The Stoner HiVe Top 20 Countdown of 2023

 

 

The Stoner HiVe Top 20 Countdown of 2023

And so it begins…

Shall we do a different intro text or use the same one again and slightly edit it? For it has been an incredible ride once again. Well, we have passed the 8:00 CET deadline on December the 16th of 2023. And it has been a stupendous year in music once again. So many amazing releases! Last year there were more groups, definite frontrunners and serious difference in amount of points in the lower regions. This year seems different. Number 1 quickly took the lead and never let go. The seven below Number 1 are all very close in points. After which a slow and steady decent in points happens all the way to around Number 150. I guess this is a testament to the quality of all those releases this year. Mind blowing!

So, my thanks goes out, like every year, to all those amazing bands and artists who provided us with so much incredible music, so much musical mojo, that we all love so dearly. Personally, it comes closest to that thing people call magic! But, the deadline for the Stoner HiVe Top 20 Countdown of 2023 has passed! It’s time for Number 20! According to your votes, a grand total of 236 lists received! Dwarfing the amount of 164 of last year!

A massive thanks to everyone for sending your list. The ones that sent their Top 5’s, their Top 10’s, Top 20’s or detailing 30 or even a few more great and favorite albums. Thanks! Thanks and thanks a million! We love it! We love you! And now, we go on to reveal the Number 20 of 2023! The Number 20 according to all you crazies out there who decided to vote for the Countdown this year!


So, one final thank you, to all of you, the ones who made all those heavy albums we all love and to those who listened to it, fell in love with it and decided to vote for it for the HiVe! Cause without you gals and guys this would not be possible! The votes have been cast, the lists are in… Let’s start the countdown!

So… without further ado…

We give you, according to all of your votes,

THE NUMBER TWENTY ALBUM OF TWENTY TWENTY-THREE!