Creem 1977 Readers' Poll

[David]

The Creem 1977 Readers' Poll, which ran in the March 1978 issue, had some interesting surprises & some expected but gratifying results.

Top Albums
1. Rumours
2. Love You Live
3. Cat Scratch Fever
4. Love Gun
5. Going for the One

Top Songs
1. Dreams
2. Cat Scratch Fever
3. God Save the Queen
4. Barracuda
5. Life in the Fast Lane

Best R&B Single
1. Sir Duke
2. Boogie Nights
3. Lido Shuffle
4. Easy
5. I Wish
6. Brick House
7. Dreams

Top Groups
1. Led Zeppelin
2. Fleetwood Mac
3. Kiss
4. Rolling Stones
5. Aerosmith

Top Live Groups
1. Led Zeppelin
2. Kiss
3. Aerosmith
4. Queen
5. Fleetwood Mac

Best Female Singer
1. Linda Ronstadt
2. Stevie Nicks
3. Ann Wilson
4. Patti Smith
5. Christine McVie
6. Grace Slick

Best R&B Singer
1. Mick Jagger
2. Stevie Wonder
3. Boz Scaggs
4. David Bowie
5. Southside Johnny
6. George Benson
7. Rod Stewart
8. Peter Wolf
9. Stevie Nicks
10. Willy DeVille

Best Keyboardist
1. Keith Emerson
2. Rick Wakeman
3. Elton John
4. Christine McVie
5. Gary Wright

Hero/Heroine of the Year
1. Robert Plant
2. Jimmy Page
3. Keith Richard
4. Gene Simmons
5. Ted Nugent
6. Stevie Nicks
7. Steve Martin
8. David Bowie

Comeback of the Year
1. Iggy Pop
2. Fleetwood Mac
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
5. Crosby, Stills & Nash
6. Bob Welch

Album Cover of the Year
1. Love Gun
2. Rumours
3. Love You Live
4. Book of Dreams
5. I'm in You
6. News of the World

Fashion Plate of the Year
1. Johnny Rotten
2. Gene Simmons
3. Stevie Nicks
4. Rod Stewart
5. David Bowie
6. Deborah Harry

Sex Object of the Year
1. Stevie Nicks
2. Robert Plant
3. Linda Ronstadt
4. Paul Stanley
5. Farrah Fawcett-Majors
6. Deborah Harry

Couple of the Year
1. Rod Stewart & Britt Ekland
2. Mick & Bianca Jagger
3. Gregg & Cher Allman
4. Paul & Linda McCartney
5. Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham
6. Robert & Maureen Plant
7. David Bowie & Iggy Pop