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December 25, 2023

JGib's Best of 2023 | MLB Review

Welcome to JGib's Best of 2023, and this edition focuses on the MLB. This is the 21st item of several on the 2023 Best Of syllabus.

The songs list will resume on Tuesday, December 26th, with a recap of songs 360-181 and songs 180-161 to open the 2nd half of the list.

During that time, we'll have sports previews and reviews, the Bests/Worsts lists, Top 10 TV Shows, and more to tide you over.

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Next: NHL Review

2023 MLB Review

The 2023 MLB season had significant rules changes that took effect: no more infield shifts, pitch clock introduced (15 seconds with bases empty, 20 seconds with runner(s) on), bases will be increased by 3" (inches), and only two disengagements from the rubber per plate appearance for pitchers without penalty.

This year was when the RSN crisis really took hold, as Bally Sports lost the rights to the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres due to Diamond Sports Group's bankruptcy troubles. All of AT&T's RSNs closed down except for the one in Seattle, leaving the Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Colorado Rockies to find new homes; with the Pirates and Astros taking up joint shares of new networks and the Rockies still waiting for a new home. The Seattle Mariners took 100% control of Root Sports Northwest.

This upcoming season will be the last season the A's play in Oakland, as they are set to relocate to Las Vegas.

This upcoming season will continue to have the RSN crisis unfold, especially with the Bally RSNs.

A couple of key rule changes will take effect for next year: mound visits will be cut to 4, the runners' lane on the first base side will be widened to include the fair ball side of the foul line. The pitch clock time is being further modified when runners on base, reduced to 18 from 20 seconds.

The Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes came to a conclusion: Ohtani stayed in the LA area, switching teams from the Angels to the Dodgers.

2023 MLB Standings

American League

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
⁽¹⁾ Baltimore Orioles	101	61	0.623	—	49–32	52–29
⁽⁴⁾ Tampa Bay Rays	99	63	0.611	2	53–28	46–35
⁽⁶⁾ Toronto Blue Jays	89	73	0.549	12	43–38	46–35
New York Yankees	82	80	0.506	19	42–39	40–41
Boston Red Sox	78	84	0.481	23	39–42	39–42

AL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
⁽³⁾ Minnesota Twins	87	75	0.537	—	47–34	40–41
Detroit Tigers	78	84	0.481	9	37–44	41–40
Cleveland Guardians	76	86	0.469	11	42–39	34–47
Chicago White Sox	61	101	0.377	26	31–50	30–51
Kansas City Royals	56	106	0.346	31	33–48	23–58

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
⁽²⁾ Houston Astros	90	72	0.556	—	39–42	51–30
⁽⁵⁾ Texas Rangers	90	72	0.556	—	50–31	40–41
Seattle Mariners	88	74	0.543	2	45–36	43–38
Los Angeles Angels	73	89	0.451	17	38–43	35–46
Oakland Athletics	50	112	0.309	40	26–55	24–57

National League

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
⁽¹⁾ Atlanta Braves	104	58	0.642	—	52–29	52–29
⁽⁴⁾ Philadelphia Phillies	90	72	0.556	14	49–32	41–40
⁽⁵⁾ Miami Marlins	84	78	0.519	20	46–35	38–43
New York Mets	75	87	0.463	29	43–38	32–49
Washington Nationals	71	91	0.438	33	34–47	37–44

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
⁽³⁾ Milwaukee Brewers	92	70	0.568	—	49–32	43–38
Chicago Cubs	83	79	0.512	9	45–36	38–43
Cincinnati Reds	82	80	0.506	10	38–43	44–37
Pittsburgh Pirates	76	86	0.469	16	39–42	37–44
St. Louis Cardinals	71	91	0.438	21	35–46	36–45

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
⁽²⁾ Los Angeles Dodgers	100	62	0.617	—	53–28	47–34
⁽⁶⁾ Arizona Diamondbacks	84	78	0.519	16	43–38	41–40
San Diego Padres	82	80	0.506	18	44–37	38–43
San Francisco Giants	79	83	0.488	21	45–36	34–47
Colorado Rockies	59	103	0.364	41	37–44	22–59

Tiebreakers

The Houston Astros clinched the AL West over the Texas Rangers by winning the head-to-head regular season series 9–4.
The Miami Marlins clinched the fifth seed over the Arizona Diamondbacks by winning the head-to-head regular season series 4–2, making the Marlins' suspended September 28 game against the New York Mets unnecessary to complete. That game was declared complete after eight innings as a 1–0 Mets victory

2023 MLB Postseason

Wild Card Series (ALWCS, NLWCS)				Division Series (ALDS, NLDS)				Championship Series (ALCS, NLCS)				World Series

					1	Baltimore	0
	4	Tampa Bay	0		5	Texas	3
	5	Texas	2		American League				5	Texas	4
					American League				2	Houston	3
					2	Houston	3
	3	Minnesota	2		3	Minnesota	1
	6	Toronto	0										AL5	Texas	4
													NL6	Arizona	1
					1	Atlanta	1
	4	Philadelphia	2		4	Philadelphia	3
	5	Miami	0		National League				4	Philadelphia	3
					National League				6	Arizona	4
					2	LA Dodgers	0
	3	Milwaukee	0		6	Arizona	3
	6	Arizona	2

2023 MLB All Star Game/Home Run Derby

ASG: NL 3, AL 2 | MVP: Elías Díaz, C, COL

HRD Bracket:

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals

	1	Luis Robert Jr. (CHW)	28

	8	Adley Rutschman (BAL)	27
					1	Luis Robert Jr.	22

					5	Randy Arozarena	35
	4	Adolis García (TEX)	17

	5	Randy Arozarena (TB)	24
									5	Randy Arozarena	23

									6	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	25
	3	Mookie Betts (LAD)	11

	6	Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR)	26
					6	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	21

					7	Julio Rodríguez	20
	2	Pete Alonso (NYM)	21

	7	Julio Rodríguez (SEA)	41

My 2023 All-MLB Team (35-man roster)

Position Players
C: Adley Rutschman, BAL | William Contreras, MIL | Will Smith, LAD
1B: Matt Olson, ATL | Yandy Díaz, TB
2B: Luis Arráez, MIA | Marcus Semien, TEX
3B: Austin Riley, ATL | José Ramírez, CLE
SS: Corey Seager, TEX | Bobby Witt Jr., KC
LF: Juan Soto, SD | Corbin Carroll, AZ
CF: Julio Rodríguez, SEA | Cody Bellinger, CHC
RF: Mookie Betts, LAD | Kyle Tucker, HOU
DH: Shohei Ohtani, LAA | J.D. Martinez, LAD
UTIL: Mauricio Dubón, HOU (2B/CF/SS)

Rotation
SP: Blake Snell, LHP, SD
SP: Gerrit Cole, RHP, NYY
SP: Spencer Strider, RHP, ATL
SP: Zac Gallen, RHP, AZ
SP: Pablo López, RHP, MIN

Bullpen
SpS: Chris Bassitt, RHP, TOR
LR: Zach Eflin, RHP, TB
LR: Justin Steele, LHP, CHC
MR: Tanner Scott, LHP, MIA
MR: Brooks Raley, LHP, NYM
MR: Héctor Neris, RHP, HOU
SU: Yennier Canó, RHP, BAL
SU: Camilo Doval, RHP, SF
SU/CL: David Bednar, RHP, PIT
CL: Emmanuel Clase, RHP, CLE

Batting Order
1 Luis Arráez, 2B, MIA
2 Juan Soto, LF, SD
3 Matt Olson, 1B, ATL
4 Austin Riley, 3B, ATL
5 Shohei Ohtani, DH, LAA

6 Julio Rodríguez, CF, SEA
7 Adley Rutschman, C, BAL
8 Corey Seager, SS, TEX
9 Mookie Betts, RF, LAD
(Blake Snell, LHP, SD)
Manager: Bruce Bochy, TEX
Assistant Manager: Brandon Hyde, BAL

2023 Cooperstown Ballot Results

Player	Votes	Percent	Change	Year
Scott Rolen	297	76.3%	13.1%	6th
Todd Helton	281	72.2%	20.2%	5th
Billy Wagner	265	68.1%	17.1%	8th
Andruw Jones	226	58.1%	16.7%	6th
Gary Sheffield	214	55.0%	14.4%	9th
Carlos Beltrán†	181	46.5%	–	1st
Jeff Kent	181	46.5%	13.8%	10th
Álex Rodríguez	139	35.7%	1.4%	2nd
Manny Ramírez	129	33.2%	4.3%	7th
Omar Vizquel	76	19.5%	4.4%	6th
Andy Pettitte	66	17.0%	3.3%	5th
Bobby Abreu	60	15.4%	6.8%	4th
Jimmy Rollins	50	12.9%	3.5%	2nd
Mark Buehrle	42	10.8%	5.0%	3rd
Francisco Rodríguez†	42	10.8%	–	1st
Torii Hunter	27	6.9%	1.6%	3rd
Bronson Arroyo†*	1	0.3%	–	1st
R. A. Dickey†*	1	0.3%	–	1st
John Lackey†*	1	0.3%	–	1st
Mike Napoli†*	1	0.3%	–	1st
Huston Street†*	1	0.3%	–	1st
Matt Cain†*	0	0.0%	–	1st
Jacoby Ellsbury†*	0	0.0%	–	1st
Andre Ethier†*	0	0.0%	–	1st
J. J. Hardy†*	0	0.0%	–	1st
Jhonny Peralta†*	0	0.0%	–	1st
Jered Weaver†*	0	0.0%	–	1st
Jayson Werth†*	0	0.0%	–	1st

2023 MLB Awards

Regular season

Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award	National League	American League
Rookie of the Year^[127]	Corbin Carroll (ARI)	Gunnar Henderson (BAL)
Manager of the Year^[128]	Skip Schumaker (MIA)	Brandon Hyde (BAL)
Cy Young Award^[129]	Blake Snell (SD)	Gerrit Cole (NYY)
Most Valuable Player^[130]	Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL)	Shohei Ohtani (LAA)
Gold Glove Awards
Position	National League	American League
Pitcher	Zack Wheeler (PHI)	José Berríos (TOR)
Catcher	Gabriel Moreno (ARI)	Jonah Heim (TEX)
1st Base	Christian Walker (ARI)	Nathaniel Lowe (TEX)
2nd Base	Nico Hoerner (CHC)	Andrés Giménez (CLE)
3rd Base	Ke'Bryan Hayes (PIT)	Matt Chapman (TOR)
Shortstop	Dansby Swanson (CHC)	Anthony Volpe (NYY)
Left field	Ian Happ (CHC)	Steven Kwan (CLE)
Center field	Brenton Doyle (COL)	Kevin Kiermaier (TOR)
Right field	Fernando Tatís Jr. (SD)	Adolis García (TEX)
Utility	Ha-seong Kim (SD)	Mauricio Dubón (HOU)
Team^[132]	Milwaukee Brewers	Toronto Blue Jays
Platinum Glove^[132]	Fernando Tatís Jr. (SD)	Andrés Giménez (CLE)
Silver Slugger Awards
Designated Hitter	Bryce Harper (PHI)	Shohei Ohtani (LAA)
Catcher	William Contreras (MIL)	Adley Rutschman (BAL)
1st Base	Matt Olson (ATL)	Yandy Díaz (TB)
2nd Base	Luis Arráez (MIA)	Marcus Semien (TEX)
3rd Base	Austin Riley (ATL)	Rafael Devers (BOS)
Shortstop	Francisco Lindor (NYM)	Corey Seager (TEX)
Outfield	Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL) Mookie Betts (LAD) Juan Soto (SD)	Luis Robert Jr. (CWS) Julio Rodríguez (SEA) Kyle Tucker (HOU)
Utility	Cody Bellinger (CHC)	Gunnar Henderson (BAL)
Team	Atlanta Braves	Texas Rangers

