This is one post out of a series celebrating our favorites of Trance in 2023. Specifically, this post has to do with the Results of the Survey, Best Album/EP, etc.. Please click here for the Top Tracks as voted by r/trance members, or click here for our December Mix Competition Information!

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the rest of the results of our survey, including Best Label and Artist Album of 2023!

Best Artists Category

• Best Artist of 2023 – Cold Blue
• Breakthrough Artist of 2023 – Enigma State
• Best Vocalist of 2023 – HALIENE

Best Live Shows

• Best Large Show of 2023 – A State of Trance 1000 Utrecht. Event Poster and Lineup
• Best Live Set of 2023 – Bryan Kearney. Trance Sanctuary presents Kearnage. London. Re-listen to the mix with tracklist here.

Best Albums, EPs, and Releases

• Best Artist Album of 2023 – RAM’s “Wanderlust”
• Best Compilation Album of 2023 – Solarstone – Pure Trance Volume 10

Top Tunes of 2023

• Underrated Tune of 2023 – Craig Connelly – Spicy Broth
• Guilty Pleasure of 2023 – Armin van Buuren featuring Alika – On & On
• Most Overplayed Track of 2023 – Armin van Buuren & Rank 1 & Ruben de Ronde & Ferry Corsten – Destination (ASOT 2024 Anthem)

Grab Bag Questions

• Most Helpful Community Member - /u/Tommhans and /u/DarkMemoria
• Best Radio Show of 2023 – Pure Trance Radio
• Best Label of 2023 – Black Hole Recordings and Subculture

Miscellaneous Questions

• Where You Purchase Digital Music - Results
• How Often You Buy Music Per Week - Results
• How Often You Acquire Music Through Other Means Per Week - Results
• How Often You Listen To Trance Per Week - Results
• How Do You Listen To Trance? - Results
• Country of Residence - Results
• State of Residence if USA - Washington
• Age - Results
• Gender - Results
• Are You Currently A Student? - Results
• Primary Web Browser - Results
• Primary Operating System -- Computer - Results
• Primary Operating System -- Cell Phone - Results

Survey Results

• How Do You Feel About r/Trance Overall? - Results
• How Often Do You Visit r/Trance? - Results
• How Are The Mods Doing? - Results
• Verification You Didn't Submit A Blank Form - Results

Some select comments / snippets on questions.

What do you like about r/trance?

• The discussion
• Finding new artists
• The annual voting for tracks and artists
• Great way to find hidden gems
• Fun mix competitions

What do you dislike about r/trance?

• Focuses too much on uplifting
• Little space for other genres
• I wish trance music overall was more popular
• Sometimes is a bit elitist

Thoughts on our moderators

• Can’t complain!
• Never had any trouble with the mods.
• Replied to post I thought was interesting, but post was removed.

Changes you would like to see?

• Keep going 😊
• Won’t complain.

Any other thoughts?

• Happy New Year!
• Keep On Keepin’ On