OWM OPINION POLLS
Here are some previous Obsessed With Music polls.
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Music poll
How do you usually listen to music?
MP3 player or cell phone 18.2%
On the computer 16.1%
With a stereo 28.4%
On the radio 19.1%
Portable/Car CD player 14.8%
In concert 1.7%
On TV 1.7%
Music poll
Elvis Costello is a great songwriter. What is his best album from THIS decade?
When I Was Cruel 25.3%
Cruel Smile 21.1%
North 1.1%
Il Sogno 4.2%
The Delivery Man 11.6%
My Flame Burns Blue 5.3%
The River In Reverse 5.3%
Momofuku 10.5%
Secret, Profane, and Sugarcane 15.8%
Elvis Costello: CDs
Music poll
The Grammy nominees have been announced. Who should win for Best New Artist?
Zac Brown Band 11.1%
Keri Hilson 2.8%
MGMT 16.7%
Silversun Pickups 11.1%
The Ting Tings 58.3%
The Ting Tings: CDs
Music poll
What is your favorite David Bowie era?
EARLY YEARS (Space Oddity, Hunky Dory, Man Who Sold The World) 17.9%
ZIGGY/GLAM YEARS (Ziggy Stardust, Alladin Sane, Diamond Dogs, Pinups) 30.1%
SOUL YEARS (Young Americans, Station To Station) 11.4%
ENO YEARS (Heroes, Low, Lodger) 8.1%
POP YEARS (Let's Dance, Tonight, Never Let Me Down) 18.7%
INDUSTRIAL YEARS (Outside, Buddha Of Suburbia, Earthling) 7.3%
RECENT YEARS (Hours, Heathen, Reality) 6.5%
David Bowie: CDs
Music poll
The Beatles: What is their best album on CD? No best-ofs or compilations, the CD releases only.
Please Please Me 1.6%
With The Beatles 1.0%
A Hard Days Night 8.0%
Beatles For Sale 0.3%
Help 1.9%
Rubber Soul 9.2%
Revolver 7.3%
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 21.3%
Magical Mystery Tour 4.8%
The Beatles (White Album) 20.7%
Yellow Submarine 2.2%
Abbey Road 15.0%
Let It Be 6.7%
The Beatles: CDs
Music poll
What is your favorite format for recorded music?
Vinyl records 16.0%
Cassette tape 3.9%
Compact Disc 51.0%
MP3 or WMA 25.7%
8-Track tape 2.9%
Other 0.5%
Pearl Jam
One of the most popular Seattle bands. What is their best album? No best-of or live CDs.
Pearl Jam (2006) 8.9%
Riot Act (2002) 0.9%
Binaural (2000) 5.4%
Yield (1998) 8.9%
No Code (1996) 11.6%
Vitalogy (1994) 18.8%
Vs. (1993) 16.1%
Ten (1991) 29.5%
Pearl Jam: CDs
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd is one of the most successful bands of all time. What is their best studio album? (No best-of or live albums)
Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 1.9%
A Saucerful Of Secrets 0.6%
More 0.0%
Ummagumma 0.0%
Atom Heart Mother 0.6%
Meddle 3.1%
Obscured By Clouds 2.5%
Dark Side Of The Moon 37.3%
Wish You Were Here 21.1%
Animals 4.3%
The Wall 27.3%
The Final Cut 0.6%
A Momentary Lapse Of Reason 0.6%
The Division Bell 0.0%
Pink Floyd: CDs
Best New Artist
Who should win the Grammy for Best New Artist?
Adele 21.4% (actually won the Grammy)
Duffy 45.2%
Jazmine Sullivan 0.0%
Jonas Brothers 21.4%
Lady Antebellum 11.9%
Adele, Duffy: CDs
The Cure
A great band since the late 70s. What is your favorite US CURE album? No best ofs or live.
4:13 Dream 4.6%
The Cure 7.4%
Bloodflowers 6.5%
Wild Mood Swings 0.9%
Wish 10.2%
Mixed Up 11.1%
Disintegration 12.0%
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me 14.8%
The Head On The Door 3.7%
The Top 0.9%
Pornography 3.7%
Faith 5.6%
Seventeen Seconds 7.4%
Boys Don't Cry 11.1%
The Cure: CDs
Favorite New Band
Which of the following is your favorite new band?
Arctic Monkeys 7.2%
The Decemberists 3.6%
Gorillaz 11.5%
Interpol 2.9%
Metric 12.2%
My Chemical Romance 7.2%
Panic At The Disco 7.9%
The Postal Service 5.0%
The Shins 5.8%
Shiny Toy Guns 2.9%
The Ting Tings 6.5%
None Of The Above 27.3%
THE B-52S
A fun, catchy, goofy, and cool band. What is their best album on CD? No best-ofs...
The B-52s 36.9%
Wild Planet 21.3%
Party Mix / Mesopotamia 7.8%
Whammy! 4.3%
Bouncing Off The Satellites 3.5%
Cosmic Thing 20.6%
Good Stuff 2.1%
Funplex 3.5%
The B-52's: CDs
NEW ORDER
An influential and acclaimed band . What is their best album? No best-of or compilations!