All-MLB Team
Position	First Team	Second Team
Starting pitcher	Gerrit Cole (NYY)	Kyle Bradish (BAL)
	Zac Gallen (ARI)	Nathan Eovaldi (TEX)
	Shohei Ohtani (LAA)	Sonny Gray (MIN)
	Blake Snell (SD)	Kevin Gausman (TOR)
	Spencer Strider (ATL)	Jordan Montgomery (TEX)
Relief pitcher	Félix Bautista (BAL)	Emmanuel Clase (CLE)
Relief pitcher	Josh Hader (SD)	Devin Williams (MIL)
Designated hitter	Shohei Ohtani (LAA)	Yordan Álvarez (HOU)
Catcher	Adley Rutschman (BAL)	Jonah Heim (TEX)
1st Base	Freddie Freeman (LAD)	Matt Olson (ATL)
2nd Base	Marcus Semien (TEX)	Ozzie Albies (ATL)
3rd Base	Austin Riley (ATL)	José Ramírez (CLE)
Shortstop	Corey Seager (TEX)	Francisco Lindor (NYM)
Outfield	Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL)	Adolis García (TEX)
	Mookie Betts (LAD)	Aaron Judge (NYY)
	Corbin Carroll (ARI)	Kyle Tucker (HOU)

Fielding Bible Awards
Position	Player
Pitcher	Zack Greinke (KC)
Catcher	Gabriel Moreno (ARI)
1st Base	Christian Walker (ARI)
2nd Base	Andrés Giménez (CLE)
3rd Base	Ke'Bryan Hayes (PIT)
Shortstop	Dansby Swanson (CHC)
Left Field	Steven Kwan (CLE)
Center Field	Kevin Kiermaier (TOR)
Right Field	Fernando Tatís Jr. (SD)
Multi-position	Mookie Betts (LAD)

Other awards

The Sporting News Player of the Year Award: Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL)
Comeback Players of the Year: Cody Bellinger (CHC, National); Liam Hendriks (CWS, American)
Edgar Martínez Award (Best designated hitter): Shohei Ohtani (LAA)
Hank Aaron Award: Ronald Acuña Jr. (ATL, National); Shohei Ohtani (LAA, American)
Roberto Clemente Award (Humanitarian): Aaron Judge (NYY)
Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award (Best AL reliever): Félix Bautista (BAL)
Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award (Best NL reliever): Devin Williams (MIL)
Heart & Hustle Award: Marcus Semien (TEX)
Warren Spahn Award (Best left-handed pitcher): Blake Snell (SD)

Last Year:

My 2022 All-MLB Team (35-man roster)

Position Players
C: Alejandro Kirk, TOR | J.T. Realmuto, PHI | Sean Murphy, OAK
1B: Paul Goldschmidt, STL | Vladimir Guerrero Jr., TOR
2B: José Altuve, HOU | Jeff McNeil, NYM
3B: Nolan Arenado, STL | Manny Machado, SD
SS: Trea Turner, LAD | Xander Bogaerts, BOS
LF: Steven Kwan, CLE | Kyle Schwarber, PHI
CF: Aaron Judge, NYY | Julio Rodríguez, SEA
RF: Juan Soto, WSH/SD | Mookie Betts, LAD
DH: Shohei Ohtani, LAA | Albert Pujols, STL
UTIL: Brendan Donovan, STL (2B/3B/LF/RF/1B/SS)

Rotation
SP: Sandy Alcántara, RHP, MIA
SP: Julio Urías, LHP, LAD
SP: Alek Manoah, RHP, TOR
SP: Justin Verlander, RHP, HOU
SP: Kyle Wright, RHP, ATL

Bullpen
SpS: Max Fried, LHP, ATL
LR: Framber Valdez, LHP, HOU
LR: Dylan Cease, RHP, CWS
MR: Kendall Graveman, RHP, CWS
MR: Brad Boxberger, RHP, MIL
MR: A.J. Minter, LHP, ATL
SU: Edwin Díaz, RHP, NYM
SU: Liam Hendriks, RHP, OAK
SU/CL: Kenley Jansen, RHP, ATL
CL: Emmanuel Clase, RHP, CLE

Batting Order
1 Trea Turner, SS, LAD
2 José Altuve, 2B, HOU
3 Aaron Judge, CF, NYY
4 Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, STL
5 Juan Soto, RF, WSH/SD
6 Nolan Arenado, 3B, STL
7 Shohei Ohtani, DH, LAA
8 Alejandro Kirk, C, TOR
9 Steven Kwan, LF, CLE
(Sandy Alcántara, RHP, MIA)
Manager: Dusty Baker, HOU
Assistant Manager: Buck Showalter, NYM

Top 360 Songs of 2023 Updates: Wannabes | 360-341 | 340-321 | 320-301 | 300-281 | 280-261 | 260-241 | 240-221 | 220-201 | 200-181 | Recap [360-181] | 180-161 | 160-141 | 140-121 | 120-101 | 100-81 | 80-61 | 60-41 | 40-21 | Recap [180-21] | 20-1 | Full Recap

Top 250 Recurrents/Golds of 2023 Updates: 250-201 | 200-151 | 150-101 | 100-51 | 50-1 | Full List

My previous years' Best Ofs on ATRL:
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |

All of my Best Ofs lists will be at JGib's Best of Lists WordPress page, alongside this site.

December 25, 2023

Starters by position for All-MLB Team (since 2014), via JGibs Best Of Lists

C
J.T. Realmuto 3 (2018, 2019, 2020)
Buster Posey 2 (2015, 2017)
Adley Rutschman 1 (2023)
Alejandro Kirk 1 (2022)
Salvador Pérez 1 (2021)
Wilson Ramos 1 (2016)
Jonathan Lucroy 1 (2014)

1B
Miguel Cabrera 2 (2014, 2015)

Paul Goldschmidt 2 (2017, 2022)
Matt Olson 1 (2023)
Freddie Freeman 1 (2021)

José Abreu 1 (2020)
Pete Alonso 1 (2019)

Jesús Aguilar 1 (2018)
Anthony Rizzo 1 (2016)

2B

José Altuve 7 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)
Luis Arráez 1 (2023)

Brandon Lowe 1 (2020)
Ozzie Albies 1 (2021)

3B

Nolan Arenado 5 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022)
Anthony Rendon 2 (2014, 2019)

Austin Riley 1 (2023)

Manny Machado 1 (2020)

Kris Bryant 1 (2016)

SS

Fernando Tatís Jr. 2 (2020, 2021)
Francisco Lindor 2 (2018, 2019)
Trea Turner 2 (2017, 2022)

Corey Seager 1 (2023)

Carlos Correa 1 (2016)
Alcides Escobar 1 (2015)

Derek Jeter 1 (2014)

LF

Andrew McCutchen 2 (2014 (OF), 2015 (OF))
Christian Yelich 2 (2018, 2019)
Juan Soto 2 (2020, 2023) [Soto had 2 wins in RF (2021, 2022)]

Steven Kwan 1 (2022)
Tyler O'Neill 1 (2021)
Marcell Ozuna 1 (2017) [Ozuna had 1 win at DH (2020)]

Starling Marte 1 (2016)

CF

Mike Trout 7 (2014 (OF), 2015 (OF), 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)

Julio Rodríguez 1 (2023)
Aaron Judge 1 (2022)

Cedric Mullins 1 (2021)

RF

Mookie Betts 3 (2018, 2020, 2023)

Giancarlo Stanton 2 (2014 (OF), 2017)

Bryce Harper 2 (2015 (OF), 2016)
Juan Soto 2 (2021, 2022) [Soto had 2 wins in LF (2020, 2023)]

Cody Bellinger 1 (2019)

DH

Shohei Ohtani 3 (2021, 2022, 2023)

Nelson Cruz 2 (2017, 2019)

Marcello Ozuna 1 (2020) [Ozuna had 1 win at LF (2017)]
J.D. Martinez 1 (2018)

David Ortiz 2 (2016)

Kendrys Morales 1 (2015)

Edwin Encarnación 1 (2014)

SP

Blake Snell 1 (2023)

Sandy Alcántara 1 (2022)
Max Fried 1 (2021)
Shane Bieber 1 (2020)
Gerrit Cole 1 (2019)
Jacob DeGrom 1 (2018)
Chris Sale 1 (2017)
Max Scherzer 1 (2016)

Dallas Keuchel 1 (2015)

Adam Wainwright 1 (2014)

December 25, 2023

I've been following more women's football matches this year. I really like the Spanish national team specially Aitana Bonmati. Her play style reminds me of Andres Iniesta.

December 25, 2023

JGib's Best of 2023 | NHL Review

Welcome to JGib's Best of 2023, and this edition focuses on the NHL. This is the 22nd item of several on the 2023 Best Of syllabus.

The songs list will resume on Tuesday, December 26th, with a recap of songs 360-181 and songs 180-161 to open the 2nd half of the list.

During that time, we'll have sports previews and reviews, the Bests/Worsts lists, Top 10 TV Shows, and more to tide you over.

Previous: MLB Review

Next: Top 130 Best/Worst People of 2023

2023 NHL Review

The 2022-23 NHL season ended with Vegas winning their first ever Stanley Cup trophy.

This year was when the RSN crisis really took hold, as Bally Sports lost the rights to the Arizona Coyotes due to Diamond Sports Group's bankruptcy troubles. All of AT&T's RSNs closed down except for the one in Seattle, leaving the Vegas Golden Knights and Pittsburgh Penguins to find new homes. The Golden Knights went with a syndication model where Las Vegas's independent station KMCC is the lead station, while the Penguins took over the channel and renamed it SportsNet Pittsburgh. As for Bally Sports and the Coyotes, BS-AZ closed down, and that led to the team's broadcasting rights being syndicated with Phoenix's ABC affiliate KXNV's 2nd subchannel to be the lead syndicator (later independent KASW).

