Ahh... The classics..

Top 15 Albums of the Year

1. Bluetones - Expecting to Fly
2. Suede - Coming Up
3. Lush - Lovelife
4. Boo Radleys - C'Mon Kids
5. Kula Shaker - K
6. Ride - Tarantula
7. Beatles - Anthology 2
8. Trainspotting - SOUNDTRACK
9. Tricky - Pre-Mellinium Tension
10. Cardigans - First Band on the Moon
11. Blur - Live at the Budokan
12. Ash - 1977
13. Eggman - First Fruits
14. Sleeper - The It Girl
15. Beck - Odelay

    Top 30 Songs of the Year

    1. Underworld - Born Slippy (in a landslide)
    2. Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun
    3. Kula Shaker - Tattva
    4. Charlatans - One to Another
    5. Ride - Black Nite Crash
    6. mememe - Hanging Around
    7. Suede - Trash
    8. Ash - Goldfinger
    9. Bluetones - Slight Return (seven bluetones songs got votes)
    10. Chemical Brothers - Loops of Fury
    11. Lush - Ladykillers (5 songs in the top 30, nobody else had more than 2)
    12. Cardigans- Lovefool
    13. Trash Can Sinatras - Twisted & Bent
    14. Lush - Last Night
    15. Suede - Star Crazy
    16. Ride - Starlight Motel
    17. Crowded House - Instinct
    18. Space - Future of the Speices
    19. Lush - 500
    20. Astrobrite - Slowpoke (they're famous now!)
    21. Lush - The Childcatcher
    22. Lush - Single Girl
    23. Black Crowes - Black Friday
    24. Robyn Hitchcock - DeChiroco Street
    25. Sleeper - Nice Guy Eddie
    26. Garbage - Milk
    27. Bluetones - Nae Hair Ont
    28. Space - You & Me vs. The World
    29. Robyn Hitchcock - You and Oblivion
    30. Orbital - The Box

    The Excellent ImpeccableTasty Marmalade Bands of Choice

    Suede
    Blur
    Charlatans
    Pulp
    Ride
    Oasis
    Boo Radleys
    Crowded House
    Chemical Brothers
    The Stone Roses

    So, let's see, we lost 3 of our collective 10 faves this year, and nearly
    lost 2 others by my count (and that's not even counting the Blur
    unhappiness rumors)

    Most Irritating Song

    Along with mentions for Joan Osborne, Alanis Satanette, and Dishwalla
    were votes for both "tattva" and "any Kula Shaker besides Tattva"

    Most Irritating Indie Person

    Votes here generally fell into two categories: 1) The Gallaghers,
    including Noel and Liam in their own rights and 2) the mysterious
    "Elsie" and "Julian"

    Most Loveable Indie Boy

    Nobody was mentioned more than once:
    Jarvis Brett Matt (henry's dress) Stewy from Boyracer Martin Carr Robyn Hitchcock Graham

    Most Loveable Indie Gal

    Aimee Mann Morgana Stereolab Liz Fraser Shirley Manson and Nina

    Best Movie

    Trainspotting, but Fargo and the City of Lost Children got 2 votes each

    Best Thing about 1996

    Jarvis is Innocent!

    Worst Thing about 1996

    Rob Collins dying

    Event of the Year

    Pulp Live

    Favorite Dead Indie Bloke

    Chris Lush