Movement 6.6%
Power Corruption And Lies 16.5%
Low-Life 25.3%
Brotherhood 17.6%
Technique 8.8%
Get Ready 19.8%
Waiting For The Sirens Call 5.5%
New Order: CDs
RADIOHEAD
What is your favorite Radiohead album?
In Rainbows 15.4%
Hail To The Thief 17.6%
Amnesiac 7.4%
Kid A 7.4%
OK Computer 23.5%
The Bends 19.9%
Pablo Honey 8.8%
Radiohead: CDs
BEST FEMALE SINGER/SONGWRITER
Who is the best female singer/songwriter out of these choices?
Tori Amos 3.9%
Fiona Apple 3.9%
Kate Bush 5.2%
Ani DiFranco 11.2%
Melissa Etheridge 12.9%
Jewel 9.5%
Annie Lennox 11.6%
Lisa Loeb 2.6%
Sarah McLachlan 14.2%
Joni Mitchell 16.4%
Aimee Mann 2.2%
Liz Phair 2.6%
Regina Spektor 3.9%
BEST NEW ARTIST
Who should win the 2008 Grammy Award for Best New Artist?
Feist 12.7%
Ledisi 2.3%
Paramore 8.7%
Taylor Swift 41.7%
Amy Winehouse 34.7%
BLONDIE
What is your favorite album? (No best of, no compilations, no live, just the regular albums)
Blondie 36.2%
Plastic Letters 2.7%
Parallel Lines 24.4%
Eat To The Beat 13.1%
Autoamerican 4.5%
The Hunter 3.2%
No Exit 8.6%
The Curse Of Blondie 7.2%
Blondie: CDs
CONCRETE BLONDE
Which is their best album? (not compilations or greatest hits)
Concrete Blonde 15.0%
Free 9.3%
Bloodletting 24.3%
Walking In London 18.6%
Mexican Moon 21.4%
Y Los Illegals 0.7%
Group Therapy 3.6%
Live In Brazil 7.1%
Mojave 0.0%
Concrete Blonde: CDs
THE WHITE STRIPES
What is your favorite album of theirs?
THE WHITE STRIPES - What is your favorite White Stripes CD?
The White Stripes 19.8%
De Stijl 1.2%
White Blood Cells 16.0%
Elephant 23.5%
Get Behind Me Satan 19.8%
Icky Thump 19.8%
The White Stripes: CDs
PAUL MCCARTNEY
What do you think of the new Paul McCartney album, Memory Almost Full?
Love it 21.4%
Like it 17.5%
It's ok 25.4%
Don't like it 9.5%
Hate it 0.8%
Don't care 19.0%
Paul who? 6.3%
Paul McCartney: CDs
THE CLASH
The CLASH was an influential band that blended punk, reggae, pop, & rock. What was their best album?
The Clash 13.6%
Give 'Em Enough Rope 11.6%
London Calling 54.4%
Sandanista 8.8%
Combat Rock 6.1%
Cut The Crap 5.4%
The Clash: CDs
NINE INCH NAILS
Nine Inch Nails new album was just released. What is their BEST album/EP?
Year Zero 4.4%
With Teeth 8.8%
All That Could Have Been (live) 14.3%
Things Falling Apart 8.8%
The Fragile 7.7%
Further Down The Spiral 5.5%
The Downward Spiral 18.7%
Fixed 6.6%
Broken 8.8%
Pretty Hate Machine 16.5%
Nine Inch Nails: CDs
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
Death Cab For Cutie - Now that they are hitting the big time, what is their best album so far?
You Can Play These Songs With Chords 7.0%
Something About Airplanes 24.4%
We Have The Facts And We're Voting Yes 16.9%
The Photo Album 23.0%
Transatlanticism 13.6%
Plans 15.0%
Death Cab For Cutie: CDs
OINGO BOINGO
Oingo Boingo was a clever and innovative band in the 80s and 90s. What was their best album? (No best-of compilations)
Only A Lad 9.9%
Nothing To Fear 7.1%
Good For Your Soul 8.5%
Dead Man's Party 26.2%
Boi-Ngo 5.7%
Boingo Alive 7.8%
Dark At The End Of The Tunnel 14.2%
Boingo 8.5%
Farewell: Live From Universal Amphitheater 12.1%
Oingo Boingo: CDs
Best new artist
The Grammy awards will be held February 11th. Who SHOULD (not will) win for best new artist?
James Blunt 14.5%
Chris Brown 5.7%
Imogen Heap 14.5%
Corine Bailey Rae 17.0%
Carrie Underwood 27.0%
None Of The Above 21.4%
Carrie Underwood: CDs
NIRVANA
The legendary Seattle band that defined Grunge. What is their best album?
Bleach 3.4%
Nevermind 28.3%
Hormoaning 1.4%
Incesticide 2.4%
In Utero 9.4%
MTV Unplugged 17.9%
From The Muddy Banks 1.4%
Nirvana (compilation) 24.2%
With The Lights Out (box set) 6.5%
Sliver: Best Of The Box 5.1%
Nirvana: CDs
THE DOORS
What is their best album? No greatest hits albums or collections!
