Our Favorite Music of 2023

Lists, playlists and the results of our Endless Scroll listener's poll!

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Endless Scroll Listener’s Poll Results:

Here at Endless Scroll, we cherish the voices of our listeners as much as we love to hear ourselves gab. Every list season, we ask our wonderful supporters to cast their votes for the single best album of the year. The results this year were….interesting. Check ‘em out below.

The Undisputed Winner (13 votes)

Wednesday - Rat Saw God

The Six-Way Runner Up Tie (2 votes)

Diners - Domino

The Clientele - I Am Not There Anymore

Militarie Gun - Life Under The Gun

Ratboys - The Window

Parannoul - After The Magic

Youth Lagoon - Heaven is a Junkyard

Everyone Else (1 vote)

Bickle - Biblickle

billy woods / Kenny Segal - Maps

boygenius - the record

Chappell Roan -- The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

Charlotte Cornfield - Could Have Done Anything

Cory Hanson - Western Cum

DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ - Destiny

Empty Country - Empty Country II

Fall Out Boy - So Much for Stardust

feeble little horse - Girl With Fish

Fireworks - Higher Lonely Power

Frog - Grog

Geese - 3D Country

Greg Mendez - Greg Mendez 

Gia Margaret - Romantic Pia

Home Is Where - The Whaler

Hot Mulligan - Why Would I Watch

Hotline TNT - Cartwheel

Jane Remover - Census Designated 

Jeff Rosenstock - HELLMODE

Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!

JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - Scaring the Hoes

Katie Dey - Never Falter Hero Girl

Kelela - Raven

L'Rain - I Killed Your Dog

Liquid Mike - S/T

Meernaa - So Far So Good

Meshell Ndegeocello - The Omnichord Real Book

Model/Actriz - Dogsbody

Nourished By Time - Erotic Probiotic 2

Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS

PONY - Velveteen

Sexyy Red - Hood Hottest Princess

Sincere Engineer - Cheap Grills 

Star 99 - Bitch Unlimited

Strange Ranger - Pure Music

Superviolet - Infinite Spring 

Sweeping Promises - Good Living Is Coming For You

SZA - SOS

Tanukichan - Gizmo

There Will Be Fireworks - Summer Moon

Truth Club - Running From the Chase

Water From Your Eyes - Everyone’s Crushed

Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy

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And now, for the main course. We already revealed our 10 favorite albums of the year on the corresponding podcast episode (linked above), but now we’re publishing them in written form. Plus, three of us fleshed our top 10s into 25, 50 and (gulp) 101-album lists. Check ‘em.

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Miranda’s 10 favorite albums of 2023:

1. Wednesday - Rat Saw God
2. Star 99 - Bitch Unlimited
3. Bully - Lucky For You
4. Spiritual Cramp - Spiritual Cramp
5. boygenius - The Record
6. Andy Shauf - Norm
7. Loma Prieta - Last
8. Theydevil - Maybe You’ll Find Me
9. PHONY - Heater
10. Militarie Gun - Life Under the Gun

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Michael’s 25 favorite albums of 2023:

25. William Tyler and The Impossible Truth—Secret Stratosphere
24. M. Sage—Paradise Crick
23. Dusk—Glass Pastures
22. Truth Club—Running From the Chase
21. Florry—The Holey Bible
20. Gia Margaret—Romantic Piano
19. Hayden Pedigo—The Happiest Times I Ever Ignored
18. Andy Shauf—Norm
17. Veeze—Ganger
16. feeble little horse—Girl With Fish
15. Sufjan Stevens—Javelin
14. Destiny Bond—Be My Vengeance
13. Sexyy Red—Hood Hottest Princess
12. MJ Lenderman—And The Wind (Live and Loose!)
11. Tisakorean—Let Me Update My Status
10. Olivia Rodrigo—GUTS
9. Bruiser and Bicycle—Holy Red Wagon
8. DJ Sabrina The Teenage DJ—Destiny
7. Greg Mendez—Greg Mendez
6. Ki Oni—A Leisurely Swim To Everlasting Life
5. Water From Your Eyes—Everyone’s Crushed
4. Cory Hanson—Western Cum
3. Youth Lagoon—Heaven Is A Junkyard
2. Ratboys—The Window
1. Wednesday—Rat Saw God

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Eric’s 50 favorite albums of 2023:

• 1. Julie Byrne - The Greater Wings

• 2. Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want to Turn Into You

• 3. Wednesday - Rat Saw God

• 4. Lana Del Rey - Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd

• 5. Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We

• 6. Youth Lagoon - Heaven Is a Junkyard

• 7. Bully - Lucky for You

• 8. Slow Pulp - Yard

• 9. SZA - SOS

• 10. Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

• 11. Boygenius - The Record

• 12. Squirrel Flower - Tomorrow's Fire

• 13. Indigo De Souza - All of This Will End

• 14. Sluice - Radial Gate

• 15. Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS

• 16. Nourished by Time - Erotic Probiotic 2

• 17. feeble little horse - Girl With Fish

• 18. Sun June - Bad Dream Jaguar

• 19. Yeule - softscars

• 20. Spiritual Cramp - Spiritual Cramp

• 21. Sufjan Stevens - Javelin

• 22. Sweeping Promises - Good Living Is Coming For You

• 23. Kara Jackson - Why Does The Earth Give Us People To Love? 

