Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.

Lists

  1. DIY: Albums of the Year 2023
  2. Les Inrocks: Best Albums of 2023
  3. Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2023
  4. God Is In The TV: Albums of the Year for 2023
  5. Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  6. The Skinny: Albums of 2023
  7. Our Culture: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  8. New York Times: Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2023
  9. Rough Trade: UK Albums of the Year 2023
  10. Northern Transmissions: Best Albums of 2023
  11. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2023
  12. Atlantic: Spencer Kornhaber: The 10 Best Albums of 2023
  13. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  14. Under the Radar: Top 100 Albums of 2023
  15. PopMatters: The 80 Best Albums of 2023
  16. Paste: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  17. Far Out: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  18. The Ringer: The 27 Best Albums of 2023
  19. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2023
  20. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  21. Crack Magazine: The Top 50 Albums of 2023
  22. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2023
  23. Consequence: 50 Best Albums of 2023
  24. The Forty-Five: The 45 Best Albums of 2023
  25. Dazed: The 20 Best Albums of 2023
  26. Brooklyn Vegan: Top 55 Albums of 2023
  27. NME: The Best Albums of 2023
  28. The Independent: The 30 Best Albums of 2023
  29. Variety: Jem Aswad: The Best Albums of 2023
  30. Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2023
  31. The Fader: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  32. The Needle Drop: Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2023
  33. Billboard: Best Albums of 2023
  34. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2023
  35. Albumism: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  36. mxdwn: Top 40 Best Albums Of 2023
  37. The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2023
  38. Treble: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  39. Gorilla vs. Bear: Albums of 2023
  40. The Alternative: Top 55 Releases of 2023