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100 Greatest Albums of 2023

Criteria: These music albums from the year 2023 were chosen for their initial and lasting popularity and their influence and impact on rock music in general. Also considered is critical acclaim. The list includes rock and roll and related genres that were influential on rock music.
Top 100 Albums by Year:
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'.
Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
  1. Guts - Olivia Rodrigo
  2. The Record - Boygenius
  3. Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd - Lana Del Rey
  4. Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan
  5. This is Why - Paramore
  6. One Thing at a Time - Morgan Wallen
  7. Desire, I Want to Turn Into You- Caroline Polachek
  8. Endless Summer Vacation - Miley Cyrus
  9. Javelin - Sufjan Stevens
10. 1989 (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
11. Utopia - Travis Scott
12. Jaguar II - Victoria Monét
13. Scaring the Hoes - JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown
14. But Here We Are - Foo Fighters
15. The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We - Mitski
16. Rat Saw God - Wednesday
17. Red Moon in Venus - Kali Uchis
18. One More Time - Blink-182
19. Mañana Será Bonito - Karol G
20. Gettin' Old - Luke Combs
21. For All the Dogs- Drake
22. Maps - Billy Woods & Kenny Segal
23. I Told Them - Burna Boy
24. New Blue Sun - Andre 3000
25. Speak Now (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
26. Scarlet - Doja Cat
27. Weathervanes - Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
28. The Age of Pleasure - Janelle Monáe
29. I Inside the Old Year Dying - PJ Harvey
30. Nostalgia - Rod Wave
31. Michael - Killer Mike
32. Life Under the Gun - Militarie Gun
33. Let's Start Here - Lil Yachty
34. Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? - Kara Jackson
35. My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross - Anonhi and the Johnsons
36. Joni Mitchell at Newport - Joni Mitchell
37. Memento Mori - Depeche Mode
38. World Music Radio - Jon Batiste
39. The Window - Ratboys
40. 72 Seasons - Metallica
41. Raven - Kelela
42. Pink Tape - Lil Uzi Vert
43. 10,000 Gecs - 100 Gecs
44. i/o - Peter Gabriel
45. Rustlin' in the Rain - Tyler Childers
46. Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana - Bad Bunny
47. Pink Friday 2 - Nicki Minaj
48. Something To Give Each Other - Troye Sivan
49. Destiny - DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ
50. The Greater Wings - Julie Byrne
51. Sundial - Noname
52. City of Gold - Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
53. Shadow Kingdom - Bob Dylan
54. Chemistry - Kelly Clarkson
55. Fountain Baby - Amaarae
56. Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? - McKinley Dixon
57. The Ballad of Darren - Blur
58. Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die (World War) - Jaimie Branch
59. Lucky for You - Bully
60. That! Feels Good! - Jessie Ware
61. False Lankum - Lankum
62. Black Rainbows - Corinne Bailey Rae
63. In Times New Roman - Queens of the Stone Age
64. Nothing's Gonna Stand In My Way Again - Lydia Loveless
65. Bewitched - Laufey
66. Cousin - Wilco
67. Lahai - Sampha
68. Fuse - Everything But the Girl
69. Everything is Alive - Slowdive
70. This Stupid World - Yo La Tengo
71. First Two Pages of Frankenstein - The National
72. The Returner - Allison Russell
73. Hackney Diamonds - The Rolling Stones
74. Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) - Yves Tumor
75. Cartwheel - Hotline TNT
76. The Lamb as Effigy - Sprain
77. Strays- Margo Price
78. Subtract - Ed Sheeran
79. The Loveliest Time - Carly Rae Jepsen
80. Cracker Island - Gorillaz
81. After the Magic - Parannoul
82. Playing Robots into Heaven - James Blake
83. You're the One - Rhiannon Giddens
84. O Monolith - Squid
85. Radical Romantics - Fever Ray
86. The Enduring Spirit - Tomb Mold
87. 5-Star - Stray Kids
88. Wait Til I Get Over - Durand Jones
89. We Buy Diabetic Test Strips - Armand Hammer
90. Tension - Kylie Minogue
91. Átta - Sigur Rós
92. The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess - Chappell Roan
93. Crazymad, for Me - CMAT
94. No Highs - Tim Hecker
95. Gigi's Recovery - The Murder Capital
96. Multitudes - Feist
97. 3D Country - Geese
98. Bird Machine - Sparklehorse
99. Celebrants - Nickel Creek
100. Unreal Unearth - Hozier
Guts album cover
The Record album cover
Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd album cover
Zach Bryan album cover
This is Why album cover
One Thing at a Time album cover
Desire, I Want to Turn Into You album cover
Endless Summer Vacation album cover
 DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2023
  An unheralded great album from 2023
  Ryan's choice:
Apple Music logoZango - WITCH
  ManPerson's choice:
Apple Music logoDogsbody - Model/Actriz
  Lew's choice:
Apple Music logoWonderland - Seafret




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