AOTY 2023

MUSIC CRITICS' TOP ALBUMS OF 2023

2023 YEAR END LISTS

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Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday 2
Nicki Minaj
Pink Friday 2
76
critic score
(5)
46
user score
(899)
Tate McRae - THINK LATER
Tate McRae
THINK LATER
68
critic score
(5)
58
user score
(376)
HEALTH - RAT WARS
HEALTH
RAT WARS
75
critic score
(10)
75
user score
(122)
The Killers - Rebel Diamonds
The Killers
Rebel Diamonds
80
critic score
(3)
61
user score
(15)
OsamaSon - Flex Musix
OsamaSon
Flex Musix
66
user score
(111)
Hackle - Haunted Nation
Hackle
Haunted Nation
70
user score
(106)
Neil Young - Before and After
Neil Young
Before and After
75
critic score
(7)
76
user score
(5)
Quedronol - Fioritura
Quedronol
Fioritura
89
user score
(39)
Kenny Mason - Highway 9
Kenny Mason
Highway 9
66
user score
(62)
The Lonely Island - Incredibad
The Lonely Island
Incredibad
vivi
98
REREVIEW SINCE I AM CURRENTLY SUPER OBSESSED WITH THIS GROUP AND THIS ALBUM 🎉
-I also just really needed somewhere to write about/talk about The Lonely Island and dump a ton of information about them, so figured this was an appropriate approach.
-I wrote like half of this or something and then LOST EVERYTHING I WROTE. But I did not give up, came through and just rewrote what I could remember and started fresh, kind of pissed off but what can you do I suppose. I feel like my start of the ... read more
148
Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday 2
Nicki Minaj
Pink Friday 2
KaitoNkmra
48
Nicki Minaj ft. Alvin and the Chipmunks wasn't on my 2023 bingo card.

Hey Siri, define nostalgia bait: *spits out this album*. In all seriousness though, I absolutely despise this sort of purposeless tacky sampling where it’s just carelessly thrown into songs with little to no positive effect. Sure it’s great if it’s done well but this is just pure laziness. Leave the classics be ffs.

Anyway, as for the rest of the album; I think it’s enjoyable enough but it’s ... read more
77
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Joni Mitchell
Blue
barcooper
96
A melancholic exploration of loneliness and longing.

I actually listened and wrote a review for this album a while ago, but I wasn't very satisfied with it, especially considering the fact that the album grew on me a lot since my first listens. So I wanted to write a proper review for it, and emphasize further why it's so great and important, even after 52 years since its initial release.

This is Joni Mitchell's 4th studio album, released in 1971. Although Joni was a well known ... read more
63
10 Years Ago
Childish Gambino - Because the Internet
Childish Gambino
Because the Internet
61
critic score
(24)
76
user score
(3,804)
30 Years Ago
Naked City - Absinthe
Naked City
Absinthe
50
critic score
(1)
69
user score
(33)
파란노을 [Parannoul] - Into the Endless Night
파란노을 [Parannoul]
95
Tyler, The Creator - SORRY NOT SORRY
Tyler, The Creator
95
Sufjan Stevens - Shit Talk
Sufjan Stevens
95
Black Country, New Road - Turbines/Pigs
Black Country, New Road
95
Foo Fighters - Rest
Foo Fighters
95

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