The Doors 31.4%
Strange Days 15.3%
Waiting For The Sun 6.6%
The Soft Parade 3.8%
Absolutely Live 1.8%
Morrison Hotel 15.6%
L.A. Woman 15.6%
An American Prayer 3.5%
Live In Hollywood - Aquarius 4.3%
Live In Philadelphia 2.1%
The Doors: CDs
THE PRETENDERS
The Pretenders were a great band in the 70s, 80s, and still rock today! What is their best album?
Loose Screw 1.9%
Viva El Amor 2.1%
The Isle Of View 4.3%
Last Of The Independents 5.4%
Packed 2.8%
Get Close 4.7%
Learning To Crawl 13.9%
Pretenders II 8.8%
Pretenders 37.8%
The Singles 13.8%
Pirate Radio Box Set 4.5%
The Pretenders: CDs
Tom Petty
What is your favorite Tom Petty album? (Best of and box sets excluded)
Highway Companion 3.6%
The Last DJ 2.5%
Echo 0.7%
She's The One 5.2%
Wildflowers 11.9%
Into The Great Wide Open 9.4%
Full Moon Fever 11.0%
Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) 1.6%
Pack Up The Plantation Live 1.8%
Southern Acccents 4.0%
Long After Dark 3.4%
Hard Promises 2.0%
Damn The Torpedos 10.1%
You're Gonna Get It 1.3%
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 31.6%
Tom Petty: CDs
Jesus And Mary Chain
The Jesus and Mary Chain were a cool and influential 80s/90s band. What was their best album?
Psychocandy 24.1%
Darklands 3.4%
Barbed Wire Kisses 10.3%
Automatic 1.7%
Honeys Dead 12.1%
Sound Of Speed 1.7%
Stoned And Dethroned 13.8%
Hate Rock And Roll 3.4%
Munki 1.7%
Complete John Peel Sessions 6.9%
21 Singles 1984-1998 8.6%
Live In Concert 12.1%
The Jesus And Mary Chain: CDs
Counting Crows
What is the best Counting Crows album?
New Amsterdam: Live at Heineken Music Hall 15.7%
Hard Candy 13.6%
This Desert Life 11.1%
Across A Wire: Live In New York 10.8%
Recovering The Satelites 13.6%
August And Everything After 28.0%
Films About Ghosts: The Best Of 7.2%
Counting Crows: CDs
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode is a dark and catchy band. What is their best album? (no best-of collections)
Speak & Spell 1.0%
A Broken Frame 1.9%
Construction Time Again 2.4%
Some Great Reward 2.9%
People Are People 16.3%
Black Celebration 9.6%
Music For The Masses 10.0%
101 (live) 3.8%
Violator 21.5%
Songs Of Faith And Devotion 10.0%
Songs Of Faith And Devotion (live) 5.3%
Ultra 5.7%
Exciter 2.4%
Playing The Angel 7.2%
Depeche Mode: CDs
k.d. lang
k.d.lang is a talented and creative artist. What is her best album?
A Truly Western Experience 0.0%
Angel With A Lariat 13.9%
Shadowland 11.1%
Absolute Torch and Twang 8.3%
Ingenue 33.3%
All You Can Eat 5.6%
Drag 2.8%
Invincible Summer 2.8%
Live By Request 2.8%
Hymns of the 49th Parallel 11.1%
Reintarnation 8.3%
k.d. lang: CDs
WORLD PARTY
World Party was a great british pop band in the late eighties and beyond. What was their best album?
Private Revolution 22.5%
Goodbye Jumbo 27.6%
Bang! 16.4%
Egyptology 24.7%
Dumbing Up 8.7%
World Party: CDs
TALKING HEADS
Talking Heads were one of the best bands of the 70s and 80s. What was their best album?
Talking Heads: 77 13.9%
More Songs About Buildings And Food 7.4%
Fear Of Music 3.8%
Remain In Light 7.2%
The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads 7.9%
Speaking In Tongues 26.6%
Stop Making Sense 15.8%
Little Creatures 6.5%
True Stories 5.0%
Naked 6.0%
Talking Heads: CDs
The Grammy Awards 2006
Who should win the grammy for best alternative music album?
The Arcade Fire 'Funeral' 4.5%
Beck 'Guero' 19.1%
Death Cab For Cutie 'Plans' 16.3%
Franz Ferdinand 'You Could Have It So Much Better 25.3%
The White Stripes 'Get Behind Me Satan' 34.8%
Grammy Awards: CDs
THE ROLLING STONES
Three of them are in their 60s and the other one is almost 60. Should they keep touring?
Yes, they can still rock! 67%
No, they are just too old! 7%
Don't care 24%
Who are they? 2%
The Rolling Stones: CDs DVDs
GREEN DAY
They've hit it big now, but have they lost their punk roots? Or is this the best music ever from them? What do you think is the best Green Day album?
1039, Smoothed Out Slappy Hour 6%
Kerplunk 4%
Dookie 22%
Insomniac 4%
Nimrod 10%
Warning 5%
International Superhits! 8%
Shenanigans 1%
American Idiot 39%
Green Day: CDs DVDs
ELVIS COSTELLO
A brilliant songwriter, singer, musician, and all-round artist. What is your favorite from his first ten albums released in the United States?
