Top 50 Albums of 2023
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100 gecs - 10,000 gecs (sorry for saying 1000 in vid)
• 100 gecs - 10,000 gecs...
Amaarae - Fountain Baby
• Amaarae - Fountain Bab...
Ana Frango Elétrico - Me Chama de Gato Que Eu Sou Sua
• Ana Frango Elétrico - ...
ANOHNI and the Johnsons - My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross
• ANOHNI and the Johnson...
Armand Hammer - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips
• Armand Hammer - We Buy...
Autopsy - Ashes, Organs, Blood and Crypts
• Autopsy - Ashes, Organ...
billy woods & Kenny Segal - Maps
• billy woods & Kenny Se...
Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
• Caroline Polachek - De...
Colin Stetson - When we were that what wept for the sea
• Colin Stetson - When w...
feeble little horse - Girl with Fish
• feeble little horse - ...
Geese - 3D Country
• Geese - 3D Country ALB...
Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER
• Genesis Owusu - Strugg...
George Clanton - Ooh Rap I Ya
• George Clanton - Ooh R...
grouptherapy. - I Was Mature for My Age, But I Was Still a Child
• grouptherapy. - I Was ...
The HIRS Collective - We're Still Here
• The HIRS Collective - ...
Jeff Rosenstock - HELLMODE
• Jeff Rosenstock - HELL...
Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!
• Jessie Ware - That! Fe...
Joanna Sternberg - I've Got Me
• Joanna Sternberg - I'v...
JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brown - SCARING THE HOES
• JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brow...
Kara Jackson - Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?
• Kara Jackson - Why Doe...
Key Glock - Glockoma 2
• Key Glock - Glockoma 2...
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse
• King Gizzard & The Liz...
King Krule - Space Heavy
• King Krule - Space Hea...
Lana Del Rey - Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
• Lana Del Rey - Did you...
The Lemon Twigs - Everything Harmony
• The Lemon Twigs - Ever...
Liturgy - 93696
• Liturgy - 93696 ALBUM ...
Lonnie Holley - Oh Me Oh My
• Lonnie Holley - Oh Me ...
McKinley Dixon - Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?
• McKinley Dixon - Belov...
MIKE - Burning Desire
• MIKE - Burning Desire ...
Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
• Mitski - The Land Is I...
Model/Actriz - Dogsbody
• Model/Actriz - Dogsbod...
Mon Laferte - Autopoiética
• Mon Laferte - Autopoié...
Navy Blue - Ways of Knowing
• Navy Blue - Ways of Kn...
Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS
• Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS ...
Paramore - This Is Why
• Paramore - This Is Why...
Parannoul - After the Magic
• Parannoul - After the ...
PinkPantheress - Heaven knows
• PinkPantheress - Heave...
Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter - SAVED!
• Reverend Kristin Micha...
Sampha - Lahai
• Sampha - Lahai ALBUM R...
Sexyy Red - Hood Hottest Princess
• Sexyy Red - Hood Hotte...
Snooper - Super Snõõper
• Snooper - Super Snõõ...
Snow Strippers - April Mixtape 3
• Snow Strippers - April...
Sprain - The Lamb as Effigy
• Sprain - The Lamb as E...
Squid - O Monolith
• Squid - O Monolith ALB...
Sufjan Stevens - Javelin
• Sufjan Stevens - Javel...
Tinashe - BB/ANG3L
• Tinashe - BB/ANG3L ALB...
Tomb Mold - The Enduring Spirit
• Tomb Mold - The Enduri...
underscores - Wallsocket
• underscores - Wallsock...
Wiki & Tony Seltzer - 14K Figaro
• Wiki & Tony Seltzer - ...
Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan
• Zach Bryan - Self-Titl...
