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Top 89 of 2023: Best albums

Top 89 of 2023 Best Albums honorees, left to right: Mitski, Hozier, and Killer Mike
Top 89 of 2023 Best Albums honorees, left to right: Mitski, Hozier, and Killer MikeMitski: Ebru Yildiz; Hozier: Nate Ryan; Killer Mike: Jonathan Mannion; artwork by Natalia Toledo | MPR

December 28, 2023

boygenius - The Record

Stephen Sanchez - Angel Face

Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS

Janelle Monáe - The Age of Pleasure

Killer Mike - Michael

Foo Fighters - But Here We Are

Genesis Owusu - Struggler

Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You

The Last Dinner Party - Prelude To Ecstasy

Durry - Suburban Legend

Hozier - Unreal Unearth

Jon Batiste - World Music Radio

Feist - Multitudes

Joy Oladukun - Proof of Life

The Current's Top 89 Songs of 2023 will air on New Year’s Eve. We'll count down your Top 89 of 2023 at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, and at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1.