The 2023 End of Year music lists thread

Billboard Top 50 Albums of 2023
https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-albums-2023/

Number 1
Olivia Rodrigo, Guts

Should Billboard even be publishing a "Best" Albums of 2023 list? Shouldn't their list be 100% sales-based? Or sales plus streaming stats, whatever? They're Billboard; they're not supposed to be about judging artistic quality.

KCRW

broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, where the station is licensed. KCRW airs original news and music programming in addition to programming from NPR and other affiliates.

KCRW Best Albums of 2023
https://www.kcrw.com/best-of-2023/best-of-2023/best-albums

23 Albums

Number 1
Say She She - Silver

p4k has a very broad definition of rock this year

part 3

bandcamp Best Albums of 2023 L- R
https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2023/the-best-albums-of-2023-l-r

Pleased to see that the Craven Faults lp is included in the Uncut editor's pick

Who's running the 2023 ILM polls? I'm assuming Moka and?

Going by history it should be close to opening.

seandalai too but that part is a given.

JF is gone so I guess it’s only seandalai and me this year… I’ll start a thread tomorrow, let me check with seandalai if he’s in too!

Oh wait seandalai is the one who usually starts the noms and voting threads… let me get in touch.

You should ask the board for help? It's seems like a lot for one person and there has always been two, or at least since I have been here.

Thanks Moka You're amazing!

If seandalai is in with his ballot hoodoo voodoo magic I think we can run it… I might need some help with the spotify/tidal/whatever playlists as those tend to get massive and take a lot of time to have every nom added… we’ll see…

ilx mailed too, but lmk if i can help

This is what I'm saying. I think one person for tracks and one person for albums is the way to go. Each person has brought their own personality and forksclovetofu are some Big shoes to fill. No offense to what you brought to the table Moka.

Just more please

Textura’s EoY lists (Classical, Jazz and Ambient categories), as ususal there’s zero overlap with anyone else:

https://www.textura.org/archives/articles/2023picks.htm

For the country fans, Holler's Top 25

https://holler.country/lists/hollers-albums-of-the-year-2023

#1 søn of dad - Stephen Wilson Jr.

AOTY summary

The Wire's Releases of the Year 2023
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2156-the-wires-releases-of-the-year-2023/

It's not Pitchfork, but my album is in this nice Canadian person's best-of blog:

https://musicregular.substack.com/p/issue-332-dec-2023

Also Eddie Chacon, ML Buch (which I've been seeing pop up a lot lately, need to give it a real listen), and some other records that look interesting.

Ty Austin! Seandalai hasn’t wrote back… let me wait with him and I’ll write you to organize how we can work it out!

Sean’s Said the Gramophone”100 best songs of 2023” is out and is great as usual

https://www.saidthegramophone.com/archives/best_songs_of_2023.php

Great #1. Love how that song fits within the album, too.

I haven’t really been following ANOHNI’s career, didn’t expect to hear such a groovy song coming from her.

Did we ever compile the top 50 albums lists? Like is there a spreadsheet or something?

Concrete Islands: https://concreteislands.com/concrete-islands-albums-of-the-year-2023/

^ the first list i've seen with the incredible chief adujah album

thanks moka!!

long running music blog,

mapped by what surrounded them - 2023 Favorite songs
https://mappedbywhatsurroundedthem.blogspot.com/2023/12/2023-favorite-songs.html?m=1

many choices that align with ilm. how many of these 50 will make the ilm top 77.

a Spotify playlist link is included.

includes tracks from:

jesse ware, slowdive, depeche mode, eartheater, kylie, carly rae jepson, tinashe, lloyd cole, blondshell, art school girlfriend, shygirl, alison goldfrapp.

RA 2023 in Review: What's pop got to do with it?
https://ra.co/features/4027

"Love them or hate them, pop edits were present on the dance floor (and the timeline) this year. We round up some of the best."

Pitchfork - Best Electronic Music of 2023
https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-electronic-music-2023/

electronic / dance music

beatportal the 50 best tracks of 2023
https://www.beatportal.com/features/the-50-best-tracks-of-2023/

"With the help of our contributors, we celebrate the 50 best tracks of 2023.
So, how did we compile this list? None of the songs chosen are based on sales. Instead, we reached out to Beatportal contributors from across the world, and they helped our editorial staff pick the 50 best tracks of 2023, which are listed below in no particular order."

music blogger, Absymal Hymns provides many genre top 10s, including this one covering punk

the Top 10 Punk Albums of 2023

https://abysmalhymns.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-top-10-punk-albums-of-2023.html?m=1

including Final Gasp who meld metal, hardcore and goth together. The vocalist at times sounds exactly like Jaz Coleman. Highly recommended.

3-Final Gasp- "Mourning Moon"

"This Boston band, falls back into the late 80s when bands like TSOL and Die Kruzen took a darker turn in a more shadow-drenched direction. They are more aggressive than most bands going in this direction and take me back to a place in music that I hold close to my black heart. "

bandcamp:

Final Gasp - Mourning
https://finalgasp.bandcamp.com/album/mourning-moon

Metal Injection Top 20 Albums of 2023

https://metalinjection.net/lists/best-of-2023/metal-injections-top-20-albums-of-2023

UK music website/ magazine DIY

DIY’S ALBUMS OF THE YEAR 2023

https://diymag.com/feature/diy-albums-of-the-year-2023

Number 1

CAROLINE POLACHEK - DESIRE, I WANT TO TURN INTO YOU

^ the first list i've seen with the incredible chief adujah album
― kissinger on my list (voodoo chili), Friday, December 8, 2023 12:24 AM (eleven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

Listening now, very nice, a similar voice and soul to Lonnie Holley, but more energetic.

