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<center><h3> '80 Readers' Poll </h3></center>
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Once again the nation speaks.  Hordes of pop stars and public figures discover what the World's Most Opinionated Rock Readership really thinks of them, reputations are made and broken and beauty problems are redefined.  How low hath the mighty fallen - in some cases - and how spectacularly, some of the heights have been scaled.  So who matters these days? 
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<span style="font-size:120%"> Best Group: The Jam
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<span style="font-size:120%"> Best New Act: UB40
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<span style="font-size:120%"> Male Singer: 1. Paul Weller; 2. David Bowie; '''12. Elvis Costello'''
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<span style="font-size:120%"> Female Singer: Siouxsie Sioux
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<span style="font-size:120%"> '''Songwriter: 1.Paul Weller; 2. David Bowie; '''3. Elvis Costello'''
</span>
<span style="font-size:120%"> Best Dressed Person: Adam Ant
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<span style="font-size:120%"> '''Best Album: 1. Sound Affects - The Jam; '''11. [[Get Happy!!]]- Elvis Costello and the Attractions''' </span>
<span style="font-size:120%"> Best Single: ''Going Underground'' - The Jam
</span>
<span style="font-size:120%"> Movie of the Year: ''The Elephant Man''
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<span style="font-size:120%"> Most Wonderful Human Being: Paul Weller
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<span style="font-size:120%"> Creep Of The Year: Margaret Thatcher
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<span style="font-size:120%"> TV Programme: ''Not The Nine O'Clock News''
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<span style="font-size:120%"> Best Dressed Sleeve: The Jam, ''Sound Affects''
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<span style="font-size:120%"> Disc Jockey: [[John Peel]]
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<span style="font-size:120%"> Best Guitarist: [[Paul Weller]]
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<span style="font-size:120%"> Best Drummer: Rick Buckler
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<span style="font-size:120%"> Best Other Instrument: Saxa
<span style="font-size:120%"> Best Bassist: Bruce Foxton
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<span style="font-size:120%"> Best Keyboardist: 1. Dave Greenfield; 2. [[Jerry Dammers]]; '''6. [[Steve Nieve]]'''
</span>
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'''New Musical Express, January 24, 1981
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Elvis Costello, [[Steve Nieve]], and ''[[Get Happy!!]]'' feature in the '80 Readers' Poll.
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==External links==
*[http://www.nme.com/awards/history/1983 NME.com]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NME Wikipedia: NME]
[[Category:Bibliography|New Musical Express 1981-01-24]]
[[Category:Bibliography 1981|New Musical Express 1981-01-24]]
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'80 Readers' Poll



Once again the nation speaks. Hordes of pop stars and public figures discover what the World's Most Opinionated Rock Readership really thinks of them, reputations are made and broken and beauty problems are redefined. How low hath the mighty fallen - in some cases - and how spectacularly, some of the heights have been scaled. So who matters these days?

Best Group: The Jam

Best New Act: UB40

Male Singer: 1. Paul Weller; 2. David Bowie; 12. Elvis Costello

Female Singer: Siouxsie Sioux

Songwriter: 1.Paul Weller; 2. David Bowie; 3. Elvis Costello

Best Dressed Person: Adam Ant

Best Album: 1. Sound Affects - The Jam; 11. Get Happy!!- Elvis Costello and the Attractions

Best Single: Going Underground - The Jam

Movie of the Year: The Elephant Man

Most Wonderful Human Being: Paul Weller

Creep Of The Year: Margaret Thatcher

TV Programme: Not The Nine O'Clock News

Best Dressed Sleeve: The Jam, Sound Affects

Disc Jockey: John Peel

Best Guitarist: Paul Weller

Best Drummer: Rick Buckler

Best Other Instrument: Saxa

Best Bassist: Bruce Foxton

Best Keyboardist: 1. Dave Greenfield; 2. Jerry Dammers; 6. Steve Nieve

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New Musical Express, January 24, 1981


Elvis Costello, Steve Nieve, and Get Happy!! feature in the '80 Readers' Poll.

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