2023 was indeed a good year for music, not to mention it was only half of the year! Artists from various genres have already taken over the Billboard 200 Top 10 and have birthed various hits that are still being enjoyed by many up until today.
Hits Daily Double revealed its tentative list of the Top 10 Albums of 2023 as of June 2023.
Top 10 Albums of 2023
10 - Endless Summer Vacation by Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus' eighth studio album ranked No. 10 with 696,000 album equivalent units sold this 2023. Released in March 2023, "Endless Summer Vacation" debuted only at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Despite this, it generally received 4 out of 5 ratings from critics, praising Cyrus for her poignant artistry.
9 - Lover by Taylor Swift
Thanks to "The Eras" Tour, Taylor Swift's 2020-released album is still making strides three years later with 710,000 units. The units sold for "Lover" seemed to be driven by the uptick of streaming because of the tour, and the release of "Cruel Summer" as a lead single this year.
8 - American Heartbreak by Zac Bryan
Zac Bryan's major-label debut album "American Heartbreak" raked in 767,000 album units. Ranking No. 5 on the Billboard 200 charts while concurrently topping the Folk, Country, and Rock albums chart is no easy feat. More so, Zac Bryan is the only other country artist on the list aside from Morgan Wallen.
7 - Her Loss by Drake & 21 Savage
21 Savage and Drake's monumental collaborative album was one of the biggest hip-hop albums of 2022. Up until 2023, "Her Loss" is still doing commercially well. It has generated 897,000 units this year.
6 - Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny
2022's biggest album, "Un Verano Sin Ti" is still this year's sixth best-selling album. With 966,000 units sold this year, Bad Bunny cements himself as the biggest Latin act in the world right now and one of the biggest stars in general.
5 - Heroes & Villains by Metro Boomin
Released on December 2022, Metro Boomin's ambitious and star-studded album "Heroes & Villains" is still packing a punch months later. It has generated 1.037 million units as of June 2023. The album not only introduced Metro Boomin to a larger audience it also catapulted him to one of the hottest producers today!
4 - Dangerous: The Double Album by Morgan Wallen
Morgan Wallen's 2021 release "Dangerous: The Double Album" is outperforming any other country album in the world right now, well, except for its successor. With 1.17 million units, it is the second country album on the list right now, and the second for Wallen too.
3 - Midnights by Taylor Swift
The list would never be complete without "Midnights," despite being released only on October 2022, the album has managed to pull multiple strides and records at the end of 2022. As expected, the album would carry over its immense success in 2023. "Midnights" generated 1.875 million this year, a slight increase on the album's debut week performance back in 2022.
2 - SOS by SZA
SZA's highly-acclaimed and anticipated album continues to perform well. Tying records with Whitney Houston and Janet Jackson on its Billboard milestones, "SOS" managed to clock in 1.98 million units this year despite being released on December 2022.
1 - One Thing At A Time by Morgan Wallen
Morgan Wallen is by far the biggest album of 2023, with a million gap compared to the "SOS" by SZA. "One Thing At A Time" logged 3.31 million units just this year alone. The album was only released last March 2023 and it has spent 14 nonconsecutive weeks at the Billboard 200 summit, making it the first country album in history to reach such a record.
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