Top 50 Songs of 2023

Good stuff!
All the tracks are listed below in alphabetical order. As in past years, only songs officially released as singles were considered.
100 gecs - Hollywood Baby
• 100 gecs - Hollywood B...
Aliyah’s Interlude - IT GIRL
• IT GIRL - ALIYAH’S INT...
Ana Frango Elétrico - Electric Fish
• Electric Fish
Animal Collective - Defeat
anmlcollectve.bandcamp.com/al...
Armand Hammer - The Gods Must Be Crazy
• Armand Hammer - The Go...
Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar - The Hillbillies
• Baby Keem & Kendrick L...
Review: • Kendrick & Keem Made A...
Big Thief - Vampire Empire
• Big Thief - Vampire Em...
Björk & Rosalía - oral
• björk ft. rosalía : oral
Cheekface - Plastic
• Cheekface - Plastic (l...
Danny Brown - Jenn’s Terrific Vacation
• Danny Brown - Jenn's T...
Flyana Boss - You Wish Remix ft. Missy Elliott & Kaliii
• Flyana Boss - You Wish...
Frost Children - FLATLINE
• Frost Children - FLATL...
Geese - I See Myself
• Geese - I See Myself (...
Genesis Owusu - Leaving the Light
• Genesis Owusu - Leavin...
grouptherapy. - FUNKFEST
• grouptherapy. - "FUNKF...
hemlocke springs - heavun
• hemlocke springs - hea...
Indigo De Souza - You Can Be Mean
• Indigo De Souza - You ...
Jean Dawson & SZA - NO SZNS
• Jean Dawson and SZA - ...
Jessie Ware - Pearls
• Jessie Ware - Pearls (...
JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - SCARING THE HOES
• JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brow...
Kara Jackson - dickhead blues
• Kara Jackson - dickhea...
Kieran Hebden & William Tyler - Darkness, Darkness
• Kieran Hebden & Willia...
King Krule - Seaforth
• King Krule - Seaforth
Kirin J Callinan - Young Drunk Driver ft. Hubert Lenoir
• Kirin J Callinan - YOU...
Lana Del Rey - A&W
• Lana Del Rey - A&W (Au...
Lil Durk - All My Life ft. J. Cole
• Lil Durk - All My Life...
Lyrical Lemonade, Juice WRLD, Cordae - Doomsday
• Juice WRLD & Cordae - ...
McKinley Dixon - Run, Run, Run ft. Blu
• McKinley Dixon feat. B...
MGMT - Bubblegum Dog
• MGMT - Bubblegum Dog (...
Mitski - Heaven
• Mitski - Heaven (Offic...
Miya Folick - Get Out of My House
• Miya Folick - Get Out ...
Obongjayar - Just Cool
• Obongjayar - Just Cool...
Olivia Rodrigo - vampire
• Olivia Rodrigo - vampi...
PinkPantheress - Boy’s a liar Pt. 2 ft. Ice Spice
• PinkPantheress, Ice Sp...
Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter - ALL OF MY FRIENDS ARE GOING TO HELL
• Reverend Kristin Micha...
Sampha - Spirit 2.0
• Sampha - Spirit 2.0 (V...
Sexyy Red - SkeeYee
• Sexyy Red - SkeeYee (O...
Snõõper - Running
• Snõõper - Running (Off...
Soul Glo - If I Speak (Shut the F*ck Up)
soulglophl.bandcamp.com/album...
Spiritual Cramp - Herberts on Holiday
• Spiritual Cramp - Herb...
Sufjan Stevens - Will Anybody Ever Love Me?
• Sufjan Stevens - "Will...
Sugar Pit - Customer Service
• Sugar Pit - Customer S...
Susanne Sundfør - Alyosha
• Susanne Sundfør - 'aly...
Teezo Touchdown - Rock Paper Strippers
• Teezo Touchdown - Rock...
The Lemon Twigs - Any Time of Day
• The Lemon Twigs - Any ...
Tkay Maidza & Flume - Silent Assassin
• Tkay Maidza & Flume - ...
Tokischa - Daddy ft. Sexyy Red
• Tokischa - Daddy (Offi...
Troye Sivan - Rush
• Troye Sivan - Rush (Of...
underscores - Cops and Robbers
• underscores 'Cops and ...
waterbaby - 911
• waterbaby - 911 (Visua...
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Y'all know this is just my opinion, right?

