AOTY 2023

Best Albums

Under the Radar

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Highest Rated Albums of 2023

Decade

2020s
- All Time
- 2020s
- 2010s
- 2000s

Source

Genre

2023

1. Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

September 15, 2023

Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Pop

Score

90

2. Blur - The Ballad of Darren

Blur - The Ballad of Darren

July 21, 2023

Art Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Chamber Pop, Indie Pop

Score

90

3. Sparks - The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte

Sparks - The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte

May 26, 2023

Synthpop, Progressive Pop, Art Pop

Score

90

4. Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!

Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!

April 28, 2023

Dance-Pop, Disco, Nu-Disco

Score

90

5. Lael Neale - Star Eaters Delight

Lael Neale - Star Eaters Delight

April 21, 2023

Singer-Songwriter, Indie Pop

Score

90

6. boygenius - the record

boygenius - the record

March 31, 2023

Indie Rock, Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter

Score

90

7. Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You

Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You

February 14, 2023

Art Pop, Alt-Pop, Electronic

Score

90

8. Black Belt Eagle Scout - The Land, the Water, the Sky

Black Belt Eagle Scout - The Land, the Water, the Sky

February 10, 2023

Dream Pop, Indie Rock

Score

90

9. Hotline TNT - Cartwheel

Hotline TNT - Cartwheel

November 3, 2023

Shoegaze, Power Pop, Slacker Rock

Score

85

10. IAN SWEET - SUCKER

IAN SWEET - SUCKER

November 3, 2023

Score

85

11. Drop Nineteens - Hard Light

Drop Nineteens - Hard Light

November 3, 2023

Shoegaze, Indie Rock

Score

85

12. Slow Pulp - Yard

Slow Pulp - Yard

September 29, 2023

Indie Rock, Slacker Rock

Score

85

13. Cherry Glazerr - I Don't Want You Anymore

September 29, 2023

Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, Grunge, Synthpop, Dream Pop

Score

85

14. Wilco - Cousin

September 29, 2023

Indie Rock, Alt-Country, Art Rock, Indie Folk

Score

85

15. Bleach Lab - Lost In A Rush Of Emptiness

Bleach Lab - Lost In A Rush Of Emptiness

September 22, 2023

Score

85

16. Nation of Language - Strange Disciple

Nation of Language - Strange Disciple

September 15, 2023

Score

85

17. The Armed - Perfect Saviors

The Armed - Perfect Saviors

August 25, 2023

Noise Rock, Noise Pop, Indie Rock

Score

85

18. Slowdive - everything is alive

Slowdive - everything is alive

September 1, 2023

Dream Pop, Shoegaze, Ambient Pop

Score

85

19. Ratboys - The Window

Ratboys - The Window

August 25, 2023

Score

85

20. bdrmm - I Don't Know

bdrmm - I Don't Know

June 30, 2023

Dream Pop, Ambient Pop, Shoegaze, Space Rock Revival, Post-Rock

Score

85

21. Strange Ranger - Pure Music

Strange Ranger - Pure Music

July 21, 2023

Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia, Shoegaze, Indietronica

Score

85

22. Foo Fighters - But Here We Are

Foo Fighters - But Here We Are

June 2, 2023

Alternative Rock, Hard Rock

Score

85

23. PJ Harvey - I Inside the Old Year Dying

PJ Harvey - I Inside the Old Year Dying

July 7, 2023

Art Rock, Singer-Songwriter

Score

85

24. Grian Chatten - Chaos For The Fly

Grian Chatten - Chaos For The Fly

June 30, 2023

Chamber Pop, Singer-Songwriter, Indie Folk

Score

85

25. Lanterns on the Lake - Versions Of Us

Lanterns on the Lake - Versions Of Us

June 2, 2023

Score

85

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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Under the Radar awarded albums throughout 2023.

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