Readers Poll 2007: Act Of The Year

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The fifth category is Act Of The Year - last year's winners Girls Aloud are up for it again but will face a fair degree of challenge I think. We didn't even need the randomiser for these nominees!



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MOAR POLL FUN: send a list of your top ten tracks of the year to leagueofpop@gmail.com (more details here - all welcome, from admins to lurkers)

Comments

[datura800.livejournal.com]

I prefer the Britney and Robyn albums, but this isn't an album of the year poll and the year belonged to Rihanna. She went from a pop/rnb also-ran renowned for having one decent song per album to a world-conquering diva with a string of brilliant singles. I don't think Britney deserves 'Act of The Year' for managing to deliver a brilliant album despite being a complete mess (and a complete mess she is). I mean, that video? That performance? The non-stop hotel stays? They're just embarrassing.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I agree that Rihanna went from being one of many up&coming r&b babydivas to a deserved megasuperstar but it's just not true that she had one good song per album - Music Of The Sun is a long-time favourite of mine, A Girl Like Me is kind of patchy but has even higher highs than MOTS. Good Girl Gone Bad might actually be my least favourite Rihanna album. But none of them are bad albums except in a "beyond the great tracks, which comprise most of the album, there is some filler" sense.

[datura800.livejournal.com]

That wasn't really my point though - whatever you personally think of her previous albums, she DID have the reputation of having one good song per album. The response to 'Umbrella' was much along those lines.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

'Unfaithful' was at least as big as 'SOS' though (also a million times better). Got a MASSIVE reception last night.

[datura800.livejournal.com]

oh come on, it so wasn't as big. 'SOS' was one of the biggest selling singles of the year and popped up in loads of critic end of year lists. 'Unfaithful' was a hit, undoubtedly, but I don't think it really affected her album reputation. As I said, I remember the widespread reaction to 'Umbrella' being that it was great, but the album would probably be rub.