• 24. Daneshevskaya - Long Is The Tunnel

• 25. Truth Club - Running From The Chase

• 26. Kelela - Raven

• 27. Speedy Ortiz - Rabbit Rabbit

• 28. Vagabon - Sorry I Haven't Called

• 29. Black Belt Eagle Scout - The Land, The Water, The Sky

• 30. Noname - Sundial

• 31. Al Menne - Freak Accident

• 32. PinkPantheress - Heaven knows

• 33. L’Rain - I Killed Your Dog

• 34. Sun Organ - Candlelight Showertime

• 35. Palehound - Eye On The Bat

• 36. Debby Friday - Good Luck

• 37. Sofia Kourtesis - Madres

• 38. Addison Rae - AR - EP

• 39. Gia Margaret - Romantic Piano

• 40. Katie Von Schleicher - A Little Touch of Schleicher in the Night

• 41. Troye Sivan - Something To Give Each Other

• 42. Avalon Emerson - & the Charm

• 43. Hannah Diamond - Perfect Picture

• 44. Allegra Krieger - I Keep My Feet On The Fragile Plane

• 45. Mandy, Indiana - i’ve seen a way

• 46. Water From Your Eyes - Everyone's Crushed

• 47. Midwife & Vyva Melinkolya - Orbweaving

• 48. Gia Margaret - Hinoki Wood b/w Cicadas

• 49. IAN SWEET - Sucker

• 50. Thy Slaughter - Soft Rock

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Eli’s 101 favorite albums of 2023:

101. Grand Scheme - Numbers Game

100. Hotline TNT - Cartwheel

99. Ephemeral - Tower of Silence

98. Cusp - You Can Do It All

97. Elvis Depressedly - Who Owns the Graveyard?

96. Existence - Go to Heaven

95. Gel - Only Constant

94. Weapon X/World of Pleasure - Weapon of Pleasure

93. Tanukichan - Gizmo

92. Dead Heat - Endless Torment

91. CLIP - Appetizer

90. Washer - Improved Means to Deteriorating Ends

89. Diztort - Vengeance Is Mine

88. Maria BC - Spike Field

87. Downward, Trauma Ray - Split

86. Inner Peace - ‘23 Demo

85. Ozone - Shutting You Down

84. 9Million - Gush

83. xNOMADx - On Skylines of Embers

82. Loma Prieta - Last

81. Stingray - Fortress Britain

80. Sun Organ - Candlelight Showertime

79. Bleary Eyed - Bleary Eyed

78. Lancey Foux - Back2datrap

77. Kommand - Death Age

76. Marlene Ribeiro - Toque no Sol

75. Human Garbage - Straight Not Giving a Fuck

74. The Armed - Perfect Saviors

73. No Cure - The Commitment to Permanence

72. April Magazine - Wesley’s Convertible Tape for the South

71. Vagabon - Sorry I Haven’t Called

70. Cursetheknife - There’s a Place I Can Rest

69. Full Body 2 - infinity signature

68. DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ - Destiny

67. Dying Wish - Symptoms of Survival

66. Blithe Field - Grits Kissed

65. Scarab - Scarab

64. CMAT - Crazymad, For Me

63. Billy Woods - Maps

62. The Virgos - Pennsylvania Death Trip

61. Initiate - Cerebral Rot

60. Speed Plans - Statues of God

59. Liquid Mike - S/T

58. Hollden - Off the Bone

57. Jeff Rosenstock - Hellmode

56. God of War - Serotonin

55. dreamTX - living in memory of something sweet

54. Buggin - Concrete Cowboys

53. Youth Lagoon - Heaven Is a Junkyard

52. Radiator Hospital - Can’t Make Any Promises

51. Dying Fetus - Make Them Beg for Death

50. Fawn/Cement Diver - split

49. Sofia Kourtesis - Madres

48. RX Papi - Dawg Storm

47. Computerwife - Computerwife

46. Angel Du$t - Brand New Soul

45. Another Michael - Wishes to Fulfill

44. O3 Greedo - Halfway There

43. Olivia Rodrigo - Guts

42. Magdalena Bay - Mini Mix Vol. 3

41. Fuming Mouth - Last Day of Sun

40. Quannnic – Stepdream

39. Spaced – Boomerang

38. Destiny Bond - Be My Vengeance

37. Zulu - A New Tomorrow

36. World I Hate - Years of Lead

35. Gaadge - Somewhere Down Below

34. Yeat - Afterlyfe

33. Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We

32. Silver Car Crash – Shattered Shine

31. Chappel Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

30. RP Boo - Legacy Vol. 2

29. Balmora - With Thorns of Glass and Petals of Grief

28. Jouska - Suddenly My Mind is Blank

27. A.s.o. - a.s.o.

26. Restraining Order - Locked In Time

25. Poison Ruin - Harvest

24. Sweeping Promises - Good Living Is Coming For You

23. Indigo De Souza - All of This Will End

22. Golden Apples - Bananasugarfire

21. The Hives - The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons

20. Anklebiter - To Live and Withstand

19. MJ Lenderman - And the Wind (Live and Loose)

18. Militarie Gun - Life Under the Gun

17. Code Orange - The Above

16. Young Thug - Business Is Business

15. Purelink- Signs

14. Ice Spice - Like?

13. Slow Pulp - Yard

12. Yo La Tengo - This Stupid World

11. Ratboys - The Window

10. Spiritual Cramp - Spiritual Cramp

9. Feeble Little Horse - Girl With Fish

8. Wednesday - Rat Saw God

7. Pain of Truth - Not Through Blood

6. Skrillex - Quest for Fire

5. Never Ending Game - Outcry

4. Ken Carson - A Great Chaos

3. Sexy Redd - Hood Hottest Princess

2. Bully - Lucky For You

1. Lana Del Rey - Did You Know There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Boulevard?

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And that’s that! Thanks for listening/reading/supporting us on Patreon for what was, yet again, Endless Scroll’s biggest year yet. We’re so lucky to have such an amazing following, and we’re psyched to take this fucker into its sixth (!) year in 2024.

Another…classic…season.