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01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 CONTENT Table Of Best 100 Albums Best 100 Songs Best 100 Movies Best 20 Books Best/Worst Of 2023: Books Best/Worst Of 2023: Movies Best/Worst Of 2023: People Best/Worst Of 2023: Sports Best/Worst Of 2023: Television Best/Worst Of 2023: Music
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 CONTENT Table Of 14 Years: A Look Back Editor’s Note: Remembering 2023 Musician of the Year: Germind Grapevine TOMSMUSICPLACE The Creative Realm Nemes International Erotica The You and Me Project The Blab Blog 2024: The Future
Editor’s Note: Remembering 2023 2023 – what a year! Take a moment to pat yourself on the back and celebrate how you've evolved this year. Let's celebrate all the wins, learn from the mistakes and carve a strong path forward. People are sick of the fake pics, bodies and news. We wanted authenticity, no filters, so in 2023 the art world showcased your truest self. The importance of authenticity with your community is a nonnegotiable. This continuing trend means that it will be more and more important to tell your story and share who you are with your audience through interactive content and meaningful engagement. So let's take a look back and remember 2023. Thomas R Carley Jr. Editor In Chief EDITOR'S NOTE
Top 100 Albums of 2023 Top 100 Albums of 2023: 1-08 01 Germind - Diffusion 02 Uppermost - P2P 03 Anyma - Genesys 04 State Azure - City Limits 05 Yagya - Faded Photographs 06 Jens Buchert - Stargazer 08 Chihei Hatakeyama - Life Is Climbing T O P 10 0 ALB U M S OF 2 0 2 3 07 Loscil - Colours of Air
Top 100 Albums of 2023 Top 100 Albums of 2023: 09-16 09 Ian Hawgood - where i go you cannot follow 10 36 - Cold Ecstasy 11 Eguana - Just Live Well 12 Spectrum Vision, Unusual Cosmic Process - Spectrum Progress 13 Lemongrass - Dreams of Maya 14 Alex Cortiz - Cosmic Grooves 16 Deja-Move - Touching Mars T O P 10 0 ALB U M S OF 2 0 2 3 15 Hakim Ludin, Naoki Kenji - Secret Garden
Top 100 Albums of 2023: 17-24 17 Code Elektro - Deeper Cuts 18 Occams Laser - The Grid Lives 19 Fixions - Cybermagic Tales 20 Irving Force - Deep Clean Subdivision 21 Isidor - STYGIAN 22 Turboslash - Ions 24 Corciolli - H2O T O P 10 0 ALB U M S OF 2 0 2 3 23 Das Mortal - Miami Beach Witches Top 100 Albums of 2023
Top 100 Albums of 2023: 25-32 25 Steve Roach - Rest of Life 26 Robert Rich - Travelers' Cloth 27 Spektre - Badlands 28 Layton Giordani - New Generation 29 Hidden Empire - Momentum 30 Maceo Plex - Mutant Series 32 Thought Beings - Interdimensional T O P 10 0 ALB U M S OF 2 0 2 3 31 Wayfloe - Midnight Kids Top 100 Albums of 2023
Top 100 Albums of 2023: 33-40 33 morgan willis - Dance 34 Crooked Colours - Tomorrows 35 Nyxen - PXNK 36 Agents of Time - Universo 37 Marsh - Endless 38 BT - The Secret Language of Trees 40 Youth Sector - Free Parking T O P 10 0 ALB U M S OF 2 0 2 3 39 Blue, Indeed - Aquarium Hands Top 100 Albums of 2023
Top 100 Albums of 2023: 41-48 41 The Mosaic Window - Plight of Acceptance 42 Whoopie Cat - Weight in Gold 43 Chief Adjuah - Bark Out Thunder Roar Out Lightning 44 Mort Garson - Journey to the Moon and Beyond 45 Raymond Scott - A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening 46 Daash - Dark Jewel 48 Skeleten - Under Utopia T O P 10 0 ALB U M S OF 2 0 2 3 47 Retiree - Through the Smoke Top 100 Albums of 2023
Top 100 Albums of 2023: 49-56 49 Dominik Eulberg - Avichrom 50 Lobo Lawen - Tripantu 51 Cyma - Yokha 52 Dazion - Grooveboxxx 53 Benedek - Mr. Goods 54 Khotin - Release Spirit 56 High Pass Filter - Nice Coordinated Outfit T O P 10 0 ALB U M S OF 2 0 2 3 55 Earth Boys - Mythic Boys Top 100 Albums of 2023
