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Best albums of 2023

Guitar bands came back through indie rather than through rock radio, which no longer exists in any useful sense. AI voice clones arrived as a problem nobody had a policy for. Most people still do not. Drill finished going global by then, city by city, in whatever the local language was.

According to Riffiter listeners, the best album of 2023 is $ad Boyz 4 Life II by Junior H, rated 4.9/5 by 5 listeners.

  1. $ad Boyz 4 Life II cover№ 1$ad Boyz 4 Life IIJunior H · 20234.4Weighted score4.9 avg · 5 ratings
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  1. 2Carré coverCarréWeRenoi · 20234.4 score · 5.0 avg · 4 ratings
  2. 3TRUSTFALL (Tour Deluxe Edition) coverTRUSTFALL (Tour Deluxe Edition)P!nk · 20234.4 score · 4.7 avg · 7 ratings
  3. 4homeless n*gga pop music coverhomeless n*gga pop musicJim Legxacy · 20234.4 score · 4.9 avg · 4 ratings
  4. 5High Drama coverHigh DramaAdam Lambert · 20234.4 score · 4.9 avg · 4 ratings
  5. 6In Times New Roman coverIn Times New RomanQueens of the Stone Age · 20234.4 score · 4.5 avg · 14 ratings
  6. 7Messy coverMessyOlivia Dean · 20234.4 score · 4.6 avg · 7 ratings
  7. 8The Rime of Memory coverThe Rime of MemoryPanopticon · 20234.3 score · 5.0 avg · 3 ratings
  8. 9Résilience (Réedition) coverRésilience (Réedition)Zaho · 20234.3 score · 4.6 avg · 8 ratings
  9. 10And Then You Pray For Me coverAnd Then You Pray For MeWestside Gunn · 20234.3 score · 4.4 avg · 17 ratings
  10. 11The Enduring Spirit coverThe Enduring SpiritTomb Mold · 20234.3 score · 4.8 avg · 4 ratings
  11. 12KAYTRAMINÉ coverKAYTRAMINÉKaytranada · 20234.3 score · 4.8 avg · 4 ratings
  12. 13Good Riddance coverGood RiddanceGracie Abrams · 20234.3 score · 4.5 avg · 7 ratings
  13. 14MICHAEL coverMICHAELKiller Mike · 20234.2 score · 4.4 avg · 12 ratings
  14. 15NEVER ENOUGH coverNEVER ENOUGHDaniel Caesar · 20234.2 score · 4.3 avg · 26 ratings
  15. 16Since I Have a Lover coverSince I Have a Lover6LACK · 20234.2 score · 4.5 avg · 5 ratings
  16. 17Again coverAgainOneohtrix Point Never · 20234.2 score · 4.5 avg · 5 ratings
  17. 18Remote Echoes coverRemote EchoesDuster · 20234.2 score · 4.5 avg · 5 ratings
  18. 19GUTS coverGUTSOlivia Rodrigo · 20234.2 score · 4.2 avg · 224 ratings
  19. 20Tenace, Pt. 1 coverTenace, Pt. 1Mass Hysteria · 20234.2 score · 4.3 avg · 12 ratings
  20. 21Heimdal coverHeimdalEnslaved · 20234.2 score · 4.3 avg · 19 ratings
  21. 22Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live At The Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967 coverJimi Hendrix Experience: Live At The Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967Jimi Hendrix · 20234.2 score · 4.3 avg · 19 ratings
  22. 23Playing Robots Into Heaven coverPlaying Robots Into HeavenJames Blake · 20234.2 score · 4.7 avg · 3 ratings
  23. 24Re-Industrialized coverRe-IndustrializedFear Factory · 20234.2 score · 4.4 avg · 6 ratings
  24. 25Set It Off coverSet It OffOffset · 20234.2 score · 4.3 avg · 11 ratings
  25. 26Génesis coverGénesisPeso Pluma · 20234.2 score · 4.5 avg · 4 ratings
  26. 27CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale coverCALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate SaleTyler, the Creator · 20234.2 score · 4.5 avg · 4 ratings
  27. 28Volcano coverVolcanoJungle · 20234.2 score · 4.3 avg · 12 ratings
  28. 29Not Without My Ghosts coverNot Without My GhostsThe Amity Affliction · 20234.2 score · 4.3 avg · 12 ratings
