The best of 2023: music, books and films, explore here

Explore the best of 2023, from a plethora of books, music and songs, most loved across the world.

Music, most tuned in globally on Spotify

1.  “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus

2. “Kill Bill” by SZASZA

3. “As It Was” by Harry Styles

Most used words of the year as per Merriam-Webster, Oxford, Cambridge Dictionary

Merriam-Webster: authentic
pure, no imitation or pretense

Oxford Languages: rizz
style, charm, or attractiveness

Cambridge Dictionary: hallucinate
a seemingly sense-based impression of an absent object.

Top Google Searches

Happenings:

1. Israel and Gaza War
2. Titanic submarine
3. Earthquake in Turkey

Personalities:

1. Damar Hamlin
2. Jeremy Renner
3. Andrew Tate

Obituary:

1. Matthew Perry
2. Tina Turner
3. Sinéad O’Connor

Highest-grossing films globally, as per Box Office Mojo

1. “Barbie” ($1,441 million)

2. “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” ($1,361 million)

3. “Oppenheimer” ($952 million)

4. “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” ($845 million)

5. “Fast X” ($704 million)

Best-selling publications as sourced and compiled by Circana BookScan

Fiction:

1. “It Ends With Us” by Colleen Hoover
2. “It Starts With Us” by Colleen Hoover
3. “Fourth Wing” by Rebecca Yarros
4. “Dog Man” by Dav Pilkey
5. “Lessons in Chemistry” by Bonnie Garmus

Nonfiction:

1. “Spare” by Prince Harry
2. “Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones” by James Clear
3. “The Woman in Me” by Britney Spears
4. “Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography” by Wendy Loggia
5. “The 48 Laws of Power” by Robert Greene