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Y'all know this is just my opinion, right? - เพลง
I disagree (I haven't opened the video)
Lana really did a 180 going from getting 2s and 3s to being top 3 albums of the year
She still got a 3 :(
That’s technically still a three :’(
@@neminem233 against so many good albums ans speacially STH the no. 3 is well deserved . well i can say after listening i am officially lana pilled too
her music took such a leap quality wise when jack antonoff became her producer yet somehow lana fans hate him 💀💀💀
@@iwasshockedhoneyiwasintearsi think it's her evolution as lyricist. Instead of "sad girl bad girl" she's now "I have Trauma®"
LIST:
50 - Ways of Knowing by Navy Blue
49 - That! Feels Good! by Jessie Ware
48 - Ooh Rap I Ya by George Clanton
47 - Glockoma 2 by Key Glock
46 - Me Chama de Gato Que Eu Sou Sua by Ana Frango Elétrico
45 - Burning Desire by MIKE
44 - Ashes, Organs, Blood and Crypts by Autopsy
43 - Autopoiética by Mon Laferte
42 - The Enduring Spirit by Tomb Mold
41 - I've Got Me by Joanna Sternberg
40 - When We Were That What Wept For the Sea by Colin Stetson
39 - BB/ANG3L by Tinashe
38 - 14K Figaro by Wiki and Tony Seltzer
37 - April Mixtape 3 by Snow Strippers
36 - The Land is Inhospitable and So Are We by Mitski
35 - SAVED! by Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter
34 - Heaven knows by PinkPantheress
33 - Zach Bryan by Zach Bryan
32 - After the Magic by Parannoul
31 - We're Still Here by The Hirs Collective
30 - O Monolith by Squid
29 - Girl with Fish by feeble little horse
28 - This Is Why by Paramore
27 - GUTS by Olivia Rodrigo
26 - Dogsbody by Model/Actriz
25 - Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? by McKinley Dixon
24 - Oh Me Oh My by Lonnie Holley
23 - Super Snõõper by Snõõper
22 - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnatio by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
21 - Space Heavy by King Krule
20 - Hood Hottest Princess by Sexyy Red
19 - 10,000 gecs by 100 gecs
18 - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You by Caroline Polachek
17 - Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? by Kara Jackson
16 - i was mature for my age, but i was still a child by grouptherapy.
15 - Fountain Baby by Amaarae
14 - 3D Country by Geese
13 - Wallsocket by underscores
12 - STRUGGLER by Genesis Owusu
11 - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips by Armand Hammer & billy woods and E L U C I D
10 - Everything Harmony by The Lemon Twigs
9 - My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross by ANOHNI
8 - 93696 by Liturgy
7 - The Lamb of Effigy by Sprain
6 - Lahai by Sampha
5 - Maps by billy woods & Kenny Segal
4 - Javelin by Sufjan Stevens
3 - Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd by Lana Del Rey
2 - SCARING THE HOES by JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown
1 - HELLMODE by Jeff Rosenstock
Love u
Thank you!
Thank you but WHERE IS UTOPIA IT NEEDS TO BE HERE
i was thinking the same thing@@crashdownpc1482
0 - to the forest to live a truer life - YoshimiOizumikiYoshiduO
Thank you for putting Ken Carson’s ‘A Great Chaos’ at number 1. Well deserved ❤
That was trash from beginning to end
@@GagaBoy1346old head💀
Ok melon dickrider😂@@GagaBoy1346
@@GagaBoy1346i feel bad for u that ur ears don’t allow u to hear such a beauty
Album sucks
I was shocked when you placed [generally poorly received album] in the #1 spot!
I’m here for the meta Fantano comment section
You have 69 Likes.
Most orginal fantano fan
I was also surprised when he just said [random thing tangentially related to the topic at hand] over and over again for the whole video
I see we’re still rolling with the postmetamelonposting. This should be fun for a while until it gets overused
timestamps
50-25
0:45 Navy Blue - Ways of Knowing
1:00 Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!
1:08 George Clanton - Ooh Rap I Ya
1:16 Key Glock - Glockoma 2
1:24 Ana Frango Elétrico - Me Chama de Gato Que Eu Sou Sua
1:37 MIKE - Burning Desire
1:45 Autopsy - Ashes, Organs, Blood and Crypts
1:57 Mon Laferte - Autopoiética
2:10 Tomb Mold - The Enduring Spirit
2:17 Joanna Sternberg - I've Got Me
2:28 Colin Stetson - When we were that what wept for the sea
2:43 Tinashe - BB/ANG3L
2:56 Wiki & Tony Seltzer - 14K Figaro
3:02 Snow Strippers - April Mixtape 3
3:09 Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
3:18 Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter - SAVED!
3:27 PinkPantheress - Heaven knows
3:34 Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan
3:42 Parannoul - After the Magic
3:49 The HIRS Collective - We're Still Here
4:06 Squid - O Monolith
4:12 feeble little horse - Girl with Fish
4:27 Paramore - This Is Why
4:36 Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS
4:51 Model/Actriz - Dogsbody
TOP 25
5:05 McKinley Dixon - Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?
