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Date: Dec 29, 2099
Source: CDNOW: allstar
Submitted By: Saguiar23@aol.com
1999 Year In Review
Dec 28, 1999, 2:40 pm PT
Everyone's entitled to his own opinion. Ask a Rolling Stone reader for the artist of the year, and you'll probably hear "the Backstreet Boys." The musical lads swept the magazine's annual readers' poll, earning honors including Artist of the Year, Band of the Year, Album of the Year, and Single of the Year. More than 11 million people bought the Backstreet Boys Millennium, scoring the band the title of Artist of the Year from the Recording Industry Association of America.
Rage Against the Machine may not have sold nearly as many units, but that didn't stop The Battle of Los Angeles from earning accolades from Rolling Stone and Time. Circus readers say Korn kicks all ass. The folks at Pitchfork Media don't care who's the best, only the worst. They picked the 100 Worst Guitar Solos Ever, slamming Eric Clapton's work on Derek & the Domino's "Let It Rain."
Since everyone is a critic, here's what the critics (and some readers) have to say:
Rolling Stone Readers' Poll:
- Artist of the Year: Backstreet Boys
- Band of the Year: Backstreet Boys
- Album of the Year: Backstreet Boys, Millennium
- Single of the Year: Backstreet Boys, "I Want it That Way"
- Best Tour: Backstreet Boys
- Best Video: Backstreet Boys, "Larger Than Life"
- Best Dressed: Backstreet Boys
- Best Album Cover: Backstreet Boys, Millennium
- Best Fan Site: Backstreet Boys
- Best Hype: Backstreet Boys
- Male Artist: Kid Rock
- Female Artist: Britney Spears
- New Artist: Christina Aguilera
Rolling Stone Critics' Picks:
- Artist of the Year: Rage Against the Machine
- Album of the Year: Rage Against the Machine, The Battle of Los Angeles
- Single of the Year: TLC, "No Scrubs"
- Male Artist: Kid Rock
- Female Artist: Mary J. Blige
- New Artist: Eminem
Spin:
- Album of the Year: Nine Inch Nails, The Fragile
Time:
- Album of the Year: Rage Against The Machine, The Battle of Los Angeles
Entertainment Weekly:
- Album of the Year: Robbie Williams, The Ego Has Landed
People:
- 25 Most Intriguing People of 1999: highest-ranking musician, Ricky Martin
R.I.A.A.:
- Artist of the Year: Backstreet Boys
- Female Artist of the Year: Britney Spears
Amusement Business:
- Top Grossing Touring Act of 1999: the Rolling Stones
Circus:
- Band of the Millennium: Korn
New Musical Express:
- Top 50 Albums of the Year: Flaming Lips, The Soft Bulletin
- Top 50 Singles of the Year: Aphex Twin, "Windowlicker"
Q:
- Album of the Year: Basement Jaxx, Remedy
Muzik:
- Album of the Year: Basement Jaxx, Remedy
- Single of the Year, TLC, "No Scrubs"
Select:
- Artist of the Year: Stereophonics
Jazz Times:
- Critics' Artist of the Year: trumpeter Dave Douglas
- Readers Artist of the Year: trumpeter Wynton Marsalis
Modern Drummer:
- Most Influential Artist of the Decade: Gene Krupa
EQ:
- Best Recording of All Times: the Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Gear :
- 100 Greatest Albums of the Century: the Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Los Angeles Times:
- Album of the Year: Beck, Midnight Vultures
Pitchfork Media:
- 100 Worst Guitar Solos Ever: No. 1, Derek & the Dominos, "Let It Rain"
-- Donna DeChristopher
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