As we hit the final stretch of 2023 we've bombarded you with lists galore, covering everything from the 50 best metal albums of the year (as voted by you) to subgenres covering everything from death and black metal to alt and prog.
You should also know by now that Creeper's vampire rock opera epic Sanguivore has been voted Metal Hammer's official album of the year. But how did it get there? The answer is simple: we polled every member of staff and writer in Hammer's ranks to get their 20 best albums of 2023 and toted up the scores.
