Thoroughly Best Tough Music of 2023

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Top 17 Albums of 2023 + Top EP of the Year + More (Apple Music friendly (click on album art to open in app))

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Children’s album of the year:

DANCE MODE! – Bluey (Ludo Studio)

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Runner up:

KAYTRAMINE – Kaytraminé (CLBN LLC/Kaytranada Music & Publishing, Inc./Venice Music)

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EP of the year:

REAL CULTURAL ISH – Channel Tres (Channel Tres Inc./RCA Records)

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#17

MIDLIFE CRISIS (Swishahouse RMX) – Slim Thug (SoSouth)

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#16

MINIATURE TIGERS – Miniature Tigers (Miniature Tigers)

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#15

SO MANY OTHER REALITIES EXIST SIMULTANEOUSLY – Atmosphere (Rhymesayers Entertainment LLC)

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#14

FIVE OF CUPS – Holy Wave (Holy Wave/Suicide Squeeze Records)

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#13

NEW BLUE SUN – André 3000 (Epic Records/Sony Music Entertainment)

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#12

WELCOME 2 COLLEGROVE – 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne (Gamebread, LLC/Def Jam Recordings/UMG Recordings, Inc.)

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#11

CRACKER ISLAND – Gorillaz (Parlophone Records Limited)

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#10

BORN FOR GREATNESS – Buju Banton (Gargamel Music Co./Roc Nation Records LLC/Def Jam Recordings)

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#9

THE MAVERICK WAY – Maverick City Music (Tribl Records)

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#8

MARK CALLING ORSON – Jehst (YNR Productions)

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#7

LOVE HALLUCINATION – Jessy Lanza (Hyperdub)

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SIT DOWN FOR DINNER – Blonde Redhead (section1)

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#5

FOR THAT BEAUTIFUL FEELING- The Chemical Brothers (The Chemical Brothers/Universal Music Operations Limited)

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BORN AGAIN – Danger Mouse & Jemini The Gifted One (Lex Records)

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I WANT IT ALL RIGHT NOW – GROUPLOVE (Glassnote Music LLC)

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#2

SREMM 4 LIFE- Rae Sremmurd (Eardruma Records/Interscope Records)

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#1

BARBIE THE ALBUM – Various Artists (Atlantic Recording Corporation/Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc./Mattel, Inc.)

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Top 10 Songs of 2023

Runner ups:

KANT NOBODY (FT. DMX) – Lil Wayne (Young Money Records, Inc.)

KEEP IT ROLLING (FT. KENNYHOOPLA) – Bloc Party (BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited)

SPIRIT – The Killers (Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)

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#10

JOHNNY DANG – That Mexican OT, Paul Wall & DRODi (Manifest/GoodTalk/Good Money Global)

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#9

HOTLINE – bby (bby)

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#8

HOUDINI – Dua Lipa (Warner Records UK/Warner Music UK Limited)

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#7

GOOD LIES – Overmono (XL Recordings Ltd)

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#6

OFF THE LOT – Curren$y & Jermaine Dupri ft 2 Chainz (Jet Life Recordings/So So Def)

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#5

I BELIEVE IN LOVE AGAIN – Peggy Gou & Lenny Kravitz (XL Recordings Ltd)

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#4

TELL ME – James Blake (A Republic Records/Polydor Records Release)

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#3

GIVING ME – Jazzy (Universal Music Operations Limited)

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#2

SUMMER OF LUV – Portugal. The Man feat. Unknown Mortal (Atlantic Recording Corporation)

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#1

NOW U DO – DJ Seinfeld & Confidence Man (Ninja Tune)

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