Top 100 Albums of 2023: 57-64 57 The Black Eyed Susans - Close Your Eyes and See 58 Died Pretty - Live 59 Cash Savage and the Last Drinks - So This Is Love 60 Freya Josephine Hollick - The Real World 61 Those Poor Bastards - God Awful 62 Lonesome Wyatt and the Holy Spooks - Longing for Oblivion 64 Clare Fader and the Vaudevillains - Seventh & Trade T O P 10 0 ALB U M S OF 2 0 2 3 63 Puerto Muerto - See You in Hell Top 100 Albums of 2023
Top 100 Albums of 2023: 65-72 65 Georgia Train - Puncture 66 Birdeatsbaby - The World Conspires 67 Sophe Lux - Waking the Mystics 68 Rosin Coven - Sing Me Malaise 69 Hyroglifics - I Guess I'll Wait 70 Need for Mirrors - Orca 72 Icicle - Post T O P 10 0 ALB U M S OF 2 0 2 3 71 Enei - Humans Top 100 Albums of 2023
Top 100 Albums of 2023: 73-80 73 Alix Perez - Hellion 74 Calibre - Shelflife 8 75 Zero T - The Underground EP 76 Atlantic Connection - Yellow 77 Atlantic Connection - Red 78 Atlantic Connection - Blue 80 Mustard Plug - Where Did All My Friends Go? T O P 10 0 ALB U M S OF 2 0 2 3 79 Jeff Rosenstock - Hellmode Top 100 Albums of 2023
Top 100 Albums of 2023: 81-88 81 The Planet Smashers - Too Much Information 82 Buck-O-Nine - FunDayMental 83 Ozric Tentacles - Lotus Unfolding 84 Dune Rats - Real Rare Whale 85 Suzanne Ciani & Jonathan Fitoussi - Golden Apples of the Sun 86 Polish Club - Now We're Cooking In Hell 88 Alex Lahey - The Answer Is Always Yes T O P 10 0 ALB U M S OF 2 0 2 3 87 Press Club - Endless Motion Top 100 Albums of 2023
Top 100 Albums of 2023: 89-96 89 Jack River - Endless Summer 90 Methyl Ethel - Are You Haunted? 91 Didirri - Caught In The Act 92 Cub Sport - Jesus at the Gay Bar 93 Holy Holy - Cellophane 94 The Traders - How Much Art Can You Take 96 Caskets - Reflections T O P 10 0 ALB U M S OF 2 0 2 3 95 Worn - Condensing Flesh Top 100 Albums of 2023
Top 100 Albums of 2023: 97-104 97 Drumspyder - Elfhame 98 Stan Kolev - Navigating Dystopia 99 Joel Paterson - Wheelhouse Rag 100 Opiuo - A Shape of Sound 101 Ruby Haunt - Between Heavens 102 Bruce Haack - Captain Entropy 104 DJ Revelation SA - I’m Exceptional T O P 10 0 ALB U M S OF 2 0 2 3 103 Everything But The Girl - Fuse Top 100 Albums of 2023
01 Germind - Aries 02 Jens Buchert - Never Forget 03 Rasmus Faber - We Don't Waste the Time - Kala'An Remix 04 Justin Martin - Night Owl - Manoo & Francois a Remix 05 Uppermost - Power to People 06 Code Elektro - Cobra 08 Echonomist, Danik - Streets of Tel Aviv T O P 10 0 S O N G S OF 2 0 2 3 07 Anyma, Grimes - Welcome to the Opera Top 100 Songs of 2023 Top 100 Songs of 2023: 1-08
09 Majed Salih - Ruyemitec 10 Tomas Novoa - Brotes 11 Hydrogen Sea - Vertebrae 12 Eguana - Just Live Well 13 Tonebox, Lucy In Disguise - Club Slow 14 Voyage - Matrix 16 Zootah, Mingue - Cherry Pop T O P 10 0 S O N G S OF 2 0 2 3 15 Wayfloe - Niflheim Top 100 Songs of 2023 Top 100 Songs of 2023: 09-16
17 Sam Nagai - Tropics 18 Jahaan Shah - Aaj Rang Hai 19 Corciolli - H20: II. Phytoplankton 20 Zero Cult - Esoteric Passion 21 Akkan, Huaira - Anima 22 Equanimous - Koala (Auralponic Remix) 24 Boris Brejcha - Wormhole T O P 10 0 S O N G S OF 2 0 2 3 23 Martin Jarl - Strangers Top 100 Songs of 2023 Top 100 Songs of 2023: 17-24
25 Agents of Time - Zodiac 26 Fideles - Overcome 27 Rufus Du Sol - On My Knees 28 Anabel Englund, MK - Underwater 29 Guy Gerber - Leave It On 30 Argy - More Horses 32 Kasztan - I Can't (Love Over Entropy Remix) T O P 10 0 S O N G S OF 2 0 2 3 31 Darkhalo - Faceted Multidimensional Top 100 Songs of 2023 Top 100 Songs of 2023: 25-32
