#278 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #37: Madonna vs. Peter Murphy
Hey folks! Madonna, LIKE A PRAYER vs. Peter Murphy, DEEP Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #15 Madonna, LIKE A PRAYER Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs....
#277 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #36: Bonnie Raitt vs. The Field Mice
Hey folks! Bonnie Raitt, NICK OF TIME vs. The Field Mice, SNOWBALL Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #34 Bonnie Raitt, NICK OF TIME Listen on Spotify or...
#276 Best Album of 1989 Tournament: Week #7 Wrap-Up
Hey folks! Bye bye five. Again, nothing particularly exciting to note this week. Yes, we had an upset — #66 Bob Dylan, OH MERCY over #63 The Primitives, PURE...
#275 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #35: Ministry vs. Sepultura
Hey folks! Ministry, THE MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO TASTE vs. Sepultura, BENEATH THE REMAINS Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #31 Ministry, THE MIND IS...
#274 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #34: The Primitives vs. Bob Dylan
Hey folks! The Primitives, PURE vs. Bob Dylan, OH MERCY Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #63 The Primitives, PURE Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #66...
#273 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #33: Beastie Boys vs. Cardiacs
Hey folks! Beastie Boys, PAUL’S BOUTIQUE vs. Cardiacs, ON LAND AND IN THE SEA Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #2 Beastie Boys, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE Listen on...
#272 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #32: Soundgarden vs. Skid Row
Hey folks! Soundgarden, LOUDER THAN LOVE vs. Skid Row, SKID ROW Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #44 Soundgarden, LOUDER THAN LOVE Listen on Spotify or...
#271 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #31: Lou Reed vs. Tone Lōc
Hey folks! Lou Reed, NEW YORK vs. #108 Tone Lōc, LŌC-ED AFTER DARK Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #21 Lou Reed, NEW YORK Listen on Spotify or YouTube...
#270 Best Album of 1989 Tournament: Week #6 Wrap-Up
Hey folks! Another five albums eliminated. We closed the book on week #6, and the only real surprise was #69 Love and Rockets, LOVE AND ROCKETS taking out...
#269 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #30: Operation Ivy vs. Ciccone Youth
Hey folks! Operation Ivy, ENERGY vs. Ciccone Youth, THE WHITEY ALBUM Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #53 Operation Ivy, ENERGY Listen on Spotify (Tracks...
#268 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #29: New Order vs. Billy Joel
Hey folks! New Order, TECHNIQUE vs. Billy Joel, STORM FRONT Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #12 New Order, TECHNIQUE Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs....
#267 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #28: Tracy Chapman vs. Emmylou Harris
Hey folks! Tracy Chapman, CROSSROADS vs. Emmylou Harris, BLUEBIRD Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #37 Tracy Chapman, CROSSROADS Listen on Spotify or...
#266 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #27: Yo La Tengo vs. Prefab Sprout
Hey folks! Yo La Tengo, PRESIDENT YO LA TENGO vs. Prefab Sprout, PROTEST SONGS Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #28 Yo La Tengo, PRESIDENT YO LA TENGO...
#265 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #26: Biz Markie vs. Love and Rockets
Hey folks! Biz Markie, THE BIZ NEVER SLEEPS vs. Love and Rockets, LOVE AND ROCKETS Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #60 Biz Markie, THE BIZ NEVER SLEEPS...
#264 Best Album of 1989 Tournament: Week #5 Wrap-Up
Hey folks! Another five bite the dust. Another week of the Best Album of 1989, and another five albums eliminated. Most of the winners were the higher seeds,...
#263 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #25: Nine Inch Nails vs. Dog Faced Hermans
Hey folks! Nine Inch Nails, PRETTY HATE MACHINE vs. Dog Faced Hermans, EVERYDAY TIMBOMB Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #5 Nine Inch Nails, PRETTY HATE...
#262 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #24: The Beautiful South vs. Keith Jarrett
Hey folks! The Beautiful South, WELCOME TO THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH vs. Keith Jarrett, CHANGELESS Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #45 The Beautiful South,...
#261 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #23: Julee Cruise vs. Eleventh Dream Day
Hey folks! Julee Cruise, FLOATING INTO THE NIGHT vs. Eleventh Dream Day, BEET Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #20 Julee Cruise, FLOATING INTO THE NIGHT...
#260 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #22: Laurie Anderson vs. Wire
Hey folks! Laurie Anderson, STRANGE ANGELS vs. Wire, IT’S BEGINNING TO AND BACK AGAIN Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #52 Laurie Anderson, STRANGE...
#259 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #21: Janet Jackson vs. King’s X
Hey folks! Janet Jackson, JANET JACKSON’S RHYTHM NATION 1814 vs. King’s X, GRETCHEN GOES TO NEBRASKA Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #13 Janet Jackson,...
#258 Best Album of 1989 Tournament: Week #4 Wrap-Up
Hey folks! Five more fall. We had one upset this week, as Soul II Soul’s CLUB CLASSICS VOL. ONE defeated The Blue Nile’s HATS, by 11 votes. As the seeds...
#257 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #20: The Cult vs. Lenny Kravitz
Hey folks! The Cult, SONIC TEMPLE vs. Lenny Kravitz, LET LOVE RULE. Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #36 The Cult, SONIC TEMPLE Listen on Spotify or...
#256 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #19: XTC vs. Pizzicato Five
Hey folks! XTC, ORANGES AND LEMONS vs. Pizzicato Five, BY HER MAJESTY’S REQUEST. Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #29 XTC, ORANGES AND LEMONS Listen on...
#255 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #18: The Blue Nile vs. Soul II Soul
Hey folks! The Blue Nile, HATS vs. Soul II Soul, CLUB CLASSICS VOL. ONE Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #61 The Blue Nile, HATS Listen on Spotify or...