2022-23 Final NHL Standings (Wild Card)

Eastern Conference

**Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)**
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Carolina Hurricanes	82	52	21	9	39	266	213	+53	113
2	x – New Jersey Devils	82	52	22	8	39	291	226	+65	112
3	x – New York Rangers	82	47	22	13	37	277	219	+58	107

**Top 3 (Atlantic Division)**
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Boston Bruins	82	65	12	5	54	305	177	+128	135
2	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	82	50	21	11	42	279	222	+57	111
3	x – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	46	30	6	38	283	254	+29	98

**Eastern Conference Wild Card**
Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ME	x – New York Islanders	82	42	31	9	36	243	222	+21	93
2	AT	x – Florida Panthers	82	42	32	8	36	290	273	+17	92

3	ME	e – Pittsburgh Penguins	82	40	31	11	31	262	264	−2	91
4	AT	e – Buffalo Sabres	82	42	33	7	30	296	300	−4	91
5	AT	e – Ottawa Senators	82	39	35	8	31	261	271	−10	86
6	AT	e – Detroit Red Wings	82	35	37	10	28	240	279	−39	80
7	ME	e – Washington Capitals	82	35	37	10	27	255	265	−10	80
8	ME	e – Philadelphia Flyers	82	31	38	13	26	222	277	−55	75
9	AT	e – Montreal Canadiens	82	31	45	6	21	232	307	−75	68
10	ME	e – Columbus Blue Jackets	82	25	48	9	15	214	330	−116	59

Western Conference

**Top 3 (Central Division)**
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – Colorado Avalanche	82	51	24	7	36	280	226	+54	109
2	x – Dallas Stars	82	47	21	14	39	285	218	+67	108
3	x – Minnesota Wild	82	46	25	11	34	246	225	+21	103

**Top 3 (Pacific Division)**
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Vegas Golden Knights	82	51	22	9	38	272	229	+43	111
2	x – Edmonton Oilers	82	50	23	9	45	325	260	+65	109
3	x – Los Angeles Kings	82	47	25	10	37	280	257	+23	104

**Western Conference Wild Card**
Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PA	x – Seattle Kraken	82	46	28	8	37	289	256	+33	100
2	CE	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	46	33	3	36	247	225	+22	95

3	PA	e – Calgary Flames	82	38	27	17	31	260	252	+8	93
4	CE	e – Nashville Predators	82	42	32	8	29	229	238	−9	92
5	PA	e – Vancouver Canucks	82	38	37	7	24	276	298	−22	83
6	CE	e – St. Louis Blues	82	37	38	7	27	263	301	−38	81
7	CE	e – Arizona Coyotes	82	28	40	14	20	228	299	−71	70
8	PA	e – San Jose Sharks	82	22	44	16	16	234	321	−87	60
9	CE	e – Chicago Blackhawks	82	26	49	7	18	204	301	−97	59
10	PA	e – Anaheim Ducks	82	23	47	12	13	209	338	−129	58

2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs

First round

Second round

Conference finals

Stanley Cup Finals

A1

Boston

3

WC

Florida

4

WC

Florida

4

A2

Toronto

1

A2

Toronto

4

A3

Tampa Bay

2

WC

Florida

4

Eastern Conference

M1

Carolina

0

M1

Carolina

4

WC

NY Islanders

2

M1

Carolina

4

M2

New Jersey

1

M2

New Jersey

4

M3

NY Rangers

3

WC

Florida

1

P1

Vegas

4

C1

Colorado

3

WC

Seattle

4

WC

Seattle

3

C2

Dallas

4

C2

Dallas

4

C3

Minnesota

2

C2

Dallas

2

Western Conference

P1

Vegas

4

P1

Vegas

4

WC

Winnipeg

1

P1

Vegas

4

P2

Edmonton

2

P2

Edmonton

4

P3

Los Angeles

2

2023 NHL Draft:

Connor Bedard was selected 1st overall by the Chicago Blackhawks.

2023-24 NHL Standings (as of 12.24.2023)

Eastern Conference

**Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)**
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New York Rangers	32	23	8	1	18	108	89	+19	47
2	New York Islanders	33	16	8	9	12	104	108	−4	41
3	Philadelphia Flyers	33	18	11	4	12	101	92	+9	40

**Top 3 (Atlantic Division)**
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Boston Bruins	32	19	7	6	15	100	85	+15	44
2	Toronto Maple Leafs	31	17	8	6	10	115	105	+10	40
3	Florida Panthers	33	19	12	2	17	96	87	+9	40

**Eastern Conference Wild Card**
Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ME	Washington Capitals	31	17	9	5	11	77	86	−9	39
2	AT	Tampa Bay Lightning	35	17	13	5	14	118	120	−2	39

3	ME	Carolina Hurricanes	34	17	13	4	13	111	110	+1	38
4	ME	New Jersey Devils	32	17	13	2	14	109	115	−6	36
5	AT	Detroit Red Wings	34	16	14	4	13	121	113	+8	36
6	AT	Montreal Canadiens	33	15	13	5	7	95	112	−17	35
7	ME	Pittsburgh Penguins	32	15	13	4	12	93	90	+3	34
8	AT	Buffalo Sabres	35	14	17	4	13	106	121	−15	32
9	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	35	11	18	6	9	108	128	−20	28
10	AT	Ottawa Senators	29	12	17	0	9	100	103	−3	24

Western Conference

**Top 3 (Central Division)**
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Dallas Stars	32	20	8	4	14	114	100	+14	44
2	Colorado Avalanche	34	21	11	2	20	125	104	+21	44
3	Winnipeg Jets	32	20	9	3	18	109	82	+27	43

**Top 3 (Pacific Division)**
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vancouver Canucks	35	23	9	3	22	135	89	+46	49
2	Vegas Golden Knights	35	21	9	5	15	122	96	+26	47
3	Los Angeles Kings	30	19	7	4	17	107	73	+34	42

**Western Conference Wild Card**
Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	Nashville Predators	34	19	15	0	14	107	104	+3	38
2	CE	Arizona Coyotes	33	17	14	2	14	103	95	+8	36

3	CE	St. Louis Blues	33	17	15	1	14	100	111	−11	35
4	CE	Minnesota Wild	32	15	13	4	10	100	103	−3	34
5	PA	Calgary Flames	34	14	15	5	11	102	115	−13	33
6	PA	Seattle Kraken	35	12	14	9	9	95	112	−17	33
7	PA	Edmonton Oilers	31	15	15	1	13	108	106	+2	31
8	PA	Anaheim Ducks	33	12	21	0	8	86	111	−25	24
9	CE	Chicago Blackhawks	33	10	22	1	8	80	123	−43	21
10	PA	San Jose Sharks	34	9	22	3	7	73	140	−67	21

My All-2023 NHL Team:

LW | C | RW |
Artemi Panarin (NYR)-Nathan MacKinnon (COL)-Nikita Kucherov [A] (TBL)

Filip Forsberg (NSH)-Connor McDavid (EDM) [C]-William Nylander (TOR)
Jake Guentzel (PIT)-J.T. Miller (VAN)-David Pastrňák [A] (BOS)
Jason Robertson (DAL)-Auston Matthews (TOR)-Brock Boeser (VAN)
Alternates:
Jesper Bratt (NJD)-Elias Pettersson (VAN)-Mikko Rantanen (COL)

Kirill Kaprizov (MIN)-Jack Hughes (NJD)-Mitchell Marner (TOR)

Zach Hyman (EDM)-Robert Thomas (STL)-Alex DeBrincat (DET)

D | D |
Quinn Hughes (VAN)-Cale Makar (COL)

Victor Hedman (TBL) [A]-Filip Hronek (VAN)

Josh Morrissey (WPG)-Noah Dobson (NYI)
Alternates:
Rasmus Dahlin (BUF)-Erik Karlsson (PIT)

Jérémy Lauzon (NSH)-Radko Gudas (ANA)

G
Thatcher Demko (VAN)

Connor Hellebuyck (WPG)
Alternates:
Juuse Saros (NSH)

Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA)

Starting Lineup: Panarin-MacKinnon-Kucherov; Hughes-Makar; Demko

Bold = Starting Line

Captain [C]: McDavid
Assistant Captains [A]: Kucherov, Pastrňák; Hedman

2022-23 Awards:

Award	Recipient(s)	Runner(s)-up/Finalists
Stanley Cup	Vegas Golden Knights	Florida Panthers
Presidents' Trophy (Best regular-season record)	Boston Bruins	Carolina Hurricanes
Prince of Wales Trophy (Eastern Conference playoff champion)	Florida Panthers	Carolina Hurricanes
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl (Western Conference playoff champion)	Vegas Golden Knights	Dallas Stars
Art Ross Trophy (Player with most points)	Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers)	Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (Perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication)	Kris Letang (Pittsburgh Penguins)	Clayton Keller (Arizona Coyotes) Alex Stalock (Chicago Blackhawks)
Calder Memorial Trophy (Best first-year player)	Matty Beniers (Seattle Kraken)	Owen Power (Buffalo Sabres) Stuart Skinner (Edmonton Oilers)
Conn Smythe Trophy (Most valuable player, playoffs)	Jonathan Marchessault (Vegas Golden Knights)	Jack Eichel (Vegas Golden Knights)
Frank J. Selke Trophy (Best defensive forward)	Patrice Bergeron (Boston Bruins)	Nico Hischier (New Jersey Devils) Mitch Marner (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Hart Memorial Trophy (Most valuable player, regular season)	Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers)	David Pastrňák (Boston Bruins) Matthew Tkachuk (Florida Panthers)
Jack Adams Award (Best coach)	Jim Montgomery (Boston Bruins)	Dave Hakstol (Seattle Kraken) Lindy Ruff (New Jersey Devils)
James Norris Memorial Trophy (Best defenceman)	Erik Karlsson (San Jose Sharks)	Adam Fox (New York Rangers) Cale Makar (Colorado Avalanche)
King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Leadership and humanitarian contribution)	Mikael Backlund (Calgary Flames)	Anders Lee (New York Islanders) Darnell Nurse (Edmonton Oilers)
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (Sportsmanship and excellence)	Anže Kopitar (Los Angeles Kings)	Jack Hughes (New Jersey Devils) Brayden Point (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Ted Lindsay Award (Outstanding player)	Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers)	Erik Karlsson (San Jose Sharks) David Pastrnak (Boston Bruins)
Mark Messier Leadership Award (Leadership and community activities)	Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning)	N/A
Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy (Top goal-scorer)	Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers)	David Pastrňák (Boston Bruins)
Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award (Top general manager)	Jim Nill (Dallas Stars)	Don Sweeney (Boston Bruins) Bill Zito (Florida Panthers)
Vezina Trophy (Best goaltender)	Linus Ullmark (Boston Bruins)	Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg Jets) Ilya Sorokin (New York Islanders)
William M. Jennings Trophy (Goaltender(s) of team with fewest goals against)	Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark (Boston Bruins)	Frederik Andersen and Antti Raanta (Carolina Hurricanes)

All Star Teams:

