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Pitchfork's Best 50 Albums of 2023

In times of chaos, music can be a place of escape or comfort. This year, favorite artists like SZA, Sufjan Stevens, and Fever Ray returned with reliably stunning releases, rising artists like Nourished by Time, Amaarae, and yeule pushed the boundaries with breakthrough releases that set the tone for where music might go next, and some of the year's biggest surprises also happened to be just the thing we needed (hello, André 3000 flute album!). We listened to thousands of albums across every genre, from pop to folk to rock to rap to R&B to country to electronic to experimental. Here are the 50 best albums of 2023.
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Andre 3000 - New Blue Sun
Andre 3000 - New Blue Sun
1
Sweeping Promises - Good Living Is Coming for You
Sweeping Promises - Good Living Is Coming for You
2
Purelink - Signs
Purelink - Signs
3
Parannoul - After the Magic
Parannoul - After the Magic
4
Blue Lake - Sun Arcs
Blue Lake - Sun Arcs
5
Tomb Mold - The Enduring Spirit
Tomb Mold - The Enduring Spirit
6
Jess Williamson - Time Ain't Accidental
Jess Williamson - Time Ain't Accidental
7
Kali Uchis - Red Moon in Venus
Kali Uchis - Red Moon in Venus
8
Youth Lagoon - Heaven Is a Junkyard
Youth Lagoon - Heaven Is a Junkyard
9
Sexyy Red - Hood Hottest Princess
Sexyy Red - Hood Hottest Princess
10
Ryuichi Sakamoto - 12
Ryuichi Sakamoto - 12
11
Liv.E - Girl in the Half Pearl
Liv.E - Girl in the Half Pearl
12
Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World
Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World
13
Lonnie Holley - Oh Me Oh My
Lonnie Holley - Oh Me Oh My
14
Pangaea- Changing Channels
Pangaea- Changing Channels
15
Veeze - Ganger
Veeze - Ganger
16
Joanna Sternberg - I've Got Me
Joanna Sternberg - I've Got Me
17
Model/Actriz - Dogsbody
Model/Actriz - Dogsbody
18
Ice Spice - Like...? EP
Ice Spice - Like...? EP
19
Yves Tumor - Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)
Yves Tumor - Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)
20
Avalon Emerson - And the Charm
Avalon Emerson - And the Charm
21
Hitech - Détwat
Hitech - Détwat
22
Jaimie Branch - Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War))
Jaimie Branch - Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die ((World War))
23
Water From Your Eyes - Everyone's Crushed
Water From Your Eyes - Everyone's Crushed
24
Laurel Halo - Atlas
Laurel Halo - Atlas
25
Arooj Aftab/Vijay Ayer/Shahzad Ismaily - Love in Exile
Arooj Aftab/Vijay Ayer/Shahzad Ismaily - Love in Exile
26
Sofia Kourtesis- Madres
Sofia Kourtesis- Madres
27
Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
28
Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!
Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!
29
Julie Byrne - The Greater Wings
Julie Byrne - The Greater Wings
30
Mandy, Indiana - I've Seen a Way
Mandy, Indiana - I've Seen a Way
31
Kara Jackson - Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?
Kara Jackson - Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?
32
100 Gecs - 10,000 Gecs
100 Gecs - 10,000 Gecs
33
Kelela - Raven
Kelela - Raven
34
Boygenius - The Record
Boygenius - The Record
35
Yaeji - With a Hammer
Yaeji - With a Hammer
36
Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS
Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS
37
Noname - Sundial
Noname - Sundial
38
L'rain - I Killed Your Dog
L'rain - I Killed Your Dog
39
Lana Del Rey - Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
Lana Del Rey - Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
40
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