The Music Writers' Poll 2014: Charmaine De Souza

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Paolo Nutini - Caustic Love
2. Chromeo - White Women
3. Say Anything - Hebrews
4. Pharrell Williams - G  I  R  L
5. Watsky - All You Can Do
6. Atmosphere - Southsiders
7. Ben Howard - I Forget Where We Were
8. The Gaslight Anthem - Get Hurt
9. The Smith Street Band - Throw Me In The River
10. Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Paolo Nutini - Iron Sky
2. William Beckett - Walls
3. Chromeo - Jealous - I Ain't With It
4. Pharrell Williams - Gust Of Wind
5. Cobra Starship - Never Been In Love

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Paolo Nutini
2. Bruno Mars
3. Chromeo
4. Say Anything
5. Sam Smith

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Say Anything
2. Bruno Mars
3. Panic! At The Disco
4. Slaves
5. Anberlin

AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Stillwater Giants
2. Jacob Diamond
3. The Getaway Plan
4. Indigo
5. Masketta Fall

TOP TV SHOW

1. My Mad Fat Diary
2. Orange Is The New Black
3. Game Of Thrones
4. American Horror Story: Coven
5. The Mindy Project

TOP MOVIE

1. Gone Girl
2. Interstellar
3. Guardians Of The Galaxy
4. Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
5. 22 Jump Street

TOP WEBSITE

1. Twitter
2. YouTube
3. The A.V. Club
4. Reddit
5. Deadspin

HIGHLIGHT OF 2014

The man bun/top knot/whatever you wanna call it. Because looking at those all year 'round served as a constant reminder of how lucky I am that my boyfriend doesn't have one.

PREDICTION FOR 2015

Iggy Azalea messes up and is forced to apologise for appropriating black culture; Kimye gets divorced.