Position	First Team	Second Team	Position	All-Rookie
G	Linus Ullmark, Boston Bruins	Ilya Sorokin, New York Islanders	G	Stuart Skinner, Edmonton Oilers
D	Adam Fox, New York Rangers	Hampus Lindholm, Boston Bruins	D	Owen Power, Buffalo Sabres
D	Erik Karlsson, San Jose Sharks	Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche	D	Jake Sanderson, Ottawa Senators
C	Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers	Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers	F	Matty Beniers, Seattle Kraken
RW	David Pastrňák, Boston Bruins	Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers	F	Wyatt Johnston, Dallas Stars
LW	Jason Robertson, Dallas Stars	Artemi Panarin, New York Rangers	F	Matias Maccelli, Arizona Coyotes

Last Year:

My All-2022 NHL Team:

LW | C | RW |
Jason Robertson (DAL)-Connor McDavid (EDM) [C]-Nikita Kucherov (TBL)

Kirill Kaprizov (MIN)-Leon Draisaitl (EDM)-Mikko Rantanen (COL)

Alex Ovechkin (WSH) [A]-Sidney Crosby (PIT) [A]-David Pastrňák (BOS)

Matthew Tkachuk (FLA)-Tage Thompson (BUF)-William Nylander (TOR)

Alternates:
Kyle Connor (WPG)-Jack Hughes (NJD)-Timo Meier (SJS)
Artemi Panarin (NYR)-Elias Pettersson (VAN)-Mitchell Marner (TOR)
Brady Tkachuk (OTT)-Auston Matthews (TOR)-Mats Zuccarrello (MIN)

D | D |
Josh Morrissey (WPG)-Erik Karlsson (SJS) [A]

Rasmus Dahlin (BUF)-Adam Fox (NYR)

Doug Hamilton (NJD)-Cale Makar (COL)

Alternates:
Quinn Hughes (VAN)-Alex Pietrangelo (VGK)

Roman Josi (NSH)-Tyson Barrie (EDM)

G
Igor Shesterkin (NYR)

Linus Ullmark (BOS)
Alternates:
Connor Hellebuyck (WPG)
Alexandar Georgiev (COL)

Starting Lineup: Robertson-McDavid-Kucherov; Morrissey-Karlsson; Shesterkin

Bold = Starting Line

Captain [C]: McDavid
Assistant Captains [A]: Ovechkin, Crosby; Karlsson

Top 360 Songs of 2023 Updates: Wannabes | 360-341 | 340-321 | 320-301 | 300-281 | 280-261 | 260-241 | 240-221 | 220-201 | 200-181 | Recap [360-181] | 180-161 | 160-141 | 140-121 | 120-101 | 100-81 | 80-61 | 60-41 | 40-21 | Recap [180-21] | 20-1 | Full Recap

Top 250 Recurrents/Golds of 2023 Updates: 250-201 | 200-151 | 150-101 | 100-51 | 50-1 | Full List

My previous years' Best Ofs on ATRL:
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |

All of my Best Ofs lists will be at JGib's Best of Lists WordPress page, alongside this site.

December 25, 2023

Merry Christmas to everyone at ATRL.

Overnight, we'll bring you the Top 130 Best and Worst.

Tomorrow, the return of the Top 360 Songs of 2023 list, as we'll have the recap of songs 360-181 before we open the 2nd half of the list.

Until then, here is S Club 7's Perfect Christmas.

December 25, 2023

merry xmas! waiting for the songs update :heart:

December 26, 2023

JGib's Best of 2023 | Top 130 Best/Worst People of 2023 [Bests]

Welcome to JGib's Best of 2023, and this edition focuses on the Bests and Worsts of 2023. This is the 23rd item of several on the 2023 Best Of syllabus.

The songs list will resume on Tuesday, December 26th, with a recap of songs 360-181 and songs 180-161 to open the 2nd half of the list.

During that time, we'll have sports previews and reviews, the Bests/Worsts lists, Top 10 TV Shows, and more to tide you over.

Previous: NHL Review

Next: Recap of Top 360 [360-181]

Top 130 Best People of 2022 (aka the Nice List)

130 Victoria Brownworth
129 Adley Rutschman, C, Baltimore Orioles
128 MeidasTouch
127 Meghan Markle
126 Austin Riley, 3B, Atlanta Braves/Matt Olson, 1B, Atlanta Braves
125 Summer Lee (US House, D-PA)
124 Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
123 Jordan Binnington, G, St. Louis Blues
122 Niko Gioacchini, ST/CAM, St. Louis City SC
121 Leandro Trossard, CF/LW/RW/CM, Arsenal

120 Kyle Hiebert, LB/CB, St. Louis City SC
119 Julio Rodríguez, CF, Seattle Mariners
118 Sherrod Brown (US Senate, D-OH)
117 Auston Matthews, C, Toronto Maple Leafs
116 Najee Harris, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
115 Barbara Lee (US House, D-CA)
114 Matt Turner, GK, Arsenal/Nottingham Forest/USMNT
113 Jeff Merkley (US Senate, D-OR)
112 David Raya, GK, Brentford/Arsenal (loan)
111 Alex Morgan, USWNT

110 Katie Phang (MSNBC)
109 Gavin Newsom (Governor, D-CA)
108 Eddie Nketiah, ST, Arsenal
107 Jaylen Warren, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
106 Aaron Donald, DT, Los Angeles Rams
105 Fall Out Boy
104 Aaron Ramsdale, GK, Arsenal
103 Mookie Betts, RF/2B/SS, Los Angeles Dodgers
102 Virgil van Dijk, CB, Liverpool
101 Eric Sorensen (US House, D-IL)

100 Alisson, GK, Liverpool
99 George Pickens, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
98 Njabulo Blom, CDM, St. Louis City SC
97 Chris Murphy (US Senate, D-CT)
96 Bernie Sanders (US Senate, I/D-VT)/Maxwell Alejandro Frost (US House, D-FL)
95 Pat Freiermuth, TE, Pittsburgh Steelers
94 Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B, Toronto Blue Jays
93 Kelsea Ballerini
92 Hakeem Jeffries (US House, D-NY)
91 João Klauss, ST, St. Louis City SC

90 Kai Havertz, CM, Chelsea/Arsenal
89 Dick Durbin (US Senate, D-IL)
88 Lars Nootbar, OF, St. Louis Cardinals
87 Brayden Schenn, C/LW, St. Louis Blues
86 Ari Melber (MSNBC)
85 White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
84 Alexi Giannoulias (D-IL)
83 Tony Evers (Governor, D-WI)
82 Chris Welch (Illinois House, D-IL)
81 Bradley Carnell

80 Nolan Arenado, 3B, St. Louis Cardinals
79 Albert Pujols
78 Yadier Molina
77 Chris Hayes‪ (MSNBC)
76 Jon Ossoff (US Senate, D-GA)
75 Connor McDavid, C, Edmonton Oilers
74 Tommy Edman, 2B/SS/OF, St. Louis Cardinals
73 John Fetterman (US Senate, D-PA)
72 Ali Velshi (MSNBC)
71 Oleksandr Zinchenko, LB, Arsenal

70 Christian Pulisic, CM/RW, AC Milan/USMNT
69 SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor
68 Nicolle Wallace (MSNBC)
67 Chuck Schumer (US Senate, D-NY)
66 Lionel Messi, ST, Inter Miami
65 Adam Schiff (US House, D-CA)
64 Luke Combs
63 Pat Mahomes, QB, Kansas City Chiefs
62 2nd Gentleman Douglas Emhoff
61 Mohamed Salah, ST/RW, Liverpool

60 Minkah Fitzpatrick, FS, Pittsburgh Steelers
59 Dr. Anthony Fauci
58 Nancy Pelosi (US House, D-CA)
57 Pavel Buchnevich, RW/LW, St. Louis Blues
56 Jordan Kyrou, RW/LW/C, St. Louis Blues
55 Takehiro Tomiyasu, RB/LB, Arsenal
54 Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, St. Louis Cardinals
53 Megan Rapinoe, USWNT
52 Joy-Ann Reid (MSNBC)
51 Jen Psaki (MSNBC/Peacock)

50 Ayanna Pressley (US House, D-MA)
49 Ted Lieu (US House, D-CA)
48 Gabriel Martinelli, ST/LW, Arsenal
47 Katie Porter (US House, D-CA)
46 Lauren Underwood (US House, D-IL)
45 Michelle Obama
44 Raphael Warnock (US Senate, D-GA)
43 SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
42 Kylian Mbappé, ST, PSG
41 Cam Heyward, DE, Pittsburgh Steelers

40 Gabriel Jesus, ST, Arsenal
39 Ben White, RB/CB, Arsenal
38 Pramila Jayapal (US House, D-WA)
37 Ilhan Omar (US House, D-MN)
36 J.B. Pritzker (Governor, D-IL)/Andy Beshear (Governor, D-KY)
35 Erling Haaland, ST, Manchester City
34 Elizabeth Warren (US Senate, D-MA)
33 Mehdi Hasan (MSNBC/Peacock)
32 Delia Ramirez (US House, D-IL)
31 Alejandra Caraballo

30 Liz Cheney (R-WY)
29 Tammy Duckworth (US Senate, D-IL)
28 Rachel Maddow (MSNBC)
27 Volodymyr Zelensky
26 Lainey Wilson
25 Robert Thomas, C, St. Louis Blues
24 Katie Stuart (Illinois House, D-IL)
23 Tim Parker, CB, St. Louis City SC
22 44th President Barack Obama (D)
21 Gretchen Whitmer (Governor, D-MI)

20 Rashida Tlaib (US House, D-MI)/Jess Piper
19 Nikki Budzinski (US House, D-IL)
18 FLOTUS Dr. Jill Biden
17 Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City Chiefs
16 Shohei Ohtani, DH/RHP, Los Angeles Angels
15 Eduard Löwen, CM/CDM/CAM, St. Louis City SC
14 Dylan Mulvaney
13 Roman Bürki, GK, St. Louis City SC
12 Adam Wainwright, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals
11 Martin Ødegaard, CAM/CM, Arsenal

10 President Joe Biden (D)/Vice President Kamala Harris (D)
9 Mikel Arteta
8 Bukayo Saka, RW/LW, Arsenal
7 Erin Reed/Zooey Zephyr (Montana House, D-MT)
6 Declan Rice, CDM, West Ham/Arsenal
5 T.J. Watt, LB, Pittsburgh Steelers
4 William Saliba, CB, Arsenal/Gabriel Magalhães, CB, Arsenal
3 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (US House, D-NY)/Cori Bush (US House, D-MO)
2 UAW strikers/Jack Smith/Fani Willis
1 Taylor Swift/S Club/#CeasefireNOW Movement/Abortion Rights Movement

