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. Billboard: Best Albums of 2023
  2. NME: The Best Albums of 2023
  3. Variety: Steven J. Horowitz: The Best Albums of 2023
  4. Hollywood Reporter: Mesfin Fekadu: The 10 Best Albums of 2023
  5. Dazed: The 20 Best Albums of 2023
  6. Guardian: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  7. New York Times: Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2023
  8. The Skinny: Albums of 2023
  9. DIY: Albums of the Year 2023
  10. Los Angeles Times: Mikael Wood: The 20 Best Albums of 2023
  11. Slant: The 50 Best Albums of 2023
  12. Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2023
  13. Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2023
  14. Consequence: 50 Best Albums of 2023
  15. Northern Transmissions: Best Albums of 2023
  16. Crack Magazine: The Top 50 Albums of 2023