The Top 15 Albums of 2023 (So Far)

Kate Bush says “Let’s go Hawks!”

Both the calendar year and the year in music are rounding third and heading for home. It always blows my mind how quickly time goes by, but I’m thankful music is there no matter what to soundtrack it. The fifteen albums below that come from far and wide have made the first three quarters of 2023 a captivating listen. How many do you recognize?

15. Gracie Abrams — “Good Riddance”

14. Young Thug — “BUSINESS IS BUSINESS”

13. Avatar — “Dance Devil Dance”

12. Janelle Monáe — “The Age Of Pleasure”

11. Rae Sremmurd — “Sremm 4 Life”

10. Post Malone — “Austin”

9. Foo Fighters — “But Here We Are”

8. Queens Of The Stone Age — “In Times New Roman…”

7. Fall Out Boy — “So Much (For) Stardust”

6. Paramore — “This Is Why”

5. Margo Price — “Strays”

4. Lana Del Rey — “Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd”

3. Jessie Ware — “That! Feels Good!”

2. Olivia Rodrigo — “GUTS”

1. boygenius — “the record”

Today’s list is just a quick check-in before the grand finale in December rolls around. What have you been hot on all year? How different will my picks look in three months? We’ll just have to see in December…