Past Bests Winners:
2007: Ron Paul (R)
2008: Barack Obama (D)
2009: Barack Obama (D)
2010: Rachel Maddow
2011: OWS Protestors
2012: Sandra Fluke
2013: Wendy Davis/Women’s Rights Activists
2014: #Ferguson/#BlackLivesMatter protestors/The St. Louis Rams Hands Up 5 (Tavon Austin, Stedman Bailey, Jared Cook, Chris Givens, Kenny Britt)
2015: #BlackLivesMatter protestors/Syrian Refugees
2016: Bernie Sanders (US Senate, I/D-VT)/Elizabeth Warren (US Senate, D-MA)
2017: #MeToo
2018: Jamal Khashoggi/#MeToo/Christine Blasey Ford/#MarchForOurLives (David Hogg, Emma González, Cameron Kasky, Jaclyn Corin, and co.)
2019: The Squad (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [US House, D-NY], Rashida Tlaib [US House, D-MI], Ilhan Omar [US House, D-MN], Ayanna Pressley [US House, D-MA])/Nancy Pelosi (US House, D-CA)/Whistleblower in the #TrumpUkraine probe
2020: 46th President-elect Joe Biden (D)/Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (US Senate, D-CA)/Dr. Anthony Fauci/Essential Workers
2021: T.J. Watt, LB, Pittsburgh Steelers/Derek Chauvin Trial jurors

2022: Volodymyr Zelensky/Abortion Rights Movement
2023: Taylor Swift/S Club/#CeasefireNOW Movement/Abortion Rights Movement

Last Year (Top 40 of 130)

40 Adam Schiff (US House, D-CA)
39 Kylian Mbappé, ST, PSG
38 Gabriel Jesus, ST, Manchester City/Arsenal
37 SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor
36 Adam Kinzinger (US House, R-IL)
35 Pramila Jayapal (US House, D-WA)
34 Jordan Kyrou, RW/LW/C, St. Louis Blues
33 Tammy Duckworth (US Senate, D-IL)
32 Katie Porter (US House, D-CA)
31 Thomas Partey, CDM/CM, Arsenal

30 Minkah Fitzpatrick, FS, Pittsburgh Steelers
29 Gretchen Whitmer (Governor, D-MI)
28 Shohei Ohtani, DH/RHP, Los Angeles Angels
27 44th President Barack Obama (D)
26 Bernie Sanders (US Senate, I/D-VT)
25 Gabriel Magalhães, CB, Arsenal
24 Cam Heyward, DE, Pittsburgh Steelers
23 Raphael Warnock (US Senate, D-GA)
22 Aaron Ramsdale, GK, Arsenal
21 Katie Stuart (Illinois House, D-IL)

20 Nikki Budzinski (US House-elect, D-IL)
19 Adam Wainwright, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals
18 Taylor Swift
17 Gabriel Martinelli, ST/LW, Arsenal
16 Mikel Arteta
15 William Saliba, CB, Arsenal
14 Martin Ødegaard, CAM/CM, Arsenal
13 Cori Bush (US House, D-MO)/SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
12 Nancy Pelosi (US House, D-CA)
11 FLOTUS Dr. Jill Biden

10 House Select Committee On The January 6th Attack co-chairs Liz Cheney (US House, R-WY) and Bennie Thompson (US House, D-MS)
9 Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, St. Louis Cardinals/Nolan Arenado, 3B, St. Louis Cardinals
8 Yadier Molina, C, St. Louis Cardinals
7 T.J. Watt, LB, Pittsburgh Steelers
6 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (US House, D-NY)
5 Dr. Anthony Fauci
4 Bukayo Saka, RW/LW, Arsenal
3 President Joe Biden (D)/Vice President Kamala Harris (D)
2 Albert Pujols, DH/1B, St. Louis Cardinals
1 Volodymyr Zelensky/Abortion Rights Movement

Top 360 Songs of 2023 Updates: Wannabes | 360-341 | 340-321 | 320-301 | 300-281 | 280-261 | 260-241 | 240-221 | 220-201 | 200-181 | Recap [360-181] | 180-161 | 160-141 | 140-121 | 120-101 | 100-81 | 80-61 | 60-41 | 40-21 | Recap [180-21] | 20-1 | Full Recap

Top 250 Recurrents/Golds of 2023 Updates: 250-201 | 200-151 | 150-101 | 100-51 | 50-1 | Full List

My previous years' Best Ofs on ATRL:
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |

All of my Best Ofs lists will be at JGib's Best of Lists WordPress page, alongside this site.

December 26, 2023

JGib's Best of 2023 | Top 130 Best/Worst People of 2023 [Worsts]

Welcome to JGib's Best of 2023, and this edition focuses on the Bests and Worsts of 2023. This is the 23rd item of several on the 2023 Best Of syllabus.

The songs list will resume on Tuesday, December 26th, with a recap of songs 360-181 and songs 180-161 to open the 2nd half of the list.

During that time, we'll have sports previews and reviews, the Bests/Worsts lists, Top 10 TV Shows, and more to tide you over.

Previous: NHL Review

Next: Recap of Top 360 [360-181]

Top 130 Worst People of 2023 (aka the Naughty List)

130 Frank LaRose (R-OH)
129 Tricia Cotham (North Carolina House, R-NC)
128 Cristian Romero, CB, Tottenham
127 Jeremy Boreing (Daily Wire)
126 Corey Lewandowski
125 Dennis Prager (Salem Radio Network)
124 Del Bigtree
123 Harry Kane, ST, Tottenham/Bayern
122 Rob Finnerty (Newsmax)
121 Ebrahim Raisi

120 Meghan McCain
119 Rishi Sunak
118 Owen Shroyer (InfoWars)
117 SCOTUS Justice John Roberts
116 Chad Prather (BlazeTV)
115 Ann Coulter
114 Brian Kemp (Governor, R-GA)
113 Mike Bost (US House, R-IL)
112 Pierre Poilievre
111 Kimberly Guilfoyle

110 Graham Allen (R-SC)
109 Geert Wilders
108 Steve Scalise (US House, R-LA)
107 Martha MacCallum (FNC)
106 John Solomon (Just The News)
105 Rodri, CDM, Manchester City
104 Carl Higbie (Newsmax)
103 David Brody (CBN/Real America’s Voice)
102 SCOTUS Justice Amy Coney Barrett
101 Mike Huckabee

100 Blake Masters (R-AZ)/Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ)/Mark Finchem (R-AZ)/Wendy Rogers (R-AZ)
99) Nick Saban
98 Joe Manchin (US Senate, D-WV)
97 Liz Truss/Nigel Farage (GB News)
96 Ted Nugent
95 Kyrsten Sinema (US Senate, I-AZ)
94 Bill O'Reilly (The First)
93 Hank Kunneman

92 Lauren Witzke/Milo Yiannopoulos
91 “Dr.” Joseph Ladapo (R-FL)

90 Andrew Cuomo (D-NY)
89 Shane Vaughn
88 Allie Beth Stuckey (BlazeTV)
87 Eric Adams (NYC Mayor, D-NY)
86 Mike Cernovich/Hodgetwins
85 Will Cain (FNC)/Bill Lee (Governor, R-TN)
84 Kash Patel/Scott Presler
83 Diamond and Silk (Newsmax)/Ali Alexander
82 Harris Faulkner (FNC)/Bret Baier (FNC)
81 Dave Rubin (BlazeTV)/Brigitte Gabriel

80 Dan Crenshaw (US House, R-TX)
79 Chanel Rion (OANN)/Tate Reeves (Governor, R-MS)
78 Tulsi Gabbard (I-HI)
77 H. Pearl Davis/Kara McKinney (OANN)
76 Darren Bailey (R-IL)
75 Raymond Arroyo (EWTN/FNC)
74 Sebastian Gorka (Newsmax)
73 Sinclair Broadcast Group (Sharyl Attkisson, et al.)/Christina Bobb
72 Boris Johnson
71 Marco Rubio (US Senate, R-FL)

70 Tony Perkins/Lance Wallnau/Andrew Wommack/Robert Jeffress
69 SCOTUS Justice Neil Gorsuch
68 Chip Roy (US House, R-TX)
67 Dana Loesch (The First)/Alan Dershowitz
66 Chris Salcedo (Newsmax)/Bryson Gray
65 Marine Le Pen
64 Devin Nunes
63 Catturd (Phillip Buchanan)/Nick Adams
62 Rick Scott (US Senate, R-FL)
61 Clay Higgins (US House, R-LA)

60 Madison County (IL) County Board Chair Kurt Prenzler (R)
59 Andrew Bailey (R-MO)
58 Jim Hoft (Gateway Pundit)/Gays Against Groomers (Jaimee Michell)
57 Franklin Graham
56 Mike Parson (Governor, R-MO)
55 Megyn Kelly
54 Christina Pushaw
53 Weekday Fox and Friends hosts (Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, Brian Kilmeade)
52 Kayleigh McEnany (FNC)
51 Christian Ziegler/Bridget Ziegler

50 Tomi Lahren (Outkick/FNC)
49 Rob Schmitt (Newsmax)
48 Pep Guardiola
47 Nikki Haley
46 Chloe Cole/Aaron Rodgers, QB, New York Jets
45 Eric Schmitt (US Senate, R-MO)
44 Dan Ball (OANN)/Tim Pool
43 Lindsey Graham (US Senate, R-SC)
42 Dan Bongino (FNC/Fox Nation)
41 Dan Patrick (Lt. Governor, R-TX)/Glenn Youngkin (Governor, R-VA)

40 Eric Bolling (Newsmax)/Thomas Homan
39 Laura Loomer (R-FL)
38 Mark Robinson (Lt. Gov, R-NC)
37 Rand Paul (US Senate, R-KY)
36 Elise Stefanik (US House, R-NY)/Mary Miller (US House, R-IL)
35 Steven Crowder
34 Tom Cotton (US Senate, R-AR)/Scott Perry (US House, R-PA)
33 Jenna Ellis/Sidney Powell/Kristi Noem (Governor, R-SD)
32 Kellyanne Conway (FNC)/Pete Hegseth (FNC)
31 Manchester City/ReAwaken America Tour (Clay Clark)

30 Gab (Andrew Torba)
29 Marsha Blackburn (US Senate, R-TN)
28 Jair Bolsonaro/Giorgia Meloni
27 Josh Hawley (US Senate, R-MO)/J.D. Vance (US Senate, R-OH)
26 Ron Johnson (US Senate, R-WI)
25 Greg Kelly (Newsmax)/Jack Posobiec (Human Events)
24 Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Governor, R-AR)/Kim Reynolds (Governor, R-IA)
23 Turning Point USAGlenn Beck (BlazeTV)
22 Maria Bartiromo (FBN/FNC)
21 J.K Rowling/TERFs

