The Beatles Polls Winners!

It's finally over. That is, the worldwide obsession with the Fab Four (which coincided with my own obsession) and the best Beatles album/single polls that have been on the sidebar for the past few weeks. One or two suprises in the results, but overall I'm pretty pleased to see most people have the same opinion and favourites as me. It was a double tie for both polls; "Abbey Road" and "The White Album" coming out on top for the albums, with "Help!" and "Strawberry Fields Forever" triumphing in the singles poll. I expected most to plump for the easy option and go for "Sgt Peppers", but it seems you lot are more versed in the work of John, Paul, George and Richard (apologies if that sounds patronising).

Also thanks to all those who voted, around 50-odd if I remember correctly. Nice to know someone reads this stuff.

Without further ado, here are the full results:

ALBUMS
1. Abbey Road - 5
= The White Album - 5
2. A Hard Day's Night - 2
= Let It Be - 2
= Revolver - 2
3. Rubber Soul - 1
= Sgt Peppers... - 1
= Yellow Submarine - 1
4. Beatles For Sale - 0
= Help!
= Please Please Me - 0
=With The Beatles - 0

SINGLES
1. Help! - 8
= Strawberry Fields Forever - 8
2. Something - 7
3. A Hard Day's Night - 6
= All You Need Is Love - 6
= Can't Buy Me Love - 6
= Day Tripper - 6
= Get Back - 6
= Hey Jude - 6
= I Feel Fine - 6
= Let It Be - 6
4. Eleanor Rigby - 5
= She Loves You - 5
5. Ballad Of John And Yoko - 3
= Hello, Goodbye - 3
= I Want To Hold Your Hand - 3
= Paperback Writer - 3
= Ticket To Ride - 3
= We Can Work It Out - 2
6. Lady Madonna - 2
7. Please Please Me - 1
= From Me To You - 1
8. Love Me Do - 0

So there you have it. Not much love for early Beatles albums, and no love for poor little "Love Me Do". Some people...

IF YOU FOUND THIS, IT'S PROBABLY TOO LATE (TO VOTE IN THE POLL...)
Congrats to the frozen simians, or Arctic Monkeys as they prefer to be known. Despite a general disdain towards the band from a large section of the "indie community", they are now officially (well in the eyes of the four people who read this) the best band of the 21st Century, with 50% of the votes. Comiserations to Kings Of Leon in second place, although methinks that may be because they're flavour of the month in the mainstream press. Slightly gutted for The Killers, Kaisers, Bloc Party and Girls Aloud, all in joint third. And the rest of the bands with 1% or less? Well I'm presuming barely anyone's heard of them really.

The next two polls will be the best album of the Noughties and best name for a band (that may or may not be for help with my own band.)