The Music Writers' Poll 2013: James d'Apice

Top Ten Albums
 1.  Kanye West  -  Yeezus
 2.  Danny Brown  -  Old
 3.  Drake  -  Nothing Was The Same
 4.  A$AP Ferg  -  Trap Lord
 5.  Earl Sweatshirt  -  Doris
 6.  Run The Jewels  -  Run The Jewels
 7.  Suburban Dark  -  Second Front
 8.  A$AP Rocky  -  Long.Live.A$AP
 9.  Chance The Rapper  -  Acid Rap
 10.  Eminem  -  The Marshall Mathers LP 2
 
 Top Three Miscellaneous Albums
 1.  Urthboy  -  Live At The City Recital Hall
  2.  Pusha T  -  Wrath Of Caine
 3.  AraabMuzik  -  For Professional Use Only
 
 Top Five Songs
 1.  The-Dream  -  Slow It Down
 2.  Autre Ne Veut  -  Play By Play
 3.  Earl Sweatshirt  -  Chum
 4.  Kanye West  -  I'm In It
 5.  Drake  -  Too Much

 
 Artist Of The Year
 1.  Kanye West
 2.  Drake
 3.  The-Dream
 4.  Suburban Dark
 5.  Eminem
 
 Best Five International Artist Performances 
 1.  Bruce Springsteen
 2.  Weezer
 3.  Trademark Da Skydiver
 4.  Beyonce
 5.  Homeboy Sandman
 
 Best Five Australian Artist Performances 
 1.  Palms
 2.  Elefant Traks Crew
 3.  Joyride
 4.  Thundamentals
 5.  Naughty Rappers Collective
 
 Top Five TV Shows  
 1.  Girls
 2.  Lateline
 3.  The Bachelor
 4.  Parks And Recreation
 5.  Breaking Bad
 
 Top Five Films
 1.  Inside Llewyn Davis
 2.  Nebraska
 3.  Elyisum
 4.  This Is Martin Bonner
 5.  Gravity
 
  Top Five Websites
 1.  Pitchfork
 2.  Stereogum
 3.  Cricinfo
 4.  Ozhiphop.com
 5.  Twitter
 
 The Highlight Of 2013
 The first test at the Gabba, and the fact we didn't lose.
 
 Prediction For 2014
 Lots of test match defeats accompanied by wistful reminiscing about the first test at the Gabba.