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The 2015 Popjustice Readers' Poll — THE RESULTS!

  • December 31, 2015
  • Popjustice

Previously: Best and worst singles and albums, most ridicu­lous recording artist, best video and more…

Least elusive chanteuse

taylor swift

1. Taylor Swift
2. Adele
3. Ellie Goulding
4. Jess Glynne
5. Jessie J
6. Meghan Trainor
7. Rita Ora
8. Mariah Carey
9. Demi Lovato
10. Halsey

Newish act most likely to save pop in 2016

Dua Lipa

1. Dua Lipa
2. Zara Larsson
3. Allie X
4. Grace Mitchell
5. Alessia Cara
6. CL
7. Melanie Martinez
8. Hailee Steinfeld
9. Noonie Bao
10. Pia Mia

Established act most likely to save pop in 2016

gaga-and-redone

1. Lady Gaga
2. Rihanna
3. Robyn
4. Missy Elliot
5. Katy Perry
6. Beyoncé
7. Zayn Malik
8. Britney Spears
9. Katy B
10. Charli XCX

Best collaboration

lorde-magnets

1. Disclosure & Lorde
2. Fleur East & Little Mix
3. Jack Ü & Justin Bieber
4. KDA & Tinie Tempah & Katy B
5. Selena Gomez & A$AP Rocky
6. MNEK & Zara Larsson
7. Rihanna & Macca & Kanye
8. The Weeknd & Lana
9. Kylie & Dannii
10. Naughty Boy & Beyoncé

Least controversial popstar

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1. Carly Rae Jepsen
2. Adele
3. Ellie Goulding
4. Jess Glynne
5. Kylie
6. Leona Lewis
7. Ed Sheeran
8. Meghan Trainor
9. Selena Gomez
10. Tori Kelly

Best use of Twitter by popstar or pop-related entity

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1. Olly Alexander
2. Cher
3. Nicki Minaj
4. Adele
5. Ed Sheeran
6. Marina & The Diamonds
7. Lorde
8. James Blunt
9. Azealia Banks
10. Zayn Malik

Social Media Arsehole Of The Year

pj_885

1. Taylor Swift
2. Zayn Malik
3. Iggy Azalea
4. Azealia Banks
5. Naughty Boy
6. Louis Tomlinson
7. Justin Bieber
8. Halsey
9. Madonna
10. Steve Brookstein

Songmaker (writer or producer) of the year

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1. Justin Tranter & Julia Michaels
2. Diplo
3. Max Martin
4. Greg Kurstin
5. Ariel Rechtshaid
6. Mattman & Robin
7. Sia
8. Camille Purcell
9. Dev Hynes
10. MNEK

Most annoying online fanbase

1. "All of them"
2. Madonna fans
3. 'Directioners'
4. 'Beliebers'
5. 'Harmonizers'
6. 'Beyhive'
7. 'Little Monsters'
8. Halsey fans
9. 'Swifties'
10. 'Glamberts'

Had it, lost it in 2015

pj_886

1. Rihanna
2. One Direction
3. Sia
4. Taylor Swift
5. Miley Cyrus
6. Ariana Grande
7. Kelly Clarkson
8. Madonna
9. Meghan Trainor
10. Leona Lewis

Didn’t have it, found it in 2015

justin-bieber-new-song-choreography

1. Justin Bieber
2. Carly Rae Jepsen
3. The Weeknd
4. Grimes
5. Selena Gomez
6. Nick Jonas
7. Jason Derulo
8. Years & Years
9. Ellie Goulding
10. Foxes

Popstar with whom you would most like to tenderly make love as part of a rewarding relationship

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1. Olly Alexander
2. Rihanna
3. Harry Styles
4. Calvin Harris
5. Justin Bieber
6. Marina
7. Nick Jonas
8. Troye Sivan
9. Charli XCX
10. Drake

Popstar with whom you would most like to have an interesting conversation because intelligence should be rewarded too

Marina

1. Marina
2. Adele
3. Charli XCX
4. Olly Alexander
5. Lana Del Rey
6. Lorde
7. Grimes
8. Lady Gaga
9. Madonna
10. Sia

Most deluded artist

Lady Gaga

1. Lady Gaga
2. Halsey
3. Miley Cyrus
4. Ariana Grande
5. Demi Lovato
6. Rita Ora
7. Taylor Swift
8. Kanye West
9. Jessie J
10. Zayn Malik

Least deluded artist

ADELE-Hello-2015-1400x1400

1. Adele
2. Carly Rae Jepsen
3. Ed Sheeran
4. Marina
5. Lana Del Rey
6. Sia
7. Selena Gomez
8. Olly Alexander
9. Tinashe
10. Demi Lovato

Act we should send to Eurovision in 2016

yearsandyearswhite

1. Years & Years
2. Reggie 'N' Bollie
3. Fleur East
4. Marina & The Diamonds
5. Little Mix
6. Jess Glynne
7. Hurts
8. Charli XCX
9. Mollie King
10. Geri Halliwell

Worst partnership between brand and pop act

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1. Everyone + Tidal
2. Jessie J + Tuc
3. Rihanna + Samsung
4. Clean Bandit + Cortana
5. Fleur East + Asda
6. Katy Perry + H&M
7. Taylor Swift + Apple
8. Leona Lewis + Grindr
9. Mariah Carey + Game Of War
10. Demi Lovato + Skechers

Group most likely to split or 'take a year off' in 2015

landscape_fifth-harmony-worth-it

1. Fifth Harmony
2. Union J
3. Little Mix
4. Rixton
5. The Saturdays
6. Busted
7. The Vamps
8. Take That
9. 5SOS
10. Maroon 5

Total bellend of the year

pj_887

1. Rihanna
2. Sam Smith
3. Taylor Swift
4. Zayn Malik
5. Justin Bieber
6. Halsey
7. Kanye West
8. Nick Grimshaw
9. Steve Brookstein
10. Natalia Kills

Total hero of the year

troye-sivan-press-2015

1. Troye Sivan
2. Carly Rae Jepsen
3. Adele
4. Olly Alexander
5. Nicki Minaj
6. Madonna
7. Justin Bieber
8. Fleur East
9. Ed Sheeran
10. Drake

AND THAT LADIES AND GENTS IS THAT FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

Thanks to everyone who voted, but no thanks to the fan of one par­tic­u­lar former American Idol con­test­ant who attempted to rig the vote and whose votes were all disqualified.

MORE 'GREAT' POPJUSTICE END-OF-YEAR CONTENT:
Top 45 Singles Of 2015
Top 33 Albums Of 2015
Quiz Of The Year
The Popjustice 2016 Honours list

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