The 2023 End of Year music lists thread

Maybe the PG album came out too late

Pitchfork 2023 Readers’ Poll
https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/2023-readers-poll-results/

Top 50 Albums

1.
CAROLINE POLACHEK
Desire, I Want to Turn Into You

Top 50 Singles

1.
LANA DEL REY
“A&W”

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DIY’S TRACKS OF THE YEAR 2023
https://diymag.com/feature/diy-songs-of-the-year-2023

1. THE LAST DINNER PARTY - NOTHING MATTERS

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8. HEARTWORMS - RETRIBUTIONS OF AN AWFUL LIFE

great textured track

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thC-C_Bk8H0

14. CREEPER - FURTHER THAN FOREVER

standout track on the album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8mtjGWJ1Ck

There's really no excuse for dropping the ball with the Peter Gabriel album. Every track was released to all platforms between January and November leading up to the official Dec 1 album release. On the other hand I know at least a couple longtime fans who are failing to feel anything when they hear it. I like it, it's in my top 50.

The Abysmal Hymns list is great, happy to see Spiritual Cramp get some love. I've been a fan since their early EPs, saw them live in 2018, and their first official full-length has been a long time coming. Good call on Final Gasp, it was just outside my top 100, but I'm digging it more than ever right now. 1476 is cool along similar deathrock-ish lines. The Dust EP, everything in that list is worth checking out.

Electronic Sound top 10. There’s a top 50 on their site, but it’s subscribers only.

10 Sleaford Mods - UK Grim
9 Vanishing Twin- Afternoon X
8 Free Love - Inside
7 Kosmischer Läufer - The Secret Cosmic Music of the East German Olympic Programme 1972-1983: Volume 5
6 John Cale - Mercy
5 Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy
4 Holy Tongue - Deliverance snd Spiritual Warfare
3 Nabihah Iqbal - Dreamer
2 Vince Clarke - Songs of Silence
1 Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan - The Nation’s Most Central Location

Edgar Wright’s top 50, actually 55, tracks of the year.

https://linktr.ee/edgarwright?utm_source=linktree_admin_share

People really excited about that boygenius album huh

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The tyranny of singer-songwriters continues! The appearance of boygenius on SNL a while back, including their cute cameo in one of the sketches, was a nice boost for their mainstream exposure. I wonder if Foo Fighters will be the last rock band to play the show in the foreseeable future? I wish they would change it up now and then. If not something like Truckfighters or Tomb Mold, how about at least Creeper? That would be fun.

Creeper is the kind of band that an SNL appearance could actually launch to stardom, but sadly only 6 people in the U.S. outside ILX have even heard of them.

Aquarium Drunkard's round-up:
https://aquariumdrunkard.com/2023/12/11/aquarium-drunkard-2023-year-in-review/

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."

― djmartian, Friday, December 8, 2023 2:23 AM (three days ago) bookmarkflaglink

This is a neat list. Their year-end features are always a highlight for me.

Kerrang - The 50 best albums of 2023

https://www.kerrang.com/the-50-best-albums-of-2023-foo-fighters-creeper-sleep-token-pupil-slicer-avenged-sevenfold-metallica-jesus-piece-hot-milk-green-lung
The Kerrang! verdict on the 50 albums that shaped 2023.

Kerrang! Reveal Their Choices For The ’50 Best Albums Of 2023′
https://www.theprp.com/2023/12/11/news/kerrang-reveal-their-choices-for-the-50-best-albums-of-2023/

