascades

Christian Dillingham

Cascades

Green Leaf / Greenleaf Music

Post-Bop

Red Moon in Venus

Kali Uchis

Red Moon in Venus

Geffen

Alternative R&B

The Land Is Inhospitable…

Mitski

The Land Is Inhospitable…

Dead Oceans

Alternative Singer/Songwriter

Celebrants

Nickel Creek

Celebrants

Repair Records / Thirty Tigers

Progressive Bluegrass

everything is alive

Slowdive

everything is alive

Dead Oceans

Dream Pop

Get Up Sequences, Pt.…

The Go! Team

Get Up Sequences, Pt.…

Memphis Industries

Alternative/Indie Rock

God Games

The Kills

God Games

Domino

Alternative/Indie Rock

Afternoon X

Vanishing Twin

Afternoon X

Fire Records

Indie Electronic

Integrated Tech Solutions

Aesop Rock

Integrated Tech Solutions

Rhymesayers Entertainment

Alternative Rap

Ask

Altin Gün

Ask

ATO

Neo-Psychedelia

Natural Disaster

Bethany Cosentino

Natural Disaster

Concord

Alternative Singer/Songwriter

Multitudes

Feist

Multitudes

Interscope

Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Joy'all

Jenny Lewis

Joy'all

Blue Note / EMI / EMI Records

Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Radio Red

Laura Groves

Radio Red

Bella Union

Alternative Singer/Songwriter

The Comeback Kid

Marnie Stern

The Comeback Kid

Joyful Noise

Alternative/Indie Rock

Coast 2 Coast

Pearl & the Oysters

Coast 2 Coast

Stones Throw

Indie Pop

Blómi

Susanne Sundfør

Blómi

Bella Union

Alternative Singer/Songwriter

Shook

Algiers

Shook

Matador

Alternative/Indie Rock

Through and Through

Baby Rose

Through and Through

Secretly Canadian

Alternative R&B

Melusine

Cécile McLorin Salvant

Melusine

Nonesuch

Vocal Jazz

Afterpoem

Faten Kanaan

Afterpoem

Fire Records

Experimental Electronic

Year Away

Kacey Johansing

Year Away

Night Bloom Records

Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Goodbye, Hotel Arkada

Mary Lattimore

Goodbye, Hotel Arkada

Ghostly International

Experimental Ambient

Pop-up! Ker-ching! And…

Mozart Estate

Pop-up! Ker-ching! And…

West Midlands

Alternative/Indie Rock

Heavy Heavy

Young Fathers

Heavy Heavy

Ninja Tune

Left-Field Pop

Memento Mori

Depeche Mode

Memento Mori

Columbia

Alternative/Indie Rock

Principia

En Attendant Ana

Principia

Trouble in Mind

Indie Pop

Fly or Die Fly or Die…

Jaimie Branch

Fly or Die Fly or Die…

International Anthem

Avant-Garde Music

Burning Desire

MIKE

Burning Desire

10K

Left-Field Rap

GUTS

Olivia Rodrigo

GUTS

Geffen

Pop

This Stupid World

Yo La Tengo

This Stupid World

Matador

Alternative/Indie Rock

Angels & Queens

Gabriels

Angels & Queens

Atlas Artists / Parlophone

Alternative R&B

That! Feels Good!

Jessie Ware

That! Feels Good!

EMI / Interscope

Neo-Disco

Taking Shape

Kaisa's Machine

Taking Shape

Green Leaf / Greenleaf Music

Contemporary Jazz

Endling

Kvelertak

Endling

Rise Records

Heavy Metal

UK Grim

Sleaford Mods

UK Grim

Rough Trade

Alternative/Indie Rock

Madres

Sofia Kourtesis

Madres

Ninja Tune

Club/Dance

Sea of Mirrors

The Coral

Sea of Mirrors

Virgin

Alternative/Indie Rock

Danse Macabre

Duran Duran

Danse Macabre

BMG / BMG Rights Management

Dance-Rock

Wait Til I Get Over

Durand Jones

Wait Til I Get Over

Dead Oceans

Retro-Soul

Ahora

Melenas

Ahora

Trouble in Mind

Indie Pop

Strange Disciple

Nation of Language

Strange Disciple

PIAS

New Wave/Post-Punk Revival

With a Hammer

Yaeji

With a Hammer

XL

Club/Dance

My Soft Machine

Arlo Parks

My Soft Machine

Transgressive

Adult Alternative Pop/Rock

Tension

Kylie Minogue

Tension

BMG / BMG Rights Management

Dance-Pop

Jaguar II

Victoria Monét

Jaguar II

Lovett Music / RCA

Contemporary R&B

Quaranta

Danny Brown

Quaranta

Warp

Alternative Rap

Tony Allen JID018

Tony Allen / Adrian Younge

Tony Allen JID018

Jazz Is Dead

Afro-beat

Brandy Clark

Brandy Clark

Brandy Clark

Warner Music / Warner Records

Contemporary Country

Rustin in the Rain

Tyler Childers

Rustin in the Rain

RCA

Americana

Les Égarés

Emile Parisien / Vincent Peirani / Vincent Segal / Sissoko Segal Parisien Peirani / Ballaké Sissoko

Les Égarés

No Format

Modern Creative

In Between Thoughts...A…

Rodrigo y Gabriela

In Between Thoughts...A…

ATO

Contemporary Flamenco

The Sixth Decade: From…

The Art Ensemble of Chicago

The Sixth Decade: From…

Rogue Art

Free Jazz

Mañana Será Bonito

Karol G

Mañana Será Bonito

UMG

Reggaeton

A Cat in the Rain

Turnpike Troubadours

A Cat in the Rain

Bossier City Records

Americana

Workin' on a World

Iris DeMent

Workin' on a World

FlariElla Records

Contemporary Folk

i/o

Peter Gabriel

i/o

Real World Records

Contemporary Pop/Rock

In Times New Roman...

Queens of the Stone Age

In Times New Roman...

Matador

Alternative Metal

Behind the Tea Chronicles

Ed Motta

Behind the Tea Chronicles

Dwitza / MPS

Brazilian Traditions

Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro…

Raphaël Pichon / Perrine Devillers / Pygmalion / Céline Scheen

Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro…

Harmonia Mundi

Choral

Thomas Adès: Dante

Gustavo Dudamel / Los Angeles Master Chorale / Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

Thomas Adès: Dante

Nonesuch

Ballet

Bent Sørensen: St. Matthew…

Norwegian Soloists Choir / Grete Pedersen / Ensemble Allegria

Bent Sørensen: St. Matthew…

BIS

Choral

Yunchan Lim, Live from…

Yunchan Lim

Yunchan Lim, Live from…

Steinway & Sons

Keyboard

Rodgers & Hammerstein's…

Nathaniel Hackmann / Sierra Boggess / John Wilson / Sinfonia of London / Sinfonia of London Orchestra

Rodgers & Hammerstein's…

Chandos

Show/Musical

Suk - Dvořák

Trio Karénine

Suk - Dvořák

Mirare

Chamber Music

Luna

Anna Lapwood

Luna

Sony Classical

Keyboard

 
 

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