You, the readers, have spoken. Green Day were your American idols of 2005, sweeping the Artist of the Year, Best Single and Best Band category in our thirtieth annual Rolling Stone Readers' Poll, conducted online. You also sounded a holla for Gwen Stefani (Best Video, Best Dressed, Best Female Performer), Kanye West (Best Male Performer, Best Hip-Hop Artist), Coldplay (Best Album) and U2.
The results:
Best Album
1. Coldplay, X&Y
2. White Stripes, Get Behind Me Satan
3. Mariah Carey, The Emancipation of Mimi
4. Kanye West, Late Registration
5. Gwen Stefani, Love. Angel. Music. Baby
6. Beck, Guero
7. Fiona Apple, Extraordinary Machine
8. Foo Fighters, In You Honor
9. System of a Down, Mezmerize/Hypnotize
10. Nine Inch Nails, With Teeth
Best Single
1. Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
2. Kanye West, "Gold Digger"
3. Kelly Clarkson, "Since You Been Gone"
4. Gorillaz, "Feel Good Inc."
5. U2, "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own"
6. Gwen Stefani, "Hollaback Girl"
7. Mariah Carey, "Shake It Off"
8. Coldplay, "Fix You"
9. Foo Fighters, "Best of You"
10. White Stripes, "My Doorbell"
Artist of the Year
1. Green Day
2. U2
3. Kanye West
Best Male Performer
1. Kanye West
2. Beck
3. Trent Reznor
Best Female Performer
1. Gwen Stefani
2. Kelly Clarkson
3. Fiona Apple
Best Band
1. Green Day
2. U2
3. Coldplay
Best Tour
1. U2
2. Green Day
3. Weezer/Foo Fighters
Best Hard Rock/Metal Band
1. Audioslave
2. System of a Down
2. Nine Inch Nails
Best R&B Artist
1. Alicia Keys
2. Stevie Wonder
3. John Legend
Best Hip-Hop Artist
1. Kanye West
2. Missy Elliot
3. 50 Cent
Most Welcome Comeback
1. Fiona Apple
2. Weezer
3. Nine Inch Nails
Best Video
1. Gwen Stefani, "Hollaback Girl"
2. Green Day, "Wake Me Up When September Ends"
3. My Chemical Romance, "Helena"
Best Dressed
1. Gwen Stefani
2. The Killers
3. Kanye West
Best New Artist
1. Fall Out Boy
2. The Arcade Fire
3. James Blunt
Worst Single
1. R. Kelly, "Trapped in the Closet"
2. Black Eyed Peas, "My Humps"
3. D4L, "Laffy Taffy"
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