From Miley to Kylie to a 45-year-old unearthed gem, here are the tracks that made our year.
Music in 2023 never stopped surprising us.
The TikTok-famous became Top 5 famous.

Victoria Monét; Pink Pantheress and Ice Spice; Billie Eilish; Doechii; Olivia Rodrigo; Jessie Ware; Miley Cyrus.Getty Images - Design: Alex Sandoval
A trio of folk-rock darlings proved they hadthe rangeandasense of humor.
So here they are: the 10 best songs of 2023.
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But Doechii’s breakthrough single was the no-Fs-given “Crazy,” so she was more than game.
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Billie Eilish, “What Was I Made For?”
The summer’s sunniest existential film wouldn’t be complete without an equally affecting bait-and-switch soundtrack.
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“What Was I Made For?”
Ice Spice, “Boy’s a Liar Pt.
Zippy and buoyant, the two-minute “Boys a Liar Pt.
Feels Good!she hangs up her Donna Summer cosplay and lets those four-to-the-floor beats take a smoke break.
But the big draw here, once again, is Ware, whose vocals are as buttery as ever.
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
If you were single in 2023,Miley Cyrushad your back.
And for good reason.
Kylie Minogue, “Padam Padam”
Padam, padam.
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