20 Jason Aldean/PragerU
19 Mark Levin (FNC/BlazeTV)/Ben Shapiro (Daily Wire)
18 Benny Johnson (Newsmax)
17 Jeanine Pirro (FNC)
16 Andy Biggs (US House, R-AZ)/Paul Gosar (US House, R-AZ)
15 Mohammed Bin Salman/Leonard Leo (Federalist Society)
14 Nicolás Maduro
13 Clay Travis (Outkick/FNC)/Greg Gutfeld (FNC)
12 Murdoch Family (Rupert Murdoch/Lachlan Murdoch/James Murdoch)/Ginni Thomas
11 QAnon Delusion Cult

10 Greg Abbott (Governor, R-TX)/Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk
9 Joe Rogan
8 Vivek Ramaswamy/Kari Lake (R-AZ)
7 Tommy Tuberville (US Senate, R-AL)
6 Michael Knowles (Daily Wire)/Stephen Miller
5 Javier Milei/Jesse Watters (FNC)/Riley Gaines
4 SCOTUS Justice Samuel Alito
3 Trump Crime Family (Donald Trump Jr., Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Eric Trump, Lara Trump)/George Santos (US House, R-NY)
2 Ken Paxton (Attorney Gen., R-TX)/Kevin McCarthy (US House, R-CA)
1 Andrew Tate/Stew Peters/Libs of TikTok (Chaya Raichik)/Moms For Liberty/Benjamin Netanyahu/Matt Walsh (Daily Wire)

Permanent Retired #1: ISIS, 45th "President" Donald Trump. Stan Kroenke, Mitch McConnell (US Senate, R-KY), Alex Jones (InfoWars), Ted Cruz (US Senate, R-TX), Stephen Bannon (Real America’s Voice), SCOTUS "Justice" Brett Kavanaugh, Roger Stone, Michael Flynn, Tucker Carlson (FNC), Sean Hannity (FNC), Laura Ingraham (FNC), Kyle Rittenhouse, Marjorie Taylor Greene (US House, R-GA), Jim Jordan (US House, R-OH), Matt Gaetz (US House, R-FL), Rudy Giuliani, Lauren Boebert (US House, R-CO), Mike Lindell, Candace Owens, Charlie Kirk, Viktor Orbán, Kim Jong-un, Harvey Weinstein, Elon Musk, Kanye West, Vladimir Putin, Nick Fuentes, SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas, Ron DeSantis (Governor, R-FL), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Proud Boys (Gavin McInnes/Enrique Tarrio)

Past Worst Winners:

2007: MTV Networks Executives
2008: Billo The Clown [Fixed News]
2009: Glenn Beck
2010: Glenn “Chalky” Beck/Rush The Oxycontin Smuggler/Fixed Noise/FBN
2011: SOPA
2012: Todd Akin (R-MO)/Richard Mourdock (R-IA)/Rush The Oxycontin Smuggler/Gary Bettman
2013: George Zimmerman
2014: ISIS/Darren Wilson/Ferguson PD/Bob McCulloch/Charles “Chuck” C. Johnson
2015: ISIS/Donald Trump/Martin Shkreli
2016: Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R-IN)/Pat McCrory (R-NC)/Stan Kroenke
2017: VP Mike Pence/Sean Hannity/Tomi Lahren/Milo Yiannopoulos/Jeanine Pirro/Roy Moore/Stephen Bannon/Alex Jones
2018: The Authoritarians (Jair Bolsonaro/Vladimir Putin/Recep Tayyip Erdoğan/Kim Jong-un/Nicolás Maduro/Rodrigo Duterte/Bashar al-Assad/Benjamin Netanyahu/Mohammed Bin Salman/Viktor Orbán/Andrzej Duda, etc.)
2019: The Trump Misadministration Cabinet (Betsy DeVos, William Barr, Alex Azar, Ben Carson, Steve Mnuchin)/Kellyanne Conway/Stephanie Grisham/Rudy Giuliani/TERFs
2020: QAnon Delusion Cult/COVID Deniers/Anti-Vaxxers/Anti-Maskers/Kyle Rittenhouse/Marjorie Taylor Greene (US House, R-GA

2021: QAnon Delusion Cult/COVID Conspiracists (COVID Deniers/Anti-Vaxxers/Anti-Maskers)/Lauren Boebert (US House, R-CO)/Paul Gosar (US House, R-AZ)Mike Lindell/Sidney Powell/L. Lin Wood

2022: Kanye West/Ron DeSantis (Governor, R-FL)/Elon Musk/Herschel Walker (R-GA)

2023: Andrew Tate/Stew Peters/Libs of TikTok (Chaya Raichik)/Moms For Liberty/Benjamin Netanyahu/Matt Walsh (Daily Wire)

Last Year (Top 40 of 130)

40 Darren Bailey (Illinois Senate, R-IL)
39 Eric Bolling (Newsmax)/New York State Democratic Party
38 Chanel Rion (OANN)
37 Mary Miller (US House, R-IL)
36 Kellyanne ConwayClay Travis (Outkick/FNC)
35 Madison County (IL) County Board Chair Kurt Prenzler (R)
34 Turning Point USA/Gavin McInnes
33 Ben Shapiro (Daily Wire)/Hodgetwins
32 Jim Hoft (Gateway Pundit)
31 Dana Loesch (The First)/Glenn Beck (BlazeTV)

30 Kristi Noem (Governor, R-SD)/Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Governor-elect, R-AR)
29 Mike Parson (Governor, R-MO)/Glenn Youngkin (Governor, R-VA)
28 Jack Posobiec (Human Events)/Mark Levin (FNC/BlazeTV)
27 Pete Hegseth (FNC)/Rick Scott (US Senate, R-FL)
26 J.K Rowling/TERFs
25 Rodrigo Duterte/Franklin Graham
24 Maria Bartiromo (FBN/FNC)/Andy Biggs (US House, R-AZ)
23 Benny Johnson (Newsmax)/Andrew Tate
22 Cristiano Ronaldo, ST, Manchester United/George Santos (US House-elect, R-NY)
21 Marsha Blackburn (US Senate, R-TN)/Gab (Andrew Torba)

20 Mohammed Bin Salman/SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas
19 Andrew Cuomo (D-NY)/Proud Boys (Enrique Tarrio)
18 Eric Schmitt (Attorney Gen./US Senate-elect, R-MO)/Madison Cawthorn (US House, R-NC)
17 Peggy Hubbard (R-IL)/Kari Lake (R-AZ)
16 Steven Crowder (BlazeTV)/Nicolás Maduro
15 Mehmet Öz (R-PA)/Joe Rogan
14 Murdoch Family (Rupert Murdoch/Lachlan Murdoch/James Murdoch)
13 Rand Paul (US Senate, R-KY)/Tom Cotton (US Senate, R-AR)/Greg Kelly (Newsmax)
12 Jair Bolsonaro/Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
11 Greg Gutfeld (FNC)/Jeanine Pirro (FNC)

10 Kyrsten Sinema (US Senate, I-AZ)/Josh Hawley (US Senate, R-MO)
9 Dan Bongino (FNC/Fox Nation)/Jesse Watters (FNC)/Ginni Thomas
8 Greg Abbott (Governor, R-TX)/UK PM Boris Johnson/Doug Mastriano (R-PA)
7 COVID Conspiracists (COVID Deniers/Anti-Vaxxers/Anti-Maskers)/QAnon Delusion Cult
6 Paul Gosar (US House, R-AZ)/Ron Johnson (US Senate, R-WI)
5 Kevin McCarthy (US House, R-CA)/Ken Paxton (Attorney Gen., R-TX)
4 Vladimir Putin/UK PM Liz Truss/Nick Fuentes
3 Libs of TikTok (Chaya Raichik)/Matt Walsh (Daily Wire)/Gays Against Groomers (Jaimee Michell)
2 SCOTUS Justice Samuel Alito/Trump Crime Family (Donald Trump Jr., Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Eric Trump, Lara Trump)
1 Kanye West/Ron DeSantis (Governor, R-FL)/Elon Musk/Herschel Walker (R-GA)

Permanent Retired #1: ISIS, 45th "President" Donald Trump. Stan Kroenke, Mitch McConnell (US Senate, R-KY), Alex Jones (InfoWars), Ted Cruz (US Senate, R-TX), Stephen Bannon (Real America’s Voice), SCOTUS "Justice" Brett Kavanaugh, Roger Stone, Michael Flynn, Tucker Carlson (FNC), Sean Hannity (FNC), Laura Ingraham (FNC), Kyle Rittenhouse, Marjorie Taylor Greene (US House, R-GA), Jim Jordan (US House, R-OH), Matt Gaetz (US House, R-FL), Louie Gohmert (US House, R-TX), Rudy Giuliani, Lauren Boebert (US House, R-CO), Mike Lindell, Candace Owens, Charlie Kirk, Viktor Orbán, Kim Jong-un, Harvey Weinstein

Top 360 Songs of 2023 Updates: Wannabes | 360-341 | 340-321 | 320-301 | 300-281 | 280-261 | 260-241 | 240-221 | 220-201 | 200-181 | Recap [360-181] | 180-161 | 160-141 | 140-121 | 120-101 | 100-81 | 80-61 | 60-41 | 40-21 | Recap [180-21] | 20-1 | Full Recap

Top 250 Recurrents/Golds of 2023 Updates: 250-201 | 200-151 | 150-101 | 100-51 | 50-1 | Full List

My previous years' Best Ofs on ATRL:
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |

All of my Best Ofs lists will be at JGib's Best of Lists WordPress page, alongside this site.

December 26, 2023

Love to see Taylor Swift leading the best people list. :clap3:

December 26, 2023

Taylor being the best human :clap3:

December 26, 2023

taylor best human? :mazen: idk about that one

worst list is funny, esp #3 crime family

December 26, 2023

Taylor Swift best human? :mazen: x2

Edited December 26, 2023 by Spartak92

December 26, 2023

Later tonight: Recap of songs 360-181, before we get to the 2nd half of the Top 360 with songs 180-161.

In the meantime, we have yet another JGib's Best of Throwback in Colbie Caillat's Fallin' For You. The song landed at #109 in 2009 and #225 in 2010.

December 27, 2023

Taylor Swift best human? :mazen: x3

Worst list snapped

December 27, 2023

JGib's Best of 2023 | Recap of Top 360 Songs of 2023 [360-181]

Welcome to JGib's Best of 2023, and this edition focuses on the Recap of the Top 360 Songs of 2023 [360-181]. This is the 24th item of several on the 2023 Best Of syllabus.

The beginning of the 2nd half of my Top 360 Songs of 2023 list will be coming out in the next update, with songs 180-161 being served up. For now, here is a recap of songs 360-181.

