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(Originally Published December 31, 2023)
TOP 30 ALBUMS OF 2023
30. ANOHNI - 'My Back Was A Bridge for You to Cross' (Released 7/6/2023)
29. Front Bottoms - 'You Are Who You Hang Out With' (Released 8/4/2023)
28. JW Francis - 'Dream House' (Released 1/27/2023)
27. King Tuff - 'Smalltown Stardust' (Released 1/27/2023)
26. Crystal Fighters - 'Light+' (Released 11/3/2023)
25. Jamila Woods - 'Water Made Us' (Released 10/13/2023)
24. Slaughter Beach, Dog - 'Crying, Laughing, Waving, Smiling' (Released 9/22/2023)
23. Arlo Parks - 'My Soft Machine' (Released 5/26/2023)
22. Chris Farren - 'Doom Singer' (Released 8/4/2023)
21. Indigo De Souza - 'All of This Will End' (Released 4/28/2023)
20. Carly Rae Jepsen - 'The Loveliest Time' (Released 7/28/2023)
19. Bombay Bicycle Club - 'My Big Day' (Released 10/20/2023)
18. Belle & Sebastian - 'Late Developers' (Released 1/13/2023)
17. RAYE - 'My 21st Century Blues' (Released 2/3/2023)
16. Janelle Monae - 'The Age of Pleasure' (Released 6/9/2023)
15. boygenius - 'the record' (Released 3/31/2023)
14. Feist - 'Multitudes' (Released 4/14/2023)
13. Fenne Lily – ‘Big Picture’ (Released 4/14/2023)
12. Mimi Webb - 'Amelia' (Released 4/28/2023)
11. Romy - 'Mid Air' (Released 9/8/2023)
10. The Hold Steady – ‘The Price of Progress’
(Released March 31, 2023)
09. Misterwives – ‘Nosebleeds’
(Released July 14, 2023)
08. Young Fathers – ‘Heavy Heavy’
(Released February 3, 2023)
07. Sufjan Stevens – ‘Javelin’
(Released October 6, 2023)
06. Stephen Sanchez – ‘Angel Face’
(Released September 22, 2023)
05. Alex Lahey – ‘The Answer Is Always Yes’
(Released May 19, 2023)
04. The Aces – ‘I've Loved You For So Long’
(Released June 6, 2023)
03. Olivia Rodrigo – ‘GUTS’
(Released September 8, 2023)
02. The Beaches – ‘Blame My Ex’
(Released September 15, 2023)
01. Jessie Ware – ‘That! Feels Good!’
(Released April 28, 2023)
TOP 90 TRACKS OF 2023
As I do every year, I pick my favorite songs (1 song per Artist) and then rank them against each other to formulate ‘The Best Songs of the Years Countdown’. Click Here to Listen to the Top 90 Tracks of 2023 on Spotify!
90. The New Pornographers – “Continue as a Guest”
89. L’Rain – “Pet Rock”
88. Runner – “Running in Place at the Edge of the Map”
87. Lana Del Rey (ft. Bleachers) – “Margaret”
86. Worriers – “Trust Your Gut”
85. JW Francis – “Swooning”
84. Boyish – “Girls Are Mean”
83. Madi Diaz (ft. Kacey Musgraves) – “Don’t Do Me Good”
82. Royal Otis – “Going Kokomo”
81. Temples – “Cicada”
80. Anna St. Louis – “Phone”
79. Gorillaz – “Skinny Ape”
78. The Beths – “Watching the Credits”
77. San Cisco – “Lost Without You”
76. GROUPLOVE – “Hello”
75. White Reaper – “Fog Machine”
74. Rozi Plain (ft. Alabaster DePlume) – “Agreeing for Two”
73. The Hives – “Bogus Operandi”
72. Frankie and the Witch Fingers – “Empire”
71. Belle and Sebastian – “I Don’t Know What You See In Me”
70. Jean Dawson (ft. SZA) – “NO SZNS”
69. Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For?”
