#472 Best Album of 2001: Week #8 Wrap-Up

PRINCESS SUPERSTAR IS


            
        May 16, 2026
    
    
#472 Best Album of 2001: Week #8 Wrap-Up


        Hey folks,
PRINCESS SUPERSTAR IS outta here. More like Hope-less Sandoval. Four Tet, your campaign to win the tournament has been PAUSEd. Kaija, Saaryalater. PRETTY much gone.
The eighth week of the Best Album of 2001 is over! Everything went much as expected, with the one glaring exception being the #79 ENDLESS SUMMER triumphing over #50 PAUSE by two votes. That one was pretty rock ‘em sock ‘em in the home stretch, as the albums were jockeying for lead the entire time. Another hour, who knows what the result would’ve been. I also want to note that #15 AALIYAH defeating #114 BAVARIAN FRUIT BREAD by only 36 votes (and not even breaking 100 total votes) is, generally speaking, a pretty terrible performance by a top 15 seed. AALIYAH faces ENDLESS SUMMER next round, an album that actually got more votes. Potential upset? Stay tuned!
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
On Monday, #34 Silver Jews, BRIGHT FLIGHT defeated #95 Princess Superstar, PRINCESS SUPERSTAR IS, 96-63-2. (161 total votes, +33)
On Tuesday, #15