[@Hayden_O]

No Anthony, YOU’RE the best single of 2023

[@JoejoeReference]

Isn't he married? Or at the very least has a gf

[@diamondrel5190]

​@@JoejoeReferencehe's married lol

[@poofithing]

not anymore, he got divorced@@diamondrel5190

[@across7992]

@@diamondrel5190 He got divorced this year (probably why he alluded to how relatable the themes of loneliness were on his song of the year)

[@k____b]

@@across7992you are accurate

[@tylergarabedian]

I was surprised by this year’s list but here it is for people who do not have time to watch: 1. "Hotline Bling" by Drake 2. "God's Plan" by Drake 3. "In My Feelings" by Drake 4. "Started From the Bottom" by Drake 5. "Hold On, We're Going Home" by Drake 6. "One Dance" by Drake feat. WizKid, Kyla 7. "Take Care" by Drake feat. Rihanna 8. "Energy" by Drake 9. "Headlines" by Drake 10. "Worst Behavior" by Drake 11. "Passionfruit" by Drake 12. "Know Yourself" by Drake 13. "Nonstop" by Drake 14. "Nice for What" by Drake 15. "Marvins Room" by Drake 16. "The Motto" by Drake feat. Lil Wayne 17. "Best I Ever Had" by Drake 18. "Back to Back" by Drake 19. "Successful" by Drake feat. Trey Songz, Lil Wayne 20. "Forever" by Drake feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Eminem 21. "Fake Love" by Drake 22. "Find Your Love" by Drake 23. "Money in the Grave" by Drake feat. Rick Ross 24. "Emotionless" by Drake 25. "Hold My Hand" by Drake feat. Majid Jordan 26. "HYFR" by Drake feat. Lil Wayne 27. "Over" by Drake 28. "Make Me Proud" by Drake feat. Nicki Minaj 29. "Gyalchester" by Drake 30. "Right Hand" by Drake 31. "Started From the Bottom (Remix)" by Drake feat. Wiz Khalifa 32. "Portland" by Drake feat. Quavo, Travis Scott 33. "Rico" by Drake feat. Meek Mill 34. "Both" by Drake feat. Gucci Mane 35. "No Guidance" by Drake feat. Chris Brown 36. "Walk It Talk It" by Drake feat. Migos 37. "Pop Style" by Drake feat. The Throne (Kanye West & Jay-Z) 38. "Summer Sixteen" by Drake 39. "Miss Me" by Drake feat. Lil Wayne 40. "Crew Love" by Drake feat. The Weeknd 41. "Jungle" by Drake 42. "Fire & Desire" by Drake 43. "Successful" by Drake feat. Trey Songz, Lil Wayne 44. "Ignant S**t" by Drake feat. Lil Wayne 45. "SICKO MODE" by Drake feat. Travis Scott 46. "Under Ground Kings" by Drake 47. "Where Ya At" by Drake feat. Future 48. "From Time" by Drake feat. Jhené Aiko 49. "Mob Ties" by Drake 50. "Child's Play" by Drake

[@esthercho5578]

💀

[@syds8752]

Boooooooooo

[@araf757]

holy shieet dude

[@atCoastal]

😂

[@misimaromemes5172]

you got me 😂

[@thegeecyproject]

“Vampire” is on both Todd In The Shadows’ worst list, and Anthony Fantano’s best list. Ah, the duality of man.

[@valimayy]

I was so shocked when I saw todd's list "Vampire" was my most played song this year

[@sadubros]

Same with All My Life lol

[@Evan_Morgan]

and I agree with Todd whole heartedly, what an awful song. The first time I heard it I immediately thought "well this is gonna bomb hard" and it ended up being so popular... I genuinely don't get it, it's so so bad

[@brady3319]

@@Evan_Morgan bad take !

[@GadBoDag]

It's a great song! It's a catchy, emotive little tune.

