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The Albums That Defined 2023? Let’s Discuss.

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The Albums That Defined 2023? Let’s Discuss.

Our critics debate their year-end lists (and agree on SZA, Olivia Rodrigo and 100 gecs!) in a wrap-up of the year in LPs.

By Nipah DennisAgence France-Presse Getty Images

Hear the Best Albums and Songs of 2023

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Hear the Best Albums and Songs of 2023

A playlist of 124 songs from our three critics’ lists to experience however you wish.

By Chantal Anderson for The New York Times

Best Songs of 2023

Benjamin, Andre (Andre 3000) Bizarrap (1998- ) boygenius (Music Group) Branch, Jaimie (1983- ) Bridges, Leon (1989- ) Bryan, Zach (1966- ) Central Cee (1998- ) Champion, Jenn Chino Pacas Country Music Cyrus, Miley Daughter, Nkosazana Dean, Olivia (Singer) Del Rey, Lana Depp, Lily-Rose (1999- ) Dlamini, Amala Zandile (Doja Cat) Doechii (1998- ) Drake (Rapper) duendita (Singer) Fuerza Regida (Music Group) Future (Rapper) Gabriel, Peter Glaspy, Margaret Gosling, Ryan Grupo Frontera (Music Group) Gunna (Rapper) Harlow, Jack (Rapper) Howard, Brittany (1988- ) Hunt, Sam (1984- ) Ice Spice (Rapper) Irreversible Entanglements (Music Group) Johnson, Cody (1987- ) Killer Mike L'Rain (Taja Cheek) Lady Gaga Lankum (Music Group) Latin Music Lil Uzi Vert (Rapper) Madley Croft, Romy Mandy, Indiana Messia, Byron Minogue, Kylie Miyawaki, Mitski Monae, Janelle Musgraves, Kacey Mustafa (1996- ) NewJeans (Music Group) Noname (Rapper) Palehound (Music Group) Parton, Dolly PinkPantheress Polachek, Caroline Pop and Rock Music Price, Margo Rap and Hip-Hop Rhythm and Blues (Music) Rodrigo, Olivia (2003- ) Rolling Stones Rose, Caroline (1990- ) Russell, Allison (Singer) Sampha (Singer) Sexyy Red Shakira Smile (Music Group) Smith, Jorja (1997- ) SZA (Singer) That Mexican OT Two Thousand Twenty Three Wall, Paul Water From Your Eyes (Music Group) Wednesday Williamson, Jess (Singer) Wonder, Stevie Woods, Jamila (1989- )

Best Songs of 2023

Seventy-one tracks that asked big questions, found new kinship between genres and helped us see the good in Ken.

By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz

They’re Great Songs. Are They Christmas Songs?

Buckingham, Lindsey Christmas Cohen, Leonard Country Music Fairytale of New York (Song) Fleet Foxes (Music Group) Folk Music Haggard, Merle Hallelujah (Song) MacColl, Kirsty My Favorite Things (Song) Pogues, The (Music Group) Pop and Rock Music Streisand, Barbra Swift, Taylor The Handsome Family

They’re Great Songs. Are They Christmas Songs?

Nine tracks from Barbra Streisand, the 1975, Fleet Foxes and more get put to the Lindsay Test.

By Adrian WyldThe Canadian Press via Associated Press