Summary

50. Grove Street – “The Path To Righteousness“
49. Pierce The Veil – “The Jaws Of Life“
48. PVRIS – “Evergreen“
47. Waterparks – “Intellectual Property“
46. BABYMETAL – “The Other One“
45. Corey Taylor – “CMF2“
44. Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter – “Saved!“
43. Meet Me @ The Altar – “Past // Present // Future“
42. Within Temptation – “Bleed Out“
41. HEALTH – “RAT WARS“
40. Queens Of The Stone Age – “In Times New Roman…“
39. Poppy – “Zig“
38. URNE – “A Feast On Sorrow“
37. Dream Nails – “Doom Loop“
36. Fucked Up – “One Day“
35. You Me At Six – “Truth Decay“
34. The Armed – “Perfect Saviors“
33. Graphic Nature – “A Mind Waiting To Die“
32. Taking Back Sunday – “152“
31. Wargasm – “Venom“
30. Beartooth – “The Surface“
29. GEL – “Only Constant“
28. The Gaslight Anthem – “History Books“
27. Voice Of Baceprot – “Retas“
26. 100 gecs – “10,000 gecs“
25. Bury Tomorrow – “The Seventh Son“
24. Zulu – “A New Tomorrow“
23. Ville Valo – “Neon Noir“
22. Empire State Bastard – “Rivers Of Heresy“
21. Dying Wish – “Symptoms Of Survival“
20. Code Orange – “The Above“
19. Drain – “Living Proof“
18. Paramore – “This Is Why“
17. Fall Out Boy – “So Much (For) Stardust“
16. Blink-182 – “One More Time…“
15. Militarie Gun – “Live Under The Gun“
14. Skindred – “Smile“
13. Baroness – “Stone“
12. Svalbard – “The Weight Of The Mask“
11. Enter Shikari – “A Kiss For The Whole World“
10. Green Lung – “This Heathen Land“
09. Hot Milk – “A Call To The Void“
08. Jesus Piece – “…So Unknown“
07. Metallica – “72 Seasons“
06. Avenged Sevenfold – “Life Is But A Dream…“
05. Pupil Slicer – “Blossom“
04. Holding Absence – “The Noble Art Of Self Destruction“
03. Sleep Token – “Take Me Back To Eden“
02. Creeper – “Sanguivore“
01. Foo Fighters – “But Here We Are“

Lorraine James Top 40 Albums of 2023
https://x.com/LoJamMusic/status/1733912190871036113?s=20

Number 1: Tirzah - Trip9love...???

Nice

Music website based in Canada, Northern Transmissions

Northern Transmissions Best Albums of 2023
https://northerntransmissions.com/northern-transmissions-best-albums-of-2023/

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2175-northern-transmissions-best-albums-of-2023/

1. Beach Fossils — Bunny

UK based music website set up by ex NME editor Charlotte Gunn

The Forty-Five's Albums of the Year 2023
https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/best-albums-2023/

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2170-the-forty-fives-albums-of-the-year-2023/

Number 1

BOYGENIUS – ‘THE RECORD’

Words: Rhian Daly, Charlotte Gunn, Hannah Mylrea, Arusa Qureshi, Alex Rigotti, Jenessa Williams and Lisa Wright.

https://thefortyfive.com/about/
The Forty-Five is new music publication, created by a collective of female-led music journalists, creatives and photographers, founded by former NME Editor, Charlotte Gunn.
Why The Forty-Five?
With only 14% of music journalists identifying as women, music, for too long has been critiqued from a male perspective. The result? An industry that champions boys in bands and sexualises female artists. We’re here to change that by forging a supportive network of womxn, who tell stories about music.

UK based, Far Out Magazine

Far Out Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 2023
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-50-best-albums-of-2023/

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2174-far-out-magazines-50-best-albums-of-2023/

1. H Hawkline - Milk for Flowers

Stereogum - The 10 Best Hardcore Albums Of 2023
https://www.stereogum.com/2244850/best-hardcore-albums/lists/year-in-review/2023-in-review/
BY TOM BREIHAN

Number 1

Militarie Gun - Life Under The Gun (Loma Vista)

Heavy Music HQ
2023 Best Heavy Metal Albums
https://heavymusichq.com/2023-best-heavy-metal-albums/

1. Katatonia – Sky Full Of Stars (Napalm)

Pitchfork - The 42 Best Rap Songs of 2023
https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-rap-songs-2023/

part 2, from Cardiff based music website, GIITTV
GIITTV: Albums of the Year for 2023, 50-26
https://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2023/12/11/giittv-albums-of-the-year-for-2023-50-26/

The Top 15 Heavy-Prog and Progressive-Metal Albums of 2023 - Something for the Weekend?
https://weekendprog.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-top-15-heavy-prog-and-progressive.html

