The Mega-Zine Museum
December 27, 1993
READERS' POLL '93 - THE RESULTS!
Thanks to the zillions of you who voted in our Mega-zine Readers' Poll '93.
Stay tuned for today's two category winners. We've already screened your faves in four categories, leaving...
TODAY - Best Single, Album, Band
TOMORROW - Most Fanciable Person, Best Mega-zine Contributor
Mega-zine's back to normal on Dec 29!
CATEGORY - BEST SINGLE
WINNER: PRAY (TAKE THAT)
2ND PLACE: RUNAWAY TRAIN (SOUL ASYLUM)
COMMENT: This was hardly a revelation - especially when you read on today and see who's won Best Album and Best Band!
RUNNERS-UP: Take That nearly completed a one-two with Relight My Fire a close third. Creep from Radiohead and Eternal's Stay trailed strongly.
Honourable mentions: REM, Bryan Adams
CATEGORY - BEST ALBUM
WINNER: EVERYTHING CHANGES
2ND PLACE: SUEDE (SUEDE)
COMMENT: Again, no surprises here! Nice to see Brett and the lads scoop second place - even if they were way behind.
RUNNERS-UP: East 17's Walthamstow did well to pip Bryan Adams' So Far So Good and Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream. Nirvana's In Utero sneaked in.
Saddest vote: Greatest Hits - Kylie!
CATEGORY - BEST BAND
WINNER: TAKE THAT
2ND PLACE: REM
COMMENT: The famous five completed today's hat-trick polling as many votes as all the other bands put together!
RUNNERS-UP: Nice to see Michael Stipe's men beating off Suede, the Pet Shop Boys, East 17, Nirvana and U2. REM's "Everybody Hurts" was a fine single.
Honourable mention: M People