[@usetjvegec]

Lana’s arc on this channel from a 2/10 record to top 5 songs of the year, has truly been something to behold

[@SirBananaManGuy]

You think this is where it ends? Buckle up, I’m sure it’s going to be a top 5 album for him as well

[@SubjectSeven]

Lana has never been 2/10 though

[@sumacmusac]

and her album is def gonna be top 5 I think, or at least top 10 (he mentioned it in the Ultraviolence redux)

[@mrphalange7015]

@@SubjectSeven You haven't watched his original review of Ultraviolence, have you?

[@AssassinsCreedMan621]

As someone who’s been here since ultraviolence, it has been an absolute whirlwind of upward trajectory

[@ChadGamesIsYourDad]

Before all of the unfunny comments can we just appreciate the fact that anthony fantano has been doing this for over a decade and still has forward thinking and impressive music on his lists

[@sagedamage109]

No

[@xylin3683]

​@@sagedamage109unfunny comment detected

[@jerrys1]

This has gotta be his worst singles list ever. Idk what he smoked

[@jesuschavez8277]

@@jerrys1lmao what’s so bad about it

[@J.5.M.]

He really is the busiest music nerd

[@elifrazer5781]

Glad Sufjan is still getting praise this far into his career, what a legend. Javelin has so many beautiful songs: Shit Talk, So You Are Tired, Goodbye Evergreen. I’d be surprised if the album isn’t in Anthony’s top 3. Maybe I’ll even forgive him for giving Age of Adz a 6/10.

[@keeghan6480]

based on scores alone, javelin is his AOTY

[@Vaffanculo26]

6/10 is the score he gives to all fan favorite albums lol.

[@matroxman11]

Javelin just keeps drawing me back in its so good

[@alara4006]

Goodbye Evergreen is so so beautiful

[@itsbrizk3866]

I could never forgive the 6/10 on the best album ever made

[@livingcolorinc]

Bubblegum Dog! Absolutely can’t wait for the new MGMT album! Love the direction they’re going in and love the two singles so far!

[@omarmickelson1204]

Mother Nature is good too! Got me hyped for the new record too!

[@jab6384]

Time Stamps 00:00 Start 17:52 End

[@tvil8]

Rotfl

[@bentn13]

Love that Vampire appears on both Tony's top 50 best and Todd in the Shadow's top 10 worst. That's a song which has hit people at a wide range of emotions.

[@AugustRx]

melon loved it for the reasons todd hated it. melodrama. immaturity. hypocrisy.

[@igor78965412320]

i feel like its just about being popular and being a young woman drama. i mean, its absolutely that. people have problems with certain personalities.

[@bmolovesboss844]

Todd has been washed for years now. He just doesn''t understand music these days.

[@WeAreTheInsurgents]

Went through the whole list thinking "but where's Sufjan?" and Fantano did not disappoint

[@zTeaTheCoffee]

it's crazy that I'm almost disappointed we didn't get So You Are Tired, which is my song of the year

[@Julia-mw1gi]

For me it's shit talk, but it wasn't released as a single, I think, so I'm happy with his pick

[@bradenbagley6147]

Thanks for all of your hard work and dedication this year and every year funyun. We all love you.

[@MyotoXyloto]

happy to see geese in top 10! i played the hell out of that album this year and it makes me feel kind if crazy bc i dont see too many people talking about it

[@thegentlemen1539]

Geese #1

[@cashcartii8]

pretty brave of you to put “Try That In A Small Town” in the number one spot but hey, you do you

[@GizzyDillespee]

Is that the sexy red song?

[@quandavious-dinklehymer]

​@@GizzyDillespeeyes

[@jerrys1]

Ah yes, only the bangers

[@prodjakera]

do people actually find these overplayed ass comments funny

[@Aditya_mq]

Im so glad "Bubblegum Dog" is one here i have replaying the shit out of that track lately and its one of my absolute favorites of the year and has me hyped af for their "Loss of Life" Album dropping in February

[@MrKrk221988]

I completely agree with the #1 pick. I'm biased because I love Sufjan Stevens, but I listened to "Will Anybody Ever Love Me?" more than any other song this year, and it still hasn't gotten old. It truly is one of his greatest songs, which is saying a lot.

