Year-End Lists

Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of 2023

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. SOS
   SZA
2. the record
   boygenius
3. Data
   Tainy
4. Let's Start Here
   Lil Yachty
5. Guts
   Olivia Rodrigo
6. This Is Why
   Paramore
7. The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
   Mitski
8. Maps
   Billy Woods & Kenny Segal
9. Jaguar II
   Victoria Monét
10. Zach Bryan
    Zach Bryan
11. Blondshell
    Blondshell
12. The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
    Chappell Roan
13. Sundial
    Noname
14. Mañana Será Bonito
    Karol G
15. Javelin
    Sufjan Stevens
16. Esquinas
    Becky G
17. My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross
    Anohni and the Johnsons
18. That! Feels Good!
    Jessie Ware
19. Scaring the Hoes
    JPEGMafia and Danny Brown
20. The Age of Pleasure
    Janelle Monáe
21. Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
    Lana Del Rey
22. Gumbo
    Young Nudy
23. Paranoia, Angels, True Love
    Christine and the Queens
24. Gag Order
    Kesha
25. Weathervanes
    Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit
26. Fountain Baby
    Amaarae
27. Rat Saw God
    Wednesday
28. Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
    Caroline Polachek
29. Red Moon in Venus
    Kali Uchis
30. Endless Summer Vacation
    Miley Cyrus
31. Dogsbody
    Model/Actriz
32. Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana
    Bad Bunny
33. Get Up
    NewJeans
34. Something to Give Each Other
    Troye Sivan
35. For All the Dogs
    Drake
36. Everyone's Crushed
    Water From Your Eyes
37. Work of Art
    Asake
38. Kaytraminé
    Kaytraminé
39. Ganger
    Veeze
40. Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?
    Kara Jackson
41. Bless This Mess
    U.S. Girls
42. Strength
    Samory I
43. Lucky
    Megan Moroney
44. Joy'All
    Jenny Lewis
45. Tension
    Kylie Minogue
46. Fuse
    Everything but the Girl
47. I Killed Your Dog
    L'Rain
48. A Gift & a Curse
    Gunna
49. This Stupid World
    Yo La Tengo
50. Sunburn
    Dominic Fike
51. Life Under the Gun
    Militarie Gun
52. Like..?
    Ice Spice
53. Forward
    Jordan Ward
54. Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?
    McKinley Dixon
55. Snow Angel
    Reneé Rapp
56. Portals
    Melanie Martinez
57. Génesis
    Peso Pluma
58. Let There Be Music
    Bonny Doon
59. Voir Dire
    Earl Sweatshirt and the Alchemist
60. Unreal Unearth
    Hozier
61. Proof of Life
    Joy Oladokun
62. Good Riddance
    Gracie Abrams
63. The Evil Genius
    Mr Eazi
64. Heaven Knows
    PinkPantheress
65. Hackney Diamonds
    The Rolling Stones
66. El Comienzo
    Grupo Frontera
67. Barbie The Album
    various artists
68. Quest for Fire
    Skrillex
69. D-DAY
    Agust D
70. The Ballad of Darren
    Blur
71. I Told Them...
    Burna Boy
72. Paint My Bedroom Black
    Holly Humberstone
73. Cousin
    Wilco
74. 10,000 gecs
    100 gecs
75. Eye On The Bat
    Palehound
76. Lahai
    Sampha
77. Bebe
    Bebe Rexha
78. Lo Que No Te Dije
    Gale
79. Art Dealers
    Low Cut Connie
80. Yo No Era Así, Pero de Ahora en Adelante, Sí
    Diego Raposo
81. I've Got Me
    Joanna Sternberg
82. Volcano
    Jungle
83. Raven
    Kelela
84. First Two Pages of Frankenstein
    The National
85. Tequila Ever After
    Adekunle Gold
86. Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart
    Lucinda Williams
87. Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)
    Yves Tumor
88. Water Made Us
    Jamila Woods
89. Lucky for You
    Bully
90. DLUX
    DannyLux
91. The Great Escape
    Larry June and the Alchemist
92. Alma
    Nicki Nicole
93. 72 Seasons
    Metallica
94. Falling or Flying
    Jorja Smith
95. Sremm 4 Life
    Rae Sremmurd
96. Another Blue
    Crosslegged
97. Purge
    Godflesh
98. Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (For Good)
    Kelsea Ballerini
99. Memento Mori
    Depeche Mode
100. My Soft Machine
     Arlo Parks

