Tom’s Top Albums/Songs/Reissues of 2023

I alway says this but it's true, it's possible that my favorite album of the year is one I haven't heard yet.  So much music, so little time.   I'm still catching up on records that were released decades ago.  But this list is a good snapshot of what I heard and liked in 2023. 

1.  Jason Isbell - Weathervanes

2.  Tyler Childers - Rustin' In The Rain

3.  Allison Russell -  The Returner

4.  Molly Tuttle - City of Gold

5.  Olivia Rodrigo - Guts

6.  Janelle Monae - Age of Pleasure

7.  Ashley McBryde - Devil I Know 

8.  Brandy Clark - s/t

9.  War and Treaty - Lover's Game

10. Margo Price - Strays/Strays II

11. Lana Del Rey - Did You Know There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd.

12. Sufjan Stevens - Javelin

13. Zach Bryan - s/t

14. Mitski - Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

15. Iris DeMent - Workin’ On A World 

16. Rhiannon Giddens - You're The One

17. Morgan Wade - Psychopath

18. Margo Cilker - Valley Of Heart's Delight

19. National - First Two Pages Of Frankenstein/Laugh Track

20. Jenny Lewis - Joy'All 

21. Jaime Wyatt -Feel Good

22. Corrine Bailey Rae - Black Rainbows

23. Elle King - Come Get Your Wife

24. Chris Stapleton - Higher

25. Rodney Crowell - Chicago Sessions

26. Jessie Ware - That Feels Good

27. Mayer Hawthorne - For All Time

28. Boygenius - The Record

29. Kelsea Ballerini - Rolling Up The Welcome Mat

30. CMAT - Crazymad, For Me

31. Hiss Golden Messenger - Jump For Joy 

32. Megan Moroney - Lucky

33. Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You

34. Sunny War - Anarchist Gospel

35. Kara Jackson - Why Does The Earth Give Us People To Love

36. Anohni & the Johnsons - My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross

37. Marty Stuart - Altitude

38. Lucinda Williams - Stories From A Rock n Roll Heart

39. Robbie Fulks - Bluegrass Vacation 

40. Parker Millsap -Wilderness Within You

41. Layng Martine Jr.  - Music Man

42. Brent Cobb - Southern Star

43. Joe Henry - All The Eye Can See

44. Billy Strings - Me/And/Dad

45. Buddy Miller & Julie Miller - In The Throes

46. Willie Nelson - I Don't Know A Thing About Love

47. Lori McKenna - 1988

48. Victoria Monet - Jaguar II

49. Hold Steady - Price of Progress

50. Jamila Woods - Water Made Us

51. Jess Williamson - Time Ain't Accidental

52. Arlo Parks - My Soft Machine 

53. William Prince - Stand In The Joy

54. Hozier - Unreal Unearth

55. Hives - Death of Randy Fitzsimmons

56. Juliana Hatfield - Sings ELO

57. Jon Batiste - World Music Radio

58. Tanner Adell - Buckle Bunny

59. Brothers Osborne - s/t

60. Robert Forster - Candle and the Flame

61. Willie Nelson - Bluegrass

62. Belle & Sebastian - Late Developers

63. Tracy Nelson - Life Don't Miss Nobody

64. Bethany Cosentino - Natural Disaster

65. Renee Rapp - Snow Angel

66. New Pornographers - Continue As A Guest

67. Chappell Roan - Rise and Fall of A Midwest Princess

68. Meshell Ndegeocello - Omnichord Real Book 

69. PJ Harvey - I Inside The Old Year Dying

70. Barbie the Album - Various (Soundtrack)

71. Amanda Shires & Bobbie Nelson - Loving You

72. Dave Matthews Band - Walk Around The Moon

73. Tanya Tucker - Sweet Western Sound

74. Turnpike Troubadours - A Cat In The Rain

75. Bully - Lucky For You

76. Dolly Parton - Rockstar

77. Blind Boys of Alabama - Echoes of the South

78. Wilco - Cousin

79. Paul Simon - Seven Psalms

80. Eddie 9V - Capricorn

81. Teenage Fanclub - Nothing Lasts Forever

Songs  (I'm not a stickler for release dates.  If a song made its impact in 2023, then it gets listed)

1. Miley Cyrus - Flowers

2. Zach Bryan & Kacey Musgraves - I Remember Everything

3. October London - Back To Your Place

4. Jenny Lewis - Psychos

5. Jake Shears - Too Much Music

6. Chris Stapleton - White Horse

7. Tyla - Water

8. Tyler Childers - In Your Love

9. Jelly Roll - Need A Favor

10. Jungle - Back on 74

11. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

12. Anohni - It Must Change

13. Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam

14. Shakira & Bizarrap - Bzrp Musica Sessions Vol.53

15. Paul Russell - Lil Boo Thang

16. Lana Del Rey - A&W

17. War & Treaty - That's How Love Is Made

18. Iris DeMent  - Workin' On A World

19. Brittany Howard - What Now

20. SZA - Kill Bill

21. Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For

22. Luke Combs - Fast Car

23. Victoria Monet - On My Mama

24. Dua Lipa - Dance The Night

25. Olivia Rodrigo - Get Hm Back

26. Kelsea Ballerini - If You Go Down 

27. Jason Isbell - Death Wish

28. Boygenius - Not Strong Enough

29. Janelle Monae - Lipstick Lover

30. Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire

31. Rema & Selena Gomez - Calm Down

32. Hiss Golden Messenger - Nu-Grape

33. Ryan Gosling - I'm Just Ken

34. Renee Rapp - Snow Angel

35. Noah Kahan - Stick Season

36. Sufjan Stevens - Javelin

37. William Prince - When You Miss Someone

38. Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine

39. CMAT - Stay for Something

40. Bethany Cosentino - It's Fine

41. Jaime Wyatt - World Worth Watching

42. Jonas Brothers - Waffle House

43. Doja Cat - Paint the Town Red

44. Caroline Polachek - So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings

45. Maren Morris - The Tree

Reissues 

1. John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy - Evenings At The Village Gate (Impulse)

2. Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night - Various (Ace) 

3. Written In Their Soul: Stax Songwriter Demos - Various (Stax Box Set)

4. She's Got the Power! Female Power Pop, Punk & Garage - Various (Ace)

5. Replacements - Tim (Let It Bleed Edition) (Rhino)

6. Looking For Magic: American Pop In the Seventies - Various (Cherry Red)

7. Holy Church of the Ecstatic Soul 1971-83 - Various (Soul Jazz)

8. Jon Savage's 1980-82 Art of Things To Come - Various (Ace)

9. Guerilla Girls! She-Punks & Beyond 1975-2016 - Various (Ace)

10. This Is Flying Dutchman - 1969-75 - Various  (Ace)

11. Best of Wattstax - Various (Craft)

12. Dolly Parton Songbook - Various  (Ace)

13. Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium - Various (Craft)

14. Howdy Glenn - I Can Almost See Houston (Ominvore)