Hot Press Readers' Poll 2002: Best of International

GROUP

1 REM

2 Radiohead

3 Travis

4 Stereophonics

5 The Strokes

MALE SINGER

1 David Gray

2 Michael Stipe

3 Thom Yorke

4 Ryan Adams

5 Nick Cave

FEMALE SINGER

1 Dido

2 Madonna

3 PJ Harvey

4 Nellie Furtado

5 Macy Gray

SINGLE

1 Stereophonics: ‘Handbags & Gladrags’

2 Outkast: ‘Ms Jackson’

3 Gorillaz: ‘Clint Eastwood’

4 The Strokes: ‘Last Nite’

5 Kylie Minogue: ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Mind’

/ Wheatus: ‘Teenage Dirtbag’

ALBUM

1 REM: Reveal

2 Radiohead: Amnesiac

3 The Strokes: Is This It

4 White Stripes: White Blood Cells

5 Travis: The Invisible Band

MOST PROMISING ACT

1 The Strokes

2 Alicia Keys

3 Starsailor

4 Gorillaz

5 Linkin Park

LIVE ACT

1 David Gray

2 Radiohead

3 Super Furry Animals

4 Stereophonics

5 Faithless

SONGWRITER

1 David Gray

2 Bob Dylan

3 Michael Stipe

4 Fran Healy

5 Lucinda Williams

DANCE ACT

1 Faithless

2 Avalanches

3 Orbital

4 Basement Jaxx

5 Roger Sanchez

FOLK TRAD

SPECIALIST ACT

1 Bob Dylan

2 Buena Vista Social Club

3 Blind Boys Of Alabama

4 Mike Scott

5 Lucinda Williams

COMEDIAN

1 Billy Connolly

2 Ali G

3 Johnny Vegas

4 Jack Dee

5 Rich Hall

Special mention: George W Bush

MUSICIAN

1 Johnny Greenwood (Radiohead)

2 Damon Albarn

3 Butch Vig

4 Ryan Adams

5 Sting

RIP: George Harrison

DEBUT ALBUM

1 The Strokes: Is This It

2 Alicia Keys: Songs In A Minor

3 The Hives: Your Favourite New Band*

4 Starsailor: Love It Here

5 Gorillaz: Gorillaz

* Your Favourite New Band is The Hives’ UK and Ireland debut.

ALBUM SLEEVE

1 The Strokes: Is This It?

2 Radiohead: Amnesiac

3 Kylie Minogue: Fever

4 Madonna: GHV2

5 Dido: No Angel