Goodbye Cruel World 1%
Punch The Clock 7%
Imperial Bedroom 22%
Almost Blue 1%
Trust 11%
Taking Liberties 0%
Get Happy!! 10%
Armed Forces 20%
This Years Model 22%
My Aim Is true 6%
Elvis Costello: CDs DVDs
BECK
One of the most inventive and eclectic figures to emerge from the '90s alternative revolution, Beck is the epitome of postmodern chic in an era obsessed with junk culture. What is your favorite Beck album?
Sea Change 32%
Midnight Vultures 14%
Mutations 3%
Odelay 30%
One Foot In The Grave 8%
Stereopathic Soul Manure 3%
Mellow Gold 11%
Beck: CDs
THE SMITHS
THE SMITHS were one of the great English bands of the 80s and 90s. Not counting the two best-of collections, what was the best Smiths album?
The Smiths 13%
Meat Is Murder 10%
The Queen Is Dead 35%
Strangeways, Here We Come 13%
Rank (live) 0%
Hatful Of Hollow (compilation) 5%
The World Won't Listen (compilation) 8%
Louder Than Bombs (compilation) 8%
Singles (compilation) 10%
The Smiths: CDs DVDs
TORI AMOS
Singer/songwriter TORI AMOS has a huge, obsessed fan base thanks to her personal and unique brand of songs. Fans are known to search the globe for obscure b-sides and rare tracks. What is your favorite Tori Amos album?
Little Earthquakes 15%
Under The Pink 12%
Boys For Pele 33%
From The Choirgirl Hotel 19%
To Venus And Back 4%
Strange Little Girls 0%
Scarlet's Walk 13%
Tales Of A Librarian 4%
Y Kant Tori Read? 0%
Tori Amos: CDs DVDs
JOHN LENNON
What is your favorite John Lennon album?
Live Peace In Toronto, 1969 0%
JohnLennon/Plastic Ono Band 36%
Imagine 18%
Sometime In New York City 4%
Mind Games 7%
Walls And Bridges 9%
Rock And Roll 5%
Double Fantasy 16%
Milk And Honey 2%
Menlove Avenue 2%
John Lennon: CDs
JOHN WESLEY HARDING
John Wesley Harding is a master "folk-noir" singer/songwriter. His clever, catchy songs go beyond folk into pop, rock, and traditional. Not counting fan-club releases and EPs, what is the "best" John Wesley Harding album, in your opinion?
It Happened One Night - 10%
Here Comes The Groom - 14%
The Name Above The Title - 6%
Why We Fight - 23%
John Wesley Harding's New Deal - 10%
Awake - 12%
Trad Arr Jones - 3%
The Confessions Of St. Ace - 10%
The Man With No Shadow (unreleased) - 12%
John Wesley Harding: CDs
GEORGE HARRISON
"Former Beatle George Harrison died earlier this year but his music lives on. What do you think is the best George Harrison solo album? (The Best Of... doesn't count!)"
All Things Must Pass - 48%
Living In The Material World - 6%
Dark Horse - 3%
Extra Texture - 0%
Thirty Three And 1/3 - 3%
George Harrison - 3%
Somewhere In England - 0%
Gone Troppo - 0%
Cloud Nine - 18%
Brainwashed - 18%
Thanks for voting. George Harrison: CDs
MELISSA ETHERIDGE
"Melissa Etheridge became one of the '90s most popular recording artists due to her mixture of confessional lyrics; pop-based folk-rock; and raspy vocals. What is her best album?"
The results:
Melissa Etheridge - 24%
Brave And Crazy - 7%
Never Enough - 6%
Yes I Am - 20%
Your Little Secret - 10%
Breakdown - 16%
Skin - 11%
Live And Alone (DVD) - 6%
Thanks for voting. Melissa Etheridge: CDs DVDs
PRINCE
"What is your favorite Prince album of the last ten years?"
The results:
One Nite Alone Live - 18%
The Rainbow Children - 6%
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic - 9%
Crystal Ball - 3%
New Power Soul - 3%
Emancipation - 29%
Chaos And Disorder - 0%
The Gold Experience - 18%
Come - 3%
Symbol Album - 12%
Thanks for voting. Prince: CDs DVDs
JACKSON BROWNE
"What is the best Jackson Browne album? The "Best Of" doesn't count and neither does World In Motion, due to space considerations."
The results:
The Naked Ride Home - 2%
Looking East - 0%
I'm Alive - 8%
Lives In the Balance - 6%
Lawyers In Love - 0%
Running On Empty - 8%
The Pretender - 15%
Late For The Sky - 42%
For Everyman - 15%
Jackson Browne (Saturate Before Using) - 4%
Thanks for voting. Jackson Browne: CDs DVDs Videos Books
NO DOUBT
"What is their best album so far, in your opinion?"
The results:
Beacon Street Collection 10%
No Doubt 10%
Tragic Kingdom 42%
Return Of Saturn 16%
Rock Steady 23%
Thanks for voting. No Doubt: CDs Videos Books
THE BEATLES
"Who is your favorite Beatle?"
The results:
John Lennon 32%
Paul Mccartney 26%
George Harrison 21%
Ringo Starr 3%
Don't Care 18%
Thanks for voting. The Beatles: Web site CDs DVDs
THE WHO
"Do you think The Who should continue their tour without bassist John Entwhistle?"
The results:
Yes-29%
No-14%
Maybe at a later date-31%
Don't Care-26%
Thanks to all of you who voted. The Who: CDs DVDs
How do you usually listen to music?
