#228 Seed Voting for 1989 is still open!
Hey folks! Don’t stare at it for too long. First, my apologies for the horrific picture. I created it as a promo image for the 1989 tournament, and now it...
#227 Seed Voting for the Best Album of 1989 is now open!
Hey folks, Sowing the seeds of brackets. It’s time to shake up the views of the common man! Voting is now open to determine the seeding for the upcoming Best...
#226 The Last 1989 Album + Seed Voting!
Hey folks! On Friday, we had Round 2 of the mini-tournament to determine the final album entered into the upcoming Best Album of 1989 bracket, and yesterday,...
#225 Round 1 of the Mini-Tournament Results + Round 2!
Hey folks! We now have the winners of the 1st round of the Best Album of 1989 Mini-Tournament. Voters were asked to rank up to three albums out of eight; 1st...
#224 Round 1 of the Mini-Tournament is now open!
Hey folks! The first round of the mini-tournament to determine the last album entered into the upcoming Best Album of 1989 bracket is now up! Just go here....
#223 The "Best of 1989" Mini-Tournament!
Hey folks! I’ve made my decision and the final album to be entered into the Best Album of 1989 bracket will be determined by a mini-tournament! The most...
#222 Survey Results! And a Decision! Of Sorts!
Hey folks! Millions now voting will never die. So in case you missed it, yesterday I set up a survey on Google Forms to get your input on how to choose the...
#221 Survey Time! Help me figure out how to pick the last album.
Hey folks! Ranking Roger, of The Beat and General Public, 1963-2019. RIP. I’ve posted a survey over on Google Forms to help me figure out how to choose the...
#220 Guessing Game winner, and two albums entered into the 1989 tournament!
Hey folks! The Choices of Champions. Last night, we had the Guessing Game on Bluesky, where people took guesses at the top four nomination vote getters, in...
#219 REMINDER: Guessing Game, tonight 6pm CST, on Bluesky
Hey folks! Not much to this other than what the header says. For more details and the rules, see yesterday’s newsletter here. I will probably log on to...
#218 The Guessing Game is tomorrow! Here are the rules.
Hey folks! A contender for the Best Album of 1972? I dunno, maybe, but as much as I hate to say it, I’ll be dead before we get there. I hope you’ve had a...
#217 The Best Album of 1989 - The First 125 Albums
Hey folks! If you’re reading this, then we have just finished posting on Bluesky the parade of the first 125 albums entered into the upcoming Best Album of...
#216 Best Album of 1989 Parade on Monday!
Hey folks! Which of these albums will be in the first 125 entered into the Best Album of 1989 tournament? Find out Monday! (Note: I took this image from the...
#215 LAST CALL for 1989 Nominations! Ends TONIGHT!
Hey folks! This is it. I’m closing the Google Form tonight, after midnight, so this is your last chance to submit (or edit) your ballot for the upcoming Best...
#214 Final Weekend to Submit Your Ballot for the 1989 Tournament!
Hey folks! This is it — the final weekend to get your ballot in for the upcoming Best Album of 1989 tournament. It closes Monday night at midnight! Meaning...
#213 It’s Been...
Hey folks! Not eligible! It’s been one week since I opened up nominations for the upcoming Best Album of 1989 tournament, which means you have one more week...
#212 Classy, Thrashy, Oceany
Hey folks! There’s still 11 days left to nominate albums for the upcoming Best Album of 1989 tournament. Go here for instructions and a ballot. Last week I...
#211 Nominations for the Best Album of 1989 are Now Open!
Hey folks! It’s time! Nominations are now open for the upcoming Best Album of 1989 tournament! Go here and fill out a form. You should read the directions...
#210 1989 Recommendations from the Best Album Bracketeers!
Hey folks! Hard to believe, but it looks like the nomination period for the Best Album of 1989 bracket is nearly upon us. This Monday, April 7, I will open...
#209 More 1989 Recommendations
Hey folks! We’re getting very close to the nomination period for the upcoming Best Album of 1989 bracket, so I hope you’ve heard a decent amount of albums....
#208 Kent’s Top 13 of 1989
Hey folks! Nothing to really announce, just checking in to remind everyone that we’re still in the middle of listening to 1989 albums, so I hope you’re doing...
#207 All That Jazz
Hey folks! I hope your 1989 albums research is going well! We’re still a few weeks out from nominations, so still time to dive into a genre and come back and...
#206 What can YOU do to help with the Best Album of 1989 tournament?
Hey folks! …can nominate cool 1989 albums. Hope everyone has enjoyed the first non-tournament week we’ve had in a long time. I know I have! You no doubt can...
#205 End of 2000, Beginning of 1989
Hey folks, “Time to make the matches.” “I made the matches.” I hope you enjoyed the Best Album of 2000 tournament, especially if you were new to it this...
#204 Week #28 Wrap-Up - THE WINNERS
HEY FOLKS It’s over! It’s done! We now know the Best Album of 2000, and it’s OutKast, STANKONIA STANKONIA defeated STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE...
#203 The Best Album of 2000 Final Match - Match #128: OutKast vs. PJ Harvey
Hey folks!!!! This is it! This is the Big Show. We started this journey on August 19th of 2024, and it ends today, with these two albums you see before you....
#202 The Best Album of 2000 Third Place Match - Match #127: The New Pornographers vs. Radiohead
Hey folks! This is the Third Place Match, as required by Best Album Law. This match and the notice thereof fulfills all legal obligations pertaining to music...
