Spotify Wrapped Day has officially arrived, and for voyeuristic music lovers, it’s the best day of the year. Not only do you get to realize that your music taste has basically remained the same since 2008, but you also get to see your most hardcore metal head friends admit that––yes––they did help boost Taylor Swift to the No. 1 streamed Spotify artist for the year globally.
To no surprise, Swift does lead the pack, and precedes globally streamed top artists Bad Bunny, The Weeknd, Drake, and Peso Pluma. Additionally, Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd artist Lana Del Rey sits at No. 10 on the global artist chart.
Of course, in the alternative scene, 2023 marked an indie-rock, pop-punk, and alt-pop renaissance. Fall Out Boy released So Much (For) Stardust and headlined a massive tour that is far from over and the OG blink-182 trio reunited for ONE MORE TIME… in October. In tandem with personal Spotify Wrapped stats, the streaming service rounded up the best albums across a variety of genres. Check out the full list of Spotify’s best alternative albums below.
Best Rock & Alternative Albums 2023 According To Spotify:
- But Here We Are — Foo Fighters
- This Is Why — Paramore
- ONE MORE TIME… — blink-182
- RUSH! — Måneskin
- 10,000 gecs — 100 gecs
- Memento Mori — Depeche Mod e
- Dead Club City — Nothing But Thieves
- So Much (For) Stardust — Fall Out Boy
- In Time New Roman… — Queens Of The Stone Age
- Cracker Island (Deluxe) — Gorillaz
- The Ballad Of Darren (Deluxe) — Blur
- Lucky For You — Bully
- The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons — The Hives
- Cuts & Bruises — Inhaler
- Wake Up & It’s Over — Lovejoy
- Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) — Yves Tumor
- Back To The Water Below — Royal Blood
- Blondshell (Deluxe Edition) — Blondshell
- Vida Cotidiana — Juanes
- RUCKUS! — Movements
- The Jaws Of Life — Pierce The Veil
- Blame My Ex — The Beaches
- Life Under The Gun — Militaire Gun
- A Call To The Void — Hot Milk
- A Fistful Of Peaches — Black Honey
- Brain Worms — RVG
- Súper Terror — Él Mató a un Policía Motorizado
- Noviembre — Los Bunkers
Additionally, 2023 was a fantastic year for metal. From the breakout stars Sleep Token who hit mainstream playlists with their heavy and horny hits to genre mainstays Spiritbox, these albums really took off. Check out Spotify’s picks for best metal records below.
Best Metal Albums Of 2023 According To Spotify:
- 72 Seasons — Metallica
- Life Is But A Dream… — Avenged Sevenfold
- Take Me Back To Eden — Sleep Token
- The Fear Of Fear — Spiritbox
- Foregone — In Flames
- The Above — Code Orange
- THE OTHER ONE — BABYMETAL
- Terrasite — Cattle Decapitation
- Where Do We Go From Here? — Asking Alexandria
- Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre — Periphery
- Death Blow — August Burns Red
- Chaos Horrific — Cannibal Corpse
- CMF2 — Corey Taylor
- STONE (Deluxe) — Baroness
- Bleed Out — Within Temptation
- The Surface — Beartooth
- Heavener — Invent Animate
- Fatalism — Polaris
- SUPERBLOOM — Silent Planet
- The Seventh Sun — Bury Tomorrow
- Spine — Myrkur
- A New Tomorrow — Zulu
- The Enduring Spirit — Tomb Mold
- Endling — Kvelertak
- …So Unknown — Jesus Piece
- Smile — Kindred
- You Are Only As Sick As Your Secrets — Self Deception
- Ultraviolet — As Everything Unfolds
- The Weight Of The Mask — Svalbard
- Symptoms Of Survival — Dying Wish
