This is my ranked list of favorite songs from 2023. This list represents what I heard during the year and how I felt about it when I was doing the rankings. It is not really even a commentary on if a song is "good". I don't think "which song is better?" when I do my rankings. I think about which song I would rather listen to.
In some ways, I started to get my feet under me again in 2023. I expanded my musical interests a little and tried some things I was previously reluctant to try. However, at the same time, I feel like I'm still in mourning for what I've lost and feel even more attached to the Russian music on my list, especially the music by DDT, which I don't feel conflicted about. I'm happy to have some new songs on the list, though, and I look forward to see what I will have discovered by this time next year.