The Music Writers' Poll 2013: Sally-Anne Hurley

Top Ten Albums
1.  Disclosure  -  Settle
2.  Drake  -  Nothing Was The Same
3.  Justin Timberlake  -  The 20/20 Experience
4.  Major Lazer  -  Free The Universe
5.  Autre Ne Veut  -  Anxiety
6.  Janelle Monáe  -  The Electric Lady
7.  The Weeknd  -  Kiss Land
8.  Daft Punk  -  Random Access Memories
9.  John Mayer  -  Paradise Valley
10.  Rudimental  -  Home

Top Three Miscellaneous Albums
1.  Various  -  20 Years Of Triple J's Hottest 100
2.  Various  -  Saint Heron Compilation
3.  Sampha  -  Duel EP

Top Five Songs
1.  Lorde  -  Royals
2.  Daft Punk (featuring Pharrell Williams)  -  Get Lucky
3.  Drake (featuring Jhené Aiko)  -  From Time
4.  Elizabeth Rose  -  The Good Life
5.  Disclosure (featuring Edward Macfarlane)  -  Defeated No More

Artist Of The Year
1.  Disclosure
2.  Flume
3.  Justin Timberlake
4.  Lorde
5.  Drake

Best Five International Artist Performances  
1.  Beyoncé
2.  The Prodigy
3.  Disclosure
4.  Azealia Banks
5.  Rudimental

Best Five Australian Artist Performances  
1.  Flume
2.  Hungry Kids Of Hungary
3.  Seth Sentry
4.  Electric Empire
5.  Touch Sensitive

Top Five TV Shows   
1.  True Blood
2.  Fashion Police
3.  How I Met Your Mother
4.  The Walking Dead
5.  The Vampire Diaries

Top Five Films
1.  Blackfish
2.  Django Unchained
3.  The Bling Ring
4.  Spring Breakers
5.  Silver Linings Playbook

 Top Five Websites
1.  theMusic.com.au
2.  YouTube
3.  Pitchfork
4.  Twitter
5.  Lifelounge

The Highlight Of 2013
The pure joy from watching Queen Bey perform. A stellar year for solid r&b albums - both avant-garde and traditional.

Prediction For 2014
Elizabeth Rose to have an almost Lorde-like rise in the industry. Miley Cyrus to stick her tongue back in her mouth, permanently.