Previous: Top 130 Best/Worst People of 2023

Next: Top 360 Songs of 2023: 180-161

Top 360 Songs of 2023 Recap [360-181]

360 Elton John/Britney Spears "Hold Me Closer"
359 Cassadee Pope “People That I Love Leave”
358 Peter Gabriel “Road To Joy”
357 The Rolling Stones “Angry”
356 Joan Jett and The Blackhearts “Long Time (Acoustic)”
355 Tove Lo “I like u”
354 Lana Del Rey “Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd”
353 The National “Tropic Morning News”
352 Dave Matthews Band “Madman’s Eyes”
351 Joji “Die For You”

350 dv4d “Here With Me”
349 Barns Courtney “Supernatural”
348 Smith “Lemon”
347 Turnstile “Holiday”
346 Kelsea Ballerini “Blindsided”
345 Alexandra Kay “Easy”
344 charlieonnafriday “Enough”
343 Aly and AJ “Baby Lay Your Head Down”
342 Tyler Hubbard “Back Then Right Now”
341 Cody Johnson “Human”

340 Jelly Roll "Son Of A Sinner"
339 Royel Otis “Sofa King”
338 The Smashing Pumpkins “Empires”
337 Bizarrap/Shakira “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”
336 Imagine Dragons "Bones"
335 The Killers "Boy"
334 Nita Strauss/Dorothy “Victorious”
333 I Prevail "Bad Things"
332 Nickelback “Skinny Little Missy”
331 Jean Dawson “SICK OF IT*”

330 Inhaler “Love Will Get You There”
329 Chris Young “Looking For You”
328 Jason Aldean “That’s What Tequila Does”
327 Kelly Clarkson “lighthouse”
326 Kate Bush "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)"
325 Adele "Easy On Me"
324 Lizzy McAlpine “ceilings”
323 Kimberly Perry “If I Die Young Pt. 2”
322 Maren Morris “The Tree”
321 Ingrid Andress “Feel Like This”

320 Demi Lovato “Still Alive”
319 Gwen Stefani “True Babe”
318 Ellie Goulding “Let It Die”
317 Beyoncé/Kendrick Lamar “America Has A Problem (Remix)”
316 Brian Kelley “See You Next Summer”
315 Thomas Rhett/Morgan Wallen “Mamaw’s House”
314 Saint Asonia “Devastate”
313 Saliva “High On Me”
312 JP Saxe “I Don’t Miss You”
311 American Authors “Blind For Love”

310 Zach Bryan/The Lumineers “Spotless”
309 Benson Boone “In The Stars”
308 Iration “Daytrippin”
307 Atreyu “Watch Me Burn”
306 Disturbed/Ann Wilson “Don’t Tell Me”
305 Papa Roach “Leave A Light On (Talk Away The Dark)”
304 Ed Sheeran “Celestial”
303 Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Burning”
302 Neon Trees “Favorite Daze”
301 Koe Wetzel “Creeps”

300 Bailey Zimmerman “Fall In Love”
299 Darius Rucker “Fires Don’t Start Themselves”
298 The Band CAMINO “See You Later”
297 Em Beihold "Numb Little Bug"
296 Ellie Goulding “Like A Saviour”
295 Niall Horan “Heaven”
294 Mammoth WVH “I’m Alright”
293 Falling In Reverse “Watch The World Burn”
292 Gabby Barrett "Pick Me Up"
291 Ingrid Andress/Sam Hunt "Wishful Drinking"

290 OneRepublic "I Ain't Worried"
289 Marshmello/P!nk/Sting “Dreaming”
288 Nicky Youre/dazy "Sunroof"
287 Talk "Run Away To Mars"
286 Tame Impala "The Less I Know The Better"
285 Sam Hunt “Outskirts”
284 Brett Young “You Didn’t”
283 Royal and The Serpent “one nation underdogs”
282 Demi Lovato “Swine”
281 Panic! At The Disco "Don't Let The Light Go Out"

280 YUNGBLUD “Lowlife”
279 The Maine “blame”
278 AJR “Yes I’m A Mess”
277 BoyWithUke/Oliver Tree “Sick Of U”
276 Halsey “Die 4 Me”
275 Melanie Martinez “VOID”
274 Taylor Swift “All Of The Girls You Loved Before”
273 Timbaland/Nelly Furtado/Justin Timberlake “Keep Going Up”
272 Rihanna “Lift Me Up”
271 Jason Mraz “I Feel Like Dancing”

270 For King and Country/Jordin Sparks “Love Me Like I Am”
269 Dominic Fike “Mona Lisa”
268 Carrie Underwood "Ghost Story"
267 Maren Morris "Circles Around This Town"
266 Megan Moroney “I’m Not Pretty”
265 The Maine/Taking Back Sunday/Charlotte Sands "Loved You A Little"
264 Story Of The Year “War”
263 Three Days Grace "Lifetime"
262 Sleep Theory “Numb”
261 Nothing But Thieves “Overcome”

260 ††† (Crosses) "Indivisible Hand"
259 Blur “The Narcissist”
258 Avenged Sevenfold “Mattel”
257 The Hu/Serj Tankian/Daniel Laskiewicz “Black Thunder”
256 Bad Wolves “Legends Never Die”
255 Tame Impala “Wings Of Time”
254 Wet Leg “Angelica”
253 The Beaches “Blame Brett”
252 Shinedown "Daylight"
251 Skillet “Psycho In My Head”

250 Ozzy Osbourne/Jeff Beck “A Thousand Shades”
249 Dorothy “Black Sheep”
248 Foo Fighters “Love Dies Young”
247 Letdown. “Crying In The Shower”
246 Zach Bryan “Something In The Water”
245 Kane Brown “I Can Feel It”
244 Cole Swindell "She Had Me At Heads Carolina"
243 Luke Combs “Where The Wild Things Are”
242 Lovejoy “Normal People Things”
241 Paramore “The News”

240 Caroline Polachek “Welcome To My Island”
239 Adele “I Drink Wine”
238 Jax “Cinderella Snapped”
237 The Beatles “Now and Then”
236 The Last Dinner Party “Nothing Matters”
235 New West “Those Eyes”
234 Falling In Reverse “Last Resort (Reimagined)”
233 Godsmack “Surrender”
232 From Ashes To Now “Hate Me Too”
231 Five Finger Death Punch “Welcome To The Circus”

230 Train/Tenille Townes/Bryce Vine “I Know”
229 Taylor Swift “I Can See You (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)”
228 Dua Lipa “Houdini”
227 Tate McRae “greedy”
226 Måneskin "Beggin'"
225 Queens Of The Stone Age “Paper Machete”
224 The Hu/William DuVall “This Is Mongol”
223 Hardy “Truck Bed”
222 Tyler Childers “In Your Love”
221 Keith Urban “Brown Eyes Baby”

220 The 1975 “Oh Caroline”
219 Matchbox 20 “Don’t Get Me Wrong”
218 AJR “The Dumb Song”
217 GAYLE "abcdefu"
216 Kelsea Ballerini “How Do I Do This”
215 Shania Twain “Waking Up Dreaming”
214 Ashley McBryde “Light On In The Kitchen”
213 Ghost “Mary On A Cross”
212 Greta Van Fleet “Meeting The Master”
211 Tim Montana “Devil You Know”

210 Sevendust “Everything”
209 Blue October “Down Here Waiting”
208 Red Hot Chili Peppers "Tippa My Tongue"
207 The Smashing Pumpkins "Beguiled"
206 Beck/Phoenix “Odyssey”
205 Wilderado “Surefire”
204 half•alive “did i make you up?”
203 Young The Giant “The Walk Home”
202 MisterWives “Nosebleeds”
201 Phoenix/Ezra Koenig “Tonight”

200 Lauren Alaina/Lainey Wilson “Thicc As Thieves”
199 Shania Twain “Giddy Up!”
198 The National/Taylor Swift “The Alcott”
197 Lewis Capaldi “Forget Me”
196 JVKE “golden hour”
195 Beyoncé "Break My Soul"
194 Guns N’ Roses “Perhaps”
193 From Ashes To New “Nightmare”
192 Greta Van Fleet “The Falling Sky”
191 Portugal. The Man/Unknown Mortal Orchestra “Summer Of Luv”

190 CHVRCHES “Over”
189 Taking Back Sunday “S’old”
188 100 gecs “Hollywood Baby”
187 The Struts “Too Good At Raising Hell”
186 Jack White “A Tip From You To Me”
185 Dirty Honey “Won’t Take Me Alive”
184 Bush “All Things Must Change”
183 Motionless In White “Werewolf”
182 Brothers Osborne “Nobody’s Nobody”
181 Cole Swindell “Drinkaby”

Top 360 Songs of 2023 Updates (so far): Wannabes | 360-341 | 340-321 | 320-301 | 300-281 | 280-261 | 260-241 | 240-221 | 220-201 | 200-181

Last Year:

360 Jewel “Long Way ‘Round”
359 Duke and Jones/Louis Theroux “Jiggle Jiggle”
358 Def Leppard “Kick”
357 Simple Plan “The Antidote”
356 Silk Sonic "Leave The Door Open"
355 Olivia Rodrigo "drivers license"
354 Michelle Branch “Not My Lover”
353 Aly and AJ “Dead On The Beach”
352 The Interrupters “Raised By Wolves”
351 Kings Of Leon "The Bandit"

350 Mastodon “Teardrinker”
349 Nothing More “You Don’t Know What Love Means”
348 Disturbed “Bad Man”
347 Conner Smith “I Hate Alabama”
346 Diana Ross/Tame Impala “Turn Up The Sunshine”
345 Jo O’Meara/The Celebs “Thriller”
344 Willow/Travis Barker "t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l"
343 Meg Myers/Luna Shadows/Carmen Vandenberg “HTIS”
342 Inhaler “Cheer Up Baby”
341 Kelly Clarkson “Happier Than Ever”

340 Tove Lo “No One Dies From Love”
339 John K “A Lot”
338 Slash/Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators “The River Is Rising”
337 The Pretty Reckless/Matt Cameron/Kim Thayil "Only Love Can Save Me Now"
336 Architects “when we were young”
335 Wolf Alice “The Last Man On Earth”
334 Culture Wars “Faith”
333 Kenny Chesney/Old Dominion “Beer With My Friends”
332 Brett Young “You Didn’t”
331 Imagine Dragons "Wrecked"

330 Wilderado “Surefire”
329 John Legend/Saweetie “All She Wanna Do”
328 Macklemore/Windser “Maniac”
327 Zedd/Maren Morris/BEAUZ “Make You Say”
326 Måneskin “MAMMAMIA”
325 Palaye Royale “Broken”
324 Alice Merton “Same Team”
323 For King and Country “Relate”
322 Jack Johnson “One Step Ahead”
321 O.A.R. “In The Clouds”

320 Christina Aguilera/Ozuna “Santo”
319 Black Eyed Peas/Shakira/David Guetta “Don’t You Worry”
318 Halsey “Girl Is A Gun”
317 Volbeat “Becoming”
316 Coheed and Cambria “The Liars Club”
315 Ayron Jones “Filthy”
314 Blake Shelton “No Body”
313 Walker Hayes “Y’all Life”
312 BoyWithUke/Oliver Tree “Sick Of U”
311 Bastille "Distorted Light Beam"

