Year-End Lists

Complex: The Best Albums Of 2023

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1. A Gift & a Curse
   Gunna
2. SOS
   SZA
3. Utopia
   Travis Scott
4. Scarlet
   Doja Cat
5. Michael
   Killer Mike
6. Jaguar II
   Victoria Monét
7. Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana
   Bad Bunny
8. Heroes & Villains
   Metro Boomin
9. Like..?
   Ice Spice
10. Let's Start Here
    Lil Yachty
11. Glockoma 2
    Key Glock
12. Sundial
    Noname
13. Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale
    Tyler, The Creator
14. Mañana Será Bonito
    Karol G
15. Set It Off
    Offset
16. Ganger
    Veeze
17. 3MEN2 KBRN
    Eladio Carrión
18. Split Decision
    Central Cee and Dave
19. The Great Escape
    Larry June and the Alchemist
20. Never Enough
    Daniel Caesar
21. Voir Dire
    Earl Sweatshirt and the Alchemist
22. For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition
    Drake
23. Hood Hottest Princess
    Sexyy Red
24. Falling or Flying
    Jorja Smith
25. Gumbo
    Young Nudy
26. Through and Through
    Baby Rose
27. No Thank You
    Little Simz
28. Larger than Life
    Brent Faiyaz
29. A Great Chaos
    Ken Carson
30. Heaven
    Cleo Sol
31. Burning Desire
    Mike
32. Heaven Knows
    PinkPantheress
33. Love Sick
    Don Toliver
34. Fountain Baby
    Amaarae
35. Red Moon in Venus
    Kali Uchis
36. Clear 2: Soft Life
    Summer Walker
37. Forward
    Jordan Ward
38. AftërLyfe
    Yeat
39. Too Good to Be True
    Rick Ross and Meek Mill
40. Magic 2
    Nas
41. Kaytraminé
    Kaytraminé
42. Pink Friday 2
    Nicki Minaj
43. Raven
    Kelela
44. Quaranta
    Danny Brown
45. Playa Saturno
    Rauw Alejandro
46. Welcome 2 Collegrove
    2 Chainz and Lil Wayne
47. Lahai
    Sampha
48. Won't He Do It
    Conway the Machine
49. To Be Eaten Alive
    Mariah the Scientist
50. TEC
    Lil Tecca