here's Ted Gioia's unranked top 100:
00. Aberdeen — Held Together00. Christopher Adler — Landscape Traces00. Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily — Love in Exile00. Ambrose Akinmusire — Beauty is Enough00. Blick Bassy — Mádibá00. Jean-Paul Bataille — Les Cailloux00. Betty Benedeadly & Brand Guess — At the Institute of Mentalphysics00. Debashish Bhattacharya — The Sound of the Soul00. Jonathan Bockelmann — Childish Mind00. The Bombadils — Dear Friend00. boygenius — The Record00. Chris Brain — Steady Away00. Alison Brown — On Banjo00. Nora Brown and Stephanie Coleman — Lady of the Lake00. Peter Bufano — Sunset Circus00. Joachim Carr — Numinosum00. Brìghde Chaimbeul — Carry Them With Us00. Billy Childs — The Winds of Change00. Complete Mountain Almanac — Complete Mountain Almanac00. Concerto Caledonia — Shepherds and Tea Tables00. Covet — Catharsis00. Marta Del Grandi — Selva00. John Depew — Yellow Threads00. Alabaster DePlume — Come with Fierce Grace00. Bokani Dyer — Radio Sechaba00. Iye Echa & Mark Lotz — Nomykom00. Tanya Ekanayaka — 18 Piano Sutras & 25 South Asian Pianisms00. Faith & Harmony — I Heard the Voice00. Natascha Falcão — Ave Mulher00. JoAnn Falletta & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra — Adolphus Hailstork & Danny Elfman: Concertos00. Fendika & K-Sanchis — Gojo00. Sullivan Fortner — Solo Game00. Fosse, Gyan Riley, Ben Almén — Ground00. Gao Hong and Kadialy Kouyate — Terri Kunda00. The Gaslamp Killer & The Heliocentrics — The Gaslamp Killer Meets the Heliocentrics00. Ricardo Dias Gomes — Muito Soul00. Galina Grigorjeva — Music for Male-Voice Choir00. Joel Harrison & the Stardust Reunion Band — Joel Harrison & the Stardust Reunion Band00. Miho Hazama and M-Unit — Beyond Orbits00. Jennifer Higdon — Duo Duel & Concerto for Orchestra00. Marie-Luise Hinrichs — Visions00. Lain Huuto — Valoon!00. Ivan Ilić — Joseph Jongen: Preludes for Piano00. Jantra — Synthesized Sudan00. Keith Jarrett — Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach00. Rickie Lee Jones — Pieces of Treasure00. Andrzej Karałow — Stone Music00. Emily King — Special Occasion00. Michalis Kouloumis, Tristan Driessens & Miriam Encinas — Music for Shepherds and Sultans00. Bobby Lee — Endless Skyways00. Lisel — Patterns for Auto-tuned Voices and Delay00. Matterhorn Well — Sketches for Francis00. Brad Mehldau — Your Mother Should Know00. Joni Mitchell — Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972-1975)00. Jason Moran — From the Dancehall to the Battlefield00. Willie Nelson — Bluegrass00. Jalen Ngonda — Come Around and Love Me00. Novelty Island — Wallsend Weekend Television00. Of Tropique — Buster Goes West00. Víkingur Ólafsson — Bach: Goldberg Variations00. Peter One — Come Back to Me00. Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke — Lean In00. PJEV, Kit Downes & Hayden Chisholm — Medna Roso00. Chris Potter (with Craig Taborn) — Got the Keys to the Kingdom: Live at the Village Vanguard00. Quartet San Francisco; Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band; Take Six — Raymond Scott Reimagined00. Hania Rani — On Giacometti00. Rodrigo y Gabriela — In Between Thoughts…A New World00. Raphael Rogiński — Talàn00. Róis — Uisce Agus Bean00. The Rolling Stones — Hackney Diamond00. Roomful of Teeth — Rough Magic00. Antonio Rugolo — Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Complete Italian Solo Guitar Music00. Kim Rysstad, Arve Henriksen & Tord Gustavsen — Villfarande Barn00. Moise Sagara and John Meade — Things Come Together00. Ryuichi Sakamoto — 1200. Cécile McLorin Salvant — Mélusine00. Lucas Santtana — O Paraíso00. Adam Semijalac — Ode Dite00. Sam Shackleton, Waclaw Zimpel & Siddhartha Belmannu — In the Cell of Dreams00. Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Keri Fuge and Roderick Williams — Bernard Herrmann: Suite from Wuthering Heights00. J.D. Simo — Songs from the House of Grease00. Emilio Solla and Antonio Lizana — El Siempre Mar00. Tyshawn Sorey (with Aaron Diehl & Matt Brewer) — Continuing00. Dele Sosimi & the Estuary 21 — The Confluence00. Sylvan Weekends — Outliers00. Tashkezar — Ew'aa00. Dan Tepfer — Bach: Inventions/Reinventions00. Tiny Habits — Tiny Things00. Ralph Towner — At First Light00. Rian Treanor & Ocen James — Saccades00. Triptides — Starlight00. Various Artists — Tell Everybody!00. Vox Clamantis & Jaan-Eik Tulve — Music by Henrik Ødegaard00. Franek Warzywa & Młody Budda — Wykopki00. Gareth Williams — Songs from the Last Page00. Young Fathers — Heavy Heavy00. Dhafer Youssef (with Herbie Hancock, Dave Holland, etc.) — Street of Minarets00. Denny Zeitlin — Crazy Rhythm: Exploring George Gershwin00. Krystian Zimerman — Karol Szymanowski: Piano Works00. John Zorn — Quatrain