#201 The Best Album of 2000, Round 6 (Semi-Final), Match #126: PJ Harvey vs. The New Pornographers
Hey folks!! The winner of this match goes to the final match, and the loser goes to third place match. Sorry, I don’t make the rules, but I do. Today’s Best...
#200 The Best Album of 2000, Round 6 (Semi-Final), Match #125: OutKast vs. Radiohead
Hey ya folks! [Again, wrong album -ED] The winner of this match goes to the Big Show. The loser goes to the equally popular Third Place match. I know it’s...
#199 Best Album of 2000 Tournament: Week #27 Wrap-Up
Hey folks!! You crazy for this one, rhymezone.com. Welp, this is it. Next time you hear from me, we will have crowned the Best Album of 2000. In fact, we’ll...
#198 The Best Album of 2000, Round 5, Match #124: The New Pornographers vs. Sleater-Kinney
Hey folks! This is the last match of Round 5! Next week contains the entirety of Rounds 6 (semifinals) and 7 (third-place match and final). Then it’s done!...
#197 The Best Album of 2000, Round 5, Match #123: PJ Harvey vs. Modest Mouse
Hey folks, Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #2 PJ Harvey, STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #7 Modest Mouse,...
#196 The Best Album of 2000, Round 5, Match #122: Radiohead vs. Yo La Tengo
Hey folks, Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #4 Radiohead, KID A Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #5 Yo La Tengo, AND THEN NOTHING TURNED ITSELF INSIDE-...
#195 The Best Album of 2000, Round 5, Match #121: OutKast vs. The Avalanches
Hey folks! We are now in Round 5! That means we have eight albums left, and we’re going to turn that into the Final Four. On your marks, get set, vote!...
#194 The Best Album of 2000, Round 4, Match #120: Sleater-Kinney vs. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #6 Sleater-Kinney, ALL HANDS ON THE BAD ONE Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #11 Godspeed You! Black Emperor,...
#193 Best Album of 2000 Tournament: Week #26 Wrap-Up
Hey hey there folks, Only a few more of these, then I can come up with a different, stupider gimmick for the next tournament. We are now just two weeks away...
#192 The Best Album of 2000, Round 4, Match #119: The New Pornographers vs. Deltron 3030
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #3 The New Pornographers, MASS ROMANTIC Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #19 Deltron 3030, DELTRON 3030...
#191 The Best Album of 2000, Round 4, Match #118: Modest Mouse vs. Elliott Smith
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #7 Modest Mouse, THE MOON & ANTARCTICA Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #10 Elliott Smith, FIGURE 8 Listen on...
#190 The Best Album of 2000, Round 4, Match #117: PJ Harvey vs. Aimee Mann
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #2 PJ Harvey, STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE SEA Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #15 Aimee Mann,...
#189 The Best Album of 2000, Round 4, Match #116: Yo La Tengo vs. D'Angelo
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #5 Yo La Tengo, AND THEN NOTHING TURNED ITSELF INSIDE-OUT Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #12 D'Angelo,...
#188 The Best Album of 2000, Round 4, Match #115: Radiohead vs. Erykah Badu
Hey folks, A brief commercial announcement first: as you may or may not know, I have a blog called Against the ‘70s, where I review a ‘70s movie, then derive...
#187 Best Album of 2000 Tournament: Week #25 Wrap-Up
Hey folksarinos! Enough with the political commentary already Round 4 has begun, and it’s already almost over. Seriously, after this coming week, there’s...
#186 The Best Album of 2000, Round 4, Match #114: The White Stripes vs. The Avalanches
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #8 The White Stripes, DE STIJL Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #9 The Avalanches, SINCE I LEFT YOU Listen on...
#185 The Top 16 Albums of 2000: A Parade
Hey folks, Normally, after Round 3, I present the remaining 32 albums in what I call a parade. Back on Twitter, this would be a thread. Since moving to this...
#184 The Best Album of 2000, Round 4, Match #113: OutKast vs. Grandaddy
Hey ya folks, (Wrong album. -Ed.) This is the first match of Round 4! Only 15 more matches left! Andre 3000 is typing on the Grandaddy keyboard. Today’s Best...
#183 The Best Album of 2000, Round 3, Match #112: Godspeed You! Black Emperor vs. Queens of the Stone Age
Hey! Folks Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #11 Godspeed You! Black Emperor, LIFT YOUR SKINNY FISTS LIKE ANTENNAS TO HEAVEN Listen on Spotify or YouTube...
#182 The Best Album of 2000, Round 3, Match #111: Sleater-Kinney vs. At the Drive-In
Hey folks, Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #6 Sleater-Kinney, ALL HANDS ON THE BAD ONE Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #27 At the Drive-In,...
#181 The Best Album of 2000, Round 3, Match #110: Neko Case & Her Boyfriends vs. Deltron 3030
Hey folks- Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #14 Neko Case & Her Boyfriends, FURNACE ROOM LULLABY Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #19 Deltron 3030,...
#180 Best Album of 2000 Tournament: Week #24 Wrap-Up
Hey folks! The best dinosaur. Welcome to the end of Week #24! The most important thing to know is that the last match of Round 3 is on Wednesday, and Round 4...
#179 The Best Album of 2000, Round 3, Match #109: The New Pornographers vs. Billy Bragg & Wilco
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 2000 match is: #3 The New Pornographers, MASS ROMANTIC Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #30 Billy Bragg & Wilco, MERMAID...