Best Of 2023: Albums by Artist In Order Of Preference Through February 28th

1 – Workin’ On The World – Iris DeMent

2 – Desire, I Want To Turn Into You – Caroline Polachek

3 – Mansion Musik – Trippie Redd

4 – Gloria – Sam smith

5 – Desire Pathway – Screaming Females

6 – One Day – Fucked Up

7 – Strays – Margo Price

8 – MERCY – John Cale

9 – B-Sides, Demos & Rarities – PJ Harvey

10 – St. Jude (15th Anniversary Edition) – Courtneers

January: although only one more than last year, they are a better construction, and January, if you include the singles is the best January I can remember: better than the January’s pre-Spotify because the importance of when you drop is much less when stuff like manufacturing and distribution isn’t part of the equation. Last January The Weeknd was # 1 and though that album was better than Trippie’s, the rest weren’t.

February: a quiet 28 days though the current # 1 looks likely to spend its year right there. Otherwise, Feb balances out Jan