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.
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CarréWeRenoi · 20234.4 score · 5.0 avg · 4 ratings4.45.0 avg · 4 ratings
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TRUSTFALL (Tour Deluxe Edition)P!nk · 20234.4 score · 4.7 avg · 7 ratings4.44.7 avg · 7 ratings
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homeless n*gga pop musicJim Legxacy · 20234.4 score · 4.9 avg · 4 ratings4.44.9 avg · 4 ratings
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High DramaAdam Lambert · 20234.4 score · 4.9 avg · 4 ratings4.44.9 avg · 4 ratings
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In Times New RomanQueens of the Stone Age · 20234.4 score · 4.5 avg · 14 ratings4.44.5 avg · 14 ratings
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MessyOlivia Dean · 20234.4 score · 4.6 avg · 7 ratings4.44.6 avg · 7 ratings
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The Rime of MemoryPanopticon · 20234.3 score · 5.0 avg · 3 ratings4.35.0 avg · 3 ratings
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Résilience (Réedition)Zaho · 20234.3 score · 4.6 avg · 8 ratings4.34.6 avg · 8 ratings
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And Then You Pray For MeWestside Gunn · 20234.3 score · 4.4 avg · 17 ratings4.34.4 avg · 17 ratings
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The Enduring SpiritTomb Mold · 20234.3 score · 4.8 avg · 4 ratings4.34.8 avg · 4 ratings
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KAYTRAMINÉKaytranada · 20234.3 score · 4.8 avg · 4 ratings4.34.8 avg · 4 ratings
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Good RiddanceGracie Abrams · 20234.3 score · 4.5 avg · 7 ratings4.34.5 avg · 7 ratings
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MICHAELKiller Mike · 20234.2 score · 4.4 avg · 12 ratings4.24.4 avg · 12 ratings
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NEVER ENOUGHDaniel Caesar · 20234.2 score · 4.3 avg · 26 ratings4.24.3 avg · 26 ratings
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Since I Have a Lover6LACK · 20234.2 score · 4.5 avg · 5 ratings4.24.5 avg · 5 ratings
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AgainOneohtrix Point Never · 20234.2 score · 4.5 avg · 5 ratings4.24.5 avg · 5 ratings
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Remote EchoesDuster · 20234.2 score · 4.5 avg · 5 ratings4.24.5 avg · 5 ratings
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GUTSOlivia Rodrigo · 20234.2 score · 4.2 avg · 224 ratings4.24.2 avg · 224 ratings
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Tenace, Pt. 1Mass Hysteria · 20234.2 score · 4.3 avg · 12 ratings4.24.3 avg · 12 ratings
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HeimdalEnslaved · 20234.2 score · 4.3 avg · 19 ratings4.24.3 avg · 19 ratings
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Jimi Hendrix Experience: Live At The Hollywood Bowl: August 18, 1967Jimi Hendrix · 20234.2 score · 4.3 avg · 19 ratings4.24.3 avg · 19 ratings
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Playing Robots Into HeavenJames Blake · 20234.2 score · 4.7 avg · 3 ratings4.24.7 avg · 3 ratings
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Re-IndustrializedFear Factory · 20234.2 score · 4.4 avg · 6 ratings4.24.4 avg · 6 ratings
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Set It OffOffset · 20234.2 score · 4.3 avg · 11 ratings4.24.3 avg · 11 ratings
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GénesisPeso Pluma · 20234.2 score · 4.5 avg · 4 ratings4.24.5 avg · 4 ratings
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CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate SaleTyler, the Creator · 20234.2 score · 4.5 avg · 4 ratings4.24.5 avg · 4 ratings
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VolcanoJungle · 20234.2 score · 4.3 avg · 12 ratings4.24.3 avg · 12 ratings
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Not Without My GhostsThe Amity Affliction · 20234.2 score · 4.3 avg · 12 ratings4.24.3 avg · 12 ratings
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The Rise and Fall of a Midwest PrincessChappell Roan · 20234.2 score · 4.2 avg · 858 ratings4.24.2 avg · 858 ratings
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Now and ThenThe Beatles · 20234.2 score · 4.2 avg · 21 ratings4.24.2 avg · 21 ratings
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Common SufferingHarm's Way · 20234.2 score · 4.4 avg · 5 ratings4.24.4 avg · 5 ratings
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Public Housing, Pt. 2Real Boston Richey · 20234.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings4.24.5 avg · 3 ratings
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Sorry I'm LateMae Muller · 20234.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings4.24.5 avg · 3 ratings
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Take Me Back to EdenSleep Token · 20234.1 score · 4.4 avg · 4 ratings4.14.4 avg · 4 ratings
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IRLMahalia · 20234.1 score · 4.4 avg · 4 ratings4.14.4 avg · 4 ratings
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PetroDragonic 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 ratings4.14.2 avg · 12 ratings
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The Death of Randy FitzsimmonsThe Hives · 20234.1 score · 4.2 avg · 12 ratings4.14.2 avg · 12 ratings
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Anno 1696Insomnium · 20234.1 score · 4.2 avg · 12 ratings4.14.2 avg · 12 ratings
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Make Them Beg for DeathDying Fetus · 20234.1 score · 4.2 avg · 16 ratings4.14.2 avg · 16 ratings
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Tenace, Pt. 2Mass Hysteria · 20234.1 score · 4.2 avg · 13 ratings4.14.2 avg · 13 ratings
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Glockoma 2Key Glock · 20234.1 score · 4.3 avg · 5 ratings4.14.3 avg · 5 ratings
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I Go To The Rock: The Gospel Music Of Whitney HoustonWhitney Houston · 20234.1 score · 4.3 avg · 5 ratings4.14.3 avg · 5 ratings
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How Many Dreams?DMA's · 20234.1 score · 4.3 avg · 5 ratings4.14.3 avg · 5 ratings
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Lost Not Forgotten Archives: Live at Madison Square Garden (2010)Dream Theater · 20234.1 score · 4.3 avg · 5 ratings4.14.3 avg · 5 ratings
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Lost Not Forgotten Archives: When Dream And Day Unite Demos (1987-1989)Dream Theater · 20234.1 score · 4.3 avg · 5 ratings4.14.3 avg · 5 ratings
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fruitcakeSabrina Carpenter · 20234.1 score · 4.2 avg · 23 ratings4.14.2 avg · 23 ratings
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METRO 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 ratings4.14.2 avg · 10 ratings
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How Do You Sleep at Night?Teezo Touchdown · 20234.1 score · 4.3 avg · 6 ratings4.14.3 avg · 6 ratings
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HOPENF · 20234.1 score · 4.2 avg · 7 ratings4.14.2 avg · 7 ratings
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The genres that carried the period here, each with what listeners rate highest inside it.
Best Hip-Hop albums of 2023
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Best Rock albums of 2023
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Best Electronic albums of 2023
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The artists of 2023
Everyone who put a record out then, ordered by how listeners rate their catalog rather than by that one release.
2023, month by month
Not everything that came out, just where the weight fell. Some months carried a year; some were quiet and worth knowing about.
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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.


