  29. 30The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess coverThe Rise and Fall of a Midwest PrincessChappell Roan · 20234.2 score · 4.2 avg · 858 ratings
  30. 31Now and Then coverNow and ThenThe Beatles · 20234.2 score · 4.2 avg · 21 ratings
  31. 32Common Suffering coverCommon SufferingHarm's Way · 20234.2 score · 4.4 avg · 5 ratings
  32. 33Public Housing, Pt. 2 coverPublic Housing, Pt. 2Real Boston Richey · 20234.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings
  33. 34Sorry I'm Late coverSorry I'm LateMae Muller · 20234.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings
  34. 35Take Me Back to Eden coverTake Me Back to EdenSleep Token · 20234.1 score · 4.4 avg · 4 ratings
  35. 36IRL coverIRLMahalia · 20234.1 score · 4.4 avg · 4 ratings
  36. 37PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation coverPetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless DamnationKing Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard · 20234.1 score · 4.2 avg · 12 ratings
  37. 38The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons coverThe Death of Randy FitzsimmonsThe Hives · 20234.1 score · 4.2 avg · 12 ratings
  38. 39Anno 1696 coverAnno 1696Insomnium · 20234.1 score · 4.2 avg · 12 ratings
  39. 40Make Them Beg for Death coverMake Them Beg for DeathDying Fetus · 20234.1 score · 4.2 avg · 16 ratings
  40. 41Tenace, Pt. 2 coverTenace, Pt. 2Mass Hysteria · 20234.1 score · 4.2 avg · 13 ratings
  41. 42Glockoma 2 coverGlockoma 2Key Glock · 20234.1 score · 4.3 avg · 5 ratings
  42. 43I Go To The Rock: The Gospel Music Of Whitney Houston coverI Go To The Rock: The Gospel Music Of Whitney HoustonWhitney Houston · 20234.1 score · 4.3 avg · 5 ratings
  43. 44How Many Dreams? coverHow Many Dreams?DMA's · 20234.1 score · 4.3 avg · 5 ratings
  44. 45Lost Not Forgotten Archives: Live at Madison Square Garden (2010) coverLost Not Forgotten Archives: Live at Madison Square Garden (2010)Dream Theater · 20234.1 score · 4.3 avg · 5 ratings
  45. 46Lost Not Forgotten Archives: When Dream And Day Unite Demos (1987-1989) coverLost Not Forgotten Archives: When Dream And Day Unite Demos (1987-1989)Dream Theater · 20234.1 score · 4.3 avg · 5 ratings
  46. 47fruitcake coverfruitcakeSabrina Carpenter · 20234.1 score · 4.2 avg · 23 ratings
  47. 48METRO BOOMIN PRESENTS SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (SOUNDTRACK FROM AND INSPIRED BY THE MOTION PICTURE) coverMETRO BOOMIN PRESENTS SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (SOUNDTRACK FROM AND INSPIRED BY THE MOTION PICTURE)Metro Boomin · 20234.1 score · 4.2 avg · 10 ratings
  48. 49How Do You Sleep at Night? coverHow Do You Sleep at Night?Teezo Touchdown · 20234.1 score · 4.3 avg · 6 ratings
  49. 50HOPE coverHOPENF · 20234.1 score · 4.2 avg · 7 ratings

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Best albums of 2023 by genre

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The artists of 2023

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2023, month by month

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FAQ

What are the best albums of 2023?
On Riffiter, the highest-rated album of 2023 is $ad Boyz 4 Life II by Junior H (4.9/5). The ranking below orders the year's releases by community rating.
How is the 2023 ranking decided?
By Riffiter listeners. Each album's community rating sets its place. Until a release has enough ratings, its popularity stands in, and the order shifts as more people rate.
Does the best-of-2023 list change?
Yes. It's built from live community ratings, so the order updates as people rate 2023 releases. The page refreshes a few times a day.