Year-End Lists

Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2023

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1. SOS
   SZA
2. the record
   boygenius
3. Data
   Tainy
4. Let's Start Here
   Lil Yachty
5. Guts
   Olivia Rodrigo
6. This Is Why
   Paramore
7. The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
   Mitski
8. Maps
   Billy Woods & Kenny Segal
9. Jaguar II
   Victoria Monét
10. Zach Bryan
    Zach Bryan
11. Blondshell
    Blondshell
12. The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
    Chappell Roan
13. Sundial
    Noname
14. Mañana Será Bonito
    Karol G
15. Javelin
    Sufjan Stevens
16. Esquinas
    Becky G
17. My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross
    Anohni and the Johnsons
18. That! Feels Good!
    Jessie Ware
19. Scaring the Hoes
    JPEGMafia and Danny Brown
20. The Age of Pleasure
    Janelle Monáe
21. Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
    Lana Del Rey
22. Gumbo
    Young Nudy
23. Paranoia, Angels, True Love
    Christine and the Queens
24. Gag Order
    Kesha
25. Weathervanes
    Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
26. Fountain Baby
    Amaarae
27. Rat Saw God
    Wednesday
28. Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
    Caroline Polachek
29. Red Moon in Venus
    Kali Uchis
30. Endless Summer Vacation
    Miley Cyrus
31. Dogsbody
    Model/Actriz
32. Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana
    Bad Bunny
33. Get Up
    NewJeans
34. Something to Give Each Other
    Troye Sivan
35. For All the Dogs
    Drake
36. Everyone's Crushed
    Water From Your Eyes
37. Work of Art
    Asake
38. Kaytraminé
    Kaytraminé
39. Ganger
    Veeze
40. Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?
    Kara Jackson
41. Bless This Mess
    U.S. Girls
42. Strength
    Samory I
43. Lucky
    Megan Moroney
44. Joy'All
    Jenny Lewis
45. Tension
    Kylie Minogue
46. Fuse
    Everything but the Girl
47. I Killed Your Dog
    L'Rain
48. A Gift & a Curse
    Gunna
49. This Stupid World
    Yo La Tengo
50. Sunburn
    Dominic Fike
51. Life Under the Gun
    Militarie Gun
52. Like..?
    Ice Spice
53. Forward
    Jordan Ward
54. Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?
    McKinley Dixon
55. Snow Angel
    Reneé Rapp
56. Portals
    Melanie Martinez
57. Génesis
    Peso Pluma
58. Let There Be Music
    Bonny Doon
59. Voir Dire
    Earl Sweatshirt and the Alchemist
60. Unreal Unearth
    Hozier
61. Proof of Life
    Joy Oladokun
62. Good Riddance
    Gracie Abrams
63. The Evil Genius
    Mr Eazi
64. Heaven Knows
    PinkPantheress
65. Hackney Diamonds
    The Rolling Stones
66. El Comienzo
    Grupo Frontera
67. Barbie The Album
    various artists
68. Quest for Fire
    Skrillex
69. D-DAY
    Agust D
70. The Ballad of Darren
    Blur
71. I Told Them...
    Burna Boy
72. Paint My Bedroom Black
    Holly Humberstone
73. Cousin
    Wilco
74. 10,000 gecs
    100 gecs
75. Eye On The Bat
    Palehound
76. Lahai
    Sampha
77. Bebe
    Bebe Rexha
78. Lo Que No Te Dije
    Gale
79. Art Dealers
    Low Cut Connie
80. Yo No Era Así, Pero de Ahora en Adelante, Sí
    Diego Raposo
81. I've Got Me
    Joanna Sternberg
82. Volcano
    Jungle
83. Raven
    Kelela
84. First Two Pages of Frankenstein
    The National
85. Tequila Ever After
    Adekunle Gold
86. Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart
    Lucinda Williams
87. Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)
    Yves Tumor
88. Water Made Us
    Jamila Woods
89. Lucky for You
    Bully
90. DLUX
    DannyLux
91. The Great Escape
    Larry June and the Alchemist
92. Alma
    Nicki Nicole
93. 72 Seasons
    Metallica
94. Falling or Flying
    Jorja Smith
95. Sremm 4 Life
    Rae Sremmurd
96. Another Blue
    Crosslegged
97. Purge
    Godflesh
98. Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (For Good)
    Kelsea Ballerini
99. Memento Mori
    Depeche Mode
100. My Soft Machine
     Arlo Parks