Readers’ Poll Results!

Rip It Up, Issue 93, 1 April 1985, Page 2

Readers’ Poll Results!

Group Of 1984 1. U2 2. Frankie Goes To Hollywood 3. Dance Exponents 4. R.E.M. 5. Mockers

Album 1. THE UNFORGETTABLE FIRE, U2 2. Born in the USA, Bruce Springsteen 3. Reckoning, R.E.M. 4. Welcome to the Pleasure Dome, FGTH 5. Rebel Yell, Billy Idol 6. Ocean Rain, Echo & the Bunnymen 7. Prayers Be Answered, Dance Exponents

Single 1. 'PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE)! U2

2. 'Relax; FGTH 3. 'Forever Tuesday Morning; the Mockers 4. 'Pink Frost', the Chills 5. 'Song to the Siren; This Mortal Coil

6. 'Smalltown Boy', Bronski Beat

Video 1. 'PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE)! U2

2. 'Wild Boys', Duran Duran 3. Slugbucket Hairybreathmonster, Tall Dwarfs 4. ‘Pink Frost; the Chills 5. ‘Sex & Agriculture; Dance Exponents 6. 'Sensoria', Cabaret Voltaire 7. 'Song to the Siren’, This Mortal Coil

Vocalist 1. BONO VOX (U2) 2. Alison Moyet 3. Bruce Springsteen 4. Holly Johnson (FGTH) 5. Billy Idol 6. Jimi Somerville (Bronski Beat)

New Artist 1. ALISON MOYET 2. Frankie Goes To Hollywood 3. Nik Kershaw 4. Cyndi Lauper 5. The Smiths 6. Sade 7. Billy Bragg

NZ Album 1. PRAYERS BE ANSWERED DANCE EXPONENTS

2. The Optimist, DD Smash 3. Swear It's True, the Mockers 4. Send You, Sneaky Feelings 5. No Accident, Car Crash Set 6. Caught in the Act, the Mockers 7. Great Divide, the Narcs 8. Split Seconds, Bill Direen 9. Long Ago, Herbs 10. Some Bloodstained Morning, Flesh D-Vice

NZ Single 1. 'PINK frost; the chills 2. 'Sex & Agriculture; Dance Exponents 3. 'Forever Tuesday Morning; the Mockers 4. Double B-Side, the Doublehappys 5. ‘The Real You', Netherworld Dancing Toys 6. ‘Chapter One’, National Anthem 7. 'I Walk Away’, Split Enz 8. 'Heart and Soul’, the Narcs

Concert 1. U2 2. Split Enz (’Enz With A Bang’) 3. The Mockers 4. Dance Exponents 5. The Cure 6. Thank God It’s Over’ (Aotea Sq)

NZ Group 1. THE CHILLS 2. Split Enz 3. The Mockers 4. Dance Exponents 5. Verlaines 6. DD Smash 7. Sneaky Feelings

NZ Vocalist 1. ANDREW FAGAN (Mockers) 2. Jordan Luck (Dance Exponents) 3. Dave Dobbyn (DD Smash) 4. Tim Finn (Split Enz) 5. Martin Phillipps (Chills) 6. Chris Knox (Tall Dwarfs) 7. The Topp Twins

New NZ Artist 1. KATANGO 2. Chills 3. Circus Block 4 4. IQU 5. Car Crash Set 6. National Anthem 7. Marginal Era

NZ Bassist 1. DAVID GENT (Dance Exponents) 2. Geoff Hayden (Mockers) 3. Terry Moore (Chills)

4. Nigel Griggs (Split Enz) 5. Jane Dodd (Verlaines) 6. Paul Kean (Bats)

NZ Drummer 1. STEVE THORPE (Mockers) 2. Peter Warren (DD Smash) 3. Mike Harrilambi (Dance Exponents) 4. Steve Clarkson (Narcs) 5. Stuart Page (Builders, Axemen) 6. Lesley Paris (Look Blue Go Purple) 7. Fred Faleauto (Herbs)

NZ Guitarist 1. CHRIS SHEEHAN (Dance Exponents) 2. Graeme Downes (Verlaines) 3. Neil Finn (Split Enz) 4. Brett Adams (Mockers) 5. Brian Jones (Dance Exponents) 6. Dave Dobbyn 7. Andy Dickson (Narcs)

NZ Keyboards 1. TIM WEDDE (Mockers) 2. Eddie Rayner (Split Enz) 3. Peter Allison (Chills) 4. Nigel Russell (Car Crash Set) 5. Paul Hewson (Dragon) 6. Liam Ryan (Narcs)

TWit Of The Year! 1. ANDREW FAGAN 2. Phillip Schofield 3. Simon Le Bon 4. Ronald Reagan 5. Boy George

6. ’Arry 7. Dave Dobbyn 8. George Michael