5:21 Lonnie Holley - Oh Me Oh My
5:46 Snooper - Super Snõõper
6:01 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse
6:37 King Krule - Space Heavy
6:54 Sexyy Red - Hood Hottest Princess
7:14 100 gecs - 10,000 gecs
7:49 Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
8:15 Kara Jackson - Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?
8:23 grouptherapy. - I Was Mature for My Age, But I Was Still a Child
9:09 Amaarae - Fountain Baby
9:27 Geese - 3D Country
10:00 underscores - Wallsocket
10:33 Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER
11:06 Armand Hammer - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips
TOP 10
11:30 The Lemon Twigs - Everything Harmony
12:54 ANOHNI and the Johnsons - My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross
13:31 Liturgy - 93696
14:49 Sprain - The Lamb as Effigy
16:07 Sampha - Lahai
17:03 billy woods & Kenny Segal - Maps
17:53 Sufjan Stevens - Javelin
18:55 Lana Del Rey - Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
19:55 JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brown - SCARING THE HOES
21:07 Jeff Rosenstock - HELLMODE
thanks king
Get this gigachad to be top comment
thnx
seeing Genesis Owusu so high is AMAZING
he is one of the best rising artists coming out of Australia, he such a slept on artist and deserves recognition for his amazing tunes
throws awesome live shows too
He opened when I saw paramore and I lost it! Had no idea who he was but it was hype!
PARAMOOOOOORE WOOOOOOOO
Thx for all the amazing content, recommendations and entertainment throughout the Year Antknee, have a great New Year!
I’ve been a fan of Jeff since the BTMI days and hell mode has been the album that truly resonated with me the most this year
Liar
@@frankwest7995dont say that
@@breadonbuddder5827no
@@breadonbuddder5827If you comment it enough times maybe Fantano will rank it higher just for you
Long live Bomb The Music Industry!
Never expected to see Jeff Rosenstock at number 1, this is so awesome! I dont understand how you left it off your best singles video, but oh well
I was thinking the same thing, why was Jeff out of his best singles of 2023?
liked you better was put in the meh category when it dropped
@@henryve5625 what a trajectory honestly
@@henryve5625 I believe both Liked you Better AND Doubt we're put in meh. The album experience is just really good
@@PixelCrabsright? It kinda suggested he wouldn’t like the album but hey!! Looks like he did!
I feel like Lil Yachty deserves a spot on this list, also a personal top album of the year that I knew wouldn't make it was Laufey's Bewitched.
no yachty drake ken carson lil tecca lil uzi vert travis scott had me so surprised but i dont know why i was considering this is fantano
Jeff is the number one at your list of best album from 2023. That makes me really happy. I really love this album. It feels like a christmas present. Thanks a lot :-) Wish you a Merry Christmas!
I still can't believe the Lemon Twigs album didn't explode in popularity this year. That thing is all ultra catchy sweet gold.
they wouldve probably received more attention during the 90s or so... But yes, i does have a layer of pop appeal and some undeniable catchyness to it
Glad fantano is recognizing it though! Seen them live twice and they put on a hell of a show
Beautiful stuff
Instant classic and endlessly replayable. Best in their discography so far and hopefully they’ll only go up from here! Big up to fantano for bringing some attention to the brothers’ immense talent🎉
They have a very dedicated fan base in europe
I love seeing Sampha’s big comeback album so high in the ranking 🥹🥹
Lana’s album is my top of the year. It’s just hauntingly beautiful and I love it more and more each listen.
This album is insane. I dont know how she did it but she managed to make every song on this album so moving and magical. This is coming from someone who ADORES NFR and was a fan of the following records, especially blue banisters i felt like to me was extremely underrated by the general public, and I can confidently say that Ocean Blvd is her best album to date.
Great list! The Lamb as Effigy is definitely my album of the year, which I discovered through your review, so thanks for that.
lana in top 3 is such a serve 😭 , crazy how much of an arc fantano has had with her
Jack Antonoff
@@sylvesteruchia5263 what do u mean he gave money???
as praised as he is, i really hope wider audiences start taking peggy seriously, dude has been releasing insane albums for well over 5 years
they won't, it's entirely due to his lyricism and I don't think he wants to change that to reach a wider audience anyway (and he shouldn't)
@@xch00F gatekeeping is crazy
@@paydenmcknight hoping that an artist remains principled in order to not diminish what makes them interesting as an artist is not gatekeeping in the slightest
@@xch00F 🤓🤓🤓 the fact that you think if peggy would change if he went mainstream is some goofy behavior
@@paydenmcknight that's my point shithead, he won't change and should not change
thanks for the recommendations anthony! i'm not sure all of them are for me, but certainly some great recommendations to check out! in fact, I think I'll go give some
a first or another go!
happy new year!