Creeper's Sanguivore is Metal Hammer's album of the year

https://www.loudersound.com/news/c?utm_content=louder&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com

Metal Hammer's 50 best albums of 2023
1. Creeper - Sanguivore
2. Avenged Sevenfold - Life Is But A Dream...
3. Code Orange - The Above
4. Sleep Token - Take Me Back To Eden
5. Metallica - 72 Seasons
6. Svalbard - The Weight Of The Mask
7. Tesseract - The War Of Being
8. Green Lung - This Heathen Land
9. Baroness - Stone
10. Royal Thunder - Rebuilding The Mountain
11. Myrkur - Spine
12. Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite
13. Urne - A Feast For Sorrow
14. Empire State Bastard - Rivers Of Heresy
15. VV - Neon Noir
16. Godflesh - Purge
17. Wytch Hazel - IV: Sacrament
18. Skindred - Smile
19. Katatonia - Sky Void Of Stars
20. Primordial - How It Ends
21. Vexed - Negative Energy
22. Twin Temple - God Is Dead
23. Obituarty - Dying Of Everything
24. Blood Command - World Domination
25. Dødheimsgard - Black Medium Current
26. Tomb Mold - The Enduring Spirit
27. Enslaved - Heimdal
28. Pupil Slicer - Blossom
29. Periphery - V: Djent Is Not A Genre
30. Grave Pleasures - Plagueboys
31. Oxbow - Love's Holiday
32. Blackbraid - Blackbraid II
33. Ken Mode - Void
34. Within Temptation - Bleed Out
35. Sylosis - A Sign Of Things To Come
36. Maggot Heart - Hunger
37. Voyager - Fearless In Love
38. Zulu - A New Tomorrow
39. Mutoid Man - Mutants
40. Orbit Culture - Descent
41. KK's Priest - The Sinner Rides Again
42. Khanate - To Be Cruel
43. Hellripper - Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags
44. Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
45. Spirit Adrift - Ghost At The Gallows
46. Ahab - The Coral Tombs
47. Horrendous - Ontological Mysterium
48. Burner - It All Returns To Nothing
49. Cannibal Corpse - Chaos Horrific
50. Blood Ceremony - The Old Ways Remain

UK music mag, Retro Pop

Retro Pop Magazine - new issue Best of 2023 now on sale
https://x.com/retropopmag/status/1733075764898115847?s=20

Alison Goldfrapp takes album of the year.

Have there really been no lists with Kate NV or Decisive Pink? Been looking and not seen their names anywhere.

'Wow' was in one list, can't remember which

the kate nv album was on the crack list and the slant list

latest section from bandcamp

bandcamp The Best Albums of 2023: S – Z
https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2023/the-best-albums-of-2023-s-z

coming up today
December 8: 2023’s Essential Releases

highly recommended album from the bandcamp review

Temple of Angels - Endless Pursuit

Few albums this year balanced the sweet and sinister quite like Endless Pursuit, Temple of Angels‘s debut album. Melodically, the Austin band resembles a dream pop outfit from the dark side of the moon, reared on Sisters of Mercy’s gothic romance and My Bloody Valentine’s glorious mess. Simultaneously, their spring-tight rhythm section, a byproduct of its members’ hardcore roots, provides the structure and counterbalance necessary to keep those euphoric soundscapes aloft. (Don’t miss the balancing act on “Tangled In Joy.”) Abetted by some of the most in-demand producers and engineers of the moment—Will Yip (Turnstile, Citizen, Title Fight) handled the mix—Temple of Angels have given us radiant guitar music suitable for punks, goths, bloomers, doomers, and everyone in between.

bandcamp link

Temple of Angels - Endless Pursuit
https://templeofangels.bandcamp.com/album/endless-pursuit

Billboard - The 100 Best Songs of 2023: Staff Picks
Our 100 favorite songs from a year where "pop" could mean just about anything.
https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-songs-2023/?curator=MediaREDEF

number 1
SZA, "Kill Bill"

number 41
Kylie Minogue, "Padam Padam"

why was the picked when tension was far superior?

number 77
MUNA, "The One That Got Away"

will this Muna track feature in the top 77 ilm tracks

number 94
The Last Dinner Party, "Nothing Matters"

yesterday they were also announced:

The Last Dinner Party: Who are the BRITs Rising Star 2024 winners?
https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-last-dinner-party-who-are-the-brits-rising-star-2024-winners/

Slant Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 2023
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2158-slant-magazines-50-best-albums-of-2023/

https://www.slantmagazine.com/lists/the-50-best-albums-of-2023/

1. Lana Del Rey - Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd

10. Kate NV - WOW

45. Susanne Sundfør - blómi

Seconded on Temple of Angels. They sound like a band that might have once gotten rotation on 120 Minutes (in a good way). Great vocalist.

NME's Best Albums of 2023
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2161-nmes-best-albums-of-2023/

https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/best-albums-2023-3554171

Number 1: 1. boygenius - the record

7. Sofia Kourtesis - Madres

25. Loraine James - Gentle Confrontation

popmatters THE 80 BEST ALBUMS OF 2023
https://www.popmatters.com/the-best-albums-of-2023

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2160-popmatters-80-best-albums-of-2023/

1. Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!

Glad to see Madres placing

makes a change from 20 years ago when we had that idiot Conor McNicholas in charge of the NME, the bleak landfill years.

That slant list with a rare (and low) placing for Roisin Murphy