HMV's Poll of Polls
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HMV's Poll of Polls was an annual list of albums compiled by British music retailer HMV from 1998 to 2012. The listing was created each December by collating year-end polls from approximately 30 music
Canadian band Arcade Fire are the only act to have topped the Poll of Polls more than once.
American hip hop group Beastie Boys were the inaugural winners of HMV's Poll of Polls in 1998.
British duo Basement Jaxx topped the poll in 1999 with Remedy, and came third with Rooty in 2001.
Queens of the Stone Age were number one in 2002 with Songs for the Deaf, and number five in 2000 with Rated R.
Frank Ocean
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Frank Ocean is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. His accolades include two Grammy Awards and a Brit Award. He has been credited by several music critics as a pioneer of the alternative R&B gen
HMV's Poll of Polls
…In 2011, Let England Shake by PJ Harvey was named the best album of the year after receiving 21 nominations – the following year, Channel Orange by Frank Ocean topped the poll with 22 nominations. The Poll of Polls was introduced by HMV in 1998, with Hello Nasty by American hip hop group Beastie Boys topping…
Ocean in 2021
Ocean in 2011
Ocean (right) with Tyler, the Creator at Coachella in April 2012
Ocean performing at Coachella 2012