Thanks for being there to tell us about great music this year Anthony! Have a Merry Christmas!🎄
9:05 "you do need to be paying attention to group therapy."
Thank you fantano for putting awareness for the importance of mental health!! Really respect the work you put out
Geese was my favorite discovery of the year. I'm excited to see what they do next!
For sure, their vocal delivery is so huge and all over the place
@@tile-makervocals on i see myself are nutty can’t get enough of that song
still can’t believe they’re touring with greta van fleet
@@brodycrockett6755and king gizzard!
@@brodycrockett6755say what you will about Greta, that show would probably be killer to see.
Thank you mr Fantano for expanding my horizon and showing me beautiful music i would never listen to if it wasn‘t for you! Greetings from switzerland and happy holidays
Maps is hands down my favourite rap album of the year, so sick placing at 5 ! Loved a lot of your list especially, also agree with that king krule album being here ❤
so happy to see underscores not only make the list, but to place really highly on it as well. one of my favourite albums that came out this year as well
I just want to say that it's awesome how much effort and (yes, really) love you put into this. I doubt I could get into 50 albums a year, the fact that you're able to not only listen and get into it but actually review it and speak about it in depth is just awesome. Merry christmas and happy new year, melon. You deserve it.
didnt know much of sufjan besides the call me by your time track and thanks to this channel Javelin became my favorite of the year 💛 along with This Is Why and Weathervanes, by Jason Isbell, who's been my favorite songwriter for years now
Jeff is definitely my favourite artist of all time, and hellmode feels like a release of built up energy of the last few years since the last record. It feels reflective and it feels healing, as if Jeff is coming to terms with his extenential angst and finally settling down in sunny california
Thank you Melon for all this music shared once again this year. You're doing a lot for musicians everywhere in this round world. Keep it the same for ever
He doesn’t do shit, he gets paid by labels to give pop albums 7s and 8s
@@Benjlmao1996bro what😭
He's been doing in for a decade there's just no motive for him to give an album a high rating by getting paid. @@Benjlmao1996
@@Benjlmao1996born in 1996 and still dumb asl😭😭
@@Benjlmao1996Kanye fans
I'm just super glad that you gave Jeff Rosenstock the #1, I couldn't stop listening to the album since it dropped and I saw your review (Should have been a 10 lol), what else to say, you really nailed it this time with the spot and the few words about what the record meant, thanks a lot melon and merry christmas 😁🎄
Jeff Rosenstock has a great resume. Composing music for Craig of the Creek and now getting #1 in Fantano’s best album list lol.
I still hate him for not giving it a 10 BUT YAYYYYY MY FAVORITE ARTIST AT #1
I appreciate the spotlight on Jeff Rosenstock but feel like he could've given higher spots for Parannoul, Squid, Paramore, King Gizzard and Snõõper. For Geese to end up in a higher spot than others seems like a weird choice for me😕
Thanks for putting me onto great music this year Anthony! very informative and in depth reviews 👍 my number one is Maps- Billy Woods super fire album
I have to give a moment of appreciation for your ability to rank all of these different artists and genres of music against each other, it's very impressive. I had to make two seperate Top 10s (metal and not metal), cause I felt I couldn't fairly compare the albums.
Anyway, as far as stuff we had in common, Caroline Polachek, Kristin Hayter, Liturgy, Mitski, and Lana Del Rey all really resonated with me this year. The first three were really high in my rankings.
Even if Hellmode wasn’t my favorite from him, impossible not to be happy for Jeff! Such a great artist who doesn’t have a single miss in his entire catalog.
