Thanks for voting! Our 2009 Readers' Poll voting ended on January 5. Below you'll find the winners -- and four runners-up -- in each category.
For more of our "Best of 2009" coverage, click on the links below.
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Artist of The Year
pearl jam
lady gaga
green day
paramore
animal collective
Best New Artist
lady gaga
them crooked vultures
florence and the machine
passion pit
kid cudi
Best Live Artist
pearl jam
green day
paramore
mastodon
lady gaga
Most Welcome Return
blink 182
leonard cohen
no doubt
alice in chains
blur
Best Metal Band
metallica
dethklok
mastodon
high on fire
converge
Best Rap Artist
jay-z
p.o.s.
lil wayne
kanye west
mos def
Sex Goddess of The Year
hayley williams (paramore)
katy perry
rihanna
gwen stefani (no doubt)
lady gaga
Sex God of The Year
billie joe armstrong
maxwell
caleb followill
josh homme
brandon flowers