MP3 player or cell phone 18.2%
On the computer 16.1%
With a stereo 28.4%
On the radio 19.1%
Portable/Car CD player 14.8%
In concert 1.7%
On TV 1.7%
Music poll
Elvis Costello is a great songwriter. What is his best album from THIS decade?
When I Was Cruel 25.3%
Cruel Smile 21.1%
North 1.1%
Il Sogno 4.2%
The Delivery Man 11.6%
My Flame Burns Blue 5.3%
The River In Reverse 5.3%
Momofuku 10.5%
Secret, Profane, and Sugarcane 15.8%
Elvis Costello: CDs
Music poll
The Grammy nominees have been announced. Who should win for Best New Artist?
Zac Brown Band 11.1%
Keri Hilson 2.8%
MGMT 16.7%
Silversun Pickups 11.1%
The Ting Tings 58.3%
The Ting Tings: CDs
Music poll
What is your favorite David Bowie era?
EARLY YEARS (Space Oddity, Hunky Dory, Man Who Sold The World) 17.9%
ZIGGY/GLAM YEARS (Ziggy Stardust, Alladin Sane, Diamond Dogs, Pinups) 30.1%
SOUL YEARS (Young Americans, Station To Station) 11.4%
ENO YEARS (Heroes, Low, Lodger) 8.1%
POP YEARS (Let's Dance, Tonight, Never Let Me Down) 18.7%
INDUSTRIAL YEARS (Outside, Buddha Of Suburbia, Earthling) 7.3%
RECENT YEARS (Hours, Heathen, Reality) 6.5%
David Bowie: CDs
Music poll
The Beatles: What is their best album on CD? No best-ofs or compilations, the CD releases only.
Please Please Me 1.6%
With The Beatles 1.0%
A Hard Days Night 8.0%
Beatles For Sale 0.3%
Help 1.9%
Rubber Soul 9.2%
Revolver 7.3%
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 21.3%
Magical Mystery Tour 4.8%
The Beatles (White Album) 20.7%
Yellow Submarine 2.2%
Abbey Road 15.0%
Let It Be 6.7%
The Beatles: CDs
Music poll
What is your favorite format for recorded music?
Vinyl records 16.0%
Cassette tape 3.9%
Compact Disc 51.0%
MP3 or WMA 25.7%
8-Track tape 2.9%
Other 0.5%
Pearl Jam
One of the most popular Seattle bands. What is their best album? No best-of or live CDs.
Pearl Jam (2006) 8.9%
Riot Act (2002) 0.9%
Binaural (2000) 5.4%
Yield (1998) 8.9%
No Code (1996) 11.6%
Vitalogy (1994) 18.8%
Vs. (1993) 16.1%
Ten (1991) 29.5%
Pearl Jam: CDs
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd is one of the most successful bands of all time. What is their best studio album? (No best-of or live albums)
Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 1.9%
A Saucerful Of Secrets 0.6%
More 0.0%
Ummagumma 0.0%
Atom Heart Mother 0.6%
Meddle 3.1%
Obscured By Clouds 2.5%
Dark Side Of The Moon 37.3%
Wish You Were Here 21.1%
Animals 4.3%
The Wall 27.3%
The Final Cut 0.6%
A Momentary Lapse Of Reason 0.6%
The Division Bell 0.0%
Pink Floyd: CDs
Best New Artist
Who should win the Grammy for Best New Artist?
Adele 21.4% (actually won the Grammy)
Duffy 45.2%
Jazmine Sullivan 0.0%
Jonas Brothers 21.4%
Lady Antebellum 11.9%
Adele, Duffy: CDs
The Cure
A great band since the late 70s. What is your favorite US CURE album? No best ofs or live.
4:13 Dream 4.6%
The Cure 7.4%
Bloodflowers 6.5%
Wild Mood Swings 0.9%
Wish 10.2%
Mixed Up 11.1%
Disintegration 12.0%
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me 14.8%
The Head On The Door 3.7%
The Top 0.9%
Pornography 3.7%
Faith 5.6%
Seventeen Seconds 7.4%
Boys Don't Cry 11.1%
The Cure: CDs
Favorite New Band
Which of the following is your favorite new band?
Arctic Monkeys 7.2%
The Decemberists 3.6%
Gorillaz 11.5%
Interpol 2.9%
Metric 12.2%
My Chemical Romance 7.2%
Panic At The Disco 7.9%
The Postal Service 5.0%
The Shins 5.8%
Shiny Toy Guns 2.9%
The Ting Tings 6.5%
None Of The Above 27.3%
THE B-52S
A fun, catchy, goofy, and cool band. What is their best album on CD? No best-ofs...
The B-52s 36.9%
Wild Planet 21.3%
Party Mix / Mesopotamia 7.8%
Whammy! 4.3%
Bouncing Off The Satellites 3.5%
Cosmic Thing 20.6%
Good Stuff 2.1%
Funplex 3.5%
The B-52's: CDs
NEW ORDER
An influential and acclaimed band . What is their best album? No best-of or compilations!
Movement 6.6%
Power Corruption And Lies 16.5%
Low-Life 25.3%
Brotherhood 17.6%
Technique 8.8%
Get Ready 19.8%
Waiting For The Sirens Call 5.5%
New Order: CDs
RADIOHEAD
What is your favorite Radiohead album?
