Milk Crate staffers, along with WECB DJs, managers, and team members all voted on their favorite albums from the past year. Tiebreakers were done by Lily Hartenstein, Izzy Desmarais, Parker Bennett, and Will Ingman. What a great year for music! We can’t wait for more in 2023.
50. Elvis Original Soundtrack, Various Artists
49. Strange Time To Be Alive, Early James
48. Gifted, Koffee
47. Things Are Great, Band of Horses
46. Emotional Eternal, Melody’s Echo Chamber
45. RAMONA PARK BROKE MY HEART, Vince Staples
44. I Love You Jennifer B, Jockstrap
43. Hellfire, black midi
42. THE FUNK WILL PREVAIL, Kaelin Ellis
41. Blue Rev, Alvvays
40. MAHAL, Toro y Moi
39. When Everything Is Better, I’ll Let You Know, Pip Millett
38. Versions of Modern Performance, Horsegirl
37. We’re Not Here to Be Loved, Fleshwater
36. Fossora, Björk
35. Could We Be More, Kokoroko
34. Skinty Fia, Fontaines D.C.
33. AMERICAN GURL, Kilo Kish
32. MOTOMAMI, ROSALÍA
31. The Forever Story, JID
30. Squeeze, SASAMI
29. Waiting to Spill, The Backseat Lovers
28. New Earth Formula, Potions
27. Superache, Conan Gray
26. I Am The Moon, Tedeschi Trucks Band
25. Celebrity Therapist, The Callous Daoboys
24. CRASH, Charlie XCX
23. Jazz Codes, Moor Mother
22. Harry’s House, Harry Styles
21. Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar
20. God Save The Animals, Alex G
19. Once Twice Melody, Beach House
18. Minions: The Rise of Gru Original Soundtrack, Various Artists
17. Dance Fever, Florence + The Machine
16. Hold The Girl, Rina Sawayama
15. MUNA, MUNA
14. Into The Blue, Broken Bells
13. Un Verano Sin Ti, Bad Bunny
12. Laurel Hell, Mitski
11. CAPRISONGS, FKA Twigs
10. Gemini Rights, Steve Lacy
9. Beatopia, beabadoobee
8. Preacher’s Daughter, Ethel Cain
7. PRE PLEASURE, Julia Jacklin
6. Being Funny In A Foreign Language, The 1975
5. And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow, Weyes Blood
4. Wet Leg, Wet Leg
3. Ants From Up There, Black Country, New Road
2. RENAISSANCE, Beyoncé
1. Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You, Big Thief