THE WINNERS CREEM '83 ROCK 'N' ROLL READERS' POLL

THE WINNERS CREEM '83 ROCK 'N' ROLL READERS' POLL

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TOP THREE ALBUMS OF 1983:

1. Pyromania—Def Leppard (Mercury)

2. Synchronicity—Police (A&M)

3. Metal Health—Quiet Riot (Pasha)

4. Keep It Up—Loverboy (Columbia)

5. War—U2 (Island)

6. Piece Of Mind—Iron Maiden (Capitol)

7. Let's Dance—David Bowie (EMI-America)

8. Principle Of Moments— Robert Plant (Atlantic)

9. Frontiers—Journey (Columbia)

10. Shout At The Devil—

Motley Crue (Elektra)

11. Rant N' Rave—Stray Cats(EMI-Am erica)

12. Undercover—Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)

13. The Crossing—Big Country (Mercury)

14. Speaking In Tongues— Talking Heads (Sire)

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Wild Heart—Stevie Nicks (Modern)

Eliminator—ZZ Top (Warner Bros.)

Live From Earth—Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)

Punch The Clock—

Elvis Costello & Attractions (Columbia)

19. Colour By Numbers-^

Culture Club (Virgin/Epic) Cuts Like A Knife—

Bryan Adams (A&M)

Cargo—Men At Work (Columbia)

22. Flick Of The Switch—

AC/DC (Atlantic)

23. State Of Confusion—Kinks (Arista)

24. Album—Joan Jett (MCA)

25. More Fun In The New World— X (Elektra)

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TOP TWO SINGLES OF 1983:

1. Cum On Feel The Noize— Quiet Riot (Pasha)

2. Photograph—Def Leppard (Mercury)

3. Rock Of Ages—Def Leppard (Mercury)

4. Every Breath You Take—Police (A&M)

5. Modern Love—David Bowie (EMI-America)

6. New Year's Day—U2 (Island)

7. Billie Jean—Michael Jackson (Epic)

8. King Of Pain—Police (A&M)

9. Let's Dance—David Bowie (EMI-America)

10. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)—Eurythmics (RCA)

"You're lucky I didn't start babbling about wilderness camp!"

—Feyd Mullen Swampson, MA

BEST R&B SINGLE 1. Beat It—Michael Jackson (Epic)

Billie Jean—Michael Jackson (Epic)

Undercover Of The Night— The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)

1999—Prince (Warner Bros.) Little Red Corvette—Prince (Warner Bros.)

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BEST R&B ALBUM

1. Undercover—Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)

2. Texas Flood—Stevie Ray Vaughn (Epic)

3. Rant 'N' Rave—Stray Cats (EMI-America)

4. She Works Hard For The Money—Donna Summer (Mercury)

5. Get It Right—Aretha Franklin (Arista)

"Most

often heard comment on any artist—*M ichael Jackson can really dance!* "

—Dana Carr Ridgefield Park, NJ

BEST REISSUE

1. Duran Duran (Capitol)

2. Yardbirds (Epic)

3. Who's Greatest Hits (MCA)

4. Dirk Wears White Sox— Adam Ant (Epic)

5. Snap!—Jam (Polydor)

BEST JAZZ ALBUM

1. Travels—Pat Metheny (ECM)

2. Future Shock—Herbie Hancock (Columbia)

3. Star People—Miles Davis (Columbia)

4. Vital Information—Steve Smith (Columbia)

5. Jazz At Massey Hall—Various Artists (Prestige)

FLESH & BLOOD

TOP THREE GROUPS

1. Def Leppard

2. Police

3. Van Halen

4. Duran Duran

5. U2

6. Iron Maiden

7. Judas Priest

8. Who

9. Rolling Stones

10. Motley Crue

11. Culture Club

12. Stray Cats

13. Loverboy

14. AC/DC

15. Talking Heads

16. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

17. Clash

18. Rush

19. Krokus

20. X

21. Fixx

22. Rainbow

23. Kinks

24. Cheap Trick

25. Journey

"Thanks for not printing this ballot on the back of anything I wanted to keep."

—Joey Beretta Renton, WA

TOP THREE LIVE GROUPS

1. Def Leppard

2. Police

3. Van Halen

4. Quiet Riot

5. Iron Maiden

6. Judas Priest

7. David Bowie

8. Robert Plant

9. AC/DC

10. U2

11. Duran Duran

12. Loverboy

13. Stray Cats

14. Journey

15. Rolling Stones

16. ZZ Top

17. Talking Heads

18. Clash

19. Kinks

20. Motley Crue

21. Adam Ant

22. Who

23. Ozzy Osbourne

24. Kiss

25. Fixx

BEST MALE SINGER

1. Joe Elliott

2. Robert Plant

3. Sting

4. David Lee Roth

5. Boy George

6. David Bowie

7. Bono Vox

8. Steve Perry

9. Mike Reno

10.Mick Jagger

"Does Stevie Nicks own any pants?"