Lindsay Zoladz: Best Albums of 2023, as published by The New York Times

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020]

1. 10,000 gecs
   100 gecs
2. Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
   Caroline Polachek
3. Guts
   Olivia Rodrigo
4. Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
   Lana Del Rey
5. Good Luck
   Debby Friday
6. Radical Romantics
   Fever Ray
7. Everyone's Crushed
   Water From Your Eyes
8. Water Made Us
   Jamila Woods
9. That! Feels Good!
   Jessie Ware
10. My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross
    Anohni and the Johnsons

And 5 more

• I Killed Your Dog
  L'Rain
• Javelin
  Sufjan Stevens
• The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
  Mitski
• Statues I
  Spencer Zahn
• Statues II
  Spencer Zahn
• The Window Is The Dream
  Jana Horn

Jon Caramanica: Best Albums of 2023, as published by The New York Times

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2011]

1. Work of Art
   Asake
2. Like..?
   Ice Spice
3. SOS
   SZA
4. Get Up
   NewJeans
5. 10,000 gecs
   100 gecs
6. Lucky
   Megan Moroney
7. Génesis
   Peso Pluma
8. Zach Bryan
   Zach Bryan
9. Hood Hottest Princess
   Sexyy Red
10. Religiously. The Album.
    Bailey Zimmerman
11. Guts
    Olivia Rodrigo
12. For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition
    Drake
13. Buckle Bunny
    Tanner Adell
14. Something to Give Each Other
    Troye Sivan

And 10 more

• Nata Montana
  Natanael Cano
• Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
  Lana Del Rey
• Golden
  Jungkook
• Unforgiven
  Le Sserafim
• I've Seen a Way
  Mandy, Indiana
• From Gaza, With Love
  Saint Levant
• Quest for Fire
  Skrillex
• Asylum
  Uncle Waffles
• Psychopath
  Morgan Wade
• One Thing at a Time
  Morgan Wallen

Jon Pareles: Best Albums of 2023, as published by The New York Times

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2011]

1. SOS
   SZA
2. Mañana Será Bonito
   Karol G
3. the record
   boygenius
4. Seven Psalms
   Paul Simon
5. Guts
   Olivia Rodrigo
6. Multitudes
   Feist
7. Fuse
   Everything but the Girl
8. Quaranta
   Danny Brown
9. Rabbit Rabbit
   Speedy Ortiz
10. Love in Exile
    Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily

Another 20 worthwhile albums, alphabetically

• 10,000 gecs
  100 gecs
• New Blue Sun
  André 3000
• Black Rainbows
  Corinne Bailey Rae
• 3D Country
  Geese
• Echo the Diamond
  Margaret Glaspy
• Protect Your Light
  Irreversible Entanglements
• Aperture
  Hannah Jadagu
• Raven
  Kelela
• The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
  Mitski
• The Age of Pleasure
  Janelle Monáe
• I Killed Your Dog
  L'Rain
• Uthingo Le Nkosazana
  Nkosazana Daughter
• Sundial
  Noname
• Génesis
  Peso Pluma
• My 21st Century Blues
  Raye
• Hackney Diamonds
  The Rolling Stones
• The Returner
  Allison Russell
• Falling or Flying
  Jorja Smith
• Red Moon in Venus
  Kali Uchis
• Everyone's Crushed
  Water From Your Eyes

Murielle Joudet: Top 10 Films of 2023, as published by Les Inrockuptibles

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016]

1. Last Summer
   Catherine Breillat
2. Tár
   Todd Field
3. The Fabelmans
   Steven Spielberg
4. Showing Up
   Kelly Reichardt
5. Close Your Eyes
   Víctor Erice
6. Voyages en Italie
   Sophie Letourneur
7. Creed III
   Michael B. Jordan
8. The Plough
   Philippe Garrel
9. Nothing But a Man (1964)
   Michael Roemer
9. The Plot Against Harry (1969)
   Michael Roemer
9. Vengeance Is Mine (1984)
   Michael Roemer

This list contributes to:

