#364 Best Album of 1989 Tournament: Week #21 Wrap-Up
Hey folks!
Another week of matches, another week of expected results. The closest thing we had to a competitive match was between RHYTHM NATION 1814 and FLOATING INTO THE NIGHT, which RN1814 won by “merely” 28 votes. (That’s a solid K.O. in Best Album [Bluesky Era] terms.) The rest were blowouts, with the winner defeating the challenger by near or over 100 votes. I used to say that it was Round 3 when the choices got difficult. While that’s true for many matches, I can’t help but now think Round 3 is just another version of Round 2, where it’s about culling the field, and it’s Round 4 where choices get difficult. I guess we’ll find out soon enough, as it looks like Round 4 starts on Nov. 5.
THE BEST ALBUM OF 1989 PREDICTION BRACKET TOP 20
WE HAVE A NEW NUMBER ONE BRACKET! That’s right, after hanging on in the top 5 (or thereabouts) for 8 weeks, in week 9, No Movement In a Bad Bracket has taken the top spot. Congrats! Furthermore, PRETTY much HATE tin MACHINE moves up two spots to a new high of #2, and Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Picks is right there with it. This leaves the #3 spot to #4, which is also tied, between sctttnnnt and Drink Milk, which is also their highest position in the chart so far.
Despite all this activity, there’s no real big mover this week, just a lot of brackets moving up two and three spaces. So I’ll take this moment to highlight style. class. love technique. which, after seven weeks, has finally cracked the top ten. Kudos!
We also have two debuts that are actually re-debuts. In at #20 is I'II Believe in My Bracket (Or I'II Be Leavin' You Tonight) last seen in week #5, and, after falling twenty places right off the chart last week, Breathe! Breathe! Breathe! Breathe, You Bracket! returns, coming in at #19.
Those are the net positives, so now with the net negatives. After six weeks at #1, CORNY drops six notches down to #7. If I’m doing my math correctly, it looks like CORNY missed two of the five matches. If I’m still doing my math correctly, it looks like if CORNY had only missed one, it would still be #1. D’oh! Yet, that wasn’t the biggest drop this week. We also had Static in My Bracket from Channel Z fall 8 places from #9 to #17, but that still wasn’t the biggest drop. The biggest drop goes to PAST WHERE THEY PICK THE BRACKETS, falling from #3 all the way to #12, nine notches.
Finally, two brackets fall off the chart completely. Prognostication Street (last week #15) and i Doolittle Deep Listening (last week #6) are out of here, but I hope only for now. But time is running out!
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
On Monday, #4 The Cure, DISINTEGRATION defeated #36 The Cult, SONIC TEMPLE, 168-26-1. (195 total votes, +142)
On Tuesday, #13 Janet Jackson, JANET JACKSON'S RHYTHM NATION 1814 defeated #20 Julee Cruise, FLOATING INTO THE NIGHT, 100-72. (172 total votes, +28)
On Wednesday, #5 Nine Inch Nails, PRETTY HATE MACHINE defeated #28 Yo La Tengo, PRESIDENT YO LA TENGO, 146-54. (200 total votes, +92)
On Thursday, #12 New Order, TECHNIQUE defeated #21 Lou Reed, NEW YORK, 137-30-1. (168 total votes, +107)
On Friday, #2 Beastie Boys, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE defeated #31 Ministry, THE MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO TASTE, 158-37. (+195 votes, +121)
NEXT WEEK’S MATCHES
Monday, October 27th: #15 Madonna, LIKE A PRAYER vs. #18 Kate Bush, THE SENSUAL WORLD.
Tuesday, October 28th: #7 The Stone Roses, THE STONE ROSES vs. #39 Jungle Brothers, DONE BY THE FORCES OF NATURE.
Wednesday, October 29th: #10 The B-52's, COSMIC THING vs. #42 The Wedding Present, BIZARRO.
Thursday, October 30th: #3 De La Soul, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING vs. #30 Camper Van Beethoven, KEY LIME PIE.
Friday, October 31st: #14 The Jesus and Mary Chain, AUTOMATIC vs. #19 Neneh Cherry, RAW LIKE SUSHI.
Thanks again for participating in the tournament!
Kent