My Best Albums of 2023
1. Sufjan Stevens - Javelin
2. Lil Yachty - Let’s Start Here.
3. Caroline Polacheck - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You
4. Daniel Caesar - Never Enough
5. Travis Scott - Utopia
6. JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - Scaring The Hoes
7. bl4ck m4rket c4rt - Today I Laid Down
8. Olivia Rodrigo - Guts
9. The Lemon Twigs - Everything Harmony
10. Kara Jackson - Why Does The Earth Give Us People to Love
11. Model/Acritz - Dogsbody
12. Sampha - Lahai
13. PinkPantheress - Heaven knows
14. Grouptherapy - I Was Mature for My Age, But I Was Still a Child
15. Paranoul - After The Magic
16. Lana Del Rey - Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
17. Billy Woods & Kenny Segal - Maps
18. yeule - softscars
19. Ludwig Göransson - Oppenheimer Soundtrack
20. King Krule - Space Heavy
21. Black Country, New Road - Live From Bush Hall
22. Paramore - This Is Why
23. Danny Brown - Quaranta
24. Yaeji - With A Hammer
25. boygenius - the record
i dont know how fantano didnt have Lets Start Here anywhere on his list. insane honestly some of the albums he apparently preferred over it
i was hoping softscars would be on the list🥲
Feels like a lot of people slept on With A Hammer. Such a weird album but still grounded and fun as hell. I can only take so many sad poetic albums about the depths of all humanity - it was great to get an album of beats and energy about actual hope and motivation.
excellent list! I needed these recommendations! The only thing that would make this video better is a tiny taste of each album in the background, or between track discussions.
He used to do so in 2009 but copyright striked
Was happy to see Hirs Collective, Paramore, Scaring The Hoes and Olivia here though as I also loved those albums. And Lana as like you this new album surprised me from her. Even if imo Hozier and Boygenius made the year for me. Unreal Unearth is one I really think you’ve slept on even if you did give it a positive review, it’s a complete work of art and something I honestly think will be seen as a classic in the future, even if maybe it just isn’t for you.
There is not enough time in the year for me to listen to everything I want to, so I’m gonna end up going back and discovering some of these next year and bet I’m gonna love some of them or at least have them help shape my taste by knowing what isn’t for me, lmao. Merry christmas everyone ❤️💚
very happy that tinashe, pinkpantheress and amaarae made the list. they all had such great years, and we’re not judging you for sexyy red melon, it’s okay
Shoutout to women
Yes we are judging him for sexxy red just an insult to all the female rappers who are actually amazing but whose work he won't review or even mention when he gibes this utter garbage artist such high, undeserved praise
@@joedorben3504you got no place to talk about female rappers bruh quit being sexist and parasocial thank you.
Also literally every single statement you made here is completely false as well 🔥
I wouldn’t be judging him for sexyy red if it wasn’t placed ABOVE SPACE HEAVY
@@joedorben3504I mean if he liked the album, how is it undeserved praise? it's not much deeper then him liking it, don't act like he doesn't review more thoughtful music from female artist just cuz of sexy redd
Everything Harmony is probably my album of the year. Every time I listen to it it sounds as if it is a 50 year old classic that multitudes of people could sing word for word. It may not be experimental or daring but it is purely catchy and full of songs that sound like instant classics.
Easily my number one
Yup!!! Mine, too!! Endlessly replayable, instant classic, incredible display of talent
Composition-wise, it’s easily one of the best crafted batch of songs from this year. It’s rare for an entire album to have that level of ear worm quality
Absolutely hate my guts for having listened to it for the first time just a few days ago. The album would've absolutely made it to my top 10 easily!
Everything Harmony was my #2 after Matt Maltese's Driving Just To Drive.
Colin Stetson like the guy who did Hereditary score?! Radddd
Side note- I discovered the incredible Sylvana Estrada from your 2022 AOTY vid, I appreciate you doing these, and appreciate your diverse tastes dude🙏
Anthony has a wide range of music he listens to. That’s why I like hearing his opinions on the stuff I like. I also like finding new hip hop and jazz bands he mentions because I don’t listen to enough of it.
did not expect Jeff to be number one, he is my favorite artist of all time and i love that you saw the beauty in HELLMODE. not my album of the year but it’s truly deserving of the title!
Ben what was yours?!!
Can't believe melon and I are on the same page about our number one spot. Jeff really outdid himself with this new album, and I've had it on loop for the last couple of months.
Glad to see Ken Carson's A Great Chaos at number one! Interesting how fast you changed your opinion on it but I'm there for it!
Thank you mr Fantano. You help me discover good music and that means a lot. Hope you heal what needs to be.
Just wanna say thank you Melon for putting out these amazing reviews throughout the year. I've been preparing for the graduate school entrance exam throughout this year, and was at an all time low mentally. The reviews you put out really helps me discover different genres and artists (used to only listen to rap), which made my boring daily life kinda joyful. So once again, thank you melon, wish you a happy Christmas.
Such a wholesome comment, hope you have a Merry Christmas man
Merry Christmas!
@@kurexx3424 Thanks! Merry Christmas to you too!
