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You have spoken and the results are in! We're pleased to announce the results of CBC Radio's Top 50 Artists of 2011 poll.

Check out the list, and enjoy the music - Rich Terfry rolls out the Top 50 on CBC RADIO 2 DRIVE on December 30th from 3:30-7pm (half hour later in Newfoundland).

You can also hear the Top 50 Artists countdown on January 1st on CBC Radio 1, from 5:30-9am. Happy New Year!
   
Rank Artist Total
1. Adele 15.54%
2. Hey Rosetta 10.96%
3. City and Colour 8.20%
4. Sam Roberts 6.07%
5. Jim Cuddy 4.70%
6. Wilco 4.34%
7. Coldplay 4.00%
8. Civil Wars 3.73%
9. Feist 3.13%
10. Decemberists 3.05%
11. Death Cab for Cutie 2.89%
12. Red Hot Chili Peppers 2.62%
13. Sloan 2.34%
14. Iron and Wine 2.16%
15. Jill Barber 1.73%
16. Blackie and the Rodeo Kings 1.63%
17. Paul Simon 1.60%
18. Sheepdogs 1.59%
19. Ryan Adams 1.32%
20. Whitehorse 1.30%
21. Cake 1.22%
22. Ben Harper 1.19%
23. Elliott Brood 1.00%
24. Sarah Slean 1.00%
25. Cuff the Duke 0.98%
26. Noel Gallagher 0.94%
27. Emmylou Harris 0.93%
28. Amos Lee 0.92%
29. Imaginary Cities 0.81%
30. Fitz and the Tantrums 0.79%
31. Memphis 0.75%
32. Ron Sexsmith 0.74%
33. Lucinda Williams 0.74%
34. Cee Lo Green 0.59%
35. Jenn Grant 0.53%
36. Trombone Shorty 0.53%
37. Mayer Hawthorne 0.50%
38. Raphael Saadiq 0.45%
39. Matthew Barber 0.41%
40. k.d. Lang 0.39%
41. Jimmy Rankin 0.39%
42. Guster 0.33%
43. Doug Paisley 0.32%
44. Bruce Cockburn 0.30%
45. Bedouin Soundclash 0.30%
46. Jayhawks 0.29%
47. Armistice 0.26%
48. Robbie Robertson 0.25%
49. Nicole Atkins 0.21%
50. Asa 0.18%