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List of Smash Hits Poll Winners Party winners

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The Smash Hits Poll Winners Party was an awards ceremony which ran from 1979 to 1987 as the Smash Hits Readers' Poll, then on television from 1988 to 2005.

1979 awards

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The results for the 1979 Smash Hits Readers' Poll were published in the 20 March 1980 issue of the magazine.[1]

1980 awards

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The results for the 1980 Smash Hits Readers' Poll were published in the 18 March 1981 issue of the magazine.[2]

1981 awards

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The results for the 1981 Smash Hits Readers Poll were published in the 24 December 1981 issue of the magazine.[3]

1982 awards

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The results for the 1982 Smash Hits Readers Poll were published were published in the 23 December 1982 issue of the magazine.[4]

1983 awards

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The results for the 1983 Smash Hits Readers Poll were published were published in the 22 December 1983 issue of the magazine.[5]

1984 awards

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The results for the 1984 Smash Hits Readers Poll were published in the 20 December 1984 issue of the magazine.[6]

1985 awards

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The results for the 1985 Smash Hits Readers Poll were published in the 18 December 1985 issue of the magazine.[7]

1986 awards

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The results for the 1986 Smash Hits Readers Poll were published in the 16 December 1986 issue of the magazine.[8]

1987 awards

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The results for the 1987 Smash Hits Readers Poll was published in the 6 October 1987 issue of the magazine.[9]

1988 awards

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The 1988 Smash Hits Poll Winners Party ceremony was held on Sunday, 30 October 1988 at The Royal Albert Hall in London. The party was broadcast on BBC and Radio One from 3.30-5 pm. Phillip Schofield introduced the show. The results for the 1988 Smash Hits Readers Poll were published in the 15 November 1988 issue of the magazine.[10]

1989 awards

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Phillip Schofield was the host at Docklands Arena on 29 October 1989.

1990 awards

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Phillip Schofield was the host at Docklands Arena on 11 November 1990.

1991 awards

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Phillip Schofield was the host at Docklands Arena on 26 October 1991. The event was notorious for the incident in 1991 involving Phillip Schofield and Carter USM, when the band's performance was cut short, causing them to trash up the stage. Following this, Schofield made a remark about the band's behaviour, their guitarist Fruitbat rugby tackled him to the floor. The band was temporarily banned from performing on television but ticket sales for its tour soared.

1992 awards

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The 1992 Smash Hits Poll Winners Party ceremony, honored the best and worst music, films and TV of 1992 from December 1991 to December 1992 and took place on 6 December 1992, at Olympia in London. Simon Mayo and New Kids on the Block member Jordan Knight hosted the event.[11]

1993 awards

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Andi Peters and Will Smith were the hosts at Wembley Arena on 5 December 1993.

1993 was the year that introduced the "Best New Roadshow Act" award which would launch new acts who would perform on the Smash Hits Tour previous to the event; the winners would be voted by fans at the show of which US pop band E.Y.C. (Damon Butler, Dave Loeffler and Trey Parker) were the first to win this award[12][13] and perform their new single "Feelin' Alright". The award would later launch the careers of Boyzone, Backstreet Boys, Five and many others in the following years.

1994 awards

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Andi Peters with actor Dean Cain and volleyball player Gabrielle Reece were the hosts at Docklands Arena on 4 December 1994.

1995 awards

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Andi Peters and Dani Behr were the hosts at London Arena on 3 December 1995.

1996 awards

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The 1996 Smash Hits Poll Winners Party ceremony was held on Sunday, 1 December 1996, at the London Arena. The party was broadcast on BBC1 at 3.30 pm. Ant & Dec and Lily Savage presented the show. The results for the 1996 Smash Hits Readers Poll were published in the 17 December 1996 issue of the magazine.[14]

1997 awards

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Ant & Dec and Jayne Middlemiss were the hosts at London Arena on 30 November 1997.

1998 awards

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Melanie Sykes, Stephen Gately, Meat Loaf and Will Smith were the hosts at London Arena on 13 December 1998.

1999 awards

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Steps were the hosts at London Arena on 5 December 1999.

2000 awards

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The hosts for this year were Katy Hill, Louise Redknapp and Richard Blackwood at London Arena on 10 December 2000. This was the last event shown on the BBC after 12 years.[15]

2001 awards

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Vernon Kay, Margherita Taylor, Emma Bunton and Ritchie Neville were the hosts which took place at London Arena on 9 December 2001. This was the first one shown on Channel 4 and renamed Smash Hits T4 Poll Winners Party.

2002 awards

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Vernon Kay hosted again but this time he was joined by June Sarpong and Kelly Osbourne who had to leave midway through the awards.

2003 awards

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2004 awards

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The 2004 Smash Hits Poll Winners Party ceremony was held on Sunday, 21 November 2004, at the Wembley Arena.

2005 awards

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Hosts were Steve Jones and Miquita Oliver.

References

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  1. ^ "The Smash Hits Readers Poll Results". Smash Hits. 2 (34). Ascential. 20 March 1980. ISSN 0260-3004.
  2. ^ "1980 The Smash Hits Readers Poll Results". Smash Hits. 3 (59). Ascential. 18 March 1981. ISSN 0260-3004.
  3. ^ "1981 The Smash Hits Readers Poll Results". Smash Hits. 4 (80). Ascential. 24 December 1981. ISSN 0260-3004.
  4. ^ "1982 The Smash Hits Readers Poll Results". Smash Hits. 4 (106). Ascential. 23 December 1982. ISSN 0260-3004.
  5. ^ "1983 The Smash Hits Readers Poll Results". Smash Hits. 5 (132). Ascential. 22 December 1983. ISSN 0260-3004.
  6. ^ "1984 The Smash Hits Readers Poll Results". Smash Hits. 6 (158). Ascential. 20 December 1984. ISSN 0260-3004.
  7. ^ "1985 The Smash Hits Readers Poll Results". Smash Hits. 7 (184). Ascential. 18 December 1985. ISSN 0260-3004.
  8. ^ "1986 The Smash Hits Readers Poll Results". Smash Hits. 8 (209). Ascential. 16 December 1986. ISSN 0260-3004.
  9. ^ "1986 The Smash Hits Readers Poll Results". Smash Hits. 9 (230). Ascential. 16 December 1986. ISSN 0260-3004.
  10. ^ "Smash Hits Poll Winners - 1988". Smash Hits. 10 (259). Mouse, Michael. 15 November 1988. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Smash Hits Poll Winners - 1992". Smash Hits. 14 (366). Mouse, Michael: 4–23. 8 December 1992. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  12. ^ "EYC - Nostalgia Pie". Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  13. ^ "EYC - Win the Smash Hits Show On The Road Award". YouTube. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  14. ^ Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 1996:
  15. ^ Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 2000:
  16. ^ McIver, Brian (25 November 2002). "192 at the poll winners' party". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 March 2023.