In Rainbows 15.4%
Hail To The Thief 17.6%
Amnesiac 7.4%
Kid A 7.4%
OK Computer 23.5%
The Bends 19.9%
Pablo Honey 8.8%
Radiohead: CDs
BEST FEMALE SINGER/SONGWRITER
Who is the best female singer/songwriter out of these choices?
Tori Amos 3.9%
Fiona Apple 3.9%
Kate Bush 5.2%
Ani DiFranco 11.2%
Melissa Etheridge 12.9%
Jewel 9.5%
Annie Lennox 11.6%
Lisa Loeb 2.6%
Sarah McLachlan 14.2%
Joni Mitchell 16.4%
Aimee Mann 2.2%
Liz Phair 2.6%
Regina Spektor 3.9%
BEST NEW ARTIST
Who should win the 2008 Grammy Award for Best New Artist?
Feist 12.7%
Ledisi 2.3%
Paramore 8.7%
Taylor Swift 41.7%
Amy Winehouse 34.7%
BLONDIE
What is your favorite album? (No best of, no compilations, no live, just the regular albums)
Blondie 36.2%
Plastic Letters 2.7%
Parallel Lines 24.4%
Eat To The Beat 13.1%
Autoamerican 4.5%
The Hunter 3.2%
No Exit 8.6%
The Curse Of Blondie 7.2%
Blondie: CDs
CONCRETE BLONDE
Which is their best album? (not compilations or greatest hits)
Concrete Blonde 15.0%
Free 9.3%
Bloodletting 24.3%
Walking In London 18.6%
Mexican Moon 21.4%
Y Los Illegals 0.7%
Group Therapy 3.6%
Live In Brazil 7.1%
Mojave 0.0%
Concrete Blonde: CDs
THE WHITE STRIPES
What is your favorite album of theirs?
THE WHITE STRIPES - What is your favorite White Stripes CD?
The White Stripes 19.8%
De Stijl 1.2%
White Blood Cells 16.0%
Elephant 23.5%
Get Behind Me Satan 19.8%
Icky Thump 19.8%
The White Stripes: CDs
PAUL MCCARTNEY
What do you think of the new Paul McCartney album, Memory Almost Full?
Love it 21.4%
Like it 17.5%
It's ok 25.4%
Don't like it 9.5%
Hate it 0.8%
Don't care 19.0%
Paul who? 6.3%
Paul McCartney: CDs
THE CLASH
The CLASH was an influential band that blended punk, reggae, pop, & rock. What was their best album?
The Clash 13.6%
Give 'Em Enough Rope 11.6%
London Calling 54.4%
Sandanista 8.8%
Combat Rock 6.1%
Cut The Crap 5.4%
The Clash: CDs
NINE INCH NAILS
Nine Inch Nails new album was just released. What is their BEST album/EP?
Year Zero 4.4%
With Teeth 8.8%
All That Could Have Been (live) 14.3%
Things Falling Apart 8.8%
The Fragile 7.7%
Further Down The Spiral 5.5%
The Downward Spiral 18.7%
Fixed 6.6%
Broken 8.8%
Pretty Hate Machine 16.5%
Nine Inch Nails: CDs
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
Death Cab For Cutie - Now that they are hitting the big time, what is their best album so far?
You Can Play These Songs With Chords 7.0%
Something About Airplanes 24.4%
We Have The Facts And We're Voting Yes 16.9%
The Photo Album 23.0%
Transatlanticism 13.6%
Plans 15.0%
Death Cab For Cutie: CDs
OINGO BOINGO
Oingo Boingo was a clever and innovative band in the 80s and 90s. What was their best album? (No best-of compilations)
Only A Lad 9.9%
Nothing To Fear 7.1%
Good For Your Soul 8.5%
Dead Man's Party 26.2%
Boi-Ngo 5.7%
Boingo Alive 7.8%
Dark At The End Of The Tunnel 14.2%
Boingo 8.5%
Farewell: Live From Universal Amphitheater 12.1%
Oingo Boingo: CDs
Best new artist
The Grammy awards will be held February 11th. Who SHOULD (not will) win for best new artist?
James Blunt 14.5%
Chris Brown 5.7%
Imogen Heap 14.5%
Corine Bailey Rae 17.0%
Carrie Underwood 27.0%
None Of The Above 21.4%
Carrie Underwood: CDs
NIRVANAThe legendary Seattle band that defined Grunge. What is their best album?
Bleach 3.4%
Nevermind 28.3%
Hormoaning 1.4%
Incesticide 2.4%
In Utero 9.4%
MTV Unplugged 17.9%
From The Muddy Banks 1.4%
Nirvana (compilation) 24.2%
With The Lights Out (box set) 6.5%
Sliver: Best Of The Box 5.1%
Nirvana: CDs
THE DOORSWhat is their best album? No greatest hits albums or collections!
The Doors 31.4%
Strange Days 15.3%
Waiting For The Sun 6.6%
The Soft Parade 3.8%
Absolutely Live 1.8%
Morrison Hotel 15.6%
L.A. Woman 15.6%
An American Prayer 3.5%
Live In Hollywood - Aquarius 4.3%
Live In Philadelphia 2.1%
The Doors: CDs
THE PRETENDERSThe Pretenders were a great band in the 70s, 80s, and still rock today! What is their best album?