[@orionm-s7377]

absolutely flabbergasted as well as super happy to see hemlocke springs on a fantano list!!! she is such a small artist that made the album heavun is on in her closet by herself so glad to see ger getting recognition

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

Any time of day by the lemon twigs is honestly one of the best pop songs I’ve ever heard. It’s just so catchy and heartfelt every single time

[@lassmallieber7569]

Yes! I smile instantly when it comes on in the playlist. A pleasant surprise every single time!

[@TheBatosai]

Since AMHACB JPEG has not missed being on my favorite reviewers lists, nor mine for that matter, the dude is a legend. I hope we hear more soon. 🙏🏽

[@NikotheGhost]

Glad Jean Dawson got on this listen. Jean 100% is going to blow up in a few years. For only having 3 features under his record(4 if you count Mac DeMarco's outro line to MENTHOL*) he manages to have all of his features be very popular artists(A$AP Rocky, SZA, and Earl Sweatshirt) who put in their best into their features. With him being close friends with very popular producers and artists, I believe Jean has all the tools to make it to radio stations and be played across the whole world.

[@zer0953]

just wanna say thats one very good and cool cat on your pfp, very good and cool and nice

[@nickolson277]

He also had George Clanton on Black Michael Jackson and an uncredited Isaiah Rashad feature on Kids Eat Pills.

[@zacharywoloszynski4258]

I love jean hes so good

[@shrubs5098]

Isaiah Rashad was on his last album also

[@mysusbigsoss2101]

I am shocked I Been Young or Justify Your Life didn't make the list, some of George's best lyrical content ever

[@help_urself3821]

yes I hope his album appears in the best albums, because it's wonderful and one of the best of the year!

[@dry4d]

Came here to make this comment as well. I Been Young was one of the best singles this year

[@camdimattio1797]

saw him live recently for the first time bc I really like his music but oh man he really seems like kind of a dick :/ frost children ended up being the best part of the show

[@mysusbigsoss2101]

@@camdimattio1797 not sure I got the dickish vibe but he's not one of the better live acts I've seen, frost children surprised me and I hadn't heard any of their material prior. DDS was the main reason I went

[@dry4d]

@@camdimattio1797idk what you mean I saw him live on the recent tour and he was incredible. he had a lot of fun interacting w the crowd and we even got a signed vinyl.

[@valence7]

I'm so glad that MGMT got on here. I can already tell that the new album is gonna be amazing!

[@ericfellner2689]

2122 by Geese was my top song. Rockers like that don't come out too often these days, and I really needed it in my life.

[@tile-maker]

GOD OF THE SUN IM TAKIN YOU DOWN

[@matroxman11]

Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeese

[@JoshLeitzel]

Love seeing Geese up there, my favorite off the album was Mysterious Love. 😌

[@braxtonwise9897]

Space race off of 4D is one of the best rock songs I’ve ever heard period, good year to have Geese

[@YoRezzi]

My Top 25 Songs of 2023 1. Lana Del Rey - Grandfather please stand on the shoulders of my father while he’s deep sea fishing 2. Tyler, The Creator - SORRY NOT SORRY 3. Sufjan Stevens - Shit Talk 4. Caroline Polacheck - Sunset / Butterfly Net 5. Paranoul - Insomnia 6. Travis Scott - MY EYES / I KNOW / TELEKINESIS 7. Sampha - Suspended 8. Kara Jackson - why does the earth give us people to love 9. Killer Mike - SCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS 10. By Storm - Double Trio 11. JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown - SCARING THE HOES 12. Pink Pantheress - True romance 13. Model/Acritz - Amaranth 14. Daniel Cesar - Let Me Go 15. Olivia Rodrigo - get him back! 16. Black Country, New Road - The Boy 17. Kendrick Lamar & Baby Keem - The Hillbillies 18. YOASOBI - Idol 19. Paramore - Big Man, Little Dignity 20. Quadeca - YOU DONT KNOW ME LIKE THAT 21. Grouptherapy - Still Alive 22. JID & Lil Yachty - Van Gogh 23. I Saw - Young Fathers 24. King Krule - Pink Shell 25. Ludwig Göransson - Can You Hear The Music

[@LamperougLelouch]

no one cares

[@xxfazenoscoper360doesnosco7]

Yoasobi idol

[@jamesmaccallum6994]

This is so good!

