The Shagtour Music Poll (SMP) is similar to that of a college football or basketball Associated Press (AP) poll which many of you may be familiar with. It consists of ranking the top 100 shag and beach music songs.  This SMP (Shagtour Music Poll) will be updated throughout the year depending upon the number of responses and the time to process the numbers.  This poll is  meant to be a reference for dancers and dj's.  It is meant to be FUN and to add excitement to the shag world ! These polls are determined by an entire voting panel. We understand not everybody will agree with our polls, and we encourage you to express your opinions. Send us your opinion of the top 10 shag songs and let us know if you would like to be included on the voting panel.  Anonymous emails will be accepted in the ranking until the voting panel is complete.  YOUR VOTE WILL COUNT.  The SMP is NOT about local bands or a group of friends creating a chart.  This poll is the shaggers choice.  Some of the bands may be having hits right now and influence the charts but that is completely out of our hands.  Shagtour only post results in the same manner in which they are emailed to us.

Is this the current month, current year or all time poll?

It is actually none of the above.  It is simply a poll of the shag and beach music songs that the average dj and shag dancer likes regardless if it is a 15 year old tune or a new release.

How are the rankings determined?

Each voting member submits his/her top 10 shag or beach music songs. The voting members names are kept confidential and at this time we have no plans to make the names of this panel public.  We are sure to encounter problems with this poll and ask that you are patient with us while all the bugs are worked out of the system.  The voting members will consist of any

shagger or dj that wishes to vote.  Only the emails received will be considered and tallied. The first place song receives 10 points, the second place song receives 9 points, the third place song receives 8 points, and so on and so forth.   If the names of the songs are not numbered in the email the top song title will be considered as 1 and the last title will be considered as 10.

If you do not wish to email 10  song titles,  you can email any number of names but you may only vote once per month.

Additional rules and guidelines are currently being written and this page will be updated as the changes are made. 

What happens last?

All votes are then combined and calculated accordingly to produce rankings for the top 100 shag songs. Rankings will change throughout the year at various intervals depending upon the number of emails received. 

What happens in the case of a tie?

All ties will remain a tie.

Please send us your selection for the top 10 songs to smp@shagtour.com or to the email address listed below.    

email =  shagtour@shagtour.com

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