Smooth's Best of 2018 Poll: Your favourites are revealed!

17 December 2018, 12:10

By Tom Eames

2018 has been another eventful year, and we can now reveal YOUR favourite moments.

We asked you to vote in a number of categories that celebrated the last 12 months, and here are the results!

Best Artist

Michael Bublé was back with a new album in 2018 after a few years away, and he was your winner with 18% of the vote, just ahead of Ed Sheeran and Take That.

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1. Michael Bublé - 18%
2. Ed Sheeran - 17%
3. Take That - 15%
4. Lady Gaga - 12%
5. Rod Stewart - 11%
6. Olly Murs - 9%
7. Kylie Minogue - 5%
8. Barbra Streisand - 5%
9. Sam Smith - 4%
10. Freya Ridings - 3%

Best Movie

There was only going to be one winner, as the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody took home the prize by a huge margin. It was most definitely the year of the musical drama, as it was followed by A Star is Born and Mamma Mia 2.

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1. Bohemian Rhapsody - 44%
2. A Star is Born - 17%
3. Mamma Mia - Here We Go Again - 13%
4. Avengers: Infinity War - 6%
5. They Shall Not Grow Old - 6%
6. Black Panther - 3%
7. Christopher Robin - 3%
8. Mission Impossible: Fallout - 3%
9. Incredibles 2 - 2%
10. Ready Player One - 1%

Best TV Show

It was the drama everyone was talking about, and the BBC One series starring Richard Madden was the clear winner, ahead of the Ant-less I'm a Celebrity and David Attenborough's powerful nature documentary series Dynasties.

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1. Bodyguard - 20%
2. I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! - 17%
3. Dynasties - 13%
4. Peter Kay's Car Share - 10%
5. Strictly Come Dancing - 10%
6. Killing Eve - 8%
7. Poldark - 7%
8. Doctor Who - 5%
9. Britain's Got Talent - 5%
10. The Great British Bake Off - 5%

Favourite Royal

It was a big year for the royal family, and Prince Harry proved to be your favourite Windsor, with the Duchess of Sussex following in third place. The Queen is still popular as ever, however, as she finished in second place.

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1. Prince Harry - 25%
2. Queen Elizabeth II - 21%
3. The Duchess of Sussex - 21%
4. The Duchess of Cambridge - 14%
5. Princess Charlotte - 5%
6. Princess Beatrice - 5%
7. Prince George - 4%
8. Prince William - 3%
9. Princess Eugenie - 2%
10. Prince Philip - 2%

Best Soap

The ITV soaps took the top crown after an eventful year, with Corrie just coming ahead of rival Emmerdale.

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1. Coronation Street - 29%
2. Emmerdale - 21%
3. EastEnders - 19%
4. Casualty - 18%
5. Doctors - 6%
6. Hollyoaks - 6%

Best TV Presenter

He may be fighting aliens in Doctor Who, but Bradley Walsh proved to be your favourite TV host thanks to his duties on The Chase. He finished just ahead of Declan Donnelly, who hosted shows on his own for the first time this year. Graham Norton rounded out the top three most popular hosts.

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1. Bradley Walsh - 27%
2. Declan Donnelly - 23%
3. Graham Norton - 17%
4. Holly Willoughby - 8%
5. Phillip Schofield - 7%
6. Claudia Winkleman - 5%
7. Dermot O'Leary - 4%
8. Tess Daly - 3%
9. Noel Fielding - 3%
10. Sandi Toksvig - 3%

Hero of the Year

He helped guide England to their first World Cup semi-final since 1990, and basically made our summer, so it's only right that Gareth Southgate topped the list! He finished ahead of Bohemian Rhapsody actor Rami Malek and I'm a Celebrity star Anne Hegarty.