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Chicago Sun-Times
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Noname, Karol G, Rolling Stones, Olivia Rodrigo provided some of the best albums of 2023

Noname Olivia Rodrigo Karol G Stones Arlo Parks Kelela Megan Moroney Peso Pluma André 3000 The Rolling Stones
Noname Performs on the Red Stage at the Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park in 2022. Her album “Sundial” is one of the year’s best, according to The Associated Press. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

LOS ANGELES — It was a blockbuster year across genres, but only a few could make AP’s best list. (SZA’s “SOS” released in December 2022, Ice Spice’s “Like...?” isn’t a full-length release, and the 11 Grammy nominations for “Barbie the Album” is recognition enough.)

Instead of embracing the antiquated practice of ranking very different albums against one another, we’re celebrating the best next to the best.

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