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Highest Rated Albums of 2023
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2020
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1
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Sebastian Rochford & Kit Downes - A Short Diary
January 20, 2023
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
2
.
Biig Piig - Bubblegum
January 20, 2023
Dance Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
3
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Lisa O'Neill - All Of This Is Chance
February 10, 2023
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
4
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Deathprod - Compositions
January 27, 2023
Dark Ambient
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
5
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Iggy Pop - EVERY LOSER
January 6, 2023
Garage Rock Revival
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
6
.
Måneskin - RUSH!
January 20, 2023
Alternative Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
7
.
Robert Forster - The Candle and the Flame
February 3, 2023
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
8
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Billy Nomates - CACTI
January 13, 2023
Dance Punk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
9
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Juni Habel - Carvings
January 13, 2023
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
10
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Ghost Woman - Anne,If
January 20, 2023
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
11
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Ladytron - Time's Arrow
January 20, 2023
Synthpop
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
12
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John Cale - Mercy
January 20, 2023
Art Pop
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
13
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CVC - Get Real
January 13, 2023
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
14
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The WAEVE - The WAEVE
February 3, 2023
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
15
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The Subways - Uncertain Joys
January 13, 2023
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
16
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Låpsley - Cautionary Tales of Youth
January 20, 2023
Alternative R&B
Score
40
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Arts Desk awarded albums throughout 2023.
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