The best albums of 2023 (March 15 update)
The numbers presented next to each album title are the weighted average rating, and, in parentheses, the raw average and number of ratings (out of 31 included sources). The weighted average is based on a formula ((Y-21)*(1/3)+X) that includes the raw average of ratings (X) and the number of sources that have rated the album (Y).
The magazines I used for the ratings were:
EUR + Australia: Dansende Beren; Gaffa-dk; Gaffa-sw; Humo; Indiestyle; Jenesaispop; Laut; Mondosonoro; Musikexpress; Nojesguiden; Ondarock; Plattentests; Sentire Ascoltare
UK: Clash; DIY; God Is In The Tv; Load And Quiet; Music OMH; NME; The Guardian; The Line Of Best Fit; The Skinny
USA + Canada: Allmusic; Beats Per Minute; Exclaim!; Nothern Transmissions; Paste; Pitchfork; Popmatters; Rolling Stone; Spectrum Culture; Under The Radar
Highlights: Rob makes the top three songs from the album according to Allmusic, Consequence of Sound, Jenesaispop, Plattentests, The Skinny, etc…
New Opening Act
Demoted Album
New or promoted Headliner
Headliners with new reviews and a better score
Headliners with new reviews and a worse score
Opening Acts:
42: The Go! Team - Get Up Sequences Part Two: 70.05 (74.71 / 7)
41: The Golden Dregs - On Grace & Dignity: 70.76 (75.43 / 7)
40: Billy Nomates - Cacti: 71.07 (73.07 / 15)
39: The WAEVE - The WAEVE: 71.41 (74.08 / 13)
38: Rozi Plain - Prize: 71.42 (74.42 / 12)
37: U.S. Girls - Bless This Mess: 71.49 (74.15 / 13)
36: Quasi - Breaking the Balls of History: 71.76 (75.09 / 11)
35: H.C. McEntire - Every Acre: 71.93 (75.60 / 10)
34: Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs - Land of Sleeper: 72.00 (75.00 / 12)
33: Fucked Up - One Day: 72.02 (74.36 / 14)
32: RAYE - My 21st Century Blues: 72.53 (74.53 / 15)
31: Kate NV - WOW: 72.79 (77.13 / 8)
30: Joesef - Permanent Damage: 72.90 (77.57 / 7)
29: Gorillaz - Cracker Island: 72.93 (70.93 / 27)
28: Algiers - Shook: 73.06 (74.06 / 18)
27: Meg Baird - Furling: 73.83 (77.50 / 10)
26: Belle and Sebastian - Late Developers: 73.95 (73.95 / 21)
Headliners:
25: Lil Yachty - Let's Start Here.: 74.26 (76.92 / 13)
Highlights: drive ME crazy! — the BLACK seminole. — the ride-
Neo-Psychedelia, Psychedelic Rock
24: Complete Mountain Almanac - Complete Mountain Almanac: 74.33 (79.00 / 7)
Highlights: November — January — March
Art Pop, Singer-Songwriter
23: Robert Forster - The Candle and the Flame: 74.42 (78.75 / 8)
Highlights: When I Was a Young Man — She’s a Fighter — Tender Years
Folk Rock, Singer-Songwriter
22: Black Belt Eagle Scout - The Land, the Water, the Sky: 74.49 (77.15 / 13)
Highlights: My Blood Runs Through This Land — Don’t Give Up — Salmon Stinta
Dream Pop, Indie Rock
21: James Yorkston, Nina Persson & The Second Hand Orchestra - The Great White Sea Eagle: 74.63 (78.30 / 10)
Highlights: Hold Out for Love — The Harmony — The Heavy Lyric Police
Chamber Folk
20: John Cale - Mercy: 74.77 (75.10 / 20))
Highlights: Moonstruck (Nico’s Song) — Mercy — Time Stands Still
Art Pop, Electronic
19: Iggy Pop - Every Loser: 75.52 (75.52 / 21)
Highlights: Comments — Frenzy — Strung Out Johnny
Garage Rock Revival
18: Ryuichi Sakamoto - 12: 75.56 (79.56 / 9)
Highlights: 20220302 – sarabande — 20210310 — 20211130
Ambient, Modern Classical
17: Anna B Savage - in|FLUX: 75.58 (78.58 / 12)
Highlights: The Ghost — in|FLUX — Hungry
Singer-Songwriter, Art Pop
16: Samia - Honey: 75.67 (77.67 / 15)
Highlights: Charm You — Dream Song — Breathing Song
Singer-Songwriter, Alt-Pop, Indie Pop
15: Sleaford Mods - UK GRIM: 76.17 (78.50 / 14)
Highlights: UK Grim — Force 10 from Navarone — Apart from You
Synth Punk, UK Hip Hop
14: Andy Shauf - Norm: 76.80 (78.80 / 15)
Highlights: Wasted On You — Halloween Store — Norm
Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Pop
13: Shame - Food for Worms: 77.01 (76.35 / 23)
