A bit late to the party, but in the beginning of last year I collected my favorite songs of 2023 into a Spotify playlist. I am putting it into blog form here.
The playlist can be found here.
This list is in no particular order.
Top 50:
- Soft Landing by billy woods and Kenny Segal
- SCARING THE HOES by JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown
- free by Kara Jackson
- Holy Moly by Young Fathers
- Will Anybody Ever Love Me? by Sufjan Stevens
- Tell Me by James Blake
- MY EYES by Travis Scott
- KITCHEN LIGHTS by Westside Gunn and Stove God Cooks
- Veil of Secrets by Michael FK
- FaceTime by billy woods, Kenny Segal and Samuel T. Herring
- Kingdom Hearts Key by JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown featuring redveil
- Drum by Young Fathers
- Meteora Blues by Yves Tumor
- No Other 1.2.2 [2021 Export Wav] by Flume
- Making The Band (Danity Kane) by Earl Sweatshirt
- Any Time Of Day by The Lemon Twigs
- I Wish you Roses by Kali Uchis
- rat by Kara Jackson
- Snow On The Beach by Taylor Swift featuring Lana Del Rey
- I Can’t Stand It! by Algiers, Samuel T. Herring and Jae Matthews
- Vampire Empire by Big Thief
- Problems by Floating Points
- A&W by Lana Del Rey
- Arrived Anxious, Left Bored 1.4 [2020 Export Wav] by Flume
- Too Close by Nosaj Thing, Jacques Greene and Ouri
- Lost by Linkin Park
- Little Things by Jorja Smith
- I Want You To Know by James Blake
- Counting Sheep (V2) [2018 Export Wav] by Flume and Injury Reserve
- Hide The Pain by Yash Bansal
- CAN’T STOP by William Crooks
- You’re On Your Own, Kid by Taylor Swift
- For Granted by Yaeji
- Spirit 2.0 by Sampha
- drive ME crazy! by Lil Yachty
- Pretty In Possible by Caroline Polachek
- Daddy by Nourished by Time
- I Been Young by George Clanton
- No More Lies by Thundercat and Tame Impala
- Alien Love Call by Turnstile, BADBADNOTGOOD and Blood Orange
- Blackbox Life Recorder 21f by Aphex Twin
- the BLACK seminole. by Lil Yachty
- namesake by Noname
- The Roach by Genesis Owusu
- Crushing by Eartheater
- Like A Heart Won’t Beat by Skinny Pelembe
- Everybody’s Safe Until… by Paris Texas
- Ascension by KOAN Sound
- The Alchemist by Spotlights
- 북극성 (Polaris) by Parannoul
Notable mentions:
- SPIRAL by Sound Stabs
- Cruel Summer – LP Giobbi Remix by Taylor Swift and LP Giobby
- Mosquito by PinkPantheress
- Contact by Kelela