1. CROWN LANDS - Fearless

Canada's Crown Lands who sound like a cross between Rush and Robert Plant

Treble - The 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2023
https://www.treblezine.com/best-electronic-albums-of-2023/

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We have an ILX EOY nominations thread: ILM's 2023 End of Year Tracks & Albums Poll / NOMINATIONS THREAD

Have any Foo Fighters albums never been #1 in Kerrang's albums of the Year?

this is the 4th time, but the first this century

kerrang
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerrang!

albums of the year

1982 Scorpions Blackout [70]
1983 Def Leppard Pyromania
1984 Van Halen 1984
1985 Bryan Adams Reckless
1986 David Lee Roth Eat 'Em and Smile
1987 Aerosmith Permanent Vacation
1988 King's X Out of the Silent Planet
1989 Faith No More The Real Thing
1990 Slayer Seasons in the Abyss
1991 Metallica Metallica
1992 Alice In Chains Dirt
1993 Pearl Jam Vs.
1994 Therapy? Troublegum
1995 Foo Fighters Foo Fighters
1996 Screaming Trees Dust
1997 Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape
1998 Monster Magnet Powertrip
1999 Foo Fighters There is Nothing Left to Lose
2000 Queens of the Stone Age Rated R
2001 Tool Lateralus
2002 Queens of the Stone Age Songs for the Deaf
2003 The Darkness Permission to Land
2004 Mastodon Leviathan
2005 Trivium Ascendancy
2006 Taking Back Sunday Louder Now
2007 Billy Clyro Puzzle
2008 Metallica Death Magnetic
2009 Gallows Grey Britain
2010 Deftones Diamond Eyes
2011 Mastodon The Hunter
2012 Enter Shikari A Flash Flood of Colour
2013 Bring Me the Horizon Sempiternal
2014 Architects Lost Forever // Lost Together
2015 Bring Me the Horizon That's the Spirit
2016 Green Day Revolution Radio
2017 Employed to Serve The Warmth of a Dying Sun
2018 Turnstile Time & Space
2019 Slipknot We Are Not Your Kind
2020 Code Orange Underneath
2021 Every Time I Die Radical [71]
2022 Nova Twins Supernova [72]

Classic Rock Magazine's 50 Best Rock Albums Of 2023
https://www.loudersound.com/news/classic-rock-magazine-best-albums-of-2023

Number 1
The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds

the rest of the list is like is this really 2023?

The Pretenders, Iggy Pop, The Damned, Extreme, Uriah Heep, Def Leppard, The Hives, Jethro Tull, Yes.

Bonus points for including Sparks and Peter Gabriel.

21st century artists of note

20. Wytch Hazel - IV: Sacrament

25. Creeper - Sanguivore

38. Starbenders - Take Back The Night

49. Green Lung - This Heathen Land

NME - 10 best debut albums of 2023
https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/best-debut-albums-2023-radar-3555060?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-debut-albums-2023-radar

a few of my favs on the small albums list

https://www.smallalbums.com/best-50-albums

DJ Mag’s top tracks of 2023
https://djmag.com/features/dj-mag-top-tracks-2023

unranked list

"2023 has been a bumper year for bangers. From chart-bothering drum & bass, fusionist club scorchers and playful rave barnstormers, through underground avenues of garage, dubstep and breaks, into amapiano, anthemic house, R&B and experimental electronics, DJ Mag's contributors write about their personal favourite tracks of the year, offering an unranked overview of the sounds that made the past 12 months so memorable for electronic music around the world"

Acid Test’s Best Albums of 2023
https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2023/acid-tests-best-albums-of-2023

bandcamp best 2023 outer limits music

love that mark vernon album

apparently The Tubs are popular with some on ILM, so

The Tubs' Owen Williams tells us about his Top 10 albums of 2023
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-tubs-owen-williams-tells-us-about-his-top-10-albums-of-2023/

The Last Mixed Tape Podcast | TLMT’s End of Year Playlist Extravaganza, Song of the Year
https://thelastmixedtape.com/2023/12/10/the-last-mixed-tape-podcast-tlmts-end-of-year-playlist-extravaganza-song-of-the-year-shane-macgowan-tribute/

includes a top 100 Irish tracks of 2023 Spotify playlist

Alternative Press - 50 best albums of 2023
https://www.altpress.com/best-albums-2023/

