BBC does a poll of music critics and broadcasters to forecast who the hot new acts of the year will be and then releases a top 10 list. Here's the list for 2007:
1. Mika
2. The Twang
3. Klaxons
4. Sadie Ama
5. Enter Shikari
6. Air Traffic
7. Cold War Kids
8. Just Jack
9. Ghosts
10. The Rumble Strips
Mika, Klaxons, and Just Jack already are making an impact on the chart. Mika in particular looks like he'll break out big. "Grace Kelly" is already #2 on the sales and airplay charts, and the single isn't even out until the 29th.
Judging from their 2006 list, I would expect at least half of these acts to break out big. Last year they named Corinne Bailey Rae at #1, and surely got it right, as she is now vying for record and album of the year Grammys, as well as having had a huge international hit with "Put Your Records On." Other acts from last year's list that did well: The Feeling (#3), Guillemots (#5), Chris Brown (#7), and The Automatic (#10). Their 2005 list was pretty impressive too: The Bravery (#1), Bloc Party (#2), The Game (#4), Kaiser Chiefs (#5), KT Tunstall (#6), and The Magic Numbers (#10). Keane was #1 for 2004.
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