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2023
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The Best Rock Albums of 2023
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Metalcore
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R&B
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2020s
2020
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2023
1
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Corinne Bailey Rae - Black Rainbows
September 15, 2023
Art Pop
,
Jazz Fusion
,
Art Rock
Critic Score
91
13
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
2
.
Creeper - Sanguivore
October 13, 2023
Rock Opera
,
Gothic Rock
,
Hard Rock
Critic Score
89
10
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
3
.
boygenius - the record
March 31, 2023
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
88
38
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
4
.
Hamish Hawk - Angel Numbers
February 3, 2023
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
88
8
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
5
.
Heartworms - A Comforting Notion
March 24, 2023
Post-Punk
,
Gothic Rock
,
Spoken Word
Critic Score
87
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
6
.
Foo Fighters - But Here We Are
June 2, 2023
Alternative Rock
,
Hard Rock
Critic Score
86
31
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
7
.
Wednesday - Rat Saw God
April 7, 2023
Indie Rock
,
Alt-Country
,
Noise Rock
,
Shoegaze
Critic Score
85
19
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
8
.
Manchester Orchestra - The Valley of Vision
March 10, 2023
Indie Rock
,
Ambient Pop
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
85
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
9
.
Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS
September 8, 2023
Pop Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Pop Punk
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
85
26
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
10
.
Green Lung - This Heathen Land
November 3, 2023
Heavy Metal
,
Doom Metal
,
Stoner Metal
,
Hard Rock
Critic Score
85
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
11
.
Local Natives - Time Will Wait For No One
July 7, 2023
Indie Rock
Critic Score
84
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
12
.
CMAT - Crazymad, For Me
October 13, 2023
Alt-Country
,
Pop Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
84
16
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
13
.
Peter Gabriel - i/o
December 1, 2023
Art Rock
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
84
21
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
14
.
The Murder Capital - Gigi's Recovery
January 20, 2023
Post-Punk Revival
,
Art Rock
Critic Score
83
23
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
15
.
Cory Hanson - Western Cum
June 23, 2023
Country Rock
,
Alt-Country
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
83
8
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
16
.
PJ Harvey - I Inside the Old Year Dying
July 7, 2023
Art Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
83
31
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
17
.
Gaz Coombes - Turn The Car Around
January 13, 2023
Indie Rock
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
83
11
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
18
.
Sonic Youth - Live in Brooklyn 2011
August 18, 2023
Alternative Rock
,
No Wave
,
Noise Rock
,
Art Rock
Critic Score
83
8
reviews
Amazon
19
.
underscores - Wallsocket
September 22, 2023
Indietronica
,
Electropop
,
Indie Rock
,
Glitch Pop
Critic Score
82
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20
.
Scowl - Psychic Dance Routine
April 7, 2023
Alternative Rock
,
Hardcore Punk
,
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
82
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
.
Tigercub - The Perfume of Decay
June 2, 2023
Alternative Rock
,
Stoner Rock
,
Stoner Metal
,
Alternative Metal
,
Hard Rock
Critic Score
82
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22
.
Margo Price - Strays
January 13, 2023
Singer-Songwriter
,
Heartland Rock
,
Contemporary Country
Critic Score
82
23
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23
.
Pretenders - Relentless
September 15, 2023
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
82
13
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
.
Spanish Love Songs - No Joy
August 25, 2023
Indie Rock
,
Heartland Rock
Critic Score
82
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25
.
Blur - The Ballad of Darren
July 21, 2023
Art Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
,
Chamber Pop
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
82
36
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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