—Jeff Banks Oxford, OH

•BEST FEMALE SINGER

1. Pat Benatar

2. Stevie Nicks

3. Joan Jett

4. Chrissie Hynde

5. Ann Wilson

6. Annie Lennox

7. Annabella Lwin

8. Bonnie Tyler

9. Martha Davis

10.Exene

BEST R&B SINGER

1. Mick Jagger

2. Michael Jackson

3. Prince

4. Lionel Richie

5. Rick James

"Klaus Nomi Lives!"

—Nancy Sherer Reseda, CA

BEST R&B GROUP

1. Rolling Stones

2. Gap Band

3. J. Geils Band

4. Earth, Wind & Fire

5. Stray Cats

"Bill the Cat lives!"

—Heidi Rodloff LaCrosse, WI

BEST GUITARIST

1. Eddie Van Halen

2. Steve Clark

3. Andy Summers

4. Phil Collen

5. Pete Townshend

6. Jimmy Page

7. Paul Dean

8. The Edge

9. Neal Schon

10.Brain Setzer

BEST KEYBOARDIST

1. Nick Rhodes

2. Jonathan Cain

3. Geoff Downes

4. Doug Johnson

5. Steve Neive

6. Tony Banks

7. Thomas Dolby

8. Billy Joel

9. Geddy Lee

10.Roy Bittan

"What you guys need is some humor in your magazine."

—Bob Daven Port Edwards, WI

BEST BASSIST

1. Rick Savage

2. Sting

3. John Taylor

4. Michael Anthony

5. Geddy Lee

6. Rudy Sarzo

7. John Entwistle

8. Steve Harris

9. Bill Wyman

10.Scott Smith

"This is my first time . voting in your little rock V roll pool, so this is what it's like..."

—Joe L. Daniel Dallas, TX

BEST DRUMMER

1. Rick Allen

2. Stewart Copeland

3. Neal Peart

4. Alex Van Halen

5. Phil Collins

6. Roger Taylor

7. Charlie Watts

8. Matt Frenette

9. Carl Palmer

10. Myron Grombacher

BEST HORN PLAYER

1. Clarence Clemons

2. Rindy Ross

3. Greg Ham

4. John Entwistle

5. Chuck Mangione

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

1. Eddie Van Ha)en

2. Sting

3. Pete Townshend

4. Phil Collins

5. Jimmy Page

6. Angus Young

7. Keith Richards

8. Ritchie Blackmore

9. Steve Clark 10. Brian Setzer

"Bebe Buell is looking older every issue. Can't you find a younger, prettier groupie, or is it a dying profession?"

—Ellen Nagle Flushing, NY

BEST PRODUCER

1. Robert John "Mutt" Lange

2. Steve Lillywhite

3. Dave Edmunds

4. Colin Thurston

5. Ted Templeton

6. Martin Birch

7. Kenny Laguna

8. Phil Collins

9. Hugh Pagdham

10. Glyn Johns

BEST SONGWRITER

1. Sting

2. Joe Elliott

3. Jagger/Richards

4. Pete Townshend

5. Simon Le Bon

6. Elvis Costello

7. Steve Harris

8. Robert Plant

9. Stevie Nicks 10. Brian Setzer

BEST NEW GROUP

1. Quiet Riot

2. Big Country

3. Fastway

4. Motley Crue

5. Def Leppard

6. Duran Duran

7. Eurythmics

8. Culture Club

9. Fixx 10. Zebra

WORST GROUP

1. Culture Club

2. Van Halen

3. Journey

4. Loverboy

5. Men At Work

6. Def Leppard

7. Duran Duran

8. Quiet Riot

9. Kiss

10. Air Supply

SUNDRIES

BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT

1. Undercover

2. David Lee Roth

3. Duran Duran

4. No Van Halen LP

5. Loverboy

6. Asia

7. Wolf leaves J. Geils

8. Def Leppard

9. David Bowie 10. CREEM

HERO(INE) OF THE YEAR

1. David Bowie

2. Joe Elliott

3. Pat Benatar

4. Boy George

5. Pete Townshend

6. Joan Jett

7. Robert Plant

8. David Lee Roth

9. Sting 10. Bono

COMEBACK OF THE YEAR

1. David Lee Roth

2. Kiss

3. Robert Plant

4. Def Leppard

5. Animals

6. AC/DC

7. Yes

8. Quiet Riot

9. ZZ Top

10. Mitch Ryder

RIPOFF OF THE YEAR

1. Record/Tape Prices

2. Concert Prices

3. CREEM

4. US. Fest

5. Duran Duran

6. Def Leppard

7. Ronald Reagan

8. Techno-Pop

9. Police Tour 10. Van Halen

"Wouldn't we all love to be as successful as Joe 'Deli' Russo?!"

