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Highest Rated Albums of 2023

Decade
Source
Genre
2020s
2020
2021
2022
2023

1.

Tujiko Noriko - Cr​é​puscule I & II
January 13, 2023
Ambient
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

2.

Kali Malone - Does Spring Hide Its Joy
January 20, 2023
Drone
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Ruhail Qaisar - Fatima
January 27, 2023
Noise
Score
78
Source →
Amazon

4.

John Cale - Mercy
January 20, 2023
Art Pop
Score
78
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Rian Treanor & Ocen James - Saccades
January 20, 2023
Electroacoustic
Score
77
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Ice Spice - Like..?
January 20, 2023
Drill
Score
76
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Núria Graham - Cyclamen
January 20, 2023
Singer-Songwriter
Score
76
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Belle and Sebastian - Late Developers
January 13, 2023
Indie Pop
Score
76
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Ryuichi Sakamoto - 12
January 17, 2023
Modern Classical
Score
76
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

H.C. McEntire - Every Acre
January 27, 2023
Singer-Songwriter
Score
76
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Brainiac - The Predator Nominate
January 20, 2023
Score
75
Source →
Amazon

12.

Fucked Up - One Day
January 27, 2023
Post-Hardcore
Score
75
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Meg Baird - Furling
January 27, 2023
Psychedelic Folk
Score
75
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Strategy - Graffiti in Space
January 17, 2023
Score
74
Source →
Amazon

15.

One Step Closer - Songs for the Willow
January 10, 2023
Melodic Hardcore
Score
74
Source →
Amazon

16.

03 Greedo & Mike Free - Free 03
January 9, 2023
Score
74
Source →
Amazon

17.

Oozing Wound - We Cater To Cowards
January 27, 2023
Noise Rock
Score
74
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Oddisee - To What End
January 20, 2023
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
74
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

The C.I.A. - Surgery Channel
January 20, 2023
Garage Punk
Score
74
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Margo Price - Strays
January 13, 2023
Americana
Score
74
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

BabyTron - Bin Reaper 3: New Testament
January 13, 2023
Detroit Trap
Score
72
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Rozi Plain - Prize
January 13, 2023
Art Pop
Score
72
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Mette Henriette - Drifting
January 20, 2023
Avant-Garde Jazz
Score
71
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

GEORGE - Letters to George
January 27, 2023
Score
70
Source →
Amazon

25.

The Tubs - Dead Meat
January 27, 2023
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pitchfork awarded albums throughout 2023.
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