FILED UNDER:
100 GECS,
ANGEL DUST,
ARLO PARKS,
AVENGED SEVENFOLD,
BABYMETAL,
BAKAR,
BLINK 182,
BLONDE REDHEAD,
BLONDSHELL,
BOYGENIUS,
BULLY,
CARLIE HANSON,
CHAPPELL ROAN,
CITIZEN,
CODE ORANGE,
DOMINIC FIKE,
DRAIN,
FALL OUT BOY,
FEEBLE LITTLE HORSE,
FOO FIGHTERS,
GEL,
GENESIS OWUSU,
GRANDSON,
HEALTH,
JENNY LEWIS,
JESUS PIECE,
KEVIN ABSTRACT,
KOYO,
LANA DEL REY,
LRAIN,
MEET ME AT THE ALTAR,
MILITARIE GUN,
MSPAINT,
NARROW HEAD,
OBJECT OF AFFECTION,
OLIVIA RODRIGO,
PARAMORE,
PARIS TEXAS,
PIERCE THE VEIL,
POPPY,
SCOWL,
SLEEP TOKEN,
SPIRITUAL CRAMP,
THE ARMED,
WATER FROM YOUR EYES,
WATERPARKS,
WEDNESDAY,
YEEK,
YVES TUMOR
ZULU,

Fader - The 50 best albums of 2023
https://www.thefader.com/2023/12/12/best-albums-of-2023

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2180-the-faders-50-best-albums-of-2023/

1. a.s.o. - a.s.o.

Bandcamp - The Best Experimental Music of 2023
https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2023/the-best-experimental-music-of-2023

By Marc Masters

Bandcamp - The Best Metal Albums of 2023
https://daily.bandcamp.com/best-of-2023/the-best-metal-albums-of-2023

Stereogum’s 50 Favorite Songs Of 2023
https://www.stereogum.com/2245293/best-songs-of-2023/lists/year-in-review/2023-in-review/

10 selections each by 5 writers

Mapped By What Surrounded Them - 2023 Favorite Albums
https://mappedbywhatsurroundedthem.blogspot.com/2023/12/2023-favorite-albums.html?spref=tw

50 albums ranked

1. Model/Actriz - Dogsbody

Australian radio station, Double J

Double J - The 50 best albums of 2023
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/doublej/music-reads/features/50-best-albums-of-2023/103191268

https://www.albumoftheyear.org/list/2181-double-js-50-best-albums-of-2023/

1. Caroline Polachek – Desire, I Want To Turn Into You

EOY lists are really overwhelming aren't they. Usually I would check the ones that are somehow aligned with my taste in search of discoveries, but the next year I can't remember which they were, and then it seems everyone and their grandmother have a list, or even two or three: overall list, reader's lists, individual lists, genre lists, lists with a theme, radio lists, song lists, and I can't know if it is a good or bad sign when an album appears on several. Not that I depended on them, it was always rather the pleasure of looking for confirmation bias, but this lack of authority / authoritativeness is deeply disturbing.

It's wild to think there was a time in like 2000 where SPIN would drop a list of 20 album and I would go "Man, I gotta check out that Quasimoto album" and now there's like 20 billion sites all doing Top 100 lists and nobody cares about any of it

One thing that's really fascinating to me is how these sites def are trying to court younger audiences by contending with, say, K-pop and drill and Latin trap and 100 Gecs but really refuse to deviate from the Boomer brain of "media outlets," the Gen X brain of "internet articles" and the Millennial brain of "listicles."

The Vice lists of years past always blew my mind because I’d never heard of anyone on them, even in passing.

Stereogum’s 50 Favorite Songs Of 2023

FYI I have been writing one of Stereogum's most popular monthly columns for seven years now and have never been asked to vote in their album or song polls. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

idk digging through eoy lists is great, i always find some gems i hadn't heard previously

NPR songs (123)

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/12/1215355752/best-songs-2023

As always, just as list fatigue starts setting in, Raven Sings the Blues shows how it's done right.

https://www.ravensingstheblues.com/2023-favorites/