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The votes are in on IrishCentral's dual music polls — one for Best Irish-American Album of the Decade, and the other for Best Irish Album of the Decade.
The contest drew thousands of votes — as well as the biggest response to any IrishCentral poll in any category or on any topic.
The Best Irish-American Album of the Decade drew the most votes, and came right down to the wire. But in the end, Black 47's "Trouble in the Land" came in on top with 37% of the votes, compared with close runner-up, Enter the Haggis' "Casualties of Retail," with 32 percent.
The next pair was also a battle to the end, between Pierce Turner's "3 Minute World" and The Prodigals' "Needs Must When the Devil Drives." The final tally: Turner nabbed third place with 15% and The Prodigals came in fourth with 11%.
"Blackout," by Dropkick Murphys, came in fifth and last with just 3 percent of the vote.
The final results in the Best Irish Album of the Decade was something of a surprise, with four albums facing off against the favorite, U2's "All That You Can't Leave Behind."
But in a major upset, the world-touring, top-selling U2 came in third with just 17 percent of the vote.
"VH1 Presents The Corrs: Live From Dublin" handily took the top honors with a commanding 43 percent of the vote. Saw Doctors' "The Cure" was a solid second, with 32 percent.
The fight to stay out of last place toggled back and forth throughout the run of the contest, but in the end, Afro Celt Sound System's "Further in Time" pulled in 3 percent of the vote to put controversial singer Sinead O'Connor's "Throw Down Your Arms" at the bottom, with 2%.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.jhadey07 | Jan 09, 2010, 08:10 AM EST
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vincentruane | Jan 05, 2010, 08:20 PM EST
Jeff Conlon's song 'EVERGREEN IRELAND'would be a good song for Celtic Thunder or Mary Black. It's time Irishcentral.com helped generate a few hit songs, particularly songs with a hot Irish connection.
littleluvnut | Jan 04, 2010, 09:17 PM EST
Where is Celtic Thunder? WOW!! Someone messed this up!
FastEddy | Jan 04, 2010, 09:25 AM EST
" ... The next time Irish central decides to do such a contest in the interests of credibility include more bands ..." ... What He Said.
vincentruane | Jan 03, 2010, 10:56 AM EST
This vote has little credibility because the voters were given a limited choice of bands and songs to choose from. The next time Irish central decides to do such a contest in the interests of credibility include more bands, give people a chance to listen to some songs from each album and don't have journalists who are personally acquainted with singers in some of these bands choosing who will be in the contest. If you're going to be using the name Irish in your website, the old boy network syndrome needs to be got rid of. No mention of Mary Black, Carmel Conway, Gaelic Storm, Jeff Conlon and how many more? This shocking dishonesty needs to be stopped.