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Guardian readers vote Matt Cardle as album and single of year

eltham [Edit] [Delete] 17 replies 14:47 December 22nd, 2011

I think that's what you call a merking.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/dec/22/best-albums-songs-2011-readers

20 Destroyer - Kaputt

19 Adele - 21

18 Anna Calvi - Anna Calvi

17 Björk - Biophilia

16 St Vincent - Strange Mercy

15 King Creosote & John Hopkins - Diamond Mine

14 The Arctic Monkeys – Suck it and See

13 Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX - We're New Here

12 Josh T Pearson - Last of the Country Gentlemen

11 Wu Lyf - Go Tell Fire to the Mountain

10 Metronomy - The English Riviera

9 Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost

8 Katy B - On A Mission

7 The Horrors - Skying

6 Tom Waits - Bad as Me

5 James Blake - James Blake

4 Wild Beasts - Smother

3 Bon Iver - Bon Iver

2 PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

1 Matt Cardle - Letters

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LOL

Enjoying the comments, half made by people who don't seem to realise the pranking that's gone on even though the article's introduction is mostly saying `ah yeah good one`.

WhiteLightWhiteCity | 22 Dec '11, 14:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
Good album tbf...

pentargo | 22 Dec '11, 15:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
I genuinely didn't know who he was until I read this thread!

This makes me either worth ten billion indie points, or really fucking old.

CiderEagle | 22 Dec '11, 15:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
First example of such "merking" as you call it that I remember ...

was in 1988 or so when Radio One's reverent "Greatest Songs Of All Time" ended up with five songs by Bros in the Top Ten or something. "I Owe You Nothing" was Number One. Good effort by the tweenies I thought, as this was pre-internet.

CiderEagle | 22 Dec '11, 15:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Don't forget Belle and Sebastian winning a Best Newcomer Brit Award
  
  in 1998. Beat Steps and all.
  
  charliepanayi @CiderEagle | 22 Dec '11, 15:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I was 10, watching the Brits with so much hate for Steps, and I thought that was the most hilarious thing ever.
    
    I will ALWAYS remember is it wicked not to care's video (some guys fighting with wooden swords or something?) being played as they won it, and wondering who they were.
    
    icehockeyhair @charliepanayi | 23 Dec '11, 01:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Here we go:
      
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t14R6-IUnY4
      about 13:40 in
      
      5ive
      Gomez
      Belle and Sebastian
      Another Level
      Billie
      Cornershop
      Propellerheads
      Cleopatra
      Hinda Hicks
      Steps
      
      <3
      
      icehockeyhair @icehockeyhair | 23 Dec '11, 01:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - jesus christ robbie williams really is the most horrible twat
        
        i'm so glad nobody cares about him anymore
        
        CrispinAlexander @icehockeyhair | 23 Dec '11, 01:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
Who would ever want to try and rig a Guardian album of the year poll?

http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4141795

simon_t | 22 Dec '11, 16:04 | X | ^ This | Reply
- http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4141795#r2524679
  
  -dan- @simon_t | 22 Dec '11, 16:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Ha, brailnove
    
    I love dukebox
    
    JohnM @-dan- | 22 Dec '11, 17:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
- shit zips
  
  :D
  
  nowheresnigh @simon_t | 23 Dec '11, 02:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
the fuck ?

politelydeclined | 22 Dec '11, 16:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
- this is really sweet
  
  politelydeclined @politelydeclined | 22 Dec '11, 16:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
Bumsnogger's mega-sales may elude Matt Cardle and but he is the choice of the cognoscenti

Icarus-Smicarus | 23 Dec '11, 02:19 | X | ^ This | Reply

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Guardian readers vote Matt Cardle as album and single of year

LOL

Good album tbf...

I genuinely didn't know who he was until I read this thread!

First example of such "merking" as you call it that I remember ...

Don't forget Belle and Sebastian winning a Best Newcomer Brit Award

I was 10, watching the Brits with so much hate for Steps, and I thought that was the most hilarious thing ever.

Here we go:

jesus christ robbie williams really is the most horrible twat

Who would ever want to try and rig a Guardian album of the year poll?

Ha, brailnove

shit zips

the fuck ?

this is really sweet

Bumsnogger's mega-sales may elude Matt Cardle and but he is the choice of the cognoscenti

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