Our favorite Kate LPs, CDs and songs, as determined by YOU! (as of February 24, 2002)

Ranks And Grades Of The LPs:

Hounds is our favorite Kate LP by a significant margin. 41% of all respondents say it's Kate's best work (compared to only 22% for The Dreaming). The Whole Story ranks lowest, probably because we already own all the material. It actually received higher grades than The Red Shoes, Never for Ever and Lionheart (but it consistently shows up at or near the bottom of everyone's list).

Women are much more evenly split than men on the Hounds vs. Dreaming choice. 32% of all female respondents ranked Hounds #1, compared to 27% who picked The Dreaming. Women rank The Kick Inside a little higher too: 19% call it Kate's best work. Otherwise, responses by gender are identical.

Our Favorite Kate Songs:

3808 votes have been cast in this category so far. A total of 116 songs have been selected.  Wuthering Heights leads the pack by a healthy margin and Running Up That Hill has a pretty firm grip on second place.  Cloudbusting edges out This Woman's Work for third; the rest of the top 10 are locked in a close race.

OK, I lied -- You Want Alchemy is practically at the bottom of the list (currently in 68th place), but it's my favorite... (The actual 20th place song is Wow, with 60 votes.)

Our Favorite Recording Artists:

845 different artists were listed among 3637 total votes so far, and as expected, Kate leads the pack (it *is* a Kate survey after all!). Tori has a solid lock on the second place position. Peter Gabriel and Bjork hold down the next two slots, then it's pretty close for the next 5.

And I lied again -- 10cc is one of nearly 400 artists/bands who were only listed once, but they're one of *my* favorites... (The actual 20th place artist is Sting, with 24 votes.)

Favorite LP/CD Of All Time:

We're apparently a real loyal group -- just over 50% of all respondents list a Kate LP as their all-time favorite (usually Hounds or The Dreaming, but every release including Cathy's Home Demos made it to the list). All of Tori's LPs received multiple mentions, too. Altogether, 244 different LPs have been listed. In addition to all of Kate's and Tori's releases, the following discs received multiple votes:

OK, OK, I'm still lying -- I'm the only person who picked How Dare You! -- but it's a really great LP!

Best New Release You've Heard In The Past Year:

Since this survey is now in its third year, some of the "new releases" listed above are not so new anymore!  That said, two of Tori's discs lead the rest of the pack by a WIDE margin. From The Choirgirl Hotel or To Venus and Back were listed by 15% of all respondents.  376 different LPs made the list so far; the 30 titles listed above were the only ones that received multiple mentions.

Our Favorite Authors:

486 authors have been listed so far. Stephen King leads the pack by a pretty significant margin.  Here are the top 33, in order of preference:

Our Favorite Books:

710 different titles have been listed so far. Wuthering Heights and Lord Of The Rings show up 46 times and 36 times respectively, then there's no consistency to the list at all. Only a handful of other titles received multiple mentions. They include:

A Little More About Us:

Residence:

Kate fans are EVERYWHERE! 40% of all respondents live somewhere in the US. (43 of the 50 states in the Union are represented in the survey so far. Apparently, Kate hasn't been "discovered" in Alabama, Alaska, Hawaii and a few other places out west yet...) 21% of all respondents reside in the United Kingdom. Australian and Canadian fans have responded in significant numbers as well. Altogether, I've heard from 71 different countries!:

Other Hobbies And Interests:

2869 votes have been cast in this category so far. Listening to music, reading and watching movies have all been mentioned at least 200 times each. Writing and computers/internet have been listed 100 times each. Others that show up multiple times include:

And because the world is a very big place, some of us are bound to have a couple hobbies that just don't seem to fit into the mainstream. Some of the "favorite hobbies" that show up only once in the survey include: arguing, Pee-Wee Herman, bodyshots, smoking cigarettes, collecting ash trays and serial killers!

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John

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