Hot Press readers' poll: International winners

International group
1. The White Stripes
2. Radiohead
3. Red Hot Chili Peppers
4. The Darkness
5. The Strokes

International male
1. Josh Ritter
2. Justin Timberlake
3. Ryan Adams
4. Thom Yorke
4. Tom McRae
4. David Gray

International female
1. Beyoncé
2. Norah Jones
3. Polly Harvey
4. Dido
5. Christina Aguilera

International album
1. White Stripes – Elephant
2. Josh Ritter – Hello Starling
3. Radiohead – Hail To The Thief
4. Kings Of Leon – Youth And Young Manhood
5. The Strokes – Room On Fire

International single
1. The White Stripes – ‘Seven Nation Army ‘
2. Beyoncé – ‘Crazy In Love’
3. Outkast – ‘Hey Ya’
4. The Darkness – ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love’
5. Gary Jules – ‘Mad World’

International promising
1. Kings Of Leon
2. The Darkness
3. Josh Ritter
4. The Coral
5. Franz Ferdinand
5. Jamie Callum

International live
1. Radiohead
2. The Flaming Lips
3. Red Hot Chili Peppers
4. Josh Ritter
5. REM

International songwriter
1. Josh Ritter
2. Ryan Adams
3. Thom Yorke
4. Tom McRae
5. Jack White

International dance
1. Chemical Brothers
2. Royksopp
3. Basement Jaxx
4. Underworld
5. Outkast

International folk/trad/specialist
1. Johnny Cash
2. Rodrigo y Gabriella
3. Bob Dylan
4. Jamie Cullum
5. Ani Difranco

International comedian
1. Billy Connolly
2. Eddie Izzard
3. Peter Kay
4. Ricky Gervais
5. Bill Bailey

International musician
1. Jonny Greenwood
2. Jack White
3. Matthew Bellamy
4. Dave Grohl
5. Brad Mehldau

International debut album
1. Kings Of Leon – Youth And Young Manhood
2. The Darkness – Permission To Land
3. Interpol – Turn On The Bright Lights
4. Jet – Get Born
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Fever To Tell

International album sleeve
1. Radiohead – Hail To The Thief
2. The Darkness – Permission To Land
3. Beyoncé – Dangerously In Love
4. Outkast – Speakerboxxx
5. The Strokes – Room On Fire