Results From The 11th Annual Country Music Critics’ Poll

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Over 70 critics have voted on things such as album of the year, and songwriter of the year. By my standards, there seems to be a mix up, well at least when it comes to pure numbers. But the big winner of the year was…[lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Jamey Johnson[/lastfm]!

For the 11th Annual Country Music Critics’ Poll, [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Jamey Johnson[/lastfm] walked away with Album of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Song Writer of the Year, and Artist of the Year. Yes, that’s right, he beat out the likes of Taylor Swift and Grammy Nominee [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Miranda Lambert[/lastfm]. Here is the Top 5 Results from each category:

Albums

1. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Jamey Johnson[/lastfm] – The Guitar Song (Mercury Nashville)

2. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Dierks Bentley[/lastfm] – Up on the Ridge (Capitol Nashville)

3. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Elizabeth Cook[/lastfm] – Welder (31 Tigers)

4. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Taylor Swift[/lastfm] – Speak Now (Big Machine)

5. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Marty Stuart[/lastfm] – Ghost Train: The Studio B Sessions (Sugar Hill)

Singles

1. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Miranda Lambert[/lastfm] – “The House That Built Me” (Columbia)

2. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Little Big Town[/lastfm] – “Little White Church” (Capitol Nashville)

3. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Sunny Sweeney[/lastfm] – “From a Table Away” (Mercury Nashville)

4. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]The Band Perry[/lastfm] – “If I Die Young” (Republic Nashville)

5. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Zac Brown Band[/lastfm] with [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Alan Jackson[/lastfm] – “As She’s Walking Away” (Bigger Picture)

Reissues

1. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Hank Williams[/lastfm] – The Complete Mother’s Best Recordings … Plus! (Time-Life)

2. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Kris Kristofferson[/lastfm] – Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends: The Publishing Demos 1968-1972 (Light in the Attic)

3. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Dixie Chicks[/lastfm] – The Essential Dixie Chicks (Columbia/Legacy)

4. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Rolling Stones[/lastfm] – Exile On Main St. (Rarities Edition) (Polydor)

5. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Shawn Camp[/lastfm] – 1994 (Reprise)

Male Vocalists

1. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Jamey Johnson[/lastfm]

2. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Dierks Bentley[/lastfm]

3. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Brad Paisley[/lastfm]

4. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Keith Urban[/lastfm]

5. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Alan Jackson[/lastfm]

Female Vocalists

1. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Miranda Lambert[/lastfm]

2. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Elizabeth Cook[/lastfm]

3. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Taylor Swift[/lastfm]

4. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Carrie Underwood[/lastfm]

5. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Reba McEntire[/lastfm]

Live Acts

1. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Zac Brown Band[/lastfm]

2. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Brad Paisley[/lastfm]

3. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Jamey Johnson[/lastfm]

4. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Dierks Bentley[/lastfm]

5. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Justin Townes Earle[/lastfm]

Duos and Groups

1. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Zac Brown Band[/lastfm]

2. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Lady Antebellum[/lastfm]

3. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Little Big Town[/lastfm]

4. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Sugarland[/lastfm]

5. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Carolina Chocolate Drops[/lastfm]

Songwriters

1. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Jamey Johnson[/lastfm]

2. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Taylor Swift[/lastfm]

3. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Elizabeth Cook[/lastfm]

4. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Justin Townes Earle[/lastfm]

5. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Brad Paisley[/lastfm]

New Acts

1. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Easton Corbin[/lastfm]

2. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Jerrod Niemann[/lastfm]

3. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]The Band Perry[/lastfm]

4. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Laura Bell Bundy[/lastfm]

5. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Carolina Chocolate Drops[/lastfm]

Artists of the Year

1. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Jamey Johnson[/lastfm]

2. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Miranda Lambert[/lastfm]

3. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Taylor Swift[/lastfm]

4. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Dierks Bentley[/lastfm]

5. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Brad Paisley[/lastfm]

Now these results are a lot different from the Billboard numbers. If you go here, you can get a side by side comparison from the Critics’ Poll and the Billboard Numbers.

The real question is, what do you think. It’s your turn to be the critic, and The Coop Show Needs 2 Know, what did you think about country music this year? Remember, this is from 2010, not your all time favorites, because that is a whole other ballgame.