@@ThePUFFYCHICKEN Merry Christmas to you too!🎄🎄
hope you had a happy holidays and hope next year is better 🤍🤍
So happy to see sampha getting the recognition he deserves. Such a generationally groundbreaking artist with unbelievable versatility.
As a massive Jeff fan I’m both in disbelief and pure euphoria over it being the no. 1 pick. It was easily top 3 albums of the year imo but I kinda expected you to put it in the 40s or upper 30s at best so to see it get the recognition it deserves makes me so happy
I’ve always been a fan of your yearly lists. Loving The Lemon Twigs.
And I completely forgot that AHNONI had an album this year, this time with The Johnsons. It’s no I Am a Bird Now, but it’s still a good one.
Javelin was my number one album of the year, glad to see you giving it the praise it deserves, absolutely beautiful album
(I'm a top .05% listener of Sufjan on Spotify also lol)
@@LowlySlimecongrats you deserve a noble prize
@@beaualoevvwhat prizes aren’t noble?
Honestly that's a valid flex
i agree with you lowlyslime, you have excellent taste you deserve the rank of king
As much as “After The Magic” is a brilliant listen, Parannoul’s live album “After The Night” blew it out of the water this year. On top of that, “Into the Endless Night” (extended version) might be my favorite song of all time.
i feel like the only person who thought the studio album was better...
I think the only reason no one’s really talking about it is because all but one song on it are only slightly modified versions of previously released songs, unlike for example the Black Country, New Road live album, in which they only presented new songs; which is unfortunate because yeah the whole performance is absolutely stellar and the 46 minute version of Into The Endless Night specifically is indeed a contender not only for song of the year but also oat
I also preferred the live album, the extended version of "Into the endless night" was an amazing thing to experience. Still in awe of how that was pulled off live.
i also absolutely adore parannouls earlier works, i find the roughness and rawness to songs like “white ceiling”(my favorite song of all time) and “youth rebellion” to just scratch a perfect emotional itch
Good list. Loved seeing so much metal. Disappointed that Green Lung's This Heathen Land and Fires in the Distance's Air Not Meant for Us. Those two albums were killer and two of my favs.
Nice rec! Just downloaded these albums. Staind should also be in the top 10
Everything harmony is so goddamn beautiful. Thank you mr melon, I wouldn't have know it without you
I was so worried as you went through the teens that Jeff wouldnt be on here, then as you got the top ten I had come to accept it wouldnt be on there but color me suprised with the number 1 pick holy shit. Jeff deserves all the love so proud to see him get that recognition.
great video Melon, great seeing you throw albums that were enjoyable in your own taste and opinion high up on the list instead of striving for some "objectivity" that's not really there. You're a great influence on the music community, thanks for the great year!
Hellmode was my #1 this year too. Absolutely perfect album and so creative. So many unexpected surprises.
Look, genuinely it's exciting that I liked almost every album on the list here but only about 5 or so are on my personal top 25. Really exciting year for new music
the implications of all 25 albums being now 9s or above is crazy
Right I was so confused by his ordering of some of them. He gave Oh Me Oh My a light to decent 9 and yet it was only #24 and Maps I think a decent 8 and it was #5 😃
@@f4gsforpeleIt shows how much an album can change in enjoyment with time.
i feel that the implication now is that only the top 10 albums or so have become 9s
Huge shout out to underscores and Paramore. Those were my two fav albums of the year for sure
Paramore really came through this year, what an incredible album, well worth the 6 year(!) Wait.
I never would have thought in a million years that a Paramore record would be my favourite album of 2023@@henriktheepic8690
Firstly, great work once again and Merry Christmas Melon. I was not really expecting Slowthai’s UGLY in the top 50 after the accusations, but it’s shame that overshadowed a great record. For me it’s easily a top 10 album this year. I’ve listened to it hundreds of times and never get tired of it
So glad I got to see Jeff this year! For sure one of my highlights of 2023!
Personally I really loved Geese’s 3D country, it was my niche pick of the year and fantano’s jab at Greta Van Fleet while praising Geese becomes even more funny when you know Geese is going on tour with them as their opener lol
So freaking happy the new Lana record is as high as it is! Most emotionally impactful album for me of the year. She absolutely mesmerized and hooked me in a way I never expected coming from someone who I have very limited experience in her respective genre and creative output. Truly a queen that deserves all her flowers for such an amazing piece of art
@@breadonbuddder5827 good for you!
@breadonbuddder5827 no. Co-Star is a banger though but A&W is the song of the year.
