BEST OF 2000
VOTING RESULTS!
The results of the vote conducted over the past 3 months!
Results compiled from over 2000 individual votes cast.



Best 10 Albums Of 2000:


 From votes cast - with points given to #1 through #3 choices and compiled to give results.

  1. Journey - Arrival

    2.

  2. Danger Danger - Return Of The great Gildersleeves
  3. The Sign - Signs Of Life

  4. Bon Jovi - Crush
  5. Kharma - Wonderland
  6. Vaughn - Soldiers & Sailors By Riverside
  7. Millenium - Hourglass
  8. Sammy Hagar - Ten 13
  9. Westworld - Skin
  10. Kip Winger - Songsfromtheoceanfloor

Best 10 Songs Of 2000:


  1. Bon Jovi - It's My Life

    2.

  2. Journey - Higher Place
  3. Danger Danger - Dead Drunk & Wasted

  4. Journey - Signs Of Life
  5. Journey - To Be Alive Again
  6. Westworld - Uneasy
  7. Danger Danger - I Do
  8. The Sign - Forever Again
  9. Danger Danger - Grind
  10. Vaughn - Is That All There Is

Best Overall Artist of 2000:


  1. Journey

    2.

  2. Danger Danger
  3. Bon Jovi

  4. David Coverdale
  5. Sammy Hagar
  6. The Sign
  7. Westworld
  8. Kip Winger
  9. Vaughn
  10. Rob Rock

Best Songwriter or Songwriting Team:

  1. Schon/Cain/Augeri

    2.

  2. Richie Sambora / Jon Bon Jovi
  3. Jack Blades

  4. Sammy Hagar / Jesse Harms
  5. Steve West / Bruno Ravel
  6. Jim Peterik
  7. Terry Brock / Mark Mangold / Randy Jackson - The Sign
  8. Harry Hess / Pete Lesperance
  9. Tony Harnell
  10. David Coverdale

Best Guitarist:

  1. Neal Schon

    2.

  2. Richie Sambora

  3. John Sykes
  4. Paul Gilbert
  5. Vinny Burns

Best Bass Player:

  1. Nikki Sixx

    2.

  2. Bruno Ravel

  3. Marco Mendoza
  4. Geddy Lee
  5. Billy Greer

Best Drummer:

  1. Deen Castronovo

    2.

  2. Tico Torres

  3. Simon Phillips
  4. Pat Torpey
  5. Tommy Aldridge

Best Vocalist:

  1. Steve Augeri

    2.  "Wow, that's awesome. I'm really pleased the way this has all
    turned out! Thank you!"     Sincerely, Steve Augeri

  2. David Coverdale

  3. Terry Brock
    "My only comments are: Thanks, thanks, thanks, thanks!" Take care, Tez
  4. Jorn Lande
  5. Paul Laine

Best Keyboard player:

  1. Jonathan Cain

    2.

  2. Mark Mangold

  3. Don Airey
  4. Jon Lord
  5. David Bryan

Best Producer:

  1. Kevin Shirley

    2.

  2. Roy Z

  3. Mutt Lange
  4. Richie Zito
  5. Mike Slamer

Favorite Record Label:

  1. Now & Then / Frontiers

    2.

  2. MTM

  3. Spitfire
  4. Z Records
  5. Kivel Records

Best Album Cover:

    2.

Most Anticipated release due in 2001:

  1. Van Halen

    2.

  2. Dare

  3. House Of Lords
  4. Hardline
  5. Hurricane
  6. Danger Danger - Cockroach

Best Live Performance / Show:

  1. Bon Jovi

    2.

  2. Thin Lizzy

  3. Gods 2000 Show
  4. Styx
  5. Kiss

Best Official Band Run Website:

  1. Journeymusic.com

    2.

  2. Defleppard.com

  3. glennhughes.com
  4. van-halen.com
  5. toto99.com / deeppurple.com

Most Valuable Contributor to The AOR Cause:

(Artist, Producer, Media, Label...)

  1. MelodicRock.com


    2. "Wow, I am blown away, thanks! The whole reason I started the
    site was to connect new people to classic music, but it has
    developed into a monster that connects classic people to new music.
    Thanks for the continuing support and all the cool e-mails
    and comments."
    Best Regards, Andrew.

  2. Now & Then / Frontiers

  3. MTM
  4. Classic Rock Magazine
  5. John Kalodner - Sony/Portrait A&R Guru

Worst Album of 2000:

  1. Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force

    2.

Best Up and Coming Artist:

  1. The Sign

    2.

  2. SR-71

  3. Teer
  4. 3 Doors Down
  5. Kharma



Results compiled from over 2000 submitted votes February 2001-May 2001.


c.2001 MelodicRock.com

I hope you enjoyed voting and reading the results. I made a decision at the outset to delete any votes that merely had the one band or artist as favorite for every possible category.
That didn't happen, but I was still amazed at the across the board support for Journey. Their votes were valid and attracted nominations right across the field.
To the rest of the results - counting took SO long, it wasn't funny and the numbers were tight.
What you have seen above is what YOU voted for! Till next year...

In the meantime - you can add your Top 10 favorite albums for last year in a special separate area.