33 Agoria - What If Earth Would Turn Faster (KAS:ST Remix) 34 Aftruu - Addiction 35 Flexible Fire - Alpina 36 Stendahl - Balearis 37 Alex Cortiz - Room 505 (A New Interior) 38 Bicep - Waterfall 40 Niilas - Between Borders T O P 10 0 S O N G S OF 2 0 2 3 39 Jacques Greene - Prism Top 100 Songs of 2023 Top 100 Songs of 2023: 33-40
41 Xuqutopi - Felizidade 42 Lemurian, Janax Pacha - Sirio 43 Froote, KingDonna - Memeza 44 Bun Xapa - Comic Book Superheroes 45 Remi - My Music 46 Andre Aguado - Lily 48 Stenkil - 20 Horizons T O P 10 0 S O N G S OF 2 0 2 3 47 Goose Groovy - Keep On Movin' Top 100 Songs of 2023 Top 100 Songs of 2023: 41-48
49 Felix Eul - Interplay (Peng Peng Remix) 50 Haddadi Von Engst - iLL Clinton 51 Der Dritte Raum - Echodeltaalfaxray 52 Neurotiker - Unknown World 53 AKA AKA, Lackmus - Bounce 54 Nadine Fehn, Marcel Huldt - Shining 56 Nathan Micay - It's Recess Everywhere T O P 10 0 S O N G S OF 2 0 2 3 55 Nhar - Egide Top 100 Songs of 2023 Top 100 Songs of 2023: 49-56
57 Makebo, Volen Sentir - Alchemist 58 Robert Rich - Loom of Origins 59 Oil Howe - Avacado 60 Zach Jordan - Transit 61 Loverground - Slurpy 62 Scruscru - Just House 64 Roy Ford - Victoria's Secrets (Tour-Maubourg 'All-Night' Mix) T O P 10 0 S O N G S OF 2 0 2 3 63 Retromigration - Mada Top 100 Songs of 2023 Top 100 Songs of 2023: 57-64
65 Chaos In The CBD - Sirena Deep 66 No Moon - Train to Luzern 67 Dusky - Grape 68 Gabriel Thomas - Drive 69 Adana Twins - Mirage 70 Darlyn Vlys - Phase One 72 DJ Revelation SA - The Private Way T O P 10 0 S O N G S OF 2 0 2 3 71 Bobby Nourmand - Distortion Top 100 Songs of 2023 Top 100 Songs of 2023: 65-72
73 Damon Jee - Hollow 74 Oriss - Protocol 75 Tomper - Leaf 76 Rigopolar - Teachers 77 Agle - Vultures Circle 78 Alejandro Molinari - Acadian Velvet 80 Notre Dame - Story of My Life T O P 10 0 S O N G S OF 2 0 2 3 79 Cadillac Express - Siberia Top 100 Songs of 2023 Top 100 Songs of 2023: 73-80
81 Safar - Nani Nani 82 Simone Vitullo - Wotofa 83 Pablo Fierro - Nomada 84 Karpovich - Deeper 85 Heidenreich - Zarathustra 86 Earth Trax - Ambient Dance 88 Solar Moon - Mwezi T O P 10 0 S O N G S OF 2 0 2 3 87 To Rococo Rot - Prado Top 100 Songs of 2023 Top 100 Songs of 2023: 81-88
89 Afro Celt Sound System - Thunderhead 90 Within Temptation - Wireless 91 Bjorn - Chimes 92 Joseph Edmund - Erratic Behavior 93 Bizen Lopez - How Somebody Feels 94 Bassel Darwish - Rouge 96 Italobros - Shopper T O P 10 0 S O N G S OF 2 0 2 3 95 Wheats - Fortune 5 Top 100 Songs of 2023 Top 100 Songs of 2023: 89-96
97 LX72, Lexx - Karizma 98 GLXY, Halogenix - Unconditional 99 Zakmina - Burnin 100 Dame Bonnet, Mufti - Pleasure Dreams 101 Everything But The Girl - No One Knows We’re Dancing 102 Fans of Jimmy Century - Ring 104 George FitzGerald - Setting Sun T O P 10 0 S O N G S OF 2 0 2 3 103 Nightview - Love and The City Top 100 Songs of 2023 Top 100 Songs of 2023: 97-104
Haunting of the Queen Mary Nefarious Barbie The Unbinding Strays A Haunting in Venice Red, White and The Passenger Royal Blue TOP 100 MOVIES OF 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023: 1-08
The Gates Kokomo City All Fun and Games The Lesson Jules Beyond the Grave Good Boy On The Come Up TOP 100 MOVIES OF 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023: 09-16
Shin Ultraman Ouija Witch We Kill for Love Mates The Hanged Girl Daliland Something Like Summer Unknown Beauty: Francois Nars TOP 100 MOVIES OF 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023: 17-24
Anchorage The Elephant 6 Recording Co. Aporia Brightwood Little Jar Everything is A-Ok Lola Close to Vermeer TOP 100 MOVIES OF 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023: 25-32