[@zekelanham9828]

colossal W for grandfather as your number one it would be in my top 3 too probably

[@unrealpandas]

Hm bet not sure who asked you to make this list pal but good for you man

[@alexanderliu9376]

Vampire at 11 in Fantano's best list and 9 in Todd in the Shadows' worst list is super interesting

[@jens2049]

I dont even know who that is and by that god awful I dont want to

[@eunboogswonder]

It’s a really great song

[@mirzasadman6670]

vampire is legit no. 1

[@TortaGuy12]

Idk who todd is but idk what hes on, its a great track

[@OhWellWhatTheHell1]

@@jens2049 todd's cool, even when you disagree with him he's pretty entertaining honestly

[@castaholic8665]

My Top 50 (these include any songs not just singles): 1. I been young - George Clanton 2. Burfict - JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown 3. Run, run, run - McKinley Dixon 4. Yum - slowthai 5. Margin for error - Sprain 6. Shit talk- Sufjan Stevens 7. A&W - Lana Del Ray 8. The Blades - Squid 9. 3 summers - Jeff Rosenstock 10. Turbines/pigs - Black Country, New Road 11. plz don’t cut my wings - MIKE feat Earl Sweatshirt 12. Sorry not sorry - Tyler, the Creator 13. Begin again - Jessie Ware 14. Crossing guard - Model/Actriz 15. Cops and Robbers - Underscores 16. FaceTime - billy woods & Kenny Segal feat Samuel T Herring 17. Jenn’s terrific vacation - Danny Brown feat Kassa Overall 18. Running out of time - Paramore 19. Any Time of Day - The Lemon Twigs 20. Blood and butter - Caroline Polachek 21. Dragon - King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard 22. The Trench Coat Museum - Yard Act 23. Kindness will follow your tears - Lonnie Holley & Bon Iver 24. The Teacher - Foo Fighters 25. get him back! - Olivia Rodrigo 26. MY EYES - Travis Scott feat Sampha & Justin Vernon 27. I Got My Tooth Removed - 100 Gecs 28. Double Trio - By Storm & Injury Reserve 29. Mindful Solutionism - Aesop Rock 30. Suspended - Sampha 31. Thunder - Maruja 32. Six-Pack - Shame 33. Good Time - The Dare 34. Rice - Young Fathers 35. Capable of love - PinkPantheress 36. Running - Super Snõõper 37. Space Orphans - Ichiko Aoba 38. I see myself - Geese 39. The Gods Must Be Crazy - Armand Hammer feat billy woods, E L U C I D & EL-P 40. Flimsier - King Krule 41. Long Before the Sky Would Open - Colin Stetson 42. Funkfest - grouptherapy. feat TJ Online 43. Census Designated - Jane Remover 44. People die sometimes - many tiny boxes 45. Tell Me - James Blake 46. I WILL BE WITH YOU ALWAYS - Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter 47. Oral - Björk and ROSALÍA 48. Star - Mitski 49. Bubblegum dog - MGMT 50. Electric Fish - Ana Frango Eléctrico Thank you to anyone who bothered to read all that

[@krypt0939]

Real asf having 100 gecs followed by Travis and Olivia Rodrigo of all people 😭

[@castaholic8665]

@@krypt0939 yea there ain’t much of a solid consistent theme I just happen to like the tracks on an almost equal level of enjoyment which now that I look at it does seem strange considering they’re vastly different from each other 😭😭😭

[@krypt0939]

@@castaholic8665 It was pretty enjoyable reading through them tbh, enjoy seeing someone with a broad music taste!

[@castaholic8665]

@@krypt0939 yea I mean if I could change anything about it now I would probably put the geese song higher and maybe replace shit talk with Will anybody ever love me. Apart from that the top half of the list is still pretty much the same.

[@sktchsomuch7898]

one of my fav singles this yr was "SHINES" by purity ring & Black Dresses, it's so energetic & fun I hope they collab more and make more songs as good as this one

[@dreamy9975]

that's so interesting! I felt like that one made a lot of choices like the children's choir that were good alone but kind of too much when combined

[@olly3231]

thanks for including the links, makes these videos way more fun

[@Price_of_Fame]

Didn't think Vampire Empire would be so high on this list but it's richly deserved

[@matthewsimmons8378]

Glad to see Flatline by Frost Children on here. I love how multi-faceted it is and the gradual incline to that banging ending.