― budo jeru, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 17:15 (nine months ago) link
https://accidentalevolution.wordpress.com/2023/12/19/70-or-so-best-singles-of-2023/
Xchuck Eddy top 70 singles list
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 19:38 (nine months ago) link
Good one! Lots of non-obvious choices and underrated singles.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 19 December 2023 19:58 (nine months ago) link
RA - The Best Tracks of 2023https://ra.co/features/4289Track of the YearDJ SWISHA - CLUB MEGAMIXXXa link to a Spotify playlist:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ZnFwsmho6wwFSNuEgcpoz?si=dasiRcs9QSOyJhNlMq6SSg&pi=e-AohL18m3Qv6y
― djmartian, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 20:23 (nine months ago) link
blogger billdifferen always has an interesting list, grabbing from the more extreme ends of internet music. most of these i have never heard, and many i will likely choose to never hear again, but the discoveries are very much worth it.
https://billdifferen.blogspot.com/2023/12/billdifferens-top-100-songs-of-2023.htmlhttps://billdifferen.blogspot.com/2023/12/billdifferens-top-100-songs-of-2023-pt.html
― kissinger on my list (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 19 December 2023 20:39 (nine months ago) link
Ilxor, k4th3rin3 st. 4s4ph presents a poptimist article:Stereogum - The Top 40 Pop Songs Of 2023BY k4th3rin3 st. 4s4phhttps://www.stereogum.com/2245807/best-pop-songs-2023/columns/chained-to-the-rhythm/
― djmartian, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 20:52 (nine months ago) link
I think the Aquarium Drunkard and Crack lists are the best I've encountered, at least as regards my personal tastes.
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Tuesday, 19 December 2023 20:57 (nine months ago) link
Brooklynvegan - 50 Best Punk Albums of 2023https://www.brooklynvegan.com/50-best-punk-albums-of-2023/Number 1Home Is Where - The Whaler
― djmartian, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 21:05 (nine months ago) link
It seems that the AD and RSTB lists this year have more than the usual amount of three-star sunny cosmic vibes to wade through.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 21:05 (nine months ago) link
The Line of Best FitStaff Picks 2023: The Year in Musichttps://www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/staff-picks-best-albums-2023"Best Fit editors and writers reveal their lesser-known personal favourite records of the year, from Sol Chylyd to Pure Adult and more."
― djmartian, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 21:40 (nine months ago) link
Chat Pile tell us about their 10 favorite albums of 2023https://www.brooklynvegan.com/chat-pile-tell-us-about-their-10-favorite-albums-of-2023/
― djmartian, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 22:23 (nine months ago) link
good to see this one in the RA list, i love it so much ----->>>>
Spriitzz - Where R U (Ibiza Mix)
― blazin' squab (NickB), Tuesday, 19 December 2023 22:36 (nine months ago) link
^^^ the bounciest of summer bangers with a vocal that'll get stuck in your head all weekend
― blazin' squab (NickB), Tuesday, 19 December 2023 22:39 (nine months ago) link
Gorillla vs Bear Songs
https://www.gorillavsbear.net/gorilla-vs-bears-songs-of-2023/
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 20 December 2023 01:41 (nine months ago) link
That Gioia list is the only interesting one of these I've seen, big thanks for that
― Deverly (Bangelo), Wednesday, 20 December 2023 01:49 (nine months ago) link
Chuck Eddy list has a number of African artists including Sho Madjozi, Mr Eazi ,
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 03:30 (nine months ago) link
lol how did ra fuck up their text encoding
― ufo, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 09:53 (nine months ago) link
The Chat Pile list actually has a bunch of things I wouldn't mind checking out
― imago, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 10:03 (nine months ago) link
Film Stage 20 best soundtracks and scores of 2023. Number one, ‘The Boy and the Heron’ by Joe Hisaishi.
