The 20 Best Albums of 2023 So Far

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – July 6, 2023

Which albums impressed critics during the first half of the year? In the gallery on this page we rank the highest-scoring LPs released between January 1, 2023 and June 30, 2023. Albums are ranked by their Metascores as of July 3, 2023 and must have at least 7 reviews from professional critics to be eligible. Resissues, EPs, live albums, and compilations are excluded.

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86 Turn the Car Around by Gaz Coombes

(tied at #13) Turn the Car Around is the fourth—and best—solo album (and first in five years) from the Supergrass frontman.

“It is the finest achievement of Coombes’ solo career so far, a magnificent record – and the feeling still persists that there is more to come.” —musicOMH

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