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1981 Poll Winners

Smash Hits published the 'Third Annual Smash Hits Readers Poll Voting Form' in the 29th October 1981 issue of Smash Hits.

 

The Voting Form was to be used to ask the readers what their favourites were from for the year 1981.  

 

The Poll had 10 catagories such as Best Group, though to the Most Fanciable Human Being.

 

The results were then published as a 16 page Pull-Out and Keep Review Of The Year Section in the 24th December 1981 issue of the magazine.

 

Below is a list of the Winners and Runners Up from that year.

 

Voting Form

01 - Page 31 - Smash Hits - 29th October

The Categories for 1981 were as follows

 

1 - Best Group Of The Year

2 - Best Female Singer Of The Year

3 -  Best Male Singer Of The Year

4 - Best Album Of The Year

5 - Best Single Of The Year

6 - Best TV Programme Of The Year

7 - Best Radio Show Of The Year

8 - Most Appalling Record Of The Year

9 - Most Promising New Act For 1982

10 - Most Fanciable Human Being Of The Year

 

 

The Results for the 1981 Smash Hits Readers Poll were published in the 24th December 1981 issue of the magazine.

 

Below are the winners for each category

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Note: I have taken out the adverts

Results - Page 1

02 - Page 13 - Smash Hits - 24th Decembe

Results - Page 2

03 - Page 14 - Smash Hits - 24th Decembe

Results - Page 3

04 - Page 15 - Smash Hits - 24th Decembe

Results - Page 4

05 - Page 16 - Smash Hits - 24th Decembe

Results - Page 5

06 - Page 17 - Smash Hits - 24th Decembe

Results - Page 6

07 - Page 18 - Smash Hits - 24th Decembe

Results - Page 7

08 - Page 19 - Smash Hits - 24th Decembe

Results - Page 8

09 - Page 22 - Smash Hits - 24th Decembe

Results - Page 9

10 - Page 23 - Smash Hits - 24th Decembe

Results - Page 10

11 - Page 24 - Smash Hits - 24th Decembe

Results - Page 11

12 - Page 25 - Smash Hits - 24th Decembe

Results - Page 12

13 - Page 26 - Smash Hits - 24th Decembe

Single Of The Year

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

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