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1983 Poll Winners

Smash Hits published the 'Fifth Annual Readers Award Voting Form' in 27th October 1983 issue Of

Smash Hits

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The Voting Form was to be used to ask the readers what their favourites were from for the year 1983.  

 

The Poll had 12 categories such as Best Group, though to the Most Fanciable Human Being.

 

The results were then published in the 22nd December 1983 issue of the magazine.

 

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

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Voting Form

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The Categories for 1983 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 - Best Video Of The Year

9 - Twit(s) Of The Year

10 - Event Of The Year

11 - Most Promising New Act For 1984

12 - Most Fanciable Human Being Of The Year

 

The Results for the 1983 Smash Hits Readers Poll were published in the

22nd December 1983 issue of the magazine.

 

Below are the winners for each Category

 

Please Note: I have taken out the Adverts where applicable.

Results - Page 1

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Results - Page 2

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Results - Page 3

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Results - Page 4

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Results - Page 5

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Results - Page 6

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Results - Page 7

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Results - Page 8

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Results - Page 9

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Results - Page 10

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Results - Page 11

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Results - Page 12

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Results - Page 13

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Results - Page 14

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Results - Page 15

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Single Of The Year

Culture Club - Karma Chameleon

Video Of The Year

Duran Duran - Union Of The Snake

Album Of The Year

Wham - Fantastic

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