So how did Billboard's predictions - and our readers' votes - stack up against the actual Grammy Awards 2010 nominees?

Aside from a bombardment from Tokio Hotel fans -- who delivered nearly 40,000 votes in each of the three major categories for a band and a record that were not eligible for the 2010 Grammys -- the gap between our picks, your votes and the actual nominations isn't very large at all.

Listen to some of the songs and artists that are nominated for 2010 Grammy Awards.

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Readers' Poll Results:

Lady Gaga  - "Poker Face" (4738 votes)
Kings of Leon - "Use Somebody" (840 votes)
Taylor Swift - "You Belong With Me" (748 votes)
Jonas Brothers - "Paranoid" (602 votes)
Jay-Z feat. Rihanna and Kanye West - "Run This Town" (516 votes)
(Tokio Hotel - "Automatic"  got 35,725 votes but was released in September and is not eligible until 2011)

Our readers were rewarded in this category, with the top three choices voted upon making the final cut. But while the Jonas Brothers may have made the top of our poll, they were shut out entirely for this year's awards. Meanwhile, Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West may not be up for record of the year, but fan favorite "Run This Town" is in contention for  best rap/sung collaboration.


ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Readers' Poll Results:

Lady Gaga - "The Fame" (4955 votes)
Green Day - "21st Century Breakdown" (1584 votes)
Cinema Bizzare - "Toyz" (1221 votes)
Taylor Swift - "Fearless" (1110 votes)
Susan Boyle - "I Dreamed A Dream" (875 votes, but not eligible until 2011)
Whitney Houston - "I Look To You" (865 votes)
Jonas Brothers - "Lines, Vines, and Trying Times" (787 votes)
(Tokio Hotel - "Humanoid" (41,004 votes, but was released in October and is not eligible until 2011)

Billboard.com did slightly worse in the album of the year, going only 2-for-5 by picking Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift for this category. But a bizarre contender on the poll was the German goth rock band Cinema Bizarre who did not register anywhere in this year's nominations. More surprisingly are the complete shut-outs of both Whitney Houston and the Jonas Brothers for any and all categories.

BEST NEW ARTIST

Readers' Poll Results:

Tokio Hotel (38,850 votes, ineligible)
Lady Gaga (7654 votes, ineligible)
Cinema Bizzarre (1391 votes)
Owl City (684 votes)
Jonas Brothers (663 votes, ineligible)
Susan Boyle (321 votes, ineligible)
Zac Brown Band (186 votes)
Demi Lovato (151 votes)

Billboard.com readers didn't do nearly as well in their votes for best new artist category: of the top eight vote-getters, half of the chosen artists weren't even eligible for the category. 2010 is either too early or too late, folks. Of the four legitimate candidates the got a notable number of votes in our poll, only one - the Zac Brown Band - actually made the cut.

As for the rest of our own predictions...

We knew exactly what we were doing when we named Beyonce as Billboard's Woman of the Year. She certainly lived up to the title of Sasha Fierce, leading the pack of Grammy nominees with a total of ten.

We were pretty sure that U2 would return to the 2010 Grammy Awards with some nominations in hand after debuting its single on the previous year's broadcast, and we were right. U2 was nominated for three Grammys: Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Album.

Bono and co. will have to contended with Green Day on their quest for another Grammy. As we correctly guessed, the Bay Area pop-punk band's return after taking home the Record of the Year award in 2006. Green Day is nominated three times, in the same categories as U2.

Allen Toussaint didn't get the Album of the Year nod like we thought, but will still likely leave the Grammys a winner.  He's nominated for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group.

Just like Billboard.com readers, we thought Whitney Houston was a shoe-in for multiple Grammy nominations for her much-hearlded - and much-loved - return to music "I Look To You." Instead, the Grammy voters delivered what may be the greatest snub of all.

Phoenix weren't eligible for Best New Artist, but we aren't surprised they were noticed: the French pop band is nominated for Best Alternative Music Album.

We predicted that Maxwell was a strong contender for multiple Grammy nominations, and we were right on the money. The R&B singer's return to form earned him six Grammy nominations.

We also said that the the question isn't if - but how many Grammy Awards Taylor Swift will win. Its still an open question as she's nominated for eight Grammys.

There's no time for Black Eyed Peas fatigue on 2010. The rap group dominated the charts for most of this year, and as we predicated, are nominated for six Grammys.