2023 Entire Ranked Album List [Upside-down: last listed is best]

The text color is where in the rank (by tens).

The highlight is where in the score (by 0.5)

53. Paramore Re-this is why EP 13 /12 = 1.08

52. Gregory Alan Isakov 18 /11 songs = 1.64

Paramore combo (didn’t count) 51 /22 songs = 2.32 (brought it way down)

51. Janelle Monae 35 /14 songs = 2.5

50. Kim Petras 35.5 of 13 songs = 2.73

49. Sufjan Stevens 29 /10 songs = 2.9

48. Morgan Wallen 105.5 /36 songs = 2.93

47. Tim McGraw 40.5 /13 songs = 3.12

46. Ben Folds 31.5 of 10 songs = 3.15

45. Zach Bryan  48.5 /15 songs = 3.23

44. Spoon 10 /3 songs = 3.33

Tim McG combo (didn’t count) 64 Of 19 songs = 3.37 (x-tra increased score)

43. Carly Rae Jepsen 44 /13 songs = 3.38

42. Shania Queen of Me Royal ext. version 25 /7 bonus songs = 3.57

41. 1989 vault  18 of 5 vault tracks = 3.6

40. Allison Russell 36 /10 = 3.6

39. Macklemore  54.5/15 songs = 3.63

38. Speak now vault 22 /6 songs = 3.67

37. Jason Mraz 37 /10 = 3.7

36. Barenaked Ladies 52 /14 songs = 3.71

35. Kesha live acoustic from space EP 15  /4 songs = 3.75

34. Foo Fighters 38 /10 songs = 3.8 (Tie break = silver & great)

33. Paramore 38 /10 songs = 3.8

32. Tim McG Poets Resume 23.5 /6 songs = 3.92

31. T-Pain 36  /9  = 4.0

30. Darius Rucker  56.5 /14 songs = 4.04

29. Brian Setzer:  44.5 /11 songs = 4.05

28. NF  53 /13 songs = 4.08

27. Brothers Osborne 46 /11 songs = 4.18

26. Pink 57.5 /13 songs = 4.42

25. Nothing But Thieves 49 /11 songs = 4.45

24. Adam Lambert  50 /11 = 4.55

23. Dierks Bentley 64/14 songs = 4.57

22. Sam Smith 56.5 /12 songs = 4.71

21. Dolly Parton 143/ 30 songs = 4.77

20. Kelsea Ballerini 29 /6 songs = 4.83

19. Luke Combs 87.5/ 18 songs = 4.86

Shania combo (didn’t count) 94 /19 songs = 4.95 (ext version lowered it)

18. Rebecca Black 50 /10 songs = 5.00

17. Jake Owen 82 /16 songs = 5.13

16. Matchbox Twenty 63 /12 songs = 5.25

Kesha combined (didn’t count) 73.5 /14 songs = 5.25 (acoustics lowered score)

15. DMB 63/12 songs = 5.25

14. Brandy Clark 59 /11 songs = 5.36

13. Miley Cyrus 70 /13 songs = 5.38

12. Olivia R 66.5 /12 songs = 5.54

11. Kelly C Deluxe 44.5 /8 songs = 5.56

10. Shania Twain 69 /12 songs = 5.75

Kelly Clarkson combined (didn’t count) 127.5  /22 songs = 5.8 (close, but lowered the score)

9. Kesha 58.5 /10 actual songs = 5.85

8. Lauren Alaina 35.5 /6 songs = 5.92

7. Kelly Clarkson 83 /14 songs = 5.93

6. Natalie Merchant 60/10 songs = 6.0

5. Ed Sheeran orig 84.5 /14 songs = 6.04

4. Dropkick Murphys 61.5/10 = 6.15

Ed combination (doesn’t count)  114 /18 = 6.33 (raised score.  Shoulda included it in the first place)

3. Metallica 80 /12 songs = 6.67

2. Fall Out Boy 98 /14 songs = 7.00

1. Ed bonus 29.5 /4 songs  = 7.38

Silvers (7.00-7.49) Ranking: Top Tier, Best of 2023!

2023 Scoring System:

I didn’t look at album inspiration, artist promo or backstories, or other reviews until my entire list was scored, ranked, and posted (so I still haven’t even on this late 12/12/23) so as not to get swayed.

Second disclaimer. I scored each of these artists songs individually, and didn’t add up their album scores, or place them within the list until I was finished with all of them. So no cheatee, cheat points were added or taken away in order to put any album in any specific place on the list.

–>looks neat in pics, but I’m glad I wasn’t there-this would make me majorly anxious. I’ve seen that doc…

As you know I wasn’t really counting all the deluxe, bonus, acoustic etc. streaming cheating. Especially as their own entity. They were ranked for science, and as Kelly Clarkson would say, Never Again. But I included this because it was (one of) the only one who RAISED the score of the original. Meaning the deluxe tracks ranked higher than the album. And it pulled up the average of both. But also, just include your $hit the first time around.

Without any further ado, here is the number one album of 2023!

Another year done, feels good when it’s over. Now, to read those backstories and the other reviews.

2023 Hecto (6.50-6.99) Ranked 3rd Overall

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2023 Greats (6.0-6.49) Ranked 6th, 5th, & 4th

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sidenote–> I’m so glad I’m posting this today so I can look up what has happened in Ed’s life to inspire such beautiful, emotive music. I don’t allow myself to actively search out background or personal information for the rankings, lest my empathy artificially inflate the score.

2023 DecA Albums: 12-7th Best

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Sidenote–>I have a whole post coming up on what I think Laci is about (spoiler not drugs or sapphic love).

Rock Hudson = bearding

2023 Bronze (5.0-5.49) or any excuse to talk about Brandi Carlile

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2023 Centi (4.5 to 4.9) We’ve entered the top 25!

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2023 Goods: Ranked 31-25

Reminder of 2023 Scoring System:

2023 Nickel Albums Ranked 39-32

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2023 Nickels (rank 47-40th)

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Tusk FYI: