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CFBX Top 100 Albums for 2023

Here’s our Top 100 albums for 2023 as based on airplay from our volunteer programmers. Find Top 25 lists for our specialty genres below the Top 100.

Artist Title Label

  1. Debby Friday* – Good Luck (Sub Pop)
  2. Begonia* – Powder Blue (Birthday Cake)
  3. July Talk* – Remember Never Before (Six Shooter)
  4. Whitehorse* – I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying (Six Shooter)
  5. La Securite* – Stay Safe! (Mothland)
  6. Matt Andersen* – The Big Bottle of Joy (Sonic)
  7. The New Pornographers* – Continue as a Guest (Merge)
  8. White Lung* – Premonition (Domino)
  9. Afternoon Bike Ride* – Glossover (Friends of Friends)
  10. Jeremy Dutcher* – Motewolonuwok (Secret City)
  11. Bodywash* – I Held The Shape While I Could (Light Organ)
  12. Frankiie* – Between Dreams (Paper Bag)
  13. TEKE::TEKE* – Hagata (Kill Rock Stars)
  14. Bridal Party* – Cool Down (Independent)
  15. kkidss* – Apple Sauce (Independent)
  16. JW-Jones* – Everything Now (Solid Blues)
  17. Jenn Grant* – Champagne Problems (Outside)
  18. Nigel Mack* – Back in Style (Blues Attack)
  19. Blessed* – Circuitous (Flemish Eye)
  20. Atsuko Chiba* – Water, it Feels Like It’s Growing (Mothland)
  21. Perseide* – Les Couleurs d’Ete (Dure Vie)
  22. Andy Shauf* – Norm (Arts and Crafts)
  23. SEX* – Textin’ Yr Exes (Independent)
  24. Uncanny Valley* – Fevering Stare (Independent)
  25. Half Moon Run* – Salt (BMG)
  26. Anita Eccleston** – Gala Gardens (Independent)
  27. Alvvays* – Blue Rev (Polyvinyl)
  28. Layla Zoe* – The World Could Change (Cable Car)
  29. Cat Clyde* – Down Rounder (Second Prize)
  30. Miesha and the Spanks* – Unconditional Love in Hi-Fi (Mint)
  31. Renonce* – Ombre (Mothland)
  32. Zoon* – Bekka Ma’iignan (Paper Bag)
  33. Postdata* – Run Wild (Paper Bag)
  34. Sloan* – Steady (Yep Roc)
  35. Paper Bomb* – Into the Sun (Independent)
  36. A’Court, Spiegel and Vinnick* – A’Court, Spiegel and Vinnick (Independent)
  37. Ora Cogan* – Formless (Prism Tongue)
  38. Slow Leaves* – Meantime (Birthday Cake)
  39. Yessica Woahneil* – I Wanted Love, So I Gave Love (Independent)
  40. Dragon Inn 3 – Trade Secrets (American Laundromat)
  41. Dumb* – Pray 4 Tomorrow (Mint)
  42. Lesser Evil* – Subterranean (Independent)
  43. Jeen* – Tracer (Red Brick)
  44. Tegan and Sara* – Crybaby (Mom and Pop)
  45. The Wandering Off* – The Wandering Off (Independent)
  46. Kobo Town* – Carnival of the Ghosts (Stonetree)
  47. Christine Jensen* – Day Moon (Justin Time)
  48. Actors* – Reanimated (Artoffact)
  49. Indications* – Indications (Early Onset)
  50. Nick Moss Band – Get Your Back Into It! (Alligator)
  51. Claire Coupland* – New Light (Independent)
  52. Roki* – Mother (Independent)
  53. Amaara* – Child of Venus (Lady Moon)
  54. Soft Punch – Above Water (Bad Friend)
  55. Odonis Odonis* – Icon (Pirates Blend)
  56. Buildings and Food* – Infinity Plus One (Number F)
  57. Karma Glider* – Future Fiction (Mothland)
  58. Ryan Bourne* – Plant City (Independent)
  59. PACKS* – Crispy Crunchy Nothing (Fire Talk)
  60. Sarah Shafey* – Blackbox Universe (Independent)
  61. Jamie Bonk* – There to Now (Independent)
  62. Grainne Duffy – Dirt Woman Blues (Blue Heart)
  63. Deb Callahan – Backbone (Independent)
  64. The Painters* – The Painters (Eel)
  65. Grand Public* – Ideal Tempo (Lisbon Lux)
  66. Haviah Mighty* – Crying Crystals (Mighty Gang)
  67. GLDMTH* – GLDMTH (Warner)
  68. Sweater Kittens** – Meow or Never EP (Independent)
  69. Haley Blais* – Wisecrack (Arts and Crafts)
  70. Planet Giza* – Ready When You Are (Independent)
  71. The Flysmackers** – A Dog’s Breakfast (Independent)
  72. Mark Cameron – Nasty Business (Blue Heart)
  73. Derina Harvey Band* – Waves of Home (Independent)
  74. Laila Biali* – Your Requests (Imago)
  75. Robinson Kirby* – Little Dreams (Independent)
  76. Summersets* – Small Town Story (Independent)
  77. Brad Strang** – Acoustic Crossroads (Independent)
  78. Little Misty* – Nowhere Land (Independent)
  79. No Museums* – Folk Terrors (Independent)
  80. Dubmatix* – ReWired (Echo Beach)
  81. Hippie Hourrah* – Exposition Individuelle (Simone)
  82. Self-Cut Bangs* – Circle Around the Free (Independent)
  83. John Primer – Teardrops for Magic Slim (Blues House)
  84. Ayria* – This is My Battlecry (Artoffact)
  85. Michael Jerome Browne* – Gettin’ Together (Independent)
  86. People at Night* – A Beautiful Place (Independent)
  87. Andre Bisson* – Latchford (Independent)
  88. Mayfly* – Hideaway Vol. 1 (Duprince)
  89. Mimi O’Bonsawin* – Willow (Independent)
  90. Uh Huh* – Uh Huh (Telephone Explosion)
  91. David Francey* – The Breath Between (Laker)
  92. Ghostly Hounds* – In the Rubble (Independent)
  93. Raye Zaragoza – Hold That Spirit (Independent)
  94. Braids* – Euphoric Recall (Secret City)
  95. Grace Solero* – Metamorphosis (Independent)
  96. The Odds* – Crash the Time Machine (Independent)
  97. Allison Russell* – The Returner (Fantasy)
  98. Lil Jimmy Reed and Ben Levin – Back to Baton Rouge (Nola Blue)
  99. Night Lunch* – Fire in the Rose Garden (Mothland)
  100. Shabason and Krgovich* – At Scaramouche (Idee Fixe)

CFBX Top 25 Jazz Albums for2023

  1. The Nightcrawlers* – Get Ready (Cellar)
  2. Paul Novotny and Robi Botos* – Summertime in Leith (Triplet)
  3. Nimmons Tribute** – Vol. 2: Generational (Independent)
  4. Anita Eccleston** – Gala Gardens (Independent)
  5. Ten Meter Band* – Ten Meter Band (Independent)
  6. Christine Jensen* – Day Moon (Justin Time)
  7. Laila Biali* – Your Requests (Imago)
  8. Diana Panton* – Blue (Independent)
  9. Will Bonness* – Is This a Dream? (Independent)
  10. Paul Tynan and Aaron Lington* – Bicoastal Collective: Part 6 (OA2)
  11. Metropolitan Jazz Octet – The Bowie Project (Origin)
  12. Will Clements* – Compass (Independent)
  13. Rubim de Toledo* – The Drip (Independent)
  14. Artemis* – In Real Time (Blue Note)
  15. Dizzy and Fay* – Hooked (Independent)
  16. Roxane Reddy* – Jaywalking (Independent)
  17. Nikki Yanofsky* – Nikki by Starlight (MNRK)
  18. Elizabeth Shepherd* – Three Things (Pinwheel)
  19. Julian Lage – The Layers (Blue Note)
  20. Mira Choquette* – In Reel Time (Independent)
  21. The Ostara Project* – The Ostara Project (Cellar)
  22. The Comet is Coming – Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam (Impulse!)
  23. Teri Parker* – Shaping the Invisible (Independent)
  24. Bellbird* – Root in Tandem (Independent)
  25. Emmet Cohen – Uptown in Orbit (Mack Avenue)

CFBX Top 25 Worldbeat/International Albums for 2023

  1. Dubmatix* – The Ska Sessions Vol. 1 (Echo Beach)
  2. Bobby Rozario – Spellbound (Origin World)
  3. Dubmatix* – ReWired (Echo Beach)
  4. Alex Cuba* – El Swing Que Yo Tengo (Caracol)
  5. Various Artists – King Size Dub 23 (Echo Beach)
  6. Reggaediction* – Ganja Harvest (Independent)
  7. Kobo Town* – Carnival of the Ghosts (Stonetree)
  8. Damir Imamovic – The World and All That it Holds (Smithsonian Folkways)
  9. OBF Soundsystem* – Lava (Dubquake)
  10. Adrian Sherwood – Dub No Frontiers (Real World)
  11. Los Variants* – O Passeio (Independent)
  12. Dubmatix* – The Dub Sessions Vol. 1 (Echo Beach)
  13. Dimitris Papageorgiu – Greek Bouzouki Classics (ARC Music)
  14. Inna Kovtun – Burning Fires (Alchemy)
  15. Trad Attack! – Bring it On (Independent)
  16. Wesli* – Tradisyon (Cumbancha)
  17. Dubmatix and the Hempolics* – Crazy Days EP (Echo Beach)
  18. Montparneasse Musique – Archaeology (Real World)
  19. Gao Hong and Kadialy Kouyate – Terra Kunda (ARC Music)
  20. Sika Valme* – Erosion Eksperyans (Independent)
  21. Duplex – Maelstrom (ARC Music)
  22. Strunz and Farah – Syncretic Strings (Selva)
  23. Ritesh Das* – To Begin With (Independent)
  24. Taraf Syriana* – Taraf Syriana (Lulaworld)
  25. Moonshine* – SMS for Location Vol. 5 (Moonshine)

CFBX Top 25 Loud/Metal Albums for 2023

  1. Miesha and the Spanks* – Unconditional Love in Hi-Fi (Mint)
  2. MVLL CRIMES* – You Embvrrvs Me (Cursed Blessings)
  3. Tunic* – Wrong Dream (Artoffact)
  4. Red Cain* – NAE’BLISS (Independent)
  5. Joe Keithley* – Stand (Sudden Death)
  6. Amy Gabba and the Almost Famous* – Screaming at the Top of My Lungs (Independent)
  7. Brutal Youth* – Rebuilding Year (Stomp)
  8. Cydemind* – The Descent (Independent)
  9. Hardball* – Hardball (Independent)
  10. Hunting Giants* – Mythos (Independent)
  11. The Black Halos* – How the Darkness Doubled (Stomp)
  12. Dual Nature* – The End of History (Independent)
  13. Leather Jacuzzi* – Rumours 2 EP (Independent)
  14. King Bull* – Conflicting Opinions on Mold and Fungus (Independent)
  15. Voltage** – Demo 2022 (Slow Death)
  16. The Dirty Nil* – Free Rein to Passions (Dine Alone)
  17. Les Lunatiques* – Orange Flottant (Independent)
  18. Random Killing* – Bring Out Your Dead (Cursed Blessings)
  19. The Real McKenzies* – Songs of the Highlands, Songs of the Sea (Fat Wreck Chords)
  20. Strange Attractor* – Good Boy Bad Boy (Celluloid Lunch)
  21. Society’s Ills* – Lore (Independent)
  22. Indications* – Indications (Early Onset)
  23. KEN Mode* – Null (Artoffact)
  24. Maxime Gervais* – Torse Nu (Cuchabata
  25. Da’at* – The Hissing House (Bat-Cave)

CFBX Top 25 Electronic Albums for 2023

  1. Debby Friday* – Good Luck (Sub Pop)
  2. Buildings and Food* – Infinity Plus One (Number F)
  3. Hello Moth* – Birds on Wires (Independent)
  4. Kelland* – Things Changed EP (Independent)
  5. RCola Meets Dubmatix* – Same EP (Echo Beach)
  6. TDJ* – TDJ 123 (Collections Disques Durs)
  7. Deep Covers* – Generation Loss (Independent)
  8. Junior Boys* – Waiting Game (City Slang)
  9. Ayria* – This is My Battlecry (Artoffact)
  10. Church of Trees* – Courage (Independent)
  11. Nescia** – Never Knows Best (Independent)
  12. Psychic Pollution* – Transcendental Phrases (Eat Glass)
  13. Soft Fossil* – Requiem (Independent)
  14. Jessy Lanza* – Love Hallucination (Hyperdub)
  15. verticalpark* – Bridges (Independent)
  16. Miami Nights 1984* – Sentimental (Independent)
  17. Various Artists* – Planete Piknic Vol. 02 (Piknic Electronik)
  18. Kid Koala* – Creatures of the Late Afternoon (Phonocordia)
  19. Fish Memory* – One of Those Mornings in the Afternoon (Independent)
  20. SEX* – Textin’ Yr Exes (Independent)
  21. Bristol Manor* – A Distant Urban Forest (Independent)
  22. Tynes* – Tynes (LHM)
  23. Rooster37* – Upside Down Inside Out (Independent)
  24. Odonis Odonis* – Icon EP (Pirates Blend)
  25. TDJ* – Back to 123 (Collections Disques Durs)

CFBX Top 25 Rap/Urban Albums for 2023

  1. Planet Giza* – Ready When You Are (Independent)
  2. Meryem Saci* – Game of Life (Independent)
  3. Haviah Mighty* – Crying Crystals (Mighty Gang)
  4. Charlie Houston* – Bad Posture EP (Arts and Crafts)
  5. L.Teez* – Studio Blue (Hydrophonik)
  6. Mauvey* – Before the Album 2: A Brief Overview (Independent)
  7. Wordburglar* – Burgonomic (Independent)
  8. Mattmac* – Blurred Vision (N’We Jinan)
  9. Jordann* – Safe Space (OneRPM)
  10. Planet Giza* – You Don’t Understand (Independent)
  11. Witch Prophet* – Gateway Experience (Heart Dance)
  12. Logan Wood* – Pardon My Name (Independent)
  13. Wasiu* – Candyland (Independent)
  14. TheOnlyRealOne and B. More* – No Late Apologies (Independent)
  15. Joey Stylez* – Horsethieves and Bootleggers (Independent)
  16. Chad Price* – Introversion EP (Independent)
  17. Grossbuster* – Grossbuster EP (Independent)
  18. Chadio* – Cousin of Lucy (Hand’Solo)
  19. Domanique Grant* – Queendom: Chapter Two (Independent)
  20. Ivason Black* – Counter Culture (Independent)
  21. Pip Skid* – A Really Nice Day (Peanuts and Corn)
  22. Ricca Razor Sharp* – Riccafy Your Party Tonight (Independent)
  23. Souldia* – Amnesia (Disques 7ieme Ciel)
  24. Various Artists* – Many Nations One Voice for Wellness (MNOV)
  25. Jayden Arbuckle/Lopez Milano* – Iron Darts 3 (Arbuckle)

CFBX Top 25 Folk/Roots Albums for 2023

  1. Derina Harvey Band* – Waves of Home (Independent)
  2. Whitehorse* – I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying (Six Shooter)
  3. Ghostly Hounds* – In the Rubble (Independent)
  4. The Flysmackers** – A Dog’s Breakfast (Independent)
  5. Sultans of String* – Walking Through the Fire (Independent)
  6. David Francey* – The Breath Between (Laker)
  7. Clanna Morna* – From the Lowlands to the High Seas (Independent)
  8. Ian Davies* – New Country (Independent)
  9. Robinson Kirby* – Little Dreams (Independent)
  10. Jill Barber* – Homemaker (Outside)
  11. Jamie Bonk* – There to Now (Independent)
  12. John Showman and Chris Coole* – Much Further Out than Inevitable (Independent)
  13. Bruce Cockburn* – O Sun O Moon (True North)
  14. Raye Zaragoza – Hold That Spirit (Independent)
  15. Aleksi Campagne* – For the Giving/San Rien Donner (Independent)
  16. The Bombadils* – Dear Friend (Independent)
  17. Summersets* – Small Town Story (Independent)
  18. Brad Strang** – Acoustic Crossroads (Independent)
  19. Two Late for the Party* – In the Sunrise (Independent)
  20. John and Sheila Ludgate* – The Kitchen Sessions (Independent)
  21. Mimi O’Bonsawin* – Willow (Independent)
  22. Lacey Hill* – The Moon (Independent)
  23. Dom Flemons – Traveling Wildfire (Smithsonian Folkways)
  24. Natalie McMaster/Donnell Leahy* – Canvas (Linus)
  25. Tia McGraff* – With Love (Independent)

CFBX Top 25 Blues Albums for 2023

  1. Matt Andersen* – The Big Bottle of Joy (Sonic)
  2. Layla Zoe* – The World Could Change (Cable Car)
  3. Crystal Shawanda* – Midnight Blues (True North)
  4. JW-Jones* – Everything Now (Solid Blues)
  5. Grainne Duffy – Dirt Woman Blues (Blue Heart)
  6. Lil Jimmy Reed and Ben Levin – Back to Baton Rouge (Nola Blue)
  7. Mitch Woods – Friends Along the Way (Club 88)
  8. Michael Jerome Browne* – Gettin’ Together (Independent)
  9. Nigel Mack* – Back in Style (Blues Attack)
  10. A’Court, Spiegel and Vinnick* – A’Court, Speigel and Vinnick (Independent)
  11. Garnetta Cromwell* – Time to Shine (Independent)
  12. Jake Chisholm* – Hand Held High (Electro-Fi)
  13. Jason Lang* – Handled with Care (Outside)
  14. Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir* – Everything Was a Long Time Ago (Shoutin’ Abner Pim)
  15. John Primer – Teardrops for Magic Slim (Blues House)
  16. Mud Bay* – Best Laid Plans (Independent)
  17. Lookout Tower* – Fields (Forks)
  18. Mark Cameron – Nasty Business (Blue Heart)
  19. Andre Bisson* – Latchford (Independent)
  20. David Deacon* – Four (Independent)
  21. Andre Bisson* – The Ballad of Lucy Stone (Independent)
  22. Mike Guldin – The Franklin Sessions (Blue Heart)
  23. Suzie Vinnick* – Fall Back Home (Independent)
  24. Deb Callahan – Backbone (Independent)
  25. Nick Moss Band – Get Your Back Into it! (Alligator)

CFBX Top 10 Classical Albums for 2023

  1. Jason Zumpano* – Village Lights (Jaz)
  2. Nelson Friere – Memories: The Unreleased Recordings (Decca)
  3. Alexandra Streliski* – Neo-Romance (Secret City)
  4. MC Maguire* – Transmutation of Things (Neuma)
  5. Stefana Fratilla* – I Want to Leave This Earth Behind (Halocene Trance)
  6. Lara Downes – Love at Last (Pentatone)
  7. O Lake – Still (Patchrock)
  8. New London Chamber Ensemble – Windswept Vol. II (Navona)
  9. Royal Scottish National Orchestra – Iannaconne: Looking Back (Navona)
  10. Vincent Ho* – Sandman’s Castle (Navona)