Top 20 Music Albums of 2023 by Exist-en-ciel 
Favorite songs of the year:
1. Shit Talk - Sufjan Stevens
2. Turbines / Pigs (live at Bush Hall) - Black Country, New Road
3. i/o - Peter Gabriel
4. Chrysalis - Zanias
5. Madres - Sophia Kourtesis
6. Dawn in the Adan (live at Milton Court) - 青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]
7. Party - Daughter
8. A Barely Lit Path - Oneohtrix Point Never
9. Space Invader - The National
10. Welcome to My Island - Caroline Polachek
- Chart updated: 11/26/2024 00:15
- (Created: 12/01/2023 02:29).
- Chart size: 20 albums.
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Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Folk
8.2/10
Track selection: Shit Talk
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1. Goodbye Evergreen 8
2. A Running Start 8.5
3. Will Anybody Ever Love Me? 8.5
4. Everything That Rises 8
5. Genuflecting Ghost 8
6. My Red Little Fox 8
7. So You Are Tired 8.5
8. Javelin (To Have and to Hold) 7.5
9. Shit Talk 9
10. There's a World 8 [First added to this chart: 12/02/2023]
8.2/10
Track selection: Shit Talk
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1. Goodbye Evergreen 8
2. A Running Start 8.5
3. Will Anybody Ever Love Me? 8.5
4. Everything That Rises 8
5. Genuflecting Ghost 8
6. My Red Little Fox 8
7. So You Are Tired 8.5
8. Javelin (To Have and to Hold) 7.5
9. Shit Talk 9
10. There's a World 8 [First added to this chart: 12/02/2023]
Year of Release:
2023
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Rank Score:
1,704
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Chamber Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Chamber Music
8.1/10
Track selection: Dawn in the Adan
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1. 帆衣 / Easter Lily 8
2. Parfum d’étoiles 8
3. 霧鳴島 8
4. Sagu Palm’s Song 8.5
5. 血の風 7.5
6. Hagupit 8
7. Dawn in the Adan 8.5
8. アダンの島の誕生祭 8
9. 守り哥 8.5
10. 海底のエデン 8
11. アンディーヴと眠って 8
12. 赤とんぼ 8
13. もしもし 8 [First added to this chart: 12/07/2023]
8.1/10
Track selection: Dawn in the Adan
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1. 帆衣 / Easter Lily 8
2. Parfum d’étoiles 8
3. 霧鳴島 8
4. Sagu Palm’s Song 8.5
5. 血の風 7.5
6. Hagupit 8
7. Dawn in the Adan 8.5
8. アダンの島の誕生祭 8
9. 守り哥 8.5
10. 海底のエデン 8
11. アンディーヴと眠って 8
12. 赤とんぼ 8
13. もしもし 8 [First added to this chart: 12/07/2023]
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Progressive Pop, Art Rock, Chamber Pop
8/10
Track selection: Turbines / Pigs
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1. Up Song 8
2. The Boy 8
3. I Won’t Always Love You 8
4. Across the Pond Friend 8
5. Laughing Song 8
6. The Wrong Trousers 7.5
7. Turbines / Pigs 8.5
8. Dancers 8
9. Up Song (Reprise) 8 [First added to this chart: 12/03/2023]
8/10
Track selection: Turbines / Pigs
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1. Up Song 8
2. The Boy 8
3. I Won’t Always Love You 8
4. Across the Pond Friend 8
5. Laughing Song 8
6. The Wrong Trousers 7.5
7. Turbines / Pigs 8.5
8. Dancers 8
9. Up Song (Reprise) 8 [First added to this chart: 12/03/2023]
Year of Release:
2023
Appears in:
Rank Score:
591
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Art Rock, Art Pop, Ambient Pop
8/10
Track selection: i/o
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1. Panopticom 7.5
2. The Court 8
3. Playing for Time 8
4. i/o 8.5
5. Four Kinds of Horses 8
6. Road to Joy 8
7. So Much 8
8. Olive Tree 8
9. Love Can Heal 8
10. This Is Home 8
11. And Still 7.5
12. Live and Let Live 8.5 [First added to this chart: 11/30/2023]
8/10
Track selection: i/o
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1. Panopticom 7.5
2. The Court 8
3. Playing for Time 8
4. i/o 8.5
5. Four Kinds of Horses 8
6. Road to Joy 8
7. So Much 8
8. Olive Tree 8
9. Love Can Heal 8
10. This Is Home 8
11. And Still 7.5
12. Live and Let Live 8.5 [First added to this chart: 11/30/2023]
Year of Release:
2023
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Rank Score:
439
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Comments:
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Western Classical Music, Tizita, Christian Liturgical Music
8/10
Best track: Quand la mer furieuse
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1. Famine Disaster 1974 8
2. The Home of Beethoven 8
3. Jerusalem 8
4. Aurora 8
5. Quand la mer furieuse 8
6. Have You Seen Assayehegn? 8
7. Movement From Rainbow Sonata 8
8. Woigaye, Don’t Cry Anymore 8
9. Farewell Eve 8
10. The Pilgrim Song 8 [First added to this chart: 12/10/2023]
8/10
Best track: Quand la mer furieuse
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1. Famine Disaster 1974 8
2. The Home of Beethoven 8
3. Jerusalem 8
4. Aurora 8
5. Quand la mer furieuse 8
6. Have You Seen Assayehegn? 8
7. Movement From Rainbow Sonata 8
8. Woigaye, Don’t Cry Anymore 8
