1980 Poll Winners
Smash Hits published the 'Second Annual Readers Award Voting Form' in the 25th December 1980 issue of Smash Hits.
The Voting Form was to be used to ask the readers what their favourites were from for the year 1980.
The Poll had 12 categories such as Band Of The Year though to the Most Unwanted Person Of The Year.
The results were then published in the 18th March 1981 issue of the magazine.
Below is a list of the Winners and Runners Up from that year.
Voting Form
The Categories for 1980 were as follows
1 - Band Of The Year
2 - Male Singer Of The Year
3 - Female Singer Of The Year
4 - Hottest New Act For 1981
5 - Best Single Of The Year
6 - Worst Single Of The Year
7 - Best Album Of The Year
8 - TV Programme Of The Year
9 - Radio Show Of The Year
10 - Best Film Of The Year
11 - Most Fanciable Person Of The Year Male / Female
12 - Most Unwanted Person Of The Year
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The Results for the 1980 Poll Winners Poll were published in the 18th March 1981 issue of the magazine.
Below are the winners (and Runners Up) for each Category
Results - Page 1
Results - Page 2
Single Of The Year
The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me