#254 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #17: The Cure vs. Cher
Hey folks! The Cure, DISINTEGRATION vs. Cher, HEART OF STONE. Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #4 The Cure, DISINTEGRATION Listen on Spotify or YouTube...
#253 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #16: Mekons vs. Slint
Hey folks! Mekons, THE MEKONS ROCK N’ ROLL vs. Slint, TWEEZ Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #41 Mekons, THE MEKONS ROCK N' ROLL Listen on Spotify or...
#252 Best Album of 1989 Tournament: Week #3 Wrap-Up
Hey folks! Five more bite the dust. No surprises this last week, as all the higher seeds defeated the lower seeds. Now wait a minute — is a seed like the #1...
#251 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #15: The Replacements vs. Tin Machine
Hey folks! The Replacements, DON’T TELL A SOUL vs. Tin Machine, TIN MACHINE Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #24 The Replacements, DON'T TELL A SOUL...
#250 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #14: The Vaselines vs. Peter Gabriel
Hey folks! The Vaselines, DUM-DUM vs. Peter Gabriel, PASSION Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #56 The Vaselines, DUM-DUM Listen on Spotify or YouTube...
#249 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #13: Tom Petty vs. Negativland
Hey folks! Tom Petty, FULL MOON FEVER vs. Negativland, HELTER STUPID. Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #9 Tom Petty, FULL MOON FEVER Listen on Spotify or...
#248 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #12: Chris Isaak vs. Technotronic
Hey folks! Chris Isaak, HEART SHAPED WORLD vs. Technotronic, PUMP UP THE JAM. Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #40 Chris Isaak, HEART SHAPED WORLD Listen...
#247 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #11: Prince vs. The Durutti Column
Hey folks! Prince, BATMAN vs. The Durutti Column, VINI REILLY. Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #25 Prince, BATMAN Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #104...
#246 Best Album of 1989 Tournament: Week #2 Wrap-Up
Hey folks! Five more down. First off, my sincerest apologies to anyone and everyone who get their Best Album news from the newsletter, because I forgot to...
#244 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #9: N.W.A vs. Inner City
Hey folks! N.W.A, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON vs. Inner City, PARADISE Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #8 N.W.A, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON Listen on Spotify or...
#243 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #8: “Weird Al” Yankovic vs. The Smithereens
Hey folks! "Weird Al" Yankovic, UHF - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK AND OTHER STUFF vs. The Smithereens, 11 Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #48...
#242 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #7: Faith No More vs. Voivod
Hey folks! Faith No More, THE REAL THING vs. Voivod, NOTHINGFACE Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #17 Faith No More, THE REAL THING Listen on Spotify or...
#241 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #6: 808 State vs. LL Cool J
Hey folks! 808 State, 90 vs. LL Cool J, WALKING WITH A PANTHER Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #49 808 State, 90 Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #80 LL...
#240 Best Album of 1989 Tournament: Week #1 Wrap-Up
Hey folks! Five down. Well that was a surprising first week, wasn’t it? In case you missed it, #97 seed NO ONE CAN DO IT BETTER beat #32 seed HUNKPAPA by 16...
#239 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #5: Galaxie 500 vs. Aerosmith
Hey folks! Galaxie 500, ON FIRE vs. Aerosmith, PUMP Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #16 Galaxie 500, ON FIRE Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #113...
#238 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #4: Elvis Costello vs. Screaming Trees
Hey folks! Elvis Costello, SPIKE vs. Screaming Trees, BUZZ FACTORY Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #33 Elvis Costello, SPIKE Listen on Spotify or...
#237 The Missing Link
Hey folks, Del the Fukee Homosapien along with Dinosaur Jr. (not pictured) performing “Missing Link” from the JUDGMENT NIGHT soundtrack on (I believe) the...
#236 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #3: Throwing Muses vs. The D.O.C.
Hey folks! Throwing Muses, HUNKPAPA vs. The D.O.C., NO ONE CAN DO IT BETTER Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #32 Throwing Muses, HUNKPAPA Listen on...
#235 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #2: Mötley Crüe vs. Beat Happening
Hey folks! Mötley Crüe, DR. FEELGOOD vs Beat Happening, BLACK CANDY Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #64 Mötley Crüe, DR. FEELGOOD Listen on Spotify or...
#234 The Best Album of 1989, Round 1 Match #1: Pixies vs. After Dinner
Hey folks! Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is: #1 Pixies, DOOLITTLE Listen on Spotify or YouTube vs. #128 After Dinner, PARADISE OF REPLICA Listen on...
#233 Last Day for Prediction Brackets!
Hey folks! You’re gonna fill out a prediction bracket/and probably lose/I predict. Today is the last day to fill out a prediction bracket and turn it in, as...
#232 Let’s Talk Designated Cheerleaders
Hey folks! Here we are now/Designate us As you may or may not know, we have a little thing here at Best Album Brackets called Designated Cheerleaders. These...
#231 The Best Album of 1989: The Seeds! + Prediction Brackets!
Hey folks! Last night on Bluesky, I revealed the seeding for the upcoming Best Album of 1989. Below are those seeds, starting from #128 all the way to #1....
#230 The Seed Parade for the Best Album of 1989 is TONIGHT 7PM CST!
Hey folks! Not in the current tournament - we won’t see this one for a while. My apologies — I originally said that the revelations of the final seeds for...
#229 Last Day for 1989 Tournament Seed Voting!
Hey folks! Not Kurt Cobain says Vote for BLEACH! This is the last day to get your ballot in to determine the seeding for the upcoming Best Album of 1989...
#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...