You weighed in on your top 10 favorite albums of 2023, and we compiled everyone’s answers for a final countdown on Dec. 29, with opportunities to win CDs, LPs, and the GRAND PRIZE of a $500 gift card from Plan9 Music!
Thanks to Furbish Thrift in Richmond for sponsoring the 2023 countdown!
Top 100 Albums of 2023
100. Cannons – Heartbreak Highway
99. Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors – Strangers No More
98. Bakar – Halo
97. Tre. Charles – Currently.
96. ALO – Silver Saturdays
95. Middle Kids – Faith Crisis Pt. 1
94. Mayer Hawthorne – For All Time
93. Abraham Alexander – Sea/Sons
92. Lindsay Lou – Queen Of Time
91. The Nude Party – Rides On
90. Ghost of Vroom – Ghost of Vroom III
89. The Record Company – The 4th Album
88. Bethany Cosentino – Natural Disaster
87. Mighty Poplar – Mighty Poplar
86. Belle & Sebastian – Late Developers
85. Hotspit – Memory of a Mirror Image
84. Geese – 3D Country
83. The Arcs – Electrophonic Chronic
82. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Council Skies
81. Boy Golden – For Jimmy
80. Briscoe – West Of It All
79. Turnpike Troubadours – A Cat in the Rain
78. Colter Wall – Little Songs
77. The Dan Tyminski Band – God Fearing Heathen
76. Sunny War – Anarchist Gospel
75. Natalie Merchant – Keep Your Courage
74. Van Morrison – Accentuate The Positive
73. Metric – Formentera II
72. Tennis – Pollen
71. Slowdive – Everything Is Alive
70. Inhaler – Cuts & Bruises
69. Kurt Vile – Back To Moon Beach
68. Blondshell – Blondshell
67. Manchester Orchestra – The Valley of Vision
66. Jobi Riccio – Whiplash
65. Brigitte Calls Me Baby – This House Is Made Of Corners
64. The Murlocs – Calm Ya Farm
63. Bully – Lucky for You
62. Boy & Bear – Boy & Bear
61. Cut Worms – Cut Worms
60. The String Cheese Incident – Lend Me A Hand
59. Willie Nelson – Bluegrass
58. City and Colour – The Love Still Held Me Near
57. Genesis Owusu – Struggler
56. Grace Potter – Mother Road
55. Ben Folds – What Matters Most
54. The New Pornographers – Continue as a Guest
53. Cordovas – The Rose of Aces
52. Laufey – Bewitched
51. Samia – Honey
50. Beach Fossils – Bunny
49. Yo La Tengo – This Stupid World
48. Margaret Glaspy – Echo The Diamond
47. Deer Tick – Emotional Contracts
46. Depeche Mode – Memento Mori
45. Sufjan Stevens – Javelin
44. Illiterate Light – Aloe
43. Bahamas – Bootcut
42. Devon Gilfillian – Love You Anyway
41. David Wax Museum – You Must Change Your Life
40. Dogwood Tales – Rodeo EP
39. Lukas Nelson & PotR – Sticks & Stones
38. Gorillaz – Cracker Island
37. Marty Stuart – Altitude
36. Josh Ritter – Spectral Lines
35. Duane Betts – Wild & Precious Life
34. Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – Live in London
33. Viv & Riley – Imaginary People
32. Rhiannon Giddens – You’re the One
31. Butcher Brown – Solar Music
30. Lucinda Williams – Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart
29. Margo Price – Strays
28. The National – Laugh Track
27. Nickel Creek – Celebrants
26. The National – First Two Pages of Frankenstein
25. Gregory Alan Isakov – Apaloosa Bones
24. Jungle – Volcano
23. Gov’t Mule – Peace… Like a River
22. Arlo Parks – My Soft Machine
21. Brent Cobb – Southern Star
20. The Wood Brothers – Heart is the Hero
19. Fruit Bats – A River Running to Your Heart
18. Wilco – Cousin
17. Joy Oladokun – Proof of Life
16. Jenny Lewis – Joy’all
15. Peter Gabriel – i/o
14. Dave Matthews Band – Walk Around the Moon
13. Jon Batiste – World Music Radio
12. Mitski – The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We
11. Illiterate Light – Sunburned
10. Blur – The Ballad of Darren
9. Hiss Golden Messenger – Jump for Joy
8. The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds
7. Tyler Childers – Rustin’ In The Rain
6. Hozier – Unreal Unearth
5. Black Pumas – Chronicles Of A Diamond
4. Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway – City of Gold
3. Chris Stapleton – Higher
2. Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit – Weathervanes