https://thefilmstage.com/the-best-scores-soundtracks-of-2023/
― Dan Worsley, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 12:16 (nine months ago) link
just published, the extended Bleep albums of the year:Bleep Top 100 Albums of the Yearhttps://bleep.com/top-100-albums-of-the-year-2023?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Bleep+s+Top+100+Albums+of+the+Year+2023&utm_campaign=Top+100+Album+of+the+Year+2023
― djmartian, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 12:28 (nine months ago) link
100 albums for one year feels like too much…there just aren’t that many high quality releases worth remembering each year.
― zacata, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 12:34 (nine months ago) link
5-10 feels about right
Chat Pile list is good. They followed me on Twitter so obviously they know what’s up.
― Chris L, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 13:00 (nine months ago) link
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Wednesday, 20 December 2023 14:01 (nine months ago) link
Whenever I see Hackney Diamonds topping a list I have to rub my eyes. Like, really? Really?!
― Marten Broadcloak, mild-mannered GOP congressman (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 20 December 2023 14:36 (nine months ago) link
If you hang around long enough people will often go from thinking you're passè to hoping you have a comeback. And you can't hang around much longer than the Stones have.
― Chris L, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 14:49 (nine months ago) link
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-50-best-spanish-language-albums-of-2023-1234922548/
Karol G , Grupo Niche, Tainy, Diego Raposo y mas
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 16:33 (nine months ago) link
I split album lists in half at Burning Ambulance: I post a list of 50 in July, and another 50 in December. So here they both are.
Half-Year Roundup
Year-End Roundup
― Tahuti Watches L&O:SVU Reruns Without His Ape (unperson), Wednesday, 20 December 2023 16:38 (nine months ago) link
Boomkat End of Year Charts 2023 have just dropped:
https://boomkat.com/charts/boomkat-end-of-year-charts-2023loads of individual lists to explore
Boomkat Albums Of The Year 2023 - top 100https://boomkat.com/charts/boomkat-end-of-year-charts-2023/2314
Laurel Halo takes Album of the YearLaurel Halo — Atlas (Awe)
― djmartian, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 17:08 (nine months ago) link
boomkat eoy charts rule
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 20 December 2023 18:18 (nine months ago) link
boomkat, new discovery
16. Hysterical Love Project — Lashes (Motion Ward)
Motion Ward’s ambient incubator drop shimmering shoegaze dream-pop and smudged downbeats for lovers of HTRK, A.R. Kane, Perila - issued in a limited CD edition. Pairing Kiwi musician Ike Zwanikken with vocalist Brooklyn Mellar, Hysterical Love Project subtly muddle the foggy memory banks of late ‘80s/early ‘90s shoegaze/dream-pop with prompts from Balearic downbeats and canny compression techniques that lend it a patina of micro-dosed psychedelic sensuality. Perfectly strung out on a late night tip, it flows from the bed-ways lullaby pop and back-combed partials of ‘Miracle-Mouthed’ to the beautifully out-of-reach gauze of ‘Cement’ via delectable highlights of ‘90s trip-pop in the slow-motion acidic lather and forlorn vox of ‘Ionian Sea’, and dreamily headlong wind-tunnel motion of ‘Boyracer’, while ‘Come 2 Me, My Baby’ and ’Sever/Strike’ are unmistakably redolent of HTRK, and likewise the weightless strums of ‘Lavender’ that show they can transfix attention without the beats. Definitely one to watch
Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/album/4MC6wQDwPcHwIiqxQBW4E3?si=kFfAKQDbS2SVkIbEJ3pF6w
― djmartian, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 18:38 (nine months ago) link
So many guest lists! My record shows up in the CS & Kreme list (#17). <3
https://boomkat.com/charts/boomkat-end-of-year-charts-2023/2285
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Wednesday, 20 December 2023 18:42 (nine months ago) link
that rules jordan, they have great taste
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Wednesday, 20 December 2023 18:48 (nine months ago) link
Boomkat is a treasure trove each year
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 20 December 2023 21:19 (nine months ago) link
JR Moores' blog (Spinal Bap) top 5 of 2023:
https://spinalbap.blogspot.com
Death to false lankums!
