The Music Writers' Poll 2014: Paul Smith

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

1. Ben Watt - Hendra
2. Neil Finn - Dizzy Heights
3. Chet Faker - Built On Glass
4. Steve Smyth - Exits
5. Calling All Cars - Raise The People
6. The Black Keys - Turn Blue
7. De'May - If We Don't Leave Now
8. Husky - Ruckers Hill
9. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
10. Kingswood - Microscopic Wars

SONG OF THE YEAR

1. Chet Faker - Talk Is Cheap
2. Peking Duk - High
3. Sia - Chandelier
4. Steve Smyth - Shake It
5. Chet Baker - Gold

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

1. Chet Faker
2. Peking Duk
3. Steve Smyth
4. Ben Watt
5. Neil Finn

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Bruce Springsteen
2. Bob Dylan
3. Pet Shop Boys
4. Neil Finn
5. Mike Peters

AUSTRALIAN ARTIST PERFORMANCE

1. Nick Cave
2. Chet Faker
3. Perry Keyes
4. Things of Stone & Wood
5. Allday

TOP TV SHOW

1. Doctor Who
2. Shaun Micallef's Mad As Hell
3. Please Like Me
4. The Time Of Our Lives
5. Modern Family

TOP MOVIE

1. Boyhood
2. The Trip To Italy
3. Locke
4. The LEGO Movie
5. The Grand Budapest Hotel

TOP WEBSITE

1. Facebook
2. theMusic.com.au
3. Oz Bargain
4. Sydney Morning Herald
5. BBC Sport

HIGHLIGHT OF 2014

Getting the chance to see legends like Dylan and Springsteen still manage to play some of the best shows of their long careers.

PREDICTION FOR 2015

Music streaming continuing to tighten its grip on the music industry which needs to work out how it should best adapt and adopt.