The 8th Annual British Accents Year-End Poll

Here it is, the categories for this year's British Accents Year-End Poll, the 8th annual (since 1999!). Many die-hard music fans make year-end lists to post on blogs, Myspace, or just for personal enjoyment - this is your chance to have your picks included amongst those of other like-minded music fans. And it's fun!

The categories are pretty much the same as last year. Feel free to fill out the survey as extensively or sparsely as you wish - whatever you have time for. The results will be unveiled around New Year's, and British Accents will accept submissions to the poll until at least Christmas this year.

IMPORTANT - don't post your results on this blog. E-mail them to britishaccents@gmail.com or britishaccents@hotmail.com (but not both, please) and they'll be counted into the final tally.


TOP 10 ALBUMS
-any album released in the US or the UK in 2006 is eligible. So technically, you could vote for some of the same albums that you voted for last year. Please rank them as #'s 1-10, as your #1 will be ranked higher than your #10.

TOP 10 SONGS
-to qualify, the song must be from an album released in the US or the UK in 2006, or released as a single in either country in 2006. This means that a song from an older album could be eligible if it was given a single release this year. Like the albums category, your picks will be weighted from 1-10, so please number them.

WORST 5 ALBUMS
-do what you wish with this category. pick 5 albums from acts you hate, or you could pick 5 disappointing albums from artists you otherwise enjoy.

WORST 5 SONGS
-these can be either those grating, annoying songs that you heard on the radio a few times, or simply a weak or disappointing song from an artist you ordinarily love.

BEST COMPILATION (various artists)
-soundtracks, label comps, tribute albums, box sets... any collection that contains various artists

"BEST BEST OF" (single artist)
-best of CD's, live albums, b-sides collections, remix albums, box sets... any collection featuring a single artist that's not a new studio album or a reissue.

BEST REISSUE
-any re-mastered, re-released, or re-packaged CD.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
-what artist had a career year in 2006?

BEST NEW ARTIST
-who stands out among 2006's newcomers?

PERSONAL FAVORITE ARTIST
-who are your current personal favorites, among bands still active and solo artists still alive? they don't have to have been active in 2006, as long as they're a favorite of yours.

BEST LIVE SHOW
-name up to 3 concerts or festivals that blew you away this year. Shows can be from anywhere, not just in your city.

MUSICAL HIGHTLIGHT OF 2006
-what was the most exciting thing to happen musically in 2006 - pretty much anything you can think of counts.

MUSICAL LOWLIGHT OF 2006
-what was the biggest disappointment for you musically? Could be a death, breakup of a band, closing of a club, a bad record, a disappointing tour...anything negative that happened in the musical realm in 2005.

BEST DVD
-can be the DVD release of a movie or a musical DVD of video clips, live shows, etc.

BEST FILM
-that opened in theaters in 2006

BEST MUSIC PUBLICATION
-any print magazine or newspaper that you go to for music news, reviews, articles, etc.

BEST MUSIC WEBSITE OR BLOG
-where do you go online for news, downloads, reviews, interviews, etc?

BEST RECORD STORE
-do I need to explain this one?

BEST CLUB NIGHT
-any night that ran during some part of 2006 in any city is eligible.

BEST RADIO STATION (broadcast)
-what's your favorite terrestrial radio station that you listen to with a radio?

BEST RADIO STATION (online)
-what's your favorite radio station that you listen to online? Can be a terrestrial station if you listen to the web stream more often.

BEST REASON TO LOOK FORWARD TO 2007
-here's where you get to predict who will break out next year.