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Ranking The Best Indie Songs Of 2023

David De La Riva

Updated May 15, 2025 46 items

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987 votes

153 voters

Voting Rules

Vote up your favorite indie songs of 2023.

The indie music scene is continuously evolving, changing, and growing, with hundreds of bands entering the beloved sphere every single year, each more daring, adventurous, and phenomenal than the last. These bands aren't held down by anything and are allowed to make the music how they want when they want, and they take advantage of this freedom to the best of their ability, creating some of the wildest and most outlandish songs listeners will ever hear. The best indie songs of 2023 will undoubtedly push boundaries, tell deep and heartwarming - or heartbreaking - stories, and have listeners running to social media or messaging their friends to see if they have heard this group before.

Legends of the indie rock scene Superchunk and The National are continuing to put out bangers over 20 years into their careers with hit songs “Everything Hurts” and “Tropic Morning News,” respectively, while Viagra Boys continue to prove they are one of the best and hottest young up and coming indie bands, releasing heartbreaking gems like “It Ain't Enough." Indie rock has always had a special place in the minds and hearts of those who picture themselves as music aficionados, and with so many incredible albums and singles lined up to release throughout the year, fans have a lot to look forward to in 2023.

Vote up the best independent music songs of 2023, and see which track rises to the top.

1
38 votes
Sex, Drugs, Etc.
Beach Weather
2
56 votes
Cool About It
boygenius
3
36 votes
The Grants
Lana Del Rey
4
36 votes
New Order T-Shirt
The National
5
36 votes
A&W
Lana Del Rey
6
49 votes
Say Yes To Heaven
Lana Del Rey
7
51 votes
Holiday House
Beach House
8
28 votes
I know it won't work
Gracie Abrams
9
28 votes
Emily, I'm Sorry
boygenius
10
59 votes
Tropic Morning News
The National
11
37 votes
Eucalyptus
The National
12
33 votes
Just a Girl
Florence + The Machine
13
36 votes
Dare Me
Beach Fossils
14
45 votes
kisses
Slowdive
15
32 votes
Candy Necklace (ft. John Batiste)
Lana Del Rey
16
52 votes
Oceans Niagara
M83
17
31 votes
I Want It All
The Drums
18
30 votes
Snowman
Blonde Redhead
19
30 votes
Pegasus (ft. Pheobe Bridgers)
Arlo Parks
20
30 votes
Worthless
d4vd
21
24 votes
$20
boygenius
22
32 votes
No More Lies (ft. Tame Impala)
Thundercat
23
29 votes
This Is How It Feels
d4vd
24
26 votes
Everything Hurts
Superchunk
25
23 votes
Dumbest Girl Alive
100 Gecs
26
28 votes
Blades
Arlo Parks
27
22 votes
Impurities
Arlo Parks
28
19 votes
Crushxd
Crumb
29
19 votes
Layla
Unknown Mortal Orchestra
30
27 votes
Redlight (ft. Teezo Touchdown)
BETWEEN FRIENDS
31
24 votes
20200817 Proud True Toyota
Mac Demarco
32
18 votes
Flimsier
King Krule
33
18 votes
Get Out of My House
Miya Folick
34
15 votes
Every Day's A Lesson In Humility (ft. Belle and Sebastian)
Suki Waterhouse
35
23 votes
A day in the water
Christine and the Queens
36
23 votes
If Only It Was Warmth
King Krule
37
23 votes
Sometimes... (ft. Daya, EARTHGANG)
Snakehips
38
24 votes
Ring of Past
Men I Trust
39
24 votes
Six-Pack
shame
40
26 votes
The Love Still Held Me Near
City and Colour
41
21 votes
I Made It
Tones and I
42
23 votes
Seaforth
King Krule
43
29 votes
It Ain't Enough
Viagra Boys
44
15 votes
Disposable Everything
AJJ
45
16 votes
the ordinary is ordinary because it ordinarily repeats
Jonah Yano & BADBADNOTGOOD
46
14 votes
Everybody's Saying That
Girl Ray