Results: SPIN.com 2009 Readers' Poll

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By Spin Staff on November 1, 2009 2:33 PM Comment

Billie Joe / Jack White / Alison Mosshart / Bat For Lashes
Billie Joe / Jack White / Alison Mosshart / Bat For Lashes

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.

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PLUS:

Artist of The Year

pearl jam
23.4%
(11156 votes)
lady gaga
19.1%
(9131 votes)
green day
16.2%
(7726 votes)
paramore
10.7%
(5091 votes)
animal collective
5.7%
(2737 votes)

Best New Artist

lady gaga
34%
(17088 votes)
them crooked vultures
19.7%
(9923 votes)
florence and the machine
13.2%
(6655 votes)
passion pit
8.9%
(4462 votes)
kid cudi
5.9%
(2956 votes)

Best Live Artist

pearl jam
25%
(11141 votes)
green day
19.1%
(8520 votes)
paramore
12.3%
(5486 votes)
mastodon
7%
(3113 votes)
lady gaga
5.5%
(2470 votes)

Most Welcome Return

blink 182
25.4%
(12902 votes)
leonard cohen
20.9%
(10596 votes)
no doubt
19.2%
(9712 votes)
alice in chains
18.5%
(9389 votes)
blur
3.8%
(1908 votes)

Best Metal Band

metallica
47.9%
(21430 votes)
dethklok
17%
(7618 votes)
mastodon
12.1%
(5396 votes)
high on fire
7.8%
(3493 votes)
converge
6.7%
(2985 votes)

Best Rap Artist

jay-z
39%
(15089 votes)
p.o.s.
16.4%
(6336 votes)
lil wayne
9.1%
(3507 votes)
kanye west
8.2%
(3185 votes)
mos def
7.4%
(2848 votes)

Sex Goddess of The Year

hayley williams (paramore)
27.7%
(10920 votes)
katy perry
21%
(8273 votes)
rihanna
10.9%
(4289 votes)
gwen stefani (no doubt)
9.7%
(3823 votes)
lady gaga
5.6%
(2210 votes)

Sex God of The Year

billie joe armstrong
23.8%
(9002 votes)
maxwell
10.1%
(3808 votes)
caleb followill
9.3%
(3532 votes)
josh homme
9.2%
(3492 votes)
brandon flowers
8.1%
(3055 votes)

Album of The Year

Song of The Year

Video of The Year

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