—Liz Baumann Hayward, WI

MOST PATHETIC OF THE YEAR

1. Boy George

2. David Lee Roth

3. Ozzy Osbourne

4. Duran Duran

5. Journey

6. Mike Reno

7. MTVVJs

8. Asia

9. John Cougar 10. Motley Crue

"America still has not discovered compassion, literacy, or Bill Nelson."

—Robert Nunnaly Little Rock, AR

ROCK CRITIC OF THE YEAR

1. Rick Johnson

2. J. Kordosh

3. Robert Christgau

4. Mitchell Cohen

5. Dave Marsh

6. Dave DiMartino

7. Lisa Robinson

8. Richard Riegel

9. John Mendelssohn 10. Sylvie Simmons

ROCK PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

1. Lynn Goldsmith

2. Neil Zlozower

3. Mark Weiss

4. Bob Alford

5. Annie Leibovitz

6. Bob Matheu

7. Ebet Roberts

8. Paul Natkin

9. Ross Marino 10. Neal Preston

"I'm still not famous. 1 still hate my job. 1 still don't own a limo. But 1 have my CREEM— Thank You!"

—Connie Phillips Columbus, IN

ALBUM COVER OF THE YEAR

1. Pyromania (Def Leppard)

2. Synchronicity (Police)

3. Piece Of Mind (Iron Maiden)

4. Metal Health (Quiet Riot)

5. Seven And The Ragged Tiger (Duran Duran)

6. War (U2)

7. Keep It Up (Loverboy)

8. Undercover (Rolling Stones)

9. Alpha (Asia)

10. Principle Of Moments (Robert Plant)

FAD OF THE YEAR

1. Flashdance Fashions

2. MTV

3. Union Jack Shirts 4: Leather

5. Techno-Pop

6. Rock Videos

7. Punk

8. Bandanas

9. Boy George

10.Multi-Colored Hair

"Is this the comment youll print?"

—Rick Gregory Columbus, OH

SEX OBJECT OF THE YEAR

1. Joe Elliott

2. Sting

3. Boy George

4. David Lee Roth

5. Pat Benatar

6. Simon Le Bon

7. Terri Nunn

8. Billy Idol

9. Mike Reno

\ Eddie Van Halen

"I wrote this ballot with a Hello Kitty grape-scented pen, but my brother is eating a tuna sandwich so 1 apologize for the funny smell."

—Susan Marchain Tustin, CA

BEST TOUR

1. Police

2. Def Leppard

3. David Bowie 4r Robert Plant

5. ZZ Top

6. Journey

7. Loverboy

8. Iron Maiden

9. Pat Benatar

10.Motley Crue

"CREEM is very rude, but it's what the people want."

—Dawn Stocca Monroe, CT

FASHION PLATE OF THE YEAR

1. Boy George

2. David Lee Roth

3. Duran Duran

4. David Bowie

5. Joe Elliott

6. Pat Benatar

7. Rob Halford

8. Joan Jett

9. Sting

10. Mick Jagger

*1 don't care if Robert Plant and Phil Collins were kissing—'Robert Plant is not gay or bisexual!"

—Crissy Owen Trenton, MI

BEST ROCK 'N' ROLL MOVIE

1. Risky Business

2. Flashdance

3. Let's Spend The Night Together

4. Eddie And The Cruisers

5. Return Of The Jedi

6. The Big Chill

7. The Song Remains The Same

8. The Wall

9. Rumble Fish

10.Get Crazy

"Why am 1 writing this crap? Just forget 1 ever cared."

—Edward Man del Mt. Clemens, MI

TV SHOW OF THE YEAR

1. Cheers

2. Dynasty

3. Friday Night Videos

4. Saturday Night Live

5. A-Team

6. Hill Street Blues

7. Monty Python

8. David Letterman

9. Square Pegs

10.General Hospital

COUPLE OF THE YEAR

1. Eddie Vaii Halen & Valerie Bertineili

2. Billy Joel & Christie Brinkley

3. Slim Jim Phantom &

Britt Eklund

4. Mick Jagger & Jerry Hall

5. Pat Benatar & Neil Geraldo

6. Ray Davies & Chrissie Hynde

7. Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart

8. Boy George & Jon Moss

9. Dale & Terry Bozzio

10.Exene & John Doe

"1 want my Boy Howdy!"

— Christine Fitzgerald Boca Raton, FL

PUNK OF THE YEAR

1. Billy Idol

2. Wendy O. Williams

3. Joe Strummer

4. Boy George

5. Joan Jett

6. Adam Ant

7. Jello Biafra 8Iggy

9. John Cougar

10.Ronald Reagan

"If 'human beings' were record albums, J. Kordosh would be Metal Machine Music."

—J. Gilbertson St. Paul, MN

STREET PHRASE OF THE YEAR

1. Fuck You

2. Fuck off and die!

3. Hey dude!

4. Fer shur

5. Let's party!

6. Awesome

7. Whatever

8. Boy Howdy!

9. Who cares?

10.Bang your head