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THE RECORD MIRROR READERS' POLL 1990:
The results of the poll to find the top artists, records and events of the last year - as voted by you
1990
BEST GROUP:
1 Pet Shop Boys
2 Depeche Mode
3 Erasure
4 The Stone Roses
5 Happy Mondays
6 Soul II Soul
7 Beloved
8 lnspiral Carpets
9 The Charlatans
10 Beautiful South
WORST GROUP:
1 New Kids On The Block
2 Jive Bunny
3 The Stone Roses
4 Bombalurlna
5 Happy Mondays
6 Big Fun
7 Satus Quo
8 Iron Maiden
9 Roxette
1 O lnspiral Carpets
BEST NEW ACT:
1 Deee-Lite
2 The Farm
3 Beloved
4 EMF
5 Beats I nternatlonal
6 The Charlatans
7 Betty Boo
8 Electribe 1 01
9 Adamski
1 0 Innocence
BEST SOLO ARTIST (MALE)
1 George Michael
2 Prince
3 Morrissey
4 Adamski
5 MC Hammer
6 Jimmy Somerville
7 MC Tunes
8 Elton John
9 Phil Collins
10 Young MC
BEST SOLO ARTIST (FEMALE)
1 Madonna
2 Sinead O'Connor
3 Betty Boo
4 Kylie
5 Janet Jackson
6 Monie Love
7 Belinda Carlise
8 Caron Wheeler
9 Maria McKee
1 0 Anita Baker
WORST SOLO ARTIST
1 Jason Donovan
2 Kylie
3 Gazza
5 Cliff Richard
6 MC Hammer
7 Craig McLachlan
8 Sonia
9 Phil Collins
1 O Michael Bolton
BEST LP
1 'Violator' Depeche Mode
2 'Behaviour' Pet Shop Boys
3 'The Immaculate Collection' Madonna
4 'PIiis 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches' Happy Mondays
5 'Heaven Or Las Vegas' The Cocteau Twins
6 'Listen Without Prejudice Vol I' George Michael
7 'Happiness' Beloved
8 'Graffiti Bridge' Prince
9 'People's Instinctive Travels •.. ' A Tribe Called Quest
10 'Electrlbal Memories'
Electrlbe 101
BEST SINGLE
1 'Vogue' Madonna
2 'Groove Is In The Heart' Deee-Lite
3 'Nothing Compares 2 u· Slnead O'Connor
4 'World In Motion' England/New Order
5 'Enjoy The SIience' Depeche Mode
6 'Killer' Adamski
7 'The Only One I Know' The Charlatans
8 'Step On' Happy Mondays
9 'So Hard' Pet Shop Boys
10 'Groovy Train' The Farm
WORST COVER
1 'ltsy Bitsy . • Bombalurlna
2 'Fog On The Tyne' Gazza And Lindisfarne
3 'Have U Seen Her?' MC Hammer
4 'Didn't I Blow Your I Mind' New Kids On ~ The Block
5 'Crying I"! The Rain' A-ha
6 'King Of The Road' i The Proclaimers
7 'Strawberry Fields Forever' Candy Flip it
8 'Space Jungle' Adamski
9 'Rhythm Of The Rain' Jason Donovan
10 'Love On A Mountain Top' Sinitta