We’ve made it, everyone. 2023 is coming to a close, and that means we’ve reached into every corner of the music world to produce our Top 89 Songs of 2023. Here’s to another great year of college radio! We can’t wait to see what 2024 has waiting for us. Below, you can find our full list of the top 89 songs of 2023 and a corresponding Spotify playlist.
1 A&W – Lana Del Rey
2 My Love Mine All Mine – Mitski
3 Vampire Empire – Big Thief
4 Goodbye Evergreen – Sufjan Stevens
5 Not Strong Enough – boyegnius
6 Bull Believer – Wednesday
7 Locals (Girls like us) – underscores, feat. gabby start
8 I Believe – Caroline Polachek
9 Broadview – Slow Pulp
10 AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM – Beyoncé, feat. Kendrick Lamar
11 Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl – Chappell Roan
12 SORRY NOT SORRY – Tyler, The Creator
13 Burfict! – JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown
14 drive ME crazy! – Lil Yachty
15 Another life – PinkPantheress, feat. Rema
16 The Hillbillies – Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar
17 I Been Young – George Clanton
18 Touching Yourself – The Japanese House
19 In My Head – The Lemon Twigs
20 MODERN JAM – Travis Scott, feat. Teezo Touchdown
21 Contact – Kelela
22 Oral – Björk, Rosalía
23 Electric Fish – Ana Frango Elétrico
24 The Hills – Rachel Chinouriri
25 Can’t – ANOHNI and the Johnsons
26 Pittsburgh – Wilco
27 Only – Sampha
28 get him back! – Olivia Rodrigo
29 thicc – Shygirl
30 Hollywood Baby – 100 gecs
31 Stay Blessed – Genesis Owusu
32 This Stupid World – Yo La Tengo
33 Parody – Yves Tumor
34 Back on 74 – Jungle
35 Cobra – Megan Thee Stallion
36 Free Yourself – Jessie Ware
37 No More Lies – Thundercat, Tame Impala
38 FaceTime – billy woods, Kenny Segal, feat. Samuel T. Herring
39 New York Transit Queen – Corinne Bailey Rae
40 Do It Faster -Militarie Gun
41 the CIA – glass beach
42 LIKED U BETTER – Jeff Rosenstock
43 No Hook 2 – Key Glock
44 Feather – Sabrina Carpenter
45 Smog – Indigo De Souza
46 Run, Run, Run – McKinley Dixon
47 Up Song – Black Country, New Road
48 Shy Boy – Carly Rae Jepsen
49 Ring of Past – Men I Trust
50 Living Proof – DRAIN
51 You First – Paramore
52 Seaforth – King Krule
53 Vin Skully – Earl Sweatshirt, The Alchemist
54 Steamroller – feeble little horse
55 Tension – Kylie Minogue
56 Moonlight – Kali Uchis
57 It’s Alive! – Ratboys
58 One Of Your Girls – Troye Sivan
59 Bug Like an Angel – Mitski
60 A Night To Remember – beabadoobee, Laufey
61 He’s My Baby – DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ
62 Bruise – BETWEEN FRIENDS
63 Kingdom Hearts Key – JPEGMAFIA, Danny Brown
64 Will Anybody Ever Love Me? – Sufjan Stevens
65 Boy’s a liar Pt. 2 – PinkPantheress, feat. Ice Spice
66 Chosen to Deserve – Wednesday
67 Bruiseless – Arlo Parks
68 Darkness, Darkness – Kieran Hebden, William Tyler
69 Layla – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
70 Ants To You, Gods To Who ? – André 3000
71 Dublin in Ecstasy – Inhaler
72 A Barely Lit Path – Oneohtrix Point Never
73 New Gold – Gorillaz, feat. Tame Impala and Bootie Brown
74 Out Of Time – Slayyyter
75 King of Oklahoma – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
76 Fire in Detroit – Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Phil Ranelin, Wendell Harrison
77 Honey – Samia
78 Take My Heart – Florry
79 Espionage – Butcher Brown, feat. Charlie Hunter
80 Miami – Caroline Rose
81 Blood And Butter – Caroline Polachek
82 Virginia Beach – Drake
83 Cowboy Nudes – Geese
84 ember – Hinako Omori
85 Nurse! – bar italia
86 Thin Air – Tanukichan, feat. Enumclaw
87 Lifetime – Faye Webster
88 Top Dog – Magdalena Bay
89 Distortion Spear – Candy Claws