Everytime i listen to A&W I'm just like how does she do it. I LOVED EVERYTHING about this album. Felt like I got to know her a lot more because of it. Very emotional and impactful and overall beautiful. @Luke-el8hs
A&W was the song that really broke through to me emotionally on the record. Beforehand she struck me as just a really interesting person that had struggled with her past. Then after listening to it and reading the lyrics I caught myself feeling like a knife twisting in my gut emotionally speaking
What about it grabbed you, if I might ask? I'm gonna try it again soon but I listened to it twice back when Fantano reviewed it but I found it really dull musically. All I could remember about it afterwards were the annoyingly long interludes. I feel like I need to know what to listen for to "get it".
I absolutely adore Jess Rosenstock's solo music and every other musical project he's been involved with. He's been my number one on wrapper for 3 years in a row now. Hellmode is a fantastic album and Graveyard Song is my personal my song of the year. Glad he's getting this sort of recognition. Can't wait to see him in April.
wasnt expecting A Great Chaos by Ken Carson to be in the top 5 but glad to see youve changed your opinion!
happy to see underscores in this list. some of the best music I listened to all year!
so happy to see hellmode & sth at 1 and 2!!!! they’re def the two albums that stuck with me the most this year. i’ve cried to hellmode more times than i’d like to admit lol
Amazing list this year :)
Emotionally, the number one spot got me this year! The first show I went to see live (by myself at least) in like 4 years post Covid//the ending of a friendship with my ex-fiancee was Jeff Rosenstock and Nnamdi!
underscores' "wallsocket" is my AOTY, so to see it land in the Top 15 is a welcome surprise. Also pleasantly surprised to see "Maps" in the Top 5, and deservedly so. That's my favorite rap album of 2023.
I know you weren’t much of a fan of previous Lemon Twigs records (which I think are also amazing) but it is nice to see them finally make something you are enjoying pretty heavily.
Glad to see billy woods & Kenny Segal at the Top 5, MAPS is an album I've been having on repeat all year... and it should've been a Strong 9.
Although I would've loved to see underscores higher, I'm glad you finally gave Maps its flowers. That's definitely my rap album of the year!
same, Scaring the hoes is a bit overrated for me personally. but i loved Maps
Maps was awesome
Maps is so good dude hell yeah
@@breadonbuddder5827 very cring of you to reply this in every comment.
93696 and the Lamb as Effigy have to be the albums that left the deepest impressions on me this year. Both are just revolutionary for me.
Was not expecting (but very happy to see) HELLMODE at number one. Very much deserved pick, Jeff came through with an incredible variety of sounds. Though I wish Armand Hammer’s We Buy Diabetic Test Strips was higher than number 11, I’m glad Scaring the Hoes was your number two.
Happy holidays thank u really rate your reviews.. was wondering love if you've reviewed UK legend Casisdead album Famous last words yet?
Underscores and Genesis Owusu both right outside the top 10 is awesome because those along with Paramore were my most-played this year. I was obsessed with both of them couldn’t stop listening
Agree on Wallsocket, just kept going back to it
I got into Jeff Rosenstock this year and he became one of my top 3 artists of all time within a couple months. While I attribute Worry to most of that, Hellmode was a very close second. That album had amazing highs and touched on a lot of the same feelings I’ve had in recent memory. I think it’s the kind of album that came to me at the perfect time and I love every second of it. Very happy to see you give it the praise it deserves.
Go see him live it's so insane and it's such good vibes in the pit
@@WillToNihilsm I saw him live a couple weeks ago at a local smaller venue and it was genuinely one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to
@@Brave_Tsubasa total agreeance with you there dude. Smaller shows are always better to me. Jeff and origami angel are the best shows I've ever been to, hands down. Just such great energy
@@WillToNihilsmI have Jeff and hot mulligan tix for next year, cannot wait! I really wanna see origami Angel but they aren’t anywhere near the Midwest
@@nickl2854 yeah I think origami angel did their first national tour and that's when I saw them out west. Just waiting for them to do another one, but they're just in the east for right now.
You'll love the concert!
Thanks. I will check these out.
Whoa!! love the top 4, but love that you put Hellmode #1, didn’t see that coming but underrated record of the year for sure
Jeff deserved this. It’s also my album of the year and has been since release. Really glad to see this :)
Glad to see The Brave II taking the #1 spot. Tom Macdonald and Adam Calhoun are truly pioneers of their own genre.