Piglady Brooklyn 45 Significant Other The Mistress 8 Found Dead A Date Deadstream Filling In The Blanks TOP 100 MOVIES OF 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023: 33-40
A Compassionate Spy The Abandon Showing Up Older Gods Ignore Heroes Corner Office The Green Knight Wrong Reasons TOP 100 MOVIES OF 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023: 41-48
Honeymoon of Horror Cassandro About Us But Not About Us Egoist Lakota Nation vs. The Latent Image United States What Comes Around The Communion Girl TOP 100 MOVIES OF 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023: 49-56
Nimona Maacher Jhol - The Fish Curry Marz Wasp Strange Way of Marry My Dead Body Life Happy Retirement, Mr. Pickering Dandelion TOP 100 MOVIES OF 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023: 57-64
The David Dance Reality Ai Long Nhai: The Endless Love Knock At The Cabin Water Circles Under Cotton Clouds Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes The Stroll Baka Sakali TOP 100 MOVIES OF 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023: 65-72
The Outwaters Bruiser Palm Trees and Power Lines Linoleum Broken Blooms M3GAN It's Not The First Time We Fight For Our Love Love In Country TOP 100 MOVIES OF 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023: 73-80
Flamin' Hot At Night All The Cats are Black Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Bottoms Caught Clock Tetris Malum TOP 100 MOVIES OF 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023: 81-88
His Sweat Crashing Waves Ecosexual Kalel, 15 Foreign Body Cobweb Saltburn Maestro TOP 100 MOVIES OF 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023: 89-96
Magico Le paradis Swee Fear twater Russell Warsha I Don't Want To Sleep Alone The Traitor TOP 100 MOVIES OF 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023 Top 100 Movies of 2023: 97-104
Joyce Carol Oates - 48 Clues Into the Disappearance of My Sister Casey McQuinston - I Kissed Shara Wheeler Lucas Jordan - The Chipilly Six T O P 16 B O O K S OF 2 0 2 3 RiR. F. Kuang - Yellowface Bonnie Garmus - Lessons in Chemistry Charlie Laidlaw - Love Potions and Other Calamaties Robert D. Kaplan - The Loom of Time Paul Neuhaus - Mythniks Top 16 Books of 2023 Top 16 Books of 2023: 01-08
Jeremy Eichler - Time's Echo Simone St. James - Ghost 19 Craig Davidson - The Saturday Night Ghost Club T O P 16 B O O K S OF 2 0 2 3 Lee Mountford - Darkfall: Crimson Dawn Keith Rosson - Fever House Skyla Arndt - Together We Rot Jonathan Sumption - Triumph and Illusion: The Hundred Years War, Volume 5 Taylor Jenkins Reid - Carrie Soto is Back Top 16 Books of 2023 Top 16 Books of 2023: 09-16
FEA T U RED B O O K S Author Of The Year: Paul Neuhaus The Worst Non Fiction Book of 2023: Mark R. Levin - The Democrat Party Hates America The Worst Fiction Book of 2023: Rosamund Stone Zander - The Art of Possibility The Best Non Fiction Book of 2023: Javier Zamora - Solito: A Memoir The Best Fiction Book Of 2023: Grady Hendrix - How To Sell a Haunted House Books 2023 Best/Worst Of 2023: Books
Movies 2023 FBest/Worst Of 2023: Movies The Best Actress Of 2023: Carey Mulligan The Worst Actor Of 2023: Zachary Levi The Breakout Movie Star of 2024: Taylor Zahhar Perez The Worst Actress Of 2023: Reese Witherspoon The Best Actor of 2023: Nicholas Galitzine The Worst Movie of 2023: Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey The Best LGBT Themed Movie of 2023: Knock at the Cabin The Best Movie of 2023: Red, White and Royal Blue FEATURED MOVIES
People 2023 Best/Worst Of 2023: People Hero of 2023: Raif (Raef) bin Muhammed Badawi The Bravest Person of 2023: The Antihijab Women of Iran The Peacemaker of 2023: March For Our Lives FEATURED PEOPLE