9. Farewell Eve 8
10. The Pilgrim Song 8 [First added to this chart: 12/10/2023]
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Art Rock, Indie Rock, Art Pop
7.9/10
Best track: Gravité
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1. Ouverture 8
2. Parfaite à l'écran 8
3. À bout portant 7.5
4. Gravité 8
5. Miroir de John Wayne 7.5
6. Nouvelle vague 8
7. Dans la seconde 8
8. L'échafaud 8
9. Du courage pour deux 8 [First added to this chart: 11/01/2024]
7.9/10
Best track: Gravité
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1. Ouverture 8
2. Parfaite à l'écran 8
3. À bout portant 7.5
4. Gravité 8
5. Miroir de John Wayne 7.5
6. Nouvelle vague 8
7. Dans la seconde 8
8. L'échafaud 8
9. Du courage pour deux 8 [First added to this chart: 11/01/2024]
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Deep House, Latin House, Microhouse
7.8/10
Track selection: Madres
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1. Madres 8.5
2. Si te portas bonito 8
3. Vajkoczy 8
4. How Music Makes You Feel Better 7.5
5. Habla con ella 7.5
6. Funkhaus 8
7. Moving Houses 7.5
8. Estación esperanza 8
9. Cecilia 8
10. El carmen 7.5 [First added to this chart: 12/09/2023]
7.8/10
Track selection: Madres
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1. Madres 8.5
2. Si te portas bonito 8
3. Vajkoczy 8
4. How Music Makes You Feel Better 7.5
5. Habla con ella 7.5
6. Funkhaus 8
7. Moving Houses 7.5
8. Estación esperanza 8
9. Cecilia 8
10. El carmen 7.5 [First added to this chart: 12/09/2023]
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Shoegaze, Emo, Indie Rock
7.8/10
Best track: Into the Endless Night
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1. 북극성 (Polaris) 8
2. 아름다운 세상 (Beautiful World) 8
3. 아날로그 센티멘탈리즘 (Analog Sentimentalism) 7.5
4. 그곳에는 낭만이 있다 (Soft Bruise) 7.5
5. Imagination 7.5
6. I Can Feel My Heart Touching You 7.5
7. 흰천장 (White Ceiling) 8
8. Into the Endless Night 8 [First added to this chart: 12/05/2023]
7.8/10
Best track: Into the Endless Night
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1. 북극성 (Polaris) 8
2. 아름다운 세상 (Beautiful World) 8
3. 아날로그 센티멘탈리즘 (Analog Sentimentalism) 7.5
4. 그곳에는 낭만이 있다 (Soft Bruise) 7.5
5. Imagination 7.5
6. I Can Feel My Heart Touching You 7.5
7. 흰천장 (White Ceiling) 8
8. Into the Endless Night 8 [First added to this chart: 12/05/2023]
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Synthpop, Darkwave, Ethereal Waves
7.7/10
Track selection: Chrysalis
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1. Simulation 8
2. Metrics 8
3. Burial 7.5
4. Lovelife 8
5. Closing 7
6. Teatree 7.5
7. Departure 7.5
8. Chrysalis 8.5 [First added to this chart: 12/09/2023]
7.7/10
Track selection: Chrysalis
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1. Simulation 8
2. Metrics 8
3. Burial 7.5
4. Lovelife 8
5. Closing 7
6. Teatree 7.5
7. Departure 7.5
8. Chrysalis 8.5 [First added to this chart: 12/09/2023]
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Singer-Songwriter, Contemporary Folk, Chamber Folk
7.7/10
Best track: Alyosha
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1. Orð vǫlu 7
2. Ashera's Song 7.5
3. Blómi 7.5
4. Rūnā 8
5. Fare Thee Well 8
6. Leikara ljóð 8
7. Alyosha 8
8. Ṣānnu yārru lī 8
9. Náttsǫngr 7.5
10. Orð hjartans 7.5 [First added to this chart: 12/03/2023]
7.7/10
Best track: Alyosha
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1. Orð vǫlu 7
2. Ashera's Song 7.5
3. Blómi 7.5
4. Rūnā 8
5. Fare Thee Well 8
6. Leikara ljóð 8
7. Alyosha 8
8. Ṣānnu yārru lī 8
9. Náttsǫngr 7.5
10. Orð hjartans 7.5 [First added to this chart: 12/03/2023]
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Top 20 Music Albums of 2023 composition
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| Zanias | 1 | 5% | |
| Nation Of Language | 1 | 5% | |
| Susanne Sundfør | 1 | 5% | |
| Enji | 1 | 5% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 1 | 5% | |
| Oneohtrix Point Never | 1 | 5% | |
| 青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba] | 1 | 5% | |
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5 | 25% | |
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| 100/100 | 12/31/2023 07:00 | ThuramThugood | | 89/100 |
| 90/100 | 12/13/2023 02:05 |  Arthurknight | | 89/100 |
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From Exist-en-ciel 12/13/2023 05:45
Thanks Arthurknight for the rating. :) If you like Zanias, try Linea Aspera, she is the singer. I love her voice. I keep my year charts at only 20 albums.
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From Arthurknight 12/13/2023 02:05
Arthurknight 12/13/2023 02:05
Thanks for the Zanias rec. Despite it being my neck of the woods I'd never heard of her. Are you gonna add to this more?
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