Duffy's smash hit Mercy has been named song of the year in the Mojo Honours List 2008.
The Welsh singer's number one single was called a "timeless song" by the magazine's editor-in-chief Phil Alexander at last night's ceremony at The Brewery in London.
"It could really have come from any period in time over the last 50 years," he added.
However, the Rockferry star - real name Aimee Ann Duffy - lost out in the other two categories in which she was nominated, with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds taking the best album prize for Dig Lazarus Dig!!! while Arctic Monkey Alex Turner's side project, the Last Shadow Puppets, were named best breakthrough act.
Alexander paid tribute to the Specials, who entered the Mojo Hall of Fame, as a band who "stood for something in terms of what they had to say", while he described icon award winners the Sex Pistols as "punk's standard bearers".
"The Sex Pistols truly redefined modern music in the space of one solitary album," he explained.
"They influenced every aspect of popular culture from fashion to the media, film and literature and on to the music industry itself."
Other winners in the reader-voted categories included Led Zeppelin for best live act and the Juno soundtrack for best compliation, while Genesis, Mark E Smith and Neil Diamond were all honoured with merit awards.
The winners are as follows:The Mojo song of the year
LCD Soundsystem: All My Friends
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!!
Last Shadow Puppets: The Age of the Understatement
Richard Hawley: Tonight the Streets Are Ours’
Duffy: MercyThe Mojo best album sponsored by Ford TransitNick Cave and The Bad Seed: Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!!
Arctic Monkeys: Favourite Worst Nightmare
Radiohead: In Rainbows
Duffy: Rockferry
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: Raising Sand
The Mojo compilation of the year
Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob Dylan (Ace)
The Very Best of Ethiopiques: Hypnotic Grooves from the Legendary Series (Buda/Manteca)
Cries From The Midnight Circus: The Ladbroke Grove Scene 1968 – 1971 (Sanctuary/Universal)
Control OST (Warner)
Juno OST (Warner)The Mojo best live act
Arctic Monkeys
Rufus Wainwright
Seasick Steve
Led Zeppelin
Neil Young
The Mojo breakthrough act sponsored by Electronic Arts (EA)
Duffy
Foals
Pete Molinari
Last Shadow Puppets
Bon Iver
Merit awards bestowed by the magazine below:The Mojo catalogue release of the year sponsored by HMVPillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984The Mojo classic album awardMy Bloody Valentine: LovelessThe Mojo inspiration award sponsored by HMVJohn FogertyThe Mojo heroMotorheadThe Mojo songwriter awardNeil DiamondThe Mojo icon award sponsored by EMI Music Catalogue MarketingSex PistolsThe Mojo lifetime achievement awardGenesisThe Mojo hall of fame sponsored by Universal MusicSpecialsThe Mojo Les Paul award sponsored by GibsonJohn MartynThe Mojo medalStiff Records' Dave RobinsonThe Mojo maverickMark E SmithThe Mojo outstanding contribution to music sponsored by Cavern ClubPaul Weller
17/06/2008 08:54:16
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