― jonder, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 22:11 (nine months ago) link
wow that is effortful
― rob, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 22:15 (nine months ago) link
Mixmag20 OF THE BEST DANCEFLOOR BANGERS FROM 2023https://mixmag.net/feature/best-dancefloor-tracks-bangers-2023-dance-music-club
― djmartian, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 22:43 (nine months ago) link
funny, i just skipped over it— the guy is so conservative (and i hate his brother so much) that i just assume our tastes have nothing in common.
alas, there are some good records on there , tho the inclusion of the Stones (among others) gave me pause. one thing you can say about Boomers is that they’ll lick the boots of other Boomers even when it’s clear that it’s just Mick’s toenail fungus back again
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Wednesday, December 20, 2023 8:01 AM (nine hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
Gioia's list is the best list every year. but yeah, i don't really like him otherwise
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 23:45 (nine months ago) link
― zacata, Wednesday, December 20, 2023 6:34 AM (eleven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
this is otm for how i experience music
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 20 December 2023 23:46 (nine months ago) link
you guys get lost looking for the “i hate music” forum?
― kissinger on my list (voodoo chili), Thursday, 21 December 2023 00:46 (nine months ago) link
that Boomkat list was pretty good!
― butt dumb tight my boners got boners (the table is the table), Thursday, 21 December 2023 01:17 (nine months ago) link
The metal-and-other-loud-noises site Your Last Rites has put up a bunch of lists; Dan Obstkrieg made metal, jazz, electronic music and "other" lists, and one of my label's releases — Diego Caicedo's Seis Amorfismos — was on the latter.
https://yourlastrites.com/2023/12/20/best-of-2023-dan-obstkrieg-how-can-i-keep-from-singing/
― Tahuti Watches L&O:SVU Reruns Without His Ape (unperson), Thursday, 21 December 2023 01:38 (nine months ago) link
― budo jeru
Me too, I struggle to list 100 albums I truly loved in a one decade let alone a single year. With songs is different but I usually buy 8/12 albums per year and those are the ones I keep playing. 8 records a month feels to me like I wouldn’t really put in the time they deserve. In retrospective there’s albums from previous years that I end up loving that were off my radar on their year and I appreciate the effort on this huge lists but there’s not enough time for me.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 21 December 2023 05:43 (nine months ago) link
That said it’s not a quality problem for me. I do think there’s 1000+ high quality releases per year, it’s more of how overwhelming it is the quantity of them and a matter of personal taste, for me 2023 was big on R&B and ambient albums and I ended up very fixed on those sounds this year… I’m sure there were great quality jazz, rock, hip hop, country, etc albums in 2023 but I wasn’t paying attention.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 21 December 2023 05:59 (nine months ago) link
with pitchfork it made sense they would do 100 album/song lists since they also rated on a scale from 1-100but all these other publications? can't help but wonder if it's a clickonomy internet ad revenue thingseems to me a stronger statement to rate 10 than 100 albumsthat said I look forward to the top 77 and usually the best stuff is found in the lower reaches
― corrs unplugged, Thursday, 21 December 2023 08:20 (nine months ago) link
Philip Sherburne's end of year list:
https://futurismrestated.substack.com/p/futurism-restated-the-best-of-2023
― blazin' squab (NickB), Thursday, 21 December 2023 11:20 (nine months ago) link
― kissinger on my list (voodoo chili), Wednesday, December 20, 2023 7:46 PM
It's got too many notes.
― jonder, Thursday, 21 December 2023 15:36 (nine months ago) link
with pitchfork it made sense they would do 100 album/song lists since they also rated on a scale from 1-100but all these other publications? can't help but wonder if it's a clickonomy internet ad revenue thingseems to me a stronger statement to rate 10 than 100 albumsthat said I look forward to the top 77 and usually the best stuff is found in the lower reaches― corrs unplugged, Thursday, December 21, 2023 3:20 AM (eight hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
but all these other publications? can't help but wonder if it's a clickonomy internet ad revenue thing
seems to me a stronger statement to rate 10 than 100 albums
that said I look forward to the top 77 and usually the best stuff is found in the lower reaches
― corrs unplugged, Thursday, December 21, 2023 3:20 AM (eight hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
Longer lists = more artists who can share links on social media
― The SoyBoy West Coast (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 21 December 2023 17:05 (nine months ago) link
That’s too cynical a view and I’m sure it’s true for some publications but most of the artists in Boomkat’s top 100 are in general not big enough or don’t have that much presence in social media (if at all) to really make it a factor.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 21 December 2023 17:19 (nine months ago) link
Boomkat is literally a store
― The SoyBoy West Coast (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 21 December 2023 17:29 (nine months ago) link