310 Christina Perri “evergone”
309 Fefe Dobson “FCKN IN LOVE”
308 Taylor Swift “This Love (Taylor’s Version)”
307 Jo O'Meara "Sweet Surrender"
306 girlfriends “High Again”
305 Machine Gun Kelly/blackbear “make up sex”
304 Little Big Town “Hell Yeah”
303 Carrie Underwood “Hate My Heart”
302 Dan + Shay “Steal My Love”
301 Miranda Lambert “Strange”

300 Skillet “Surviving The Game”
299 Chevelle "Self Destructor"
298 Beartooth “Riptide”
297 Royal Blood "Typhoons"
296 Cold War Kids "What You Say"
295 Ripe “Settling”
294 The Regrettes “Monday”
293 Pharrell Williams “Just A Cloud Away”
292 Shakira/Rauw Alejandro “Te Felicito”
291 AJR “World’s Smallest Violin”

290 Oliver Tree “Life Goes On”
289 YUNGBLUD “Tissues”
288 Muse “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween”
287 Lainey Wilson “Heart Like A Truck”
286 Ingrid Andress “Seeing Someone Else”
285 Jack White “A Tip From You To Me”
284 Ed Sheeran/Taylor Swift “The Joker and The Queen”
283 Jo O’Meara “Creep”
282 Jennifer Lopez “On My Way (Marry Me)”
281 LANY “ex I never had”

280 half•alive “Move Me”
279 AWOLNATION/Tim McIlrath “Beds Are Burning”
278 Kings Of Leon “Time In Disguise”
277 Keith Urban “Brown Eyes Baby”
276 Dan + Shay “You”
275 Chris Stapleton "You Should Probably Leave"
274 Halestorm “Wicked Ways”
273 Fozzy “I Still Burn”
272 Slipknot “Yen”
271 The Retaliators/Mötley Crüe/Asking Alexandria/Ice Nine Kills/From Ashes To New "The Retaliators Theme Song (21 Bullets)"

270 d4vd “Romantic Homicide”
269 Dayglow “Then It All Goes Away”
268 Red Hot Chili Peppers “The Drummer”
267 Demi Lovato “29”
266 Lawrence “Don’t Lose Sight”
265 Muse “Will Of The People”
264 Måneskin "I Wanna Be Your Slave"
263 Foals “2am”
262 Daughtry “Changes Are Coming”
261 Ghost “Mary On A Cross”

260 Lady A “What A Song Can Do”
259 Jimmie Allen/Brad Paisley "Freedom Was A Highway"
258 Luke Combs “Going, Going, Gone”
257 Charlotte Sands “Dress”
256 beabadoobee “Talk”
255 MUNA/Phoebe Bridgers “Silk Chiffon”
254 Arcade Fire “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)”
253 Marcus Mumford “Grace”
252 Glass Animals "I Don't Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance)"
251 The Wombats “If You Ever Leave, I'm Coming With You”

250 Billie Eilish “Male Fantasy”
249 Fitz and The Tantrums “Sway”
248 Avril Lavigne/YUNGBLUD “I’m A Mess”
247 Taylor Swift “Message In A Bottle (Taylor’s Version)”
246 P!nk “Never Gonna Not Dance Again”
245 Morgan Wade “Wilder Days”
244 Kelsea Ballerini "hole in the bottle"
243 Shania Twain “Waking Up Dreaming”
242 Rise Against "Nowhere Generation"
241 Turnstile “Holiday”

240 Rihanna “Lift Me Up”
239 John Mayer “Wild Blue”
238 Theory Of A Deadman “Dinosaur”
237 Metallica “Master Of Puppets”
236 Papa Roach "Kill The Noise"
235 Bring Me The Horizon “sTraNgeRs”
234 Eddie Vedder “Brother The Cloud”
233 Benson Boone “Ghost Town”
232 Taylor Swift “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)”
231 Silk Sonic “Smokin Out The Window”

230 Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Burning”
229 Wolf Alice “Smile”
228 Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats "Survivor"
227 Bleachers “How Dare You Want More”
226 Walk The Moon "Can You Handle My Love??"
225 Jason Aldean “That’s What Tequila Does”
224 Blake Shelton “Come Back As A Country Boy”
223 P!nk “Irrelevant”
222 Demi Lovato “Substance”
221 Billie Eilish “Therefore I Am”

220 Mother Mother “Hayloft II”
219 Matt Maeson “Blood Runs Red”
218 Five Finger Death Punch “Afterlife”
217 Nothing More “Tired Of Winning”
216 Ghost "Hunter's Moon"
215 Rex Orange County “Keep It Up”
214 Phoenix/Ezra Koenig “Tonight”
213 The Black Keys “It Ain’t Over”
212 Jimmy Eat World “Something Loud”
211 The Struts “Fallin’ With Me”

210 Kane Brown/Katelyn Brown “Thank God”
209 Walker Hayes "Fancy Like"
208 Sam Hunt “Water Under The Bridge”
207 Jimmie Allen “down home”
206 Chris Stapleton “Joy Of My Life”
205 Lewis Capaldi “Forget Me”
204 Ed Sheeran “2step”
203 Train “AM Gold”
202 The War On Drugs/Lucius “I Don’t Live Here Anymore”
201 twenty one pilots "Shy Away"

200 Volbeat “Shotgun Blues”
199 Godsmack “Surrender”
198 Mammoth WVH “Epiphany”
197 Ozzy Osbourne/Eric Clapton “One Of Those Days”
196 Rise Against “Talking To Ourselves”
195 Starset/Breaking Benjamin “Waiting On The Sky To Change”
194 The Head and The Heart “Virginia (Wind In The Night)”
193 The Interrupters “In The Mirror”
192 Red Hot Chili Peppers “These Are The Ways”
191 Wet Leg “Wet Dream”

190 Milky Chance "Colorado"
189 Tate McRae “she's all i wanna be”
188 Harry Styles “As It Was”
187 OneRepublic “West Coast”
186 Beyoncé “Cuff It”
185 Five Finger Death Punch “Times Like These”
184 Ghost “Spillways”
183 Leah Kate “10 Things I Hate About You”
182 Emmy Meli “I Am Woman”
181 Marshmello/Khalid “Numb”

Top 360 Songs of 2023 Updates: Wannabes | 360-341 | 340-321 | 320-301 | 300-281 | 280-261 | 260-241 | 240-221 | 220-201 | 200-181 | Recap [360-181] | 180-161 | 160-141 | 140-121 | 120-101 | 100-81 | 80-61 | 60-41 | 40-21 | Recap [180-21] | 20-1 | Full Recap

Top 250 Recurrents/Golds of 2023 Updates: 250-201 | 200-151 | 150-101 | 100-51 | 50-1 | Full List

My previous years' Best Ofs on ATRL:
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |

All of my Best Ofs lists will be at JGib's Best of Lists WordPress page, alongside this site.

December 27, 2023

good list so far .. keen for the rest :clap3:

December 27, 2023

JGib's Best of 2023 | Top 360 Songs of 2023 [180-161]

Welcome to JGib's Best of 2023, and this edition focuses on the Top 360 Songs of 2023, songs 180-161. This is the 25th item of several on the 2023 Best Of syllabus.

We resume the list of Top 360 Songs of 2023 list with songs 180-161.

Previous: Recap of Top 360 Songs of 2023 [360-181]

Next: Top 360 Songs of 2023: 160-141

Top 360 Songs of 2023 [180-161]

180 Ayron Jones “Blood In The Water”
179 Muse “Kill or Be Killed”
178 Theory Of A Deadman “Dinosaur”
177 Taylor Swift “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)”
176 Jax "Victoria's Secret"
175 Sam Hunt “Water Under The Bridge”
174 Dierks Bentley “Gold”
173 Mammoth WVH “Another Celebration At The End Of The World”
172 Beartooth “Might Love Myself”
171 YUNGBLUD “Tissues”

170 Steve Lacy "Bad Habit"
169 Matchbox 20 “Wild Dogs (Running In A Slow Dream)”
168 Carly Pearce/Chris Stapleton “We Don’t Fight Anymore”
167 Gabby Barrett “Glory Days”
166 Ghost “Jesus He Knows Me”
165 Three Days Grace "So Called Life"
164 Shinedown "Planet Zero"
163 Disturbed "Hey You"
162 Paul Russell “Lil Boo Thang”
161 Lizzo "About Damn Time"

Last Year:

180 Jo O'Meara "Never Had A Dream Come True (Unplugged)"
179 Lady Gaga “Hold My Hand”
178 Taylor Swift/Chris Stapleton “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version)”
177 Demi Lovato “Skin Of My Teeth”
176 Foo Fighters "Waiting On A War"
175 Three Days Grace “I Am The Weapon”
174 Coin “Chapstick”
173 almost monday “sun keeps on shining”
172 twenty one pilots "Saturday"
171 Weezer "All My Favorite Songs"

170 Carly Pearce “What He Didn’t Do”
169 Bailey Zimmerman “Fall In Love”
168 Kane Brown “Like I Love Country Music”
167 Lee Brice "Soul"
166 RÜFÜS DU SOL "On My Knees"
165 Coldplay “People Of The Pride”
164 The 1975 “Part Of The Band”
163 lovelytheband “sail away”
162 Bastille “Shut Off The Lights”
161 Joji “Glimpse Of You”

Top 360 Songs of 2023 Updates: Wannabes | 360-341 | 340-321 | 320-301 | 300-281 | 280-261 | 260-241 | 240-221 | 220-201 | 200-181 | Recap [360-181] | 180-161 | 160-141 | 140-121 | 120-101 | 100-81 | 80-61 | 60-41 | 40-21 | Recap [180-21] | 20-1 | Full Recap

Top 250 Recurrents/Golds of 2023 Updates: 250-201 | 200-151 | 150-101 | 100-51 | 50-1 | Full List

My previous years' Best Ofs on ATRL:
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |

All of my Best Ofs lists will be at JGib's Best of Lists WordPress page, alongside this site.

December 27, 2023

Later today: Songs 160-141.

In the meantime, we have a preview song in The Red Clay Strays' Wondering Why. This song has a good shot at landing in the 360 next year.

Until then, comment on this and past sets.

December 27, 2023

Muse, Beartooth, YUNGBLUD, Ghost, 3DG, Shinedown, Disturbed :celestial:

December 27, 2023

161 Lizzo "About Damn Time" keep forgetting this era happened

December 27, 2023

Is It Over Now :alexz: I would've loved it even more if it was released on Midnights :fan:

December 27, 2023

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179 Muse “Kill or Be Killed”
178 Theory Of A Deadman “Dinosaur”
172 Beartooth “Might Love Myself”
171 YUNGBLUD “Tissues”
165 Three Days Grace "So Called Life"
164 Shinedown "Planet Zero"
163 Disturbed "Hey You"

These ones :jamming:

December 27, 2023

Is It Over Now and About Damn Time :clap3:

December 27, 2023

Yungblud + Three Days Grace :heart:

December 28, 2023

a best and worst human list :bibliahh:

tay :clap3:

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