#252 Best Album of 1989 Tournament: Week #3 Wrap-Up
Hey folks!
No surprises this last week, as all the higher seeds defeated the lower seeds. Now wait a minute — is a seed like the #1 seed considered “higher” (because it’s a better ranking) or “lower” (because the number is literally smaller)? This always confuses me and I suspect I switch meanings all the time, thus confusing you. Sorry!
In case you missed it last week, here is my spreadsheet with the 1989 nomination voting data!
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
On Monday, #25 Prince, BATMAN defeated #104 The Durutti Column, VINI REILLY. 86-66-2. (154 total votes, +20)
On Tuesday, #40 Chris Isaak, HEART SHAPED WORLD defeated #89 Technotronic, PUMP UP THE JAM. 74-64-3. (141 total votes, +10)
On Wednesday, #9 Tom Petty, FULL MOON FEVER defeated #120 Negativland, HELTER STUPID. 124-32. (156 total votes, +92)
On Thursday, #56 The Vaselines, DUM-DUM defeated #73 Peter Gabriel, PASSION, 66-56. (122 total votes, +10)
On Friday, #24 The Replacements, DON’T TELL A SOUL defeated #105 Tin Machine, TIN MACHINE, 93-32-1. (126 votes, +61)
NEXT WEEK’S MATCHES
Monday, June 16th: #41 Mekons, THE MEKONS ROCK N’ ROLL vs. #88 Slint, TWEEZ.
Tuesday, June 17th: #4 The Cure, DISINTEGRATION vs. #125 Cher, HEART OF STONE.
Wednesday, June 18th: #61 The Blue Nile, HATS vs. #68 Soul II Soul, CLUB CLASSICS VOL. ONE a.k.a. KEEP ON MOVIN’.
Thursday, June 19th: #29 XTC, ORANGES AND LEMONS vs. #100 Pizzicato Five, BY HER MAJESTY'S REQUEST.
Friday, June 20th: #36 The Cult, SONIC TEMPLE vs. #93 Lenny Kravitz, LET LOVE RULE.
Thanks! Have a great weekend and I’ll see you Monday.
Kent
If we’re being consistent with the way people talk about March Madness and other bracket tourneys, #1 is a higher seed than #2. But I agree it could be confusing!