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The year-end summary you’re about to dive into was a collaborative effort involving numerous talented artists and passionate enthusiasts within the vibrant Power Pop community.

Sweet Sweet Music blog rallied everyone to share their top 5 favorite albums, resulting in an overwhelming influx of submissions. From this wealth of contributions, the following list was crafted.

2023 proved to be an exceptional year for Power Pop, witnessing a surge of artists delivering their finest creations in the span of the last 12 months. The sheer diversity of titles mentioned across entries speaks volumes about the genre’s vitality.

Within this overview, you’ll find albums that consistently stood out as favorites among the community.

Thank you to everyone who has submitted their Top 5!

Get ready to immerse yourself once again in the musical tapestry of 2023, exploring the finest offerings curated by the passionate Power Pop community.

01 The Whiffs – Scratch ’n’ Sniff
02 The Lemon Twigs – Everything Harmony
03 Uni Boys – Buy This Now
04 The New Pornographers – Continue as Guest
05 Liquid Mike – S/T
06 The Pretty Flowers – A Company Sleeve
07 Guided by Voices – Welshpool Frillies
08 The Rallies – It Must Be Love
09 Nick Frater – Bivouac
10 Buddie – Agitator
11 Hurry – Don’t Look Back
12 The Midnight Callers – Rattled Humming Heart
13 Chris Church – Radio Transient
14 Rinehearts – Full Bloom
15 Thomas Walsh – The Rest is History
16 Somerdale – Let’s Get Started
17 The Ronson Hangup – Centaurus
18 Ryan Allen – The Last Rock Band
19 Tamar Berk – Tiny Injuries
20 Kurt Baker – Rock and Roll Club
21 Mike Viola – Paul McCarthy
22 Marvelous 3 – IV
23 The Foreign Films – Magic Shadows
24 Scott Gagner – Reverse
25 The Pozers – Something Pop
26 Cut Worms – s/t
27 KC Bowman – Crushes of Context
28 Eyelids – A Colossal Waste of Light
29 Diners – Domino
30 The Summertimes – s/t
31 Star Collector – Attack, Sustain, Decay…Repeat
32 The Lunar Laugh – In The Black
33 Local Drags – Mess of Everything
34 CMON CMON – The Crack and the Light
35 Half Catholic – Art In Heaven
36 Dolph Chaney – Mug
37 Geoff Palmer – An Otherwise Negative Situation
38 Marc Jonson & Ramírez Exposure – Turning On The Century Vol.2
39 Odds – Crash The Time Machine
40 Freezing Hands – Empty The Tank
41 Novelty Island – Wallsend Weekend Television
42 P. Hux – As Good As Advertised
43 The James Clark Institute – Under The Lampshade
44 Richard Turgeon – Life of the Party
45 Reno Bo – Never Night Time On The Sun
46 Ed Ryan – A Big Life
47 Arthur Alexander – …Steppin’ Out
48 Meyerman – Happy To See You
49 Vanity Mirror – Puff
50 Sand Brothers – Too Much Sky
50 Ian M. Bailey – We Live In Strange Times
50 The Evening Sons – Tracks
50 Tom Curless & the 46% – Speaking in Code
50 The Make Three – You, Me & The Make Three
50 Paul McCann – Alter Ego
50 The Anderson Council – The Devil, The Tower, The Star, The Moon
50 Semisonic – Little Bit of Sun
50 Steve Marino – Too Late to Start Again

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Be sure to catch all your favorite songs on the ‘The Best Power Pop of 2023‘ Spotify playlist.

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Last year, I shared all the individual lists. This year, I asked if everyone preferred to vote anonymously, and many chose this option. Therefore, I’ve decided not to include individual entries this year.

However, I’m happy to disclose my personal Top 5. The albums that received the most airplay at Sweet Sweet Music blog HQ over the past year include Gaz Coombes – ‘Turn The Car Around,’ Superchunk – ‘Singles, B-sides & Strays 2007–2023’, Buddie – ‘Agitator,’ The New Pornographers – ‘Continue as Guest,’ and The Pretty Flowers – ‘A Company Sleeve.’

Keep yourself safe, stay in good health, spread kindness, and I’ll catch you next year!