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The Nocturnal Times Top Electronic/Dance Albums 2023
As The Nocturnal Times nears our 10-year anniversary, we once again, proudly present our annual end-of-the-year recap. The year in review begins with The Nocturnal Times Top Electronic/Dance Albums of 2023. From those that garnered mainstream success and crossover appeal, to those up-and-coming and breakout artists, our selections celebrate good music. Showcasing the best of the best in electronic and dance music — and the sub-genres within — we proudly present over 100 of our favorite LPs of the year.
Kx5 – Kx5 [mau5trap/Arkade]
Sigala – Every Cloud – Silver Linings [Ministry Of Sound]
Tiësto – DRIVE [Musical Freedom Records/Atlantic Records]
MEDUZA – MEDUZA [Island Records/Cross Records]
Armin van Buuren – Feel Again [Armada Music]
Skrillex – Don’t Get Too Close [OWSLA/Atlantic Records]
Joel Corry – Another Friday Night [Warner Music UK/Perfect Havoc/Asylum Records]
Elderbrook – Little Love [Mine Recordings]
Romy – Mid Air [Young]
Barry Can’t Swim – When Will We Land? [Ninja Tune]
Flume – Things Don’t Always Go The Way You Plan [Future Classic]
Anyma – Genesys [Anyma/Afterlife/Interscope Records]
Jungle – Volcano [Caiola Records/AWAL Recordings]
Snakehips – never worry [Helix Records]
Yotto – Growth [Odd One Out]
Aluna – MYCELiUM [Mad Decent]
SG Lewis – AudioLust & HigherLove [PMR Records]
The Chemical Brothers – For That Beautiful Feeling [EMI/Virgin Records]
CAMELPHAT – Spiritual Milk [When Stars Align]
Le Youth – About Us [This Never Happened]
Skrillex – Quest For Fire [OWSLA/Atlantic Records]
Showtek – 360 Yellow [Skink, The Music Group/Spinnin’ Records]
San Holo – EXISTENTIAL DANCE MUSIC [Helix Records/Payday Records]
Sultan + Shepard – Forever, Now [This Never Happened]
LP Giobbi – Light Places [Counter Records]
Gorgon City – Salvation [Astralwerks/Positiva/EMI]
Disclosure – Alchemy [Apollo Records/AWAL]
James Blake – Playing Robots Into Heaven [Republic Records/Polydor Records]
Lost Frequencies – Lets All Stand Together [Lost & Cie Music/Epic Amsterdam]
Dillon Francis – This Mixtape Is Fire Too [Astralwerks]
Sub Focus – Evolve [EMI]
Ric Wilson, Chromeo, A-Trak – CLUSTERFUNK [Free Disco/EMPIRE]
Lastlings – Perfect World [Rose Avenue Records]
ILLENIUM – ILLENIUM [Warner Records]
Robin Schulz – Pink [Warner Music Group Germany]
Golden Features – Sisyphus [Foreign Family Collective]
The Chainsmokers – Summertime Friends [Disruptor Records/Columbia Records]
Alan Walker – Walkerworld [MER Recordings]
Matoma – Love For The Beat [Love For The Beat]
Bakermat – From A Bakermat Point Of View [Big Top Records]
Flume – Arrived Anxious, Left Bored [Future Classic]
Overmono – Good Lies [XL Recordings]
Mathame – MEMO [Astralwerks]
GoldFish – If Summer Was A Sound [Armada Music]
M83 – Fantasy [Mute]
PinkPantheress – Heaven Knows [Warner Music UK]
Martin Solveig – Back To Life [Positiva/EMI]
P.O.S – Deeper Tales [Anjunabeats]
OTR – Be Quiet, They’re Listening [Astralwerks]
Joy (Anonymous) – Cult Classics [Astralwerks]
Emmit Fenn – How To Fly On The Ground [TH3RD BRAIN]
Marsh – Endless [Anjunadeep]
Andrew Rayel – Lifeline [Armada Music/Find Your Harmony]
CRi – Miracles [Anjunadeep]
Markus Schulz – The Rabbit Hole Circus [Black Hole Recordings]
Supershy – Happy Music [Beyond The Groove]
CloZee – Microworlds [Odyzey Music]
Amtrac – Extra Time [OPENERS]
Steve Aoki – Hiroquest 2: Double Helix [Ultra/Dim Mak]
Diplo pres. Thomas Wesley – Chapter 2: Swamp Savant [Mad Decent/Columbia Records]
Kölsch – I Talk To Water [Kompakt]
ALPHA 9 – New Horizons [Anjunabeats]
Midnight Kids – The Long Way Home [Seeking Blue Records]
William Black – The Nature Of Hope [Lowly]
Moon Boots – Ride Away [Anjunadeep]
Icona Pop – Club Romantech [TEN/Ultra Records]