Geese’s 3D Country is so so good. Can’t wait to see what the band do next. Thanks for introducing them to me Melon
would be cool to hear a review of the new conway the machine and wun two record!
also, of course, thank you for giving us all this music to check out!
don't see anyone talking about Sprain in these comments. massive W having it in ur top 10, easily one of the best albums i've heard this year,
and what a crazy live show. glad i could see them before their broke up, they were truly a band worth persevering for
Thanks for such a great year. Came across a whole lot of great albums thanks to your recommendations. You're the best
@@davidhowell5585he probably meant glazing
Don't donate money on YT. YT take like 40% of your donation
@@ssme_ good to know
Ah, 'tis the season to check what I missed in an overall interesting year. Quite a few records, apparently. So thanks for the pointers, as always. 🙂
Wow, I just listened to your review 2024 in your opinion.
I was wondering where you put Jeff Rosenstock's wonderus release.
I'd actually somewhat given up on it making your top 50 only to find it at number one.
Brilliant album, brilliant choice.
i stumbled apon jeff rosenstock earlier this year and fell in love with his discography, so cool to see people love his new album so much
Thank you Anthony for another year of your hard work sharing your music. It might not be said enough but we all appreciate what you do on the day to day to share such great (and terrible) music. I’m saying this, I am a bit confused as to why you have placed Imagine Dragons’ Night Vision at number 1 when it came out in 2012. Regardless, thanks again!
I managed to listen to every single album in just one month. Congrats for this list Mr Fantano, take your 50 views and see you next year
I urge everybody here to listen to number 25 on this list: ‘Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?’ by McKinley Dixon. There is only one song on the album that is kind of iffy, but the rest of the tracks are all 10/10. The instrumentals are incredible, the flows are amazing, the messages are deep, important, and heartbreaking. It is genuinely a life-changing album, and I could not recommend it more.
Which song would you consider iffy? I personally think they all are amazing and an amazing album.
@@penofficial_probably mezzanine tippin’
@@Prodbyjah464 eh I guess I can kinda see it, but that song still has its merits
@@penofficial_ just to clarify I don’t dislike it I just don’t think it really fits well with the albums overall sound and style
@@Prodbyjah464 yeah that’s probably right, the production sounds cluttered while on the rest of the album it’s really clean.
I never listened to Jeff Rosenstock before watching your review. It became my easy #1 this year. Thank you very much for introducing me to such an amazing artist.
thats awesome dude, yeah jeff has been a massive force in my life since i discovered him in high school. such a wide cataloge of music too
jeff getting album of the year is so hype. I loved the album right away but it wasn't necessarily my favorite of his, until I saw him play it live, at which point it really clicked and its been a top for me since. 3 summers is a fucking masterpiece and if you get the chance to see it live you need to.
Still shocked that you didny review the new Forest Swords album this year. Its like an electronic soundtrack to the final battle between the armies of heaven and hell. Definitely in my top 5
Joanna Sternberg was amazing live in Madison!! She opened for the lemon twigs, and I think that really helped people see her more :)
I was shocked when you placed Jeff Rosenstock's Hellmode in the #1 spot!
MY TOP FAVE ALBUMS OF 2023
1. Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You
2. Wednesday - Rat Saw God
3. Sufjan Stevens - Javelin
4. yeule - softscars
5. Amaarae - Fountain Baby
6. ANOHNI and the Johnsons - My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross
7. Lana Del Rey - Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd
8. Yaeji - With a Hammer
9. boygenius - the record
10. Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
11. Noname - Sundial
12. Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS
13. Kelela - Raven
14. 100 gecs - 10,000 gecs
15. Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!
16. L’Rain - I Killed Your Dog
17. Yves Tumor - Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)
18. Model/Actriz - Dogsbody
19. Youth Lagoon - Heaven Is a Junkyard
20. Kali Uchis - Red Moon in Venus
21. 파란노을 (Parannoul) - After the Magic
22. Nourished by Time - Erotic Probiotic 2
23. Kara Jackson - Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?
24. billy woods / Kenny Segal - Maps
25. Fever Ray - Radical Romantics
Honorable Mentions:
Sampha - Lahai
Jeff Rosenstock - HELLMODE
JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - SCARING THE HOES
Victoria Monét - JAGUAR II
Paramore - This Is Why
The Lemon Twigs - Everything Harmony
Dope list!
Hey we have the same #1 for the year. Thanks for making me feel cool or something.
The new Take That record This Life is my album of the year. Production, songwriting, and harmonys are pure perfection.
Can’t believe this year is coming to an end. It’s gone by so fast