[@chandler_martian]

The Lemon Twigs are an example of being derivative in the best way possible. Their respect for the era they’re pulling from is much more charming and engaging than anything Greta Van Fleet wishes they could pull off

[@kptlt.phillipthomsen5973]

They both do it good stop it lol

[@chandler_martian]

@@kptlt.phillipthomsen5973 Greta Van Fleet hurts my ears. His voice lacks any genuine feeling and sounds like someone trying to sound like Robert Plant but worse.

[@kptlt.phillipthomsen5973]

@@chandler_martian Sorry that your ears work that way, but thats not how he sounds to 99% of everyone else (unrelated that frog pfp is one of my favorite pics)

[@chandler_martian]

@@kptlt.phillipthomsen5973 I just feel he voice lacks any actual authenticity whereas the Lemon Twigs sound scarily accurate to the sounds they are pulling from and actually sound impressive doing it. [Also thanks].

[@hazelaliceleigh]

literally the lemon twigs are what greta van fleet wishes they could be

[@johntatara8224]

Shout out drummer/producer/rapper Kassa Overall who produced and is a named feature on Danny’s “Jenn’s Terrific Vacation”. Such a unique dark production style. He deserves to be mentioned and y’all should check out his sick new jazz/rap album ANIMALS

[@kodiharris5288]

The Danny brown feature on that album is wild

[@eddiebannayan7203]

love getting some last minute additions to my year end list, somehow never heard that flume x tkay collab, what a banger!! thanks ant

[@RealNicolasCage1]

It's official, "Try that in small town" is the 51st best song this year

[@smallcircles8744]

So happy to see the Twigs on here and so high nonetheless! [Or technically low] Would have pegged "In My Head" as being the stand out single but still. Been following them since Do Hollywood and seen em live twice this year; such an underrated band!

[@niershere]

Merry Christmas eve Anthony thank you!

[@OurRawHeart]

Thanks you Anthony. I find gold at the end of this rainbow 🌈 every year due to these lists. Happy Christmas from Ireland.

[@chrisb8698]

Can someone put these in a spotify playlist, share it, and become a golden god hero?

[@fizzie2301]

The new lemon twigs went under my radar until this video came out. Listened to it on a whim tonight and it’s now my definitive album of the year.

[@neminem233]

Time to go and listen to only the top 1, and no other ones! all jokes aside, this must take an enormous amount of effort for compile, and am glad that so many new songs and artists are now on my radar

[@HHPYEPIC42]

at least this one is a top one that absolutely does not disappoint. that song is beautiful and devistating

[@neminem233]

@@HHPYEPIC42So far, I've loved all of his top ones except for Far From Born Again, which is not my thing Good News, Introvert and Troglodyte, so far this decade has been fire

[@pizzaboo7766]

hope youre doing great melon! have a happy holiday

[@natsburg5808]

That Sufjan track just devastates me every time I put it on, and I still can't get enough of it.

[@Duncstorm]

The #1 song for the last 3 years 2021- Introvert 2022 - Troglodyte 2023 - Will Anybody Ever Love Me? Hope you are doing alright Anthony...

[@inferiii]

Damn did Anohni not do an official single with the album this year? It's some of their best.

[@hennyisatranslol]

So glad that Hollywood Baby made the top 10. My most played track this year. Just so fun

[@sammo2560]

FaceTime by Billy Woods and Kenny Segal should be here too though. That along with Defeat and Any Time Of Day are my three five star singles this year.

[@robinmitchells]

I love whenever you bring up Hemlocke Springs. Her music is so good and so refreshing and just so fun, and she is incredibly underrated.

[@aduck2790]

you’ll get em next year quad

[@TbdPonchoBillionaire]

Melon, this is such a great video. What a great way for music lovers like myself who havent done enough diving. You do a great service for the music community! Here’s to 2024… uhh.. forever.