Highlights: Fingers of Steel — Orchid — Adderall
Indie Rock, Art Punk
12: Paramore - This Is Why: 77.24 (77.24 / 21)
Highlights: This Is Why — Running Out of Time — Crave
Post-Punk Revival
11: Margo Price - Strays: 77.25 (78.58 / 17)
Highlights: Change of Heart — Radio — Been to the Mountain
Contemporary Country, Heartland Rock
10: Hamish Hawk - Angel Numbers: 77.54 (81.88 / 8)
Highlights: Think of Us Kissing — Angel Numbers — Money
Singer-Songwriter, Indie Rock
09: Gaz Coombes - Turn the Car Around: 77.58 (80.91 / 11)
Highlights: Don’t Say It’s Over — Feel Loop — Turn the Car Around
Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
08: Kali Uchis - Red Moon in Venus: 77.82 (78.15 / 20)
Highlights: Moonlight — I Wish You Roses — Fantasy
Neo-Soul, Contemporary R&B
07: The Murder Capital - Gigi's Recovery: 79.83 (81.50 / 16)
Highlights: Return My Head — Only Good Things — Ethel
Post-Punk Revival
06: Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World: 80.50 (79.50 / 24)
Highlights: Tonight’s Episode — Apology Letter — Sinatra Drive Breakdown
Indie Rock, Post-Rock
05: Kelela - Raven: 80.92 (80.59 / 22)
Highlights: Happy Ending — On the Run — Contact
Alternative R&B, Electronic
04: slowthai - UGLY: 81.29 (80.95 / 22)
Highlights: HAPPY — UGLY — Selfish
Post-Punk, UK Hip Hop
03: Fever Ray - Radical Romantics: 82.44 (80.77 / 26)
Highlights: Carbon Dioxide — What They Call Us — Shiver
Art Pop, Synthpop
02: Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy: 83.43 (83.43 / 21)
Highlights: I Saw — Geronimo — Rice
Neo-Psychedelia, Art Pop
01: Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You: 86.62 (85.95 / 23)
Highlights: Bunny Is a Rider — Sunset — Welcome to My Island
Art Pop, Alt-Pop, Electronic
MCCh 2023: March 15
MCCh 2023: March 15
Last edited by Solitair on Fri Mar 31, 2023 3:13 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Re: MCCh 2023: March 15
Thanks so much! I like your new spin on things!
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Re: MCCh 2023: March 15
Playlist, playlist, playlist:
It seems Riff Raff from The Rocky Horror Picture Show made a comeback and became the highest new entrant from MegaCritic! What a career twist!
Also, we need to talk about song titling. Recent years have seen an increase in titles complete in all-caps or comlete lower-case. I despise every of single one of these instances in the depths in my being, almost as much as I despise artists using numbers as letters (see the criminal formerly known as Prince). But now, now we get Lil Yachti who uses capital letters completely at random and uses various symbols for no reason in his titles too. Surely this assault against all that is good in this world won't stand. When I am king he will be first against the wall.
It seems Riff Raff from The Rocky Horror Picture Show made a comeback and became the highest new entrant from MegaCritic! What a career twist!
Also, we need to talk about song titling. Recent years have seen an increase in titles complete in all-caps or comlete lower-case. I despise every of single one of these instances in the depths in my being, almost as much as I despise artists using numbers as letters (see the criminal formerly known as Prince). But now, now we get Lil Yachti who uses capital letters completely at random and uses various symbols for no reason in his titles too. Surely this assault against all that is good in this world won't stand. When I am king he will be first against the wall.
Re: MCCh 2023: March 15
Thanks!
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Re: MCCh 2023: March 15
A fun new spin! If possible, could you note any album demoted from "Headliner" to "Opening Act" as well? Thanks!
Re: MCCh 2023: March 15
Thank you!
Re: MCCh 2023: March 15
March 31
Nine new albums in the Top 30, and a new number one!
Nine new albums in the Top 30, and a new number one!