• Les Inrocks: Our Top Films of 2023

Marilou Duponchel: Top 10 Films of 2023, as published by Les Inrockuptibles

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017]

1. Anatomy of a Fall
   Justine Triet
2. The Fabelmans
   Steven Spielberg
3. Last Summer
   Catherine Breillat
4. Alcarràs
   Carla Simón
5. Red Island
   Robin Campillo
6. The Rapture
   Iris Kaltenbäck
7. The Animal Kingdom
   Thomas Cailley
8. Return to Seoul
   Davy Chou
9. Showing Up
   Kelly Reichardt
10. Aftersun
    Charlotte Wells

This list contributes to:

• Les Inrocks: Our Top Films of 2023

Emily Barnett: Top 10 Films of 2023, as published by Les Inrockuptibles

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016]

1. Killers of the Flower Moon
   Martin Scorsese
2. Anatomy of a Fall
   Justine Triet
3. Last Summer
   Catherine Breillat
4. The Animal Kingdom
   Thomas Cailley
5. Aftersun
   Charlotte Wells
6. Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
   Phạm Thiên Ân
7. Jeanne du Barry
   Maïwenn
8. The Rapture
   Iris Kaltenbäck
9. The Nature of Love
   Monia Chokri
10. Return to Seoul
    Davy Chou

This list contributes to:

• Les Inrocks: Our Top Films of 2023

Les Inrockuptibles: Our Top Films of 2023

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Anatomy of a Fall
   Justine Triet
2. The Fabelmans
   Steven Spielberg
3. Last Summer
   Catherine Breillat
4. The Animal Kingdom
   Thomas Cailley
5. Close Your Eyes
   Víctor Erice
6. Red Island
   Robin Campillo
7. Return to Seoul
   Davy Chou
8. Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
   Phạm Thiên Ân
9. Tár
   Todd Field
10. Showing Up
    Kelly Reichardt
11. Killers of the Flower Moon
    Martin Scorsese
12. In Our Day
    Hong Sang-soo
13. Aftersun
    Charlotte Wells
14. The Rapture
    Iris Kaltenbäck
15. The Killer
    David Fincher
16. Trenque Lauquen
    Laura Citarella
17. De humani corporis fabrica
    Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel
18. Soul Mates
    André Téchiné
19. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
    Christopher McQuarrie
20. A Brighter Tomorrow
    Nanni Moretti

This list summarizes other lists, including these:

• Les Inrocks: Emily Barnett: Top 10 Films of 2023
• Les Inrocks: Marilou Duponchel: Top 10 Films of 2023
• Les Inrocks: Murielle Joudet: Top 10 Films of 2023

Margaret Lyons: Best TV Shows That Ended in 2023, as published by The New York Times

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017]

• Barry
• Doom Patrol
• The Great
• Happy Valley
• How To with John Wilson
• The Other Two
• Reservation Dogs
• Single Drunk Female
• South Side
• Succession

Honorable mention

• A Black Lady Sketch Show
• Miracle Workers
• Painting with John
• Sex Education
• Summer Camp Island

Les Inrockuptibles: Best Albums of 2023

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
   Caroline Polachek
2. I Inside the Old Year Dying
   PJ Harvey
3. Chaos For The Fly
   Grian Chatten
4. Again
   Oneohtrix Point Never
5. The Ballad of Darren
   Blur
6. Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd
   Lana Del Rey
7. Heavy Heavy
   Young Fathers
8. trip9love...???
   Tirzah
9. My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross
   Anohni and the Johnsons
10. Tracey Denim
    Bar Italia
10. The Twits
    Bar Italia
11. Raven
    Kelela
12. Fuse
    Everything but the Girl
13. Paranoia, Angels, True Love
    Christine and the Queens
14. Sit Down for Dinner
    Blonde Redhead
15. Tirer la nuit sur les étoiles
    Étienne Daho
16. O Monolith
    Squid
17. Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?
    Kara Jackson
18. Javelin
    Sufjan Stevens
19. I Killed Your Dog
    L'Rain
20. Carnaval
    Lucie Antunes
21. Flowers At Your Feet
    Rahill
22. Dreamer
    Nabihah Iqbal
23. L'Idiophone
    Forever Pavot
24. Dragging the Needlework for The Kids at Uphole
    Index for Working Musik
25. Isn't It Now?
    Animal Collective