The Quietus‘ year-end list is always one of the most eclectic lists you’ll find from a major music publication, and their list of the top 100 albums of 2023 is no exception. It ranges from the very obscure to the very popular, and it spans multiple genres. Like every year, there’s a very good chance you’ll discover something new from this list.
The bottom 50 includes records by ANOHNI And The Johnsons, Oozing Wound, John Zorn, Maxo, Anjimile, Godflesh, Spirit Possession, Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter, Colin Stetson, Mozart Estate, Sparks, Noname, billy woods & Kenny Segal, Fever Ray, Algiers, Bell Witch, Matana Roberts, and more.
Check out the top 50 below and read commentary on each pick at The Quietus.
The Quietus‘ Top 50 Albums of 2023
50. Enola Gay – Casement
49. Polobi & The Gwo Ka Masters – Abri Cyclonique
48. Raphael Rogiński – Talàn
47. Skull Practitioners – Negative Stars
46. JAAW – Supercluster
45. Sleaford Mods – UK GRIM
44. ØXN – CYRM
43. EP/64-63 – EP/64-63
42. Babau – Flatland Explorations Vol. 2
41. Kelela – Raven
40. Nuovo Testamento – Love Lines
39. Benefits – Nails
38. Aho Ssan – Rhizomes
37. Yaeji – With A Hammer
36. Alexander Tucker & Keith Collins – Fifth Continent
35. Hey Colossus – In Blood
34. UKAEA – Birds Catching Fire In The Sky
33. Lisa O’Neill – All Of This Is Chance
32. Nabihah Iqbal – Dreamer
31. Lunch Money Life – The God Phone
30. James Ellis Ford – The Hum
29. MC Yallah – Yallah Beibe
28. Apostille – Prisoners Of Love And Hate
27. Moundabout – An Cnoc Mór
26. Gazelle Twin – Black Dog
25. Annelies Monseré – Mares
24. Lost Girls – Selvutsletter
23. Shirley Collins – Archangel Hill
22. L’Rain – I Killed Your Dog
21. Philip Jeck & Chris Watson – Oxmardyke
20. Babybaby_explores – Food Near Me, Weather Tomorrow
19. Surgeon – Crash Recoil
18. La Tène – Ecorcha / Taillée
17. Bill Orcutt – The Anxiety Of Symmetry
16. PoiL Ueda – PoiL Ueda
15. Rắn Cạp Đuôi Collective – *1
14. Slauson Malone 1 – Excelsior
13. Brìghde Chaimbeul – Carry Them With Us
12. The Inward Circles – Before We Lie Down In Darknesse
11. Shit And Shine – 2222 And Airport
10. Mariam Rezaei – BOWN
9. Danny Brown – Quaranta
8. Abstract Concrete – Abstract Concrete
7. Khanate – To Be Cruel
6. Musta Huone – Valosaasteen sekaan
5. John Francis Flynn – Look Over The Wall, See The Sky
4. La Baracande – La Baracande
3. Teeth Of The Sea – Hive
2. PJ Harvey – I Inside The Old Year Dying
1. Lankum – False Lankum
