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This year, we're making a LIST, and checking it once, and then hitting publish without really checking for typos.

Previous years: 2022 - 2021 - 2020 - 2019 - 2017 - 2016 Podcasts - 2016 Albums

Top 10 TV Or Internet Shows I Watched In 2023 (that weren’t all from 2023)

• 10) the first two seasons of The OC (Fox, Hulu)
• 9) Blacktail Studios (Youtube)
• 8) the final season of The West Wing (NBC, HBO Max)
• 7) Drive To Survive (Netflix)
• 6) The Fall Of The House Of Usher (Netflix)
• 5) Foureyes Furniture (Youtube)
• 4) Succession (HBO, HBO Max)
• 3) the last three seasons of The Sopranos (HBO, HBO Max)
• 2) Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix)
• 1) the first three seasons of The Wire (HBO, HBO Max)

Top 5 Theatrical Things I Saw In 2023

• 5) Leopoldstadt - Longacre Theater (NYC, NY)
• 4) The Seagull/Woodstock, NY - Pershing Square Signature Theater (NYC, NY)
• 3) Lovett or Leave It: The Errors Tour - The Fillmore (Philadelphia, PA)
• 2) Blank Check: 8th Anniversary Live - The Opera House (Brooklyn, NY)
• 1) Sleep No More - The McKittrick Hotel (NYC, NY)

Top 10 Honorable Mention Albums Of 2023

The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We - Mitski; Tomorrow's Fire - Squirrel Flower; Rat Saw God - Wednesday; Psychopath - Morgan Wade; The Answer Is Always, Yes - Alex Lahey

Top 3 Concerts I Went To In 2023

• 3) Charly Bliss* - Johnny Brendas (Philadelphia, PA)
• 2) The Gaslight Anthem - Hard Rock Hotel (Atlantic City, NJ)
• 1) Pet Symmetry - Ukie Club (Philadelphia, PA)

*asterisk, sadly had to leave the concert early so didn't actually see CB 😢

Top 10 Albums Of 2023

Also available at my new music tracking site thing

• 10) History Books - The Gaslight Anthem
• 9) Desire, I Want To Turn Into You - Caroline Polachek
• 8) Scaring The Hoes - Danny Brown, JPEGMAFIA
• 7) No Joy - Spanish Love Songs
• 6) The Record - boygenius
• 5) Guts - Olivia Rodrigo
• 4) 152 - Taking Back Sunday
• 3) After The Magic - Parannoul
• 2) softscars - yeule
• 1) The Weakness - Ruston Kelly

Top 10 Honorable Mention Restaurants Or Bars I Went To In 2023

Hook & Master (Philadelphia, PA) (RIP); South Philly Barbacoa (Philadelphia, PA); Izakaya By Yanaga (Philadelphia, PA); Empanada Mama (NYC, NY); Ember & Ash (Philadelphia, PA); Gilda (Philadelphia, PA); DwitGolMak (Los Angeles, CA); Southwark (Philadelphia, PA); Ramen Tatsu-ya (Austin, TX); Honey's Sit 'n Eat (Philadelphia, PA)

Top 10 Restaurants Or Bars I Went To In 2023

• 10) Talula's Garden (Philadelphia, PA)
• 9) Hav & Mar (NYC, NY)
• 8) Phocific Standard Time (Seattle, WA)
• 7) Cassell's (Los Angeles, CA)
• 6) Blue Bayou (Disneyland, Anaheim, CA)
• 5) Kalaya (Philadelphia, PA)
• 4) Tiki Tatsu-ya (Austin, TX)
• 3) Murph's (Philadelphia, PA)
• 2) Carthay Circle Lounge (Disney's California Adventure, Anaheim, CA)
• 1) Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar (Disneyland, Anaheim, CA)

Top 10 New (Or New To Me) Podcasts Of 2023

• 10) Fintech Takes
• 9) WTF1
• 8) Slate Money
• 7) Plain English
• 6) Unhedged
• 5) Judging Sam
• 4) U Springin' Springsteen On My Bean?
• 3) The Ringer F1 Show
• 2) Popcast: Deluxe
• 1) Search Engine

Top 10 Podcasts Of 2023

• 10) The Vergecast
• 9) Fighting In The War Room
• 8) Accidental Tech Podcast
• 7) Podcast The Ride
• 6) The Ezra Klein Show
• 5) The Town
• 4) Odd Lots
• 3) Lovett Or Leave It
• 2) Doughboys
• 1) Blank Check

Top 10 Honorable Mention Movies Of 2023

Maestro; Past Lives; Barbie; Blackberry; The Killer; Scream VI; Master Gardener; Rye Lane; M3GAN; May December

Top 5 Movies Not From 2023 That I Saw For The First Time In 2023

• 5) The History Of The Seattle Mariners
• 4) Unforgiven
• 3) In The Cut
• 2) JFK
• 1) Sympathy For Lady Vengeance

Top 5 Movies Not From 2023 That I Rewatched In 2023

• 5) Heat
• 4) Stop Making Sense
• 3) The Empire Strikes Back
• 2) Toy Story 2
• 1) The Social Network

Every 2023 Movie I Saw, Ranked

https://letterboxd.com/andrewthewhip/list/2023-ranked/

Top 10 2023 Movies I Didn't See But Want To

• 10) Wonka
• 9) Eileen
• 8) Bottoms
• 7) Talk To Me
• 6) Napoleon
• 5) Skinamarink
• 4) Ferrari
• 3) Beau Is Afraid
• 2) The Zone Of Interest
• 1) Poor Things

Top 10 Movies Of 2023

• 10) Anatomy Of A Fall
• 9) Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse
• 8) Air
• 7) How To Blow Up A Pipeline
• 6) Priscilla
• 5) Return To Seoul
• 4) The Boy And The Heron
• 3) Oppenheimer
• 2) Asteroid City
• 1) Killers Of The Flower Moon