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. Bitter Southerner: Best Southern Albums of 2023
  2. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2023
  3. KCRW: The 23 Best Albums of 2023
  4. Billboard: Best Albums of 2023
  5. Variety: Thania Garcia: The Best Albums of 2023
  6. Complex: The Best Albums Of 2023
  7. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: The Best Albums of 2023
  8. Esquire: 20 Best Albums of 2023
  9. Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: The Best Albums of 2023
  10. Yardbarker: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  11. Crack Magazine: The Top 50 Albums of 2023
  12. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2023
  13. Exclaim: 50 Best Albums of 2023
  14. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2023
  15. NME: The Best Albums of 2023