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Throughout December, CHIRP Radio presents its volunteers’ top albums of 2023. Our next list is from DJ Eddie Sayago.
2023 and me. It's been an odd year to say the very least, personally, professionally, locally, globally. But as I tell myself every time I get on the microphone in our cozy studio, let's focus on the music. To quote a few pop culture critics, women were (and are) the saviors of pop culture this year. The highest grossing movie of the year was about a female protagonist and was written and directed by a woman. The best songs and albums of the year are from women. The most successful concerts (and concert films) were led by women. Nine of the ten entries on my list are female artists or a band led by a woman. The aforementioned most popular movie of 2023 had a phenomenal soundtrack with female artists providing some of the pop music to grace the silver screen. All genres of music were made better this year thanks to women, from dance pop to rap. Here are ten of my favorite albums of 2023, along with a top ten list of my favorite songs that made this chaotic year bearable.
#1 SOS by SZA (Top Dawg)
Favorite song: "Ghost in the Machine" (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)
#2 Vs. The Worm by Ovef Ow (What's For Breakfast?/Oort Cloud)
Favorite song: "MAD"
#3 Tension by Kylie Minogue (Darenote)
Favorite song: "Tension"
#4 Barbie The Album by Various Artists (Atlantic)
Favorite song: Dua Lipa "Dance The Night"
#5 Diagnosis by Sen Morimoto (City Slang/Sooper)
Favorite Song: "Bad State"
#6 Jaguar II by Victoria Monét (RCA)
Favorite song: "On My Mama"
#7 That! Feels Good! by Jessie Ware (EMI)
Favorite song: "Free Yourself"
#8 The Loveliest Time by Carly Rae Jepsen (School Boy/Interscope)
Favorite song: "Psychedelic Switch"
#9 the record by boygenius (Interscope)
Favorite song: "Satanist"
#10 The Window by Ratboys (Topshelf)
Favorite song: "The Window"
Honorable Mentions
Favorite songs of the year
1-Kylie Minogue "Tension"
2-Dua Lipa "Dance The Night Away"
3-Victoria Monét "On My Mama"
4-Troye Sivan "Rush"
5-Kylie Minogue "Padam Padam"
6-Shakira "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53"
7-Bully "Days Move Slow"
8-SZA "Ghost in the Machine" (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)
9-Romy "She's On My Mind"
10-Alex Anwandter "Maricoteca"
11-Gorillaz "Cracker Island"
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