Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Madonna Rules Billboard.com's Readers Poll 2012

Once Billboard.com readers weighed in on their favorite artists, songs and albums of the year, Madonna emerged as the 2012 MVP and came out on top in four other categories.

One year after pop divas like Britney Spears, Adele and Lady Gaga ruled the 2011 Billboard.com Readers' Poll, Madonna dominated the competition in the 2012 edition of our year-end fan forum. Once Billboard.com readers weighed in on their favorite artists, songs and albums over the past 12 months, Madonna emerged as the 2012 MVP, and came out on top in four other categories.


Check out all of the results below, including the percentage of the votes that each candidate received in each category, and give us your feedback in the comments section.

2012 MVP
MADONNA
1. Madonna (26%)
FRANK OCEAN
2. Frank Ocean (12%)
ONE DIRECTION
3. One Direction (11%)

Madonna's achievements included earning the most votes for favorite Billboard 200 No. 1 album with her chart-topping "MDNA"; winning the Best Tour crown for her MDNA trek, which grossed more money than any other run this year, according to Billboard Boxscore; nabbing favorite TV performance for her Super Bowl halftime show extravaganza last February; and even winning most memorable feud for her war of words with Lady Gaga. For that incredible year, Madonna was handed the MVP crown from last year's winner, Britney Spears; in doing so, she topped Frank Ocean, Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj, who came in second, third and fourth in voting, respectively.




Best Newcomer
LANA DEL REY
1. Lana Del Rey (23%)
FUN
2. fun (21%)
ONE DIRECTION
3. One Direction (20%)


Favorite Hot 100 No. 1
ADELE
1. Adele, "Set Fire To The Rain" (13%)
GOTYE
2. Gotye feat. Kimbra, "Somebody that I Used To Know" (10%)
RIHANNA
3. Rihanna, "Diamonds" (9%)


More congratulations are in order for Adele, who won the Favorite Hot 100 No. 1 trophy last year with "Rolling in the Deep" and repeats this year with "Set Fire to the Rain," topping singles by Gotye, Rihanna and Carly Rae Jepsen. Meanwhile, Lana Del Rey earned a surprising win in the Best Newcomer category despite stiff competition from fun. and One Direction, the latter of whom was named Best Newcomer in our 2012 Mid-Year Awards poll.

Favorite Billboard 200 No. 1
MADONNA
1. Madonna, "MDNA" (12%)
2 CHAINZ
2. 2 Chainz, "Based on a T.R.U. Story" (11%)
ADAM LAMBERT
3. Adam Lambert, "Trespassing" (9%)


Best Music Video
PSY GANGNAM STYLE
1. PSY, "Gangnam Style" (21%)
RIHANNA
2. Rihanna, "Where Have You Been" (19%)
JUSTIN BIEBER AND NICKI MINAJ
3. Justin Bieber fea. Nicki Minaj, "Beauty and a Beat" (11%)


Best Comeback
NO DOUBT
1. No Doubt (46%)
SOUNDGARDEN
2. Soundgarden (11.3%)
BRANDY
3. Brandy (10.6%)

Other noteworthy winners included PSY, who earned Best Music Video for his record-setting YouTube clip "Gangnam Style"; No Doubt, who absolutely owned the Best Comeback poll; Rihanna, who edged out Beyonce for the Best Fashion title; and Lady Gaga, whose next album is the most anticipated release of 2013, according to readers.



Most Shocking Moment
WHITNEY HOUSTON
1. Whitney Houston's Death (55%)
CHRIS BROWN AND RIHANNA
2. Rihanna & Chris Brown's Reunion (20%)
JUSTIN BIEBER AND SELENA GOMEZ
3. Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez Break Up (13%)


Best Festival
LOLLAPALOOZA
1. Lollapalooza (33%)
COACHELLA
2. Coachella (21%)
ULTRA
3. Ultra (20%)


Best Tour
MADONNA
1. Madonna (43%)
ONE DIRECTION
2. One Direction (13%)
JUSTIN BIEBER
3. Justin Bieber (9%)


Best TV Performance
MADONNA
1. Madonna at the Super Bowl (38%)
ADELE
2. Adele at the Grammys (20%)
ONE DIRECTION
3. One Direction on 'The Today Show' (9%)

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Most Overrated
JUSTIN BIEBER
1. Justin Bieber (21%)
MADONNA
2. Madonna (14%)
RIHANNA
3. Rihanna (13.7%)


Biggest Dissapointment
RIHANNA 777
1. Rihanna's 777 Tour (37%)
AMERICAN IDOL
2. J.Lo and Steven Tyler Leave 'American Idol' (19%)
GREEN DAY UNO
3. Green Day's Trio of Albums (11%)


Best Fashion
RIHANNA
1. Rihanna (16%)
BEYONCE
2. Beyonce (15.7%)
TAYLOR SWIFT
3. Taylor Swift (12%)


Hottest Couple
BEYONCE AND JAY-Z
1. Jay-Z & Beyonce (54%)
JUSTIN BIEBER AND SELENA GOMEZ
2. Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez (17%)
SKRILLEX AND ELLIE GOULDING
3. Skrillex & Ellie Goulding (11%)


Most Memorable Feud

1. Madonna vs. Lady Gaga (57%)
AMERICAN IDOL
2. Nicki Minaj vs. Mariah Carey (26%)
CHRIS BROWN
3. Drake vs. Chris Brown (14%)


Best Music Reality TV Show
SIMON COWELL AND BRITNEY SPEARS
1. 'The X Factor' (41%)
THE VOICE
2. 'The Voice' (39%)
AMERICAN IDOL
3. 'American Idol' (18%)
 
Most Overrated
JUSTIN BIEBER
1. Justin Bieber (21%)
MADONNA
2. Madonna (14%)
RIHANNA
3. Rihanna (13.7%)



Biggest Dissapointment
RIHANNA 777
1. Rihanna's 777 Tour (37%)
AMERICAN IDOL
2. J.Lo and Steven Tyler Leave 'American Idol' (19%)
GREEN DAY UNO
3. Green Day's Trio of Albums (11%)



Best Fashion
RIHANNA
1. Rihanna (16%)
BEYONCE
2. Beyonce (15.7%)
TAYLOR SWIFT
3. Taylor Swift (12%)



Hottest Couple
BEYONCE AND JAY-Z
1. Jay-Z & Beyonce (54%)
JUSTIN BIEBER AND SELENA GOMEZ
2. Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez (17%)
SKRILLEX AND ELLIE GOULDING
3. Skrillex & Ellie Goulding (11%)



Most Memorable Feud

1. Madonna vs. Lady Gaga (57%)
AMERICAN IDOL
2. Nicki Minaj vs. Mariah Carey (26%)
CHRIS BROWN
3. Drake vs. Chris Brown (14%)



Best Music Reality TV Show
SIMON COWELL AND BRITNEY SPEARS
1. 'The X Factor' (41%)
THE VOICE
2. 'The Voice' (39%)
AMERICAN IDOL
3. 'American Idol' (18%)



Most Anticipated Album of 2013
LADY GAGA
1. Lady Gaga (55%)
MARIAH CAREY
2. Mariah Carey (16%)
50 CENT
3. 50 Cent (7%)



Most Anticipated Album of 2013
LADY GAGA
1. Lady Gaga (55%)
MARIAH CAREY
2. Mariah Carey (16%)
50 CENT
3. 50 Cent (7%)

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