Check out the best albums, books, comps and reissues of 2023 and the brand new exclusive editions of our favourites including new colours, bonus tracks and signed copies.

Best of the Year 2023 | Albums, books, comps and reissues | Rough Trade

Who is top of our list this year?

Albums of the Year 2023

Super limited signed copies, new colours, unheard and unreleased editions of our favourite albums of the year only available here at Rough Trade.

Rough Trade Exclusives

Chronicles Of A Diamond

Music

Desire, I Want To Turn Into You

Blondshell

the record

Black Classical Music

Live In Dublin

Gerri Marie / That Feeling (Live at Russian Recording)

False Lankum

Good Lies

The Yussef Dayes Experience - Live From Malibu

I've Seen a Way

Stereo Mind Game

Javelin

I Thought I Was Better Than You Mega Mix by Maximum Security

Northing Really Changes (The Remixes)

Live at WXPN (Philadelphia, PA, 4/6/2023)

Rat Saw God

Heavy Heavy

Fuse

AOTY Exclusives

Read more about the top 20 Albums of the Year on the Rough Trade Blog.

How we chose them...

Books of the Year 2023