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.

2023

Time: Maura Johnston: The 10 Best Albums of 2023

05 December 2023

Red Moon in Venus - Kali Uchis

Maura Johnston: The 10 Best Albums of 2023, as published by Time Magazine

[see also 2018]

Vulture: Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2023

05 December 2023

Lahai - Sampha

Craig Jenkins: The Best Albums of 2023, as published by New York Magazine’s Vulture

[see also 2022202120202019201820172016]

Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2023

05 December 2023

Rat Saw God - Wednesday

Stereogum: The 50 Best Albums Of 2023

[see also 2022202120202010s201920182017201620152014201320122011]

NPR Music: The 50 Best Albums of 2023

05 December 2023

10,000 gecs - 100 gecs

NPR: The 50 Best Albums of 2023. They explain that "for the first time since 2015, our 50 best albums of the year aren't ranked, but listed in chronological order by release date."

[see also 20222021202020192018201720162015201420122011]

Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2023

05 December 2023

SOS - SZA

Pitchfork: The 50 Best Albums of 2023

[see also 2022202120202010s201920182017201620152014201320122011]

The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2023

05 December 2023

This Stupid World - Yo La Tengo

The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2023

[see also 202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011]

Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2023

04 December 2023

Work of Art - Asake

Uproxx: The Best Albums Of 2023, "a giant alphabetical list of our favorite albums of the year"

[see also 2022202120202010s2019201820172016]

New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich: The Best Music of 2023

04 December 2023

My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross - Anohni and the Johnsons

Amanda Petrusich: The Best Music of 2023, as published by The New Yorker

[see also 202120202010s201920182017]

AP: Maria Sherman: Top Albums of 2023

04 December 2023

Guts - Olivia Rodrigo

Maria Sherman: Top Albums of 2023, as published by Associated Press

The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2023

04 December 2023

Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? - Kara Jackson

The Line of Best Fit: The Best Albums of 2023

[see also 202220212020]