The annual Vera Poll has been held amongst our regular visitors since 1981. Some bands that topped the chart became famous later on.

Check the Poll-winners since 1981 by clicking the year:

2025 Frankie and the Witch Fingers (USA)
2024 King Hannah (UK)
2023 Tramhaus (NL)
2022 Tropical Fuck Storm (AUS)
2021  Black Lips (USA)
2020  Otoboke Beaver (JAP)
2019  Jambinai (KOR)
2018: IDLES (UK)
2017: Protomartyr (USA)
2016: Protomartyr (USA)
2015: Mike Krol (USA)
2014: together PANGEA (USA)
2013: Parquet Courts (USA)
2012: Triggerfinger (BEL)
2011: Davila 666 (PR)
2010: Villagers (IRE)
2009: Health (USA)
2008: The Dodos (USA)
2007: Black Lips (USA)
2006: Two Gallants (USA)
2005: Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez (USA)
2004: The Hackensaw Boys (USA)
2003: The Thermals (USA)
2002: Prong (USA)
2001: Zen Guerrilla (USA)
2000: At The Drive-In (USA)
1999: Mogwai (SCO)
1998: Godspeed You! Black Emperor (CAN)
1997: Blonde Redhead (USA)
1996: Blonde Redhead (USA)
1995: Shellac (USA)
1994: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (USA)
1993: The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (USA)
1992: The Gories (USA)
1991: The Jesus Lizard (USA)
1990: Dead Moon (USA)
1989: Screaming Trees (USA)
1988: Rollins Band (USA)
1987: Henry Rollins (USA) / Naked Prey (USA)  (ex equo op nr 1.)
1986: Giant Sand (USA)
1985: The Scientists (AUS)
1984: The Gun Club (USA)
1983: Kowalski (DLD)
1982: Virgin Prunes (IER)
1981: DAF (Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft) (DLD)