[@sammo2560]

Rush making it is a shock but definitely a good one. Great to see AnCo, Kirin J Callinan, Genesis Owusu and Jean Dawson making it too.

[@CoolChris16]

All my life by lil durk being ranked at number 6 definitely took me by surprise

[@witheringaspen9155]

Surprised Man Proposes God Disposes didn't make the cut from the new Sprain album definitely my favorite track off that album. Nice video!

[@JonathanRojas1993]

❤ thank you Anthony for another year of great music 🎶 😅 lists

[@GadBoDag]

Heck yeah, love to see Underscores on the list

[@zachthomas7440]

Underscores getting the recognition finally. Fishmonger went hard and killed it again this year

[@stephenoxf]

wallsocket is fighting with javelin and softscars for my aoty

[@TheAndrewj96]

@@stephenoxfGreat picks. I’d put Heaven Is a Junkyard up there too, which Fantano never even covered at all as far as I know.

[@parkerneese5939]

Her edm was better

[@carlquestad9096]

thank you for not dropping this in the wee hours of the night. I can now slumber in peace.

[@feli6277]

Sick list! ❤🎉

[@CameronSandersonUK]

Has Anthony got Spotify Playlists of these lists? I would like plz 🫡😌

[@mikedelaney9669]

Same!

[@saintxandrew]

JMSN easily had some of the best singles this year and not surprised to see him left off another “list”.

[@GuckenKaiser]

Literally every time I finish a video from this channel KZbin queues up Exmilitary.

[@Skroskznik]

So glad to see my song of the year on the list, Oral

[@mittroast]

I like the list, especially the Sufjan and Lana placements. But, may I ask, where is "Blood and Butter" by Caroline Polachek? Or any single from Amaarae's record?

[@missingno-xk7kp]

Can't believe the whole AJR album made the list 😮!! Excellent choice 🔥

[@guy6074]

Love hearing underscores and indigo de Souza back to back, pleasant surprise. Loves those songs

[@jzwadlo]

Great list! I think #1 will age very well - and fits for this time of year, but still wonder vs (now) vintage work from similar vibes like Bon Iver how it stacks up. I genuinely think 2023 will be looked back on overall as one of the weaker years for music (just personal opinion) Of course there was great music, but not sure how much of it will go down in the ages, or if we will refer to 2023 as a golden year'..

[@xenarthhh]

so glad teezo made it on the list. one of the most unique and creative artists right now and it makes me so happy to see him getting the spotlight.

[@dace6]

literally

[@Stupedomin]

Holy crap the Beatles came together to make the best song of the year! I knew they were great but I had no idea they were gonna make it

[@miguelenriquez8001]

Two of them are dead

[@rafail3335]

​@@miguelenriquez8001 that makes it even more impressive

[@james24996]

@@miguelenriquez8001WTF???

[@domcactus]

I SEE MYSEEEEEELF IN YOUUU! Definitely worthy of the top 10, one of my most played songs in 2023

[@leftsideupfan5489]

Love seeing Sugarpit on this list, would love to see you talk about him more

[@rohaanu6733]

When Anthony said "No messin around the bush," I felt that

[@datankle7519]

Honestly feel like “I Will Be With You Always” is an overall better single than “All Of My Friends Are Going to Hell”. Both are amazing, one just holds so much more emotion in my opinion.

[@Istr]

I just commented the same thing. Much, much better.

[@felipo1778]

x3

[@MrRichwaltonleek]

That Sampha track has been on repeat since it came out for me. It's brilliant.

[@AduderReviews]

I just realised I've been watching these list weeks for many years

[@neminem233]

Seeing 2 of your top 50 songs also be on Todd's worst list (One as an honorable mention but still) is kinda crazy ngl

[@zTeaTheCoffee]

which one was the honorable mention?

[@anabsolutejoke]

@@zTeaTheCoffee All My Life

[@firegodmc1080]

I'm genuinely shocked All My Life made the list, and even moreso that it was in melons top 10. I do enjoy the song, but given how shaky the reception has been from other parts of the web I thought fantano would harbor some similar complaints.

[@AugustRx]

I don't think those are even top 100s but Toad probably only listened to 11 tracks this year

[@dogevid]

I would have never expected Anthony to put Skeeyee as the best song of the year!

