The Music 2017 Writers' Poll: Jessica Dale

Album of the year

1. Gang Of Youths — Go Father In Lightness
2. The Smith Street Band — More Scared Of You Than You Are Of Me
3. Spinifex Gum — Spinifex Gum
4. Alex Lahey — I Love You Like A Brother
5. sleepmakeswaves — Made Of Breath Only
6. RVG — A Quality Of Mercy
7. Caiti Baker — Zinc
8. Tired Lion — Dumb Days
9. Paul Kelly — Life Is Fine
10. Wet Lips — Wet Lips

Song Of the year

1. Ceres & Wil Wagner — Stretch Your Skin
2. Dear Seattle — Afterthought
3. Arcade Fire — Everything Now
4. The Killers — The Man
5. WAAX — Wild & Weak
6. Lorde — Green Light
7. These New South Whales — Cholesterol Heart (God Bless Ya)
8. Stella Donnelly — Boys Will Be Boys
9. Alex The Astronaut — Not Worth Hiding
10. Camp Cope — The Opener

Artist Of the year

1. Gang Of Youths
2. AB Original
3. Alex Lahey
4. Paul Kelly
5. Caiti Baker

International Performance Of the year

1. Chevy Metal
2. Stevie Nicks
3. Paul McCartney
4. Yusef/Cat Stevens
5. Pete Tong
6. Japandroids

Australian Performance Of the year

1. Pow! Negro
2. Dear Seattle
3. Camp Cope
4. The Smith Street Band
5. Tina Arena

Top TV Show

1. Game Of Thrones
2. Mindhunter
3. Stranger Things
4. Peaky Blinders

Top Movie

1. Let's Play Two
2. Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
3. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
4. Gaga: Five Foot Two

Highlight Of The Year

Watching Gang Of Youths rise to the top with the release of Go Farther In Lightness.

Prediction For 2018

Camp Cope's album will be in the top ten of the year and will create waves through the industry.