The voting has closed, the legitimate ballots have been counted and the victors have been decided. So, without further ado, here are the winners of Chart's 11th Annual Readers' Poll.
Apparently it doesn't matter that Simple Plan's MTV Hard Rock Live doesn't include new material, you still think that it was the best Canadian album of 2005. The live album captured 2,866 votes, far ahead of Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill Acoustic, which finished second with 825.
Green Day's American Idiot is the best international album with 2,078 votes. Coldplay's X&Y placed second with 708 and Fall Out Boy's From Under The Cork Tree ended up in third with 605.INXS' "Pretty Vegas" made a very impressive stretch run to win the best song race with 5,162 votes, far outdistancing Simple Plan's "Crazy," which wound up with 2,414.
We've got a hunch that most of INXS' support didn't come from Kirk Pengilly groupies. J.D. Fortune, the Australian band's new TV-crowned Canadian singer, earned the sexiest Canadian man title with 5,762 votes. Another reality show winner, Canadian Idol Kalan Porter, was sexier than everyone else except Fortune with 4,051.
There's not a sexier woman in Canada than Avril Lavigne, even if she's shacked up with Sum 41's Deryck Whibley in Los Angeles. Lavigne's total of 2,936 votes was 1,758 more than Shania Twain could muster.
Even if Porter isn't Canada's sexiest man, he has the best haircut. His 4,267 votes put his 'do far ahead of Simple Plan's David Desrosiers, who earned 1,485.
"Bananas," the catchphrase, was chosen as the stupidest trend with 1,040 votes. Its margin of victory over actors-turned-musicians was a scant 51 votes. The 77 of you who cast ballots for bear attacks have our eternal gratitude.
INXS' "Pretty Vegas" hit the jackpot in the best video category with a winning total of 5,018 votes. The Killers, who are actually from Vegas, drew 481 votes for "Mr. Brightside." Simple Plan's "Crazy" came up a bit short, landing in second with 2,343 votes.
INXS winning a Fortune received 5,293 votes, allowing it to claim the honour of being the sweetest thing to happen in music in 2005. Live 8 ranked second with 1,247 votes.
Nothing was able to catch immediate frontrunner Ashlee Simpson putting out another record to claim the dubious That Sucked Award. Avril and Deryck, super-couple, came closest to Simpson's 2,156 votes with 1,049.
If you don't believe us, you can check the final poll results for yourself here.
We eliminated all of the ballots that came in by auto-voter, but some of you thought that you could vote multiple times. Well, you can't do that either. Have a look at these rules, which were clearly outlined on the poll site:
5. No purchase is required to enter. Only one entry per CHART username and password will be accepted during the Contest Period. Entries will not be eligible if sent by any method not specified above or if not received during the Contest Period. Limit of one prize per household. Multiple entries of any kind by the same person will be disqualified, unless multiple entries are expressly permitted in paragraph 4.
Paragraph 4: To enter for a chance to win the Grand Prize visit the ChartAttack website at www.chartattack.com. Click on the "Year End Poll" Contest link on the website then click on the "Enter Now" button within the Contest microsite and follow the instructions. If you have registered for a CHART username and password on a previous occasion, you may enter the Contest by completing the online entry, using your CHART username and password. If you do not have a CHART username and password, sign up for one by filling out the online entry form with your first name, last name, email address, daytime telephone number (including area code), and date of birth.
Thanks to all of you who voted and stayed within the rules. The winners of the supercalifragilisticexpialidocious CD prize packs will be announced soon.
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