Loose Screw 1.9%
Viva El Amor 2.1%
The Isle Of View 4.3%
Last Of The Independents 5.4%
Packed 2.8%
Get Close 4.7%
Learning To Crawl 13.9%
Pretenders II 8.8%
Pretenders 37.8%
The Singles 13.8%
Pirate Radio Box Set 4.5%
The Pretenders: CDs
Tom PettyWhat is your favorite Tom Petty album? (Best of and box sets excluded)
Highway Companion 3.6%
The Last DJ 2.5%
Echo 0.7%
She's The One 5.2%
Wildflowers 11.9%
Into The Great Wide Open 9.4%
Full Moon Fever 11.0%
Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) 1.6%
Pack Up The Plantation Live 1.8%
Southern Acccents 4.0%
Long After Dark 3.4%
Hard Promises 2.0%
Damn The Torpedos 10.1%
You're Gonna Get It 1.3%
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 31.6%
Tom Petty: CDs
Jesus And Mary ChainThe Jesus and Mary Chain were a cool and influential 80s/90s band. What was their best album?
Psychocandy 24.1%
Darklands 3.4%
Barbed Wire Kisses 10.3%
Automatic 1.7%
Honeys Dead 12.1%
Sound Of Speed 1.7%
Stoned And Dethroned 13.8%
Hate Rock And Roll 3.4%
Munki 1.7%
Complete John Peel Sessions 6.9%
21 Singles 1984-1998 8.6%
Live In Concert 12.1%
The Jesus And Mary Chain: CDs
Counting CrowsWhat is the best Counting Crows album?
New Amsterdam: Live at Heineken Music Hall 15.7%
Hard Candy 13.6%
This Desert Life 11.1%
Across A Wire: Live In New York 10.8%
Recovering The Satelites 13.6%
August And Everything After 28.0%
Films About Ghosts: The Best Of 7.2%
Counting Crows: CDs
Depeche ModeDepeche Mode is a dark and catchy band. What is their best album? (no best-of collections)
Speak & Spell 1.0%
A Broken Frame 1.9%
Construction Time Again 2.4%
Some Great Reward 2.9%
People Are People 16.3%
Black Celebration 9.6%
Music For The Masses 10.0%
101 (live) 3.8%
Violator 21.5%
Songs Of Faith And Devotion 10.0%
Songs Of Faith And Devotion (live) 5.3%
Ultra 5.7%
Exciter 2.4%
Playing The Angel 7.2%
Depeche Mode: CDs
k.d. langk.d.lang is a talented and creative artist. What is her best album?
A Truly Western Experience 0.0%
Angel With A Lariat 13.9%
Shadowland 11.1%
Absolute Torch and Twang 8.3%
Ingenue 33.3%
All You Can Eat 5.6%
Drag 2.8%
Invincible Summer 2.8%
Live By Request 2.8%
Hymns of the 49th Parallel 11.1%
Reintarnation 8.3%
k.d. lang: CDs
WORLD PARTYWorld Party was a great british pop band in the late eighties and beyond. What was their best album?
Private Revolution 22.5%
Goodbye Jumbo 27.6%
Bang! 16.4%
Egyptology 24.7%
Dumbing Up 8.7%
World Party: CDs
TALKING HEADSTalking Heads were one of the best bands of the 70s and 80s. What was their best album?
Talking Heads: 77 13.9%
More Songs About Buildings And Food 7.4%
Fear Of Music 3.8%
Remain In Light 7.2%
The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads 7.9%
Speaking In Tongues 26.6%
Stop Making Sense 15.8%
Little Creatures 6.5%
True Stories 5.0%
Naked 6.0%
Talking Heads: CDs
The Grammy Awards 2006Who should win the grammy for best alternative music album?
The Arcade Fire 'Funeral' 4.5%
Beck 'Guero' 19.1%
Death Cab For Cutie 'Plans' 16.3%
Franz Ferdinand 'You Could Have It So Much Better 25.3%
The White Stripes 'Get Behind Me Satan' 34.8%
Grammy Awards: CDs
THE ROLLING STONESThree of them are in their 60s and the other one is almost 60. Should they keep touring?
Yes, they can still rock! 67%
No, they are just too old! 7%
Don't care 24%
Who are they? 2%
The Rolling Stones: CDs DVDs
GREEN DAYThey've hit it big now, but have they lost their punk roots? Or is this the best music ever from them? What do you think is the best Green Day album?
1039, Smoothed Out Slappy Hour 6%
Kerplunk 4%
Dookie 22%
Insomniac 4%
Nimrod 10%
Warning 5%
International Superhits! 8%
Shenanigans 1%
American Idiot 39%
Green Day: CDs DVDs
ELVIS COSTELLOA brilliant songwriter, singer, musician, and all-round artist. What is your favorite from his first ten albums released in the United States?
