As 2023 winds down and 2024 looms on the horizon, it’s time to look back at the year that was in pop culture. We asked our staff to pick their favorite movies, music and television from the past year, and now we are sharing it with you.
The rules are pretty simple: it had to have released in the calendar year 2023. For television, just one episode had to air for the first time over the last year. To be clear, this list isn’t necessarily the best of the year, it’s our favorites.
MORE: Best of 2023: Why we loved these 20 movies, from Asteroid City to Oppenheimer
MORE: Best Television of 2023: Why we loved these 21 shows from Lessons in Chemistry to Succession
The year in music was an impressive one as mega stars Taylor Swift and Beyoncé executed awe-inspiring world tours and long time stars like Andre 3000 dropped some atypical albums. There were several albums that stood out to us in 2023, so let’s get to it.