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May 31, 2025

#240 Best Album of 1989 Tournament: Week #1 Wrap-Up

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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 votes, and #96 seed BUZZ FACTORY triumphed over #33 seed SPIKE by 10 votes. According to official Best Album Brackets ombudsman @hellonfriscobay.bsky.social, this will be the first time that a #96 seed and #97 seed faced each other in Round 2. Congratulations on making history, everyone! It can seem sometimes like seeding is destiny, but this is why do the voting — you never know what’s going to happen.

LAST WEEK’S RESULTS

On Monday, #1 Pixies, DOOLITTLE defeated #128 After Dinner, PARADISE OF REPLICA, 132-31-1. (164 total votes, +101)

On Tuesday, #65 Beat Happening, BLACK CANDY defeated #64 Mötley Crüe, DR. FEELGOOD, 118-71-2. (191 total votes, +47)

On Wednesday, #97 The D.O.C., NO ONE CAN DO IT BETTER defeated #32 Throwing Muses, HUNKPAPA, 99-83. (182 total votes, +16)

On Thursday, #96 Screaming Trees, BUZZ FACTORY defeated #33 Elvis Costello, SPIKE, 89-79. (168 total votes, +10)

On Friday, #16 Galaxie 500, ON FIRE defeated #113 Aerosmith, PUMP, 140-41. (181 votes, +99)

NEXT WEEK’S MATCHES

Monday, June 2nd: #49 808 State, 90 vs. #80 LL Cool J, WALKING WITH A PANTHER.

Tuesday, June 3rd: #17 Faith No More, THE REAL THING vs. #112 Voivod, NOTHINGFACE.

Wednesday, June 4th: #48 "Weird Al" Yankovic, UHF - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK AND OTHER STUFF vs. #81 The Smithereens, 11.

Thursday, June 5th: #8 N.W.A, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON vs. #121 Inner City, PARADISE.

Friday, June 6th: #57 Mudhoney, MUDHONEY vs. #72 Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians, QUEEN ELVIS.

Hope you had a great week, and I’ll see you again Monday!

Kent

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