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:

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)