68. hey, nothing – “Like a Brother”
67. Carly Rae Jepsen – “Shy Boy”
66. CHVRCHES – “Over”
65. Wilco – “Meant to Be”
64. Del Water Gap – “All We Ever Do Is Talk”
63. En Attendant Ana – “Wonder”
62. Church Girls – “Death Wish”
61. The Gaslight Anthem – “Autumn”
60. MJ Lenderman – “Knockin”
59. CVC – “Good Morning Vietnam”
58. The Drums – “I Want It All”
57. Feist – “Love Who We Are Meant To”
56. Gracie Abrams – “I Know It Won’t Work”
55. Slaughter Beach, Dog – “Surfin’ New Jersey”
54. M83 – “Laura”
53. Janelle Monae (ft. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80) – “Float”
52. Lauren Spencer Smith – “That Part”
51. Dandelion Head – “Love On Your Side”
50. The Hold Steady – “Grand Junction”
49. Ratboys – “Black Earth, WI”
48. Crystal Fighters – “End The Suffering”
47. Ryan Cabrera – “Prescription of You”
46. Georgia Lines – “Monopoly”
45. Chris Farren – “All We Ever”
44. The National – “Tropic Morning News”
43. Hot Chip (ft. yune pinku) – “Fire of Mercy”
42. Romy – “Enjoy Your Life”
41. OK Go – “This”
40. Young Fathers – “Sink or Swim”
39. Mimi Webb – “Red Flags”
38. Let’s Eat Grandma – “From the Morning [Nick Drake Cover]”
37. ANOHNI – “Can’t”
36. Avey Tare – “The Musical”
35. JR JR – “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday”
34. Jamila Woods (ft. duendita) – “Tiny Garden”
33. Nothing But Thieves – “Overcome”
32. Michigander – “Superglue”
31. Big Thief – “Vampire Empire”
30. King Tuff – “Tell Me”
29. Sufjan Stevens – “Will Anybody Ever Love Me?”
28. Caroline Polachek – “Welcome to My Island”
27. Chappell Roan – “Red Wine Supernova”
26. MisterWives – “Sideways”
25. Hippo Campus – “Yippie Ki Yay”
24. Passion Pit – “American Blood”
23. Kylie Minogue – “Hold On To Now”
22. Leland (ft. MUNA) – “Bad At Letting Go”
21. Alex Lahey – “You’ll Never Get Your Money Back”
20. JP Saxe – “I Don’t Miss You”
19. Paul Russell – “Lil Boo Thang”
18. Sabrina Carpenter – “Nonsense”
17. boygenius – “Not Strong Enough”
16. Matchbox Twenty – “Don’t Get Me Wrong”
15. Taylor Swift – “Now That We Don’t Talk”
14. Miley Cyrus – “Jaded”
13. Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
12. Maisie Peters – “Lost the Breakup”
11. The Aces – “Suburban Blues”
10. “Stephen Sanchez – “Be More”
09. Baby Queen – “We Can Be Anything”
08. The Beaches – “Blame Brett”
07. Jessie Ware – “That! Feels Good!”
06. Lauv – “Steal the Show”
05. Bleachers – “Modern Girl”
04. Fenne Lily – “Lights Light Up”
03. Olivia Rodrigo – “Vampire”
02. Raye (ft. 070 Shake) – “Escapism.”
01. Indigo De Souza – “Younger & Dumber”
TOP 10 SHOWS OF 2023
All the shows I saw this year were excellent. (Shout out to all the acts I saw at Adjacent Festival in Atlantic City, especially Blink 182, The Front Bottoms, and Bleachers).
10. Japanese Breakfast. October 5. Radio City Music Hall. New York, NY.
9. Alex Lahey. June 9. Johnny Brenda’s. Philadelphia, PA.
8. Bruce Springsteen. September 3. MetLife Stadium. East Rutherford, NJ.
7. The Hives. October 30. Brooklyn Steel. Brooklyn, NY.
6. Jessie Ware. October 19. Union Transfer. Philadelphia, PA.
5. Beyonce. July 30. MetLife Stadium. East Rutherford, NJ.
4. Modest Mouse / Pixies. August 20. The Stone Pony Summer Stage. Asbury Park, NJ.
3. LCD Soundsystem. November 29. Terminal 5. New York, NY.
2. The 1975. November 15. Madison Square Garden. New York, NY.
1. Taylor Swift. May 26. Metlife Stadium. East Rutherford, NJ.
Let Me Know Your Favorite Music of 2023. Thanks for reading!
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