Top Albums of 2023

BEST ALBUMS RELEASED IN 2023

  1. Janelle Monae, The Age of Pleasure

  2. Kelela, Raven

  3. Just A Band, echo: dawn

  4. Alfa Mist, Variables

  5. Muzi, uMUZI

  6. IzangoMa, Ngo Ma

  7. Desire Marea, On The Romance Of Being

  8. Yazmin Lacey, Voice Notes

  9. Yussef Dayes, Black Classical Music

  10. Fatoumata Diawara, London Ko

  11. Nakhane, Bastard Jargon

  12. Cleo Soul, Heaven / Gold

  13. African Head Charge, A Trip To Bolgatanga

  14. WITCH, Zango

  15. El Michels Affair and Black Thought, Glorious Game

  16. Lova Lova, Bokonzi

  17. Mau From Nowhere, The Universe Is Holding You

  18. Nabihah Iqbal, Dreamer

  19. Muneyi, For The Boys I Like

  20. Mayor Hawthorne, For All Time

  21. The Lahaar, The Lahaar

  22. Alexander Flood, Oscillate

  23. Les Mamans du Congo & Robin, Ya Mizole

  24. Unknown Mortal Orchestra, III

  25. James Blake, Playing Robots Into Heaven

  26. Irreversible Entanglements, Protect Your Light

  27. Noname, Sundial

  28. Slowdive, Everything Is Alive

  29. Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan

  30. San Rompe Pera, Chimborazo

  31. Earl Sweatshirt and the Alchemist, Voir Dire

  32. Amaarae, Fountain Baby

  33. Anohni, My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross

  34. Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily, Love in Exile

  35. Asake, Work Of Art

  36. Squid Nebula, From Here To You

  37. Daniel Caesar, Never Enough

  38. John Cale, Mercy

  39. Dinner Party, Enigmatic Society

  40. Gorillaz, Cracker Island

  41. Kwela, We The Beautyful Ones

  42. Yaeji, With a Hammer

  43. Angel Bat Dawid, Requiem for Jazz

  44. Oddisee, To What End

  45. Kali Uchis, Red Moon in Venus

  46. Fever Ray, Radical Romantics

  47. Mo'Ju, Oro, Plata, Mata

  48. Jen Cloher, I Am The River, The River Is Me

  49. Labdi, Seche Johera

  50. Close Counters, SOULACOASTA II