Goodbye Cruel World 1%
Punch The Clock 7%
Imperial Bedroom 22%
Almost Blue 1%
Trust 11%
Taking Liberties 0%
Get Happy!! 10%
Armed Forces 20%
This Years Model 22%
My Aim Is true 6%
Elvis Costello: CDs DVDs
BECKOne of the most inventive and eclectic figures to emerge from the '90s alternative revolution, Beck is the epitome of postmodern chic in an era obsessed with junk culture. What is your favorite Beck album?
Sea Change 32%
Midnight Vultures 14%
Mutations 3%
Odelay 30%
One Foot In The Grave 8%
Stereopathic Soul Manure 3%
Mellow Gold 11%
Beck: CDs
THE SMITHSTHE SMITHS were one of the great English bands of the 80s and 90s. Not counting the two best-of collections, what was the best Smiths album?
The Smiths 13%
Meat Is Murder 10%
The Queen Is Dead 35%
Strangeways, Here We Come 13%
Rank (live) 0%
Hatful Of Hollow (compilation) 5%
The World Won't Listen (compilation) 8%
Louder Than Bombs (compilation) 8%
Singles (compilation) 10%
The Smiths: CDs DVDs
TORI AMOSSinger/songwriter TORI AMOS has a huge, obsessed fan base thanks to her personal and unique brand of songs. Fans are known to search the globe for obscure b-sides and rare tracks. What is your favorite Tori Amos album?
Little Earthquakes 15%
Under The Pink 12%
Boys For Pele 33%
From The Choirgirl Hotel 19%
To Venus And Back 4%
Strange Little Girls 0%
Scarlet's Walk 13%
Tales Of A Librarian 4%
Y Kant Tori Read? 0%
Tori Amos: CDs DVDs
JOHN LENNONWhat is your favorite John Lennon album?
Live Peace In Toronto, 1969 0%
JohnLennon/Plastic Ono Band 36%
Imagine 18%
Sometime In New York City 4%
Mind Games 7%
Walls And Bridges 9%
Rock And Roll 5%
Double Fantasy 16%
Milk And Honey 2%
Menlove Avenue 2%
John Lennon: CDs
JOHN WESLEY HARDINGJohn Wesley Harding is a master "folk-noir" singer/songwriter. His clever, catchy songs go beyond folk into pop, rock, and traditional. Not counting fan-club releases and EPs, what is the "best" John Wesley Harding album, in your opinion?
It Happened One Night - 10%
Here Comes The Groom - 14%
The Name Above The Title - 6%
Why We Fight - 23%
John Wesley Harding's New Deal - 10%
Awake - 12%
Trad Arr Jones - 3%
The Confessions Of St. Ace - 10%
The Man With No Shadow (unreleased) - 12%
John Wesley Harding: CDs
GEORGE HARRISON"Former Beatle George Harrison died earlier this year but his music lives on. What do you think is the best George Harrison solo album? (The Best Of... doesn't count!)"
All Things Must Pass - 48%
Living In The Material World - 6%
Dark Horse - 3%
Extra Texture - 0%
Thirty Three And 1/3 - 3%
George Harrison - 3%
Somewhere In England - 0%
Gone Troppo - 0%
Cloud Nine - 18%
Brainwashed - 18%
Thanks for voting. George Harrison: CDs
MELISSA ETHERIDGE"Melissa Etheridge became one of the '90s most popular recording artists due to her mixture of confessional lyrics; pop-based folk-rock; and raspy vocals. What is her best album?"
The results:
Melissa Etheridge - 24%
Brave And Crazy - 7%
Never Enough - 6%
Yes I Am - 20%
Your Little Secret - 10%
Breakdown - 16%
Skin - 11%
Live And Alone (DVD) - 6%
Thanks for voting. Melissa Etheridge: CDs DVDs
PRINCE"What is your favorite Prince album of the last ten years?"
The results:
One Nite Alone Live - 18%
The Rainbow Children - 6%
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic - 9%
Crystal Ball - 3%
New Power Soul - 3%
Emancipation - 29%
Chaos And Disorder - 0%
The Gold Experience - 18%
Come - 3%
Symbol Album - 12%
Thanks for voting. Prince: CDs DVDs
JACKSON BROWNE"What is the best Jackson Browne album? The "Best Of" doesn't count and neither does World In Motion, due to space considerations."
The results:
The Naked Ride Home - 2%
Looking East - 0%
I'm Alive - 8%
Lives In the Balance - 6%
Lawyers In Love - 0%
Running On Empty - 8%
The Pretender - 15%
Late For The Sky - 42%
For Everyman - 15%
Jackson Browne (Saturate Before Using) - 4%
Thanks for voting. Jackson Browne: CDs DVDs Videos Books
NO DOUBT"What is their best album so far, in your opinion?"
The results:
Beacon Street Collection 10%
No Doubt 10%
Tragic Kingdom 42%
Return Of Saturn 16%
Rock Steady 23%
Thanks for voting. No Doubt: CDs Videos Books
THE BEATLES"Who is your favorite Beatle?"
The results:
John Lennon 32%
Paul Mccartney 26%
George Harrison 21%
Ringo Starr 3%
Don't Care 18%
Thanks for voting. The Beatles: Web site CDs DVDs
THE WHO"Do you think The Who should continue their tour without bassist John Entwhistle?"
The results:
Yes-29%
No-14%
Maybe at a later date-31%
Don't Care-26%
Thanks to all of you who voted. The Who: CDs DVDs
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