The CLUAS Readers' Polls for 2005

The Results of the Vote

The results below are based on a poll of the CLUAS readers that was taken in December 2005. Agree or disagree with the choices? Then pop over to the CLUAS board and add your voice to the discussion on the results of readers' poll.

Best Album (non debut) - Readers' choice	Best debut album - Readers' choice
1) Bell X1 'Flock' 2) Damien Dempsey 'Shots' 3) Sufjan Stevens 'Illinoise' 4) Gemma Hayes 'The Road Don't Love You' 5) Sigur Ros 'Takk'	1) Arcade Fire 'Funeral' 2) The Magic Numbers 'The Magic Numbers' 3) The Chalets 'Check in' 4) Bloc Party 'Silent Alarm' 5) Editors 'The Back Room'
Best Male Artist - Readers' choice	Best Female Artist - Readers' choice
1) Damien Dempsey 2) Damien Rice 3) Sufjan Stevens 4) Mark Geary 5) Dave Couse	1) Gemma Hayes 2) KT Tunstall 3) Kate Bush 4) Juliet Turner 5) Sinead O'Connor
Best Irish Band - Readers' choice	Best Live Performance - Readers' choice
1) Bell X1 2) The Frames 3) U2 4) Republic of Loose 5) The Redneck Manifesto	1) Arcade Fire (Electric Picnic) 2) Bell X1 (various venues) 3) U2 (Croke Park) 4) Frames (various venues) 5) Interpol (Olympia & Oxegen)
Best New Act - Readers' choice
1) Directors 2) CH-1 3) The Immediate 4) Leya 5) Vesta Varro

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