"Top Albums of 2023: A Comprehensive Guide for Your Playlist"

The year 2023 in music has been marked by layoffs, declining sustainability of touring, and threats to streaming royalty rates for niche artists. Despite these challenges, there have been notable albums released. Some of the top albums include Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shahzad Ismaily's "Love in Exile," Boygenius' "The Record," and Jaimie Branch's "Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die (World War)." Other notable albums include releases from Everything But the Girl, JPEGMafia and Danny Brown, Kirsty MacColl, Megan Moroney, Lisa O'Neill, New Jeans, Speedy Ortiz, Olivia Rodrigo, and Wednesday.