[@YourBoiMoi]

Thank you melon I can finally listen to music !

[@sajidkabir9092]

Omg I can’t believe my personal song I made as a rant to bring cal back to more videos and sent to you made it to number 2! Too bad I couldn’t beat Kanye and Ty but I hope you take my advice to heart!

[@IAmTheOwnageBiatch]

Anyone got a spotify list with this, I'd love to listen to it

[@ExtraMichael]

Devastated by the lack of boygenius in an entire top 50 but bangin’ list nonetheless ❤️‍🔥 Anyone make a Spotify playlist of it? 👀

[@ghosttones3422]

Based list brother, excited to check out some that I missed, Any Time of Day is such a good fuckin song 💯

[@Refuser187]

lol I don’t even post or comment on KZbin videos that much. But I just felt mandatory to thumbs up the video from the thumbnail. Brought so much joy. Hahppy Holidays Anthony thank you for all you do ☺️👍

[@MirvanAhmed]

not one caroline plachek song? that was album of the year

[@olixleon]

most of the singles were from 2022 tbh

[@jpsouza]

@@olixleon blood and butter tho...

[@GizzyDillespee]

I love how Oral and Young Drunk Driver are back to back.

[@jerrys1]

What’s the connection?

[@will-love-lvx]

Holy shit!! Finally!!

[@joeboonmusic4004]

Couldn't agree more with that top 5, especially. 2023 was a good year for music.

[@bronzewolf6464]

I'm kind of surprised none of the Tyler Estate Sale tracks made it on this list

[@aarav_bhatia1848]

Not having sorry not sorry here is crazy

[@Matty_bop]

Can’t wait for the albums ❤😍

[@jayeimas5304]

no bc he's gonna put sexxy red in the top 50

[@burgermind802]

@jayeimas5304 he better

[@Broklynee]

@@jayeimas5304 And we love him for that

[@EliSickel]

I'm a little late to the party, but I was dog-sitting end of December and decided to listen to your list in alphabetical order. Got a lot of great songs for my personal playlist that I'd never heard like "Daddy," "I See Myself," "The Gods Must Be Crazy," "Heavun," etc. "Rush" and "Padam Padam" were also in my gay-pop rotation this past year. That Sufjan Stevens song breaks my heart and it's a solid #1 choice. Thanks for the recommendations!

[@JustForTheTunes]

Dancer by IDLES would make my personal top 10 for sure, but I also havent listened to at least a dozen of these tracks so what do I know lmao

[@reubenorange7660]

So to speak

[@gordonfreeman3208]

RIP The Teacher by foo fighters, what an incredible single

[@cli260]

This is the first time Anthony got it right with #1 song, glad I texted him my best songs list at 3am in the night, cause he would've been lost without it.

[@enis1687]

Was def wishful thinking for this considering no one talks about this track but Three Drums by Four Tet was my favourite from this year and was hoping he would give some recognition. Still it was good to see Kieran’s name on here regardless.

[@piplup0800]

10k gecs easily my fav album this year glad to see fantano loved hollywoodbaby as much as I did

[@M00SE414]

As someone who's generally a fan of Sufjan, Any Time of Day >>>>> Will Anybody Ever Love Me Everything Harmony is my album of the year.

[@andros1486]

Danny & Peggy, Frost Children and Jessie Ware are up there for me as well, but other than that my top tracks this year were wildly different. Gotta check out that Kirin J Callinan and Genesis Owusu tho

[@toryslapper69]

Insane comeback for tones & i getting the no.4 spot couldn't agree more

[@gonarencibia7183]

No love for Zach Bryan? That “I remember everything” is so beautiful and devastating at the same time, I’ve lost count how many times I’ve listened to it

[@The_Cool_Bros]

I totally agree but I don’t think any songs off it were “singles” technically, not sure if that’s part of the criteria

[@kase9165]

How no Joanna Sternberg's I've Got Me. Impeccible optimistic hopeful loner lullaby beauty of a track, whilst being the center of an undeniable singersongwriter album pillar. That's the level of praise it deserves!

[@mayac1105]

Yes i’m so glad miya folick got a mention that song is so good!!

[@Luna-rh5fb]

great list