2023 end of year lists

On which note, the updated list:

1. The Rolling Stones - Hackney Diamonds (2023) - 217 points - 9 votes
2. Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There (2022) - 207 points - 8 votes
3. The Strokes - The New Abnormal (2020) - 202 points - 9 votes
4. Doves - The Universal Want (2020) - 202 points - 8 votes
5. Run The Jewels - RTJ4 (2020) - 188 points - 8 votes
6. Squid - Bright Green Field (2021) - 171 points - 7 votes
7. The Smile - A Light For Attracting Attention (2022) - 167 points - 9 votes
8. Liam Gallagher - C'mon You Know (2022) - 163 points - 7 votes
9. Fontaines D.C. - A Heroes Death (2020) - 160 points - 7 votes
10. Black Country, New Road - For The First Time (2021) - 153 points - 6 votes
11. Fontaines D.C. - Skinty Fia (2022) - 150 points - 6 votes
12. Gaz Coombes - Turn The Car Around (2023) - 146 points - 6 votes
13. black midi - Hellfire (2022) - 143 points - 7 votes
14. Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Cheat Codes (2022) - 119 points - 6 votes
15. Alvvays - Blue Rev (2022) - 116 points - 5 votes
16. Anohni and the Johnsons - My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross (2023) - 112 points - 5 votes
17. The Cool Greenhouse - Sod's Toastie (2022) - 110 points - 5 votes
18. Dry Cleaning - Stumpwork (2022) - 107 points - 5 votes
19. Dry Cleaning - New Long Leg (2021) - 107 points - 4 votes
20. black midi - Cavalcade (2021) - 106 points - 6 votes
21. Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy (2023) - 104 points - 4 votes
22. Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters (2020) - 103 points - 5 votes
23. Spiritualized - Everything Was Beautiful (2022) - 100 points - 7 votes
24. Blur - The Ballad of Darren (2023) - 99 points - 7 votes
25. JARV IS... - Beyond the Pale (2020) - 96 points - 5 votes

Oh thank god, my vote didn’t matter. I’m still scarred from the year I didn’t put the strokes one position lower and cost my beloved doves the title.

Thanks to Fuzzers for taking care of the maths and the reveal for this year. Excellent job.
Who would have thought Hackney Diamonds would be a SAOTY (Soapbox Album of the Year) when we first started discussing about it (in a climate of general puzzlement, I might add)?
But there it is, album of the year, album of the decade. Maybe even album of the forever.

Thanks fuzzy! Diamonds are forever

Fuzzy, blinding work. I have full faith in you to carry the torch for the EoY lists for the next 10 years. Personally I thought the comedic elements all landed. Superb.

And what a delight to see the correct album crowned. We are heading into 2024 with a lot of steam. Great work all around (apart from those buffoons who got Dwayne to #9).

Superb effort fuzzy.

Thanks for the thanks. A pleasure to step up and deliver the goods and ready to present the 2024 prize to Liam & John as a catgirl VTuber or something if need be.

Cheers Fuzzy, the chart was a thing of beauty.

Will the Stones release a follow up in 24? There's a good chance, they recorded a ton of songs for those sessions. I've a feeling a 2nd record will come out around the time of their tour.

"More Diamonds" for '24 #1.