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The Music's Artist Of The Year 2014

Staff Writer

For outstanding achievement in whatever they were trying to do

What makes an artist of the year? Someone who's had a breakout year? Someone who made a comeback? Someone who dominated the headlines?

We didn't really make the distinction to our writers in the 2014 Writers Poll, so we've got a good mix in our top ten.

Scroll through below to find out our rankings.

Check out our Albums Of The Year, Gigs Of The Year, TV Shows Of The Year and Films Of The Year.