ARMNHMR – Together As One [Monstercat]
Ganja White Night – Unity [SubCarbon]
pluko – BLEACH [Hi-Fi] [SPLENDID SOCIETY/Venice Music]
anamē – Beautiful World [Anjunabeats]
Folamour – Manifesto [FHUO/Sony Music Entertainment France]
Keys N Krates – IN:TENSION [Last Gang Records/MNRK Music Group]
Apashe – Antagonist [Disques Kannibalen/Majestic Collective]
DROELOE – The Art Of Change [DROELOE]
Habstrakt – Heritage [Distorted Reality]
Tensnake – Stimulate [True Romance/Armada Music]
AmPm – Traveling Without Moving [A.S.A.B/PLAY RECORDS]
DJ Shadow – Action Adventure [Reconstruction Productions/Mass Appeal Records]
Daily Bread – Invisible Cinema [Philos Records]
Everything But the Girl – Fuse [Buzzin’ Fly Records/Virgin Music Group]
KAYTRANADA & Animé – KAYTRAMINÉ [Venice Music]
Cheat Codes – One Night In Nashville [DashGo]
Chicane – Nevertheless [Armada Music/Modena Records]
Estiva – Infinita [Colorize/Enhanced Music]
Karen Harding – Take Me Somewhere [Ultra Records]
Au5 – Bridges Between [Ophelia]
ISOxo – kidsgonemad! [88rising Records]
Jayda G – Guy [Ninja Tune]
AC Slater – Together [Night Bass Records]
EMBRZ – In Our Own Way [This Never Happened]
Depeche Mode – Momento Mori [Columbia Records, Mute]
TWO LANES – Duality [TWO LANES MUSIC]
Spencer Brown – Equanimity [Diviine]
JVNA – Play With You [Violet Arrow]
Felix Cartal – Into Sunsets [Physical Presents]
Disco Fries – Another World [Liftoff Recordings]
Last Heroes – All I See, You See Me [Lowly]
Kylie Minogue – Tension [BMG]
RAYE – My 21st Century Blues [Human Re Sources]
Mord Fustang – NATURE OVER FORM [Dawn of Light]
Sofia Kourtesis – Madres [Ninja Tune]
James Holden – Imagine This Is a High Dimensional Space of All Possibilities [Border Community]
SBTRKT – The Rat Road [Save Yourself/AWAL Recordings]
RL GRIME – PLAY:GRID [Sable Valley Records]
Fred again.., Brian Eno – Secret Life Text Records]
Orbital – Optical Delusion [Orbital Recordings]
Marshmello – Sugar Papi [Sony Music Entertainment US Latin/Joytime Collective]
Moby – Resound NYC [Little Idiot/Deutsche Grammophon]
Slayyyter – STARFUCKER [Slayyyter/FADER Label]
Young Fathers – Heavy Heavy [Ninja Tune]
Alison Goldfrapp – The Love Invention [BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited]
Yaeji – With a Hammer [XL Recordings]
Sonma – Satellites [Black Hole Recordings]
Ten City, Marshall Jefferson – Love Is Love [Helix Records/Payday Records]
G Jones – Paths [Illusory Records]
ALIGN – Endless Summer [Lowly]
Róisín Murphy, DJ Koze – Hit Parade [Ninja Tune]
KOAN Sound – Led by Ancient Light [Shoshin]
BT – The Secret Language of Trees [Monstercat Silk]
Whyte Fang – GENESIS [FMU Records]
Skream – Skreamizm 8 [Skreamizm/Platoon]
Dillion Francis presents DJ Hanzel – anti everything [One Deeper Records]
Jauz – WRATCH OF THE WICKED [Bite This!]
Will Sparks – Accepted Concept [CLUBWRK/Teamwrk Records]
Sono – In The Haze [Kontor Records]
Nitepunk – HUMAN [Hard Recs]
Black Tiger Sex Machine – Portals [Kannibalen Records]
Medasin – Always in a Hurry [Medasin]
AOBeats – PraXis [Moving Castle]
John Tejada – Resound [Palette Recordings]
Lauren Mia – Re:Birth [Ear Porn Music]
Jessie Ware – That! Feels Good! [EMI]
Eprom – Syntheism [Square Records]
Kah-Lo – Pain/Pleasure [Epic Records]
Julian Cross – Stories of the Nebula [WALL Recordings]
Emma Hewitt – Ghost Of The Light [Black Hole Recordings]
KSHMR – KARAM [Mass Appeal India/Dharma Worldwide]
Explosions in the Sky – End [Temporary Residence Limited]
DIESEL/Shaquille O’Neal – GORILLA WARFARE [Monstercat]
Ladytron – Time’s Arrow [Ladytron Limited/Cooking Vinyl Limited]
Pretty Girl – One Night, One Time [Steel City Dance Discs]
1788-L – ALPHA+ [mau5trap]
Lil Texas – TOO FAST [TEXCORE/Create Music Group)
Moby – Ambient 23 [mobyambient]
