The Arctic Monkeys stole the show at the Q Awards today - toppling Oasis from their throne.
The Sheffield scallies scooped two of the most prestigious gongs at the biggest rock and roll event of the year - for Best Album and the People's Choice Award.
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, sold over 360,000 copies in its first week this year, making it the fastest selling debut album in the UK since records began.
Oasis did the double in the same categories last year - despite protests from Noel Gallagher that they were too old and should not have dominated the event. Instead Noel Gallagher was named Classic Songwriter at the star-studded bash in London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, presented by TV funnyman Jonathan Ross. And Oasis won Best Act In The World Today. They were expected to win that particular title last year - but were beaten by Coldplay.
Best Track went to Gnarls Barkley for his contagious song Crazy. The single is the first to top the UK chart for nine weeks consecutively since Wet Wet Wet's Love Is All Around in 1994. Best Live Act went to Devon rock band Muse and Best Video to The Killers for When You Were Young. Best New Act went to Leeds-born soul-singer Corinne Bailey Rae.
Meanwhile boyband Take That picked up the Idol Award, off the back of their hugely successful UK tour earlier this year. The band reunited after a 10-year split in late 2005. Sixties cult band The Who were honoured with a Legend Award. U2, who won Best Live Act last year, picked up two gongs.
Peter Gabriel, who rose to fame in Genesis, was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award. GIRLS ALOUD, THE SUGABABES, ORSON, RAZORLIGHT and THE KOOKS, were among celebrities at the magazine event.
Q AWARDS WINNERS - 2006
Best Act In The World Today - Oasis
Best Live Act - Muse
Best New Act - Corinne Bailey Rae
Best Album - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
People's Choice - Arctic Monkeys
Best Track - Crazy, Gnarls Barkley
Best Video - When You Were Young, The Killers
Legend - The Who
The Q Award of Awards - U2
Inspiration Award - A-ha
Outstanding Contribution to Music - Smokey Robinson
Groundbreaker Award - Primal Scream
Icon Award - Jeff Lynne
Idol Award - Take That
Outstanding Performance - Faithless
Innovation in Sound - The Edge, U2
Classic Songwriter - Noel Gallagher
Lifetime Achievement Award - Peter Gabriel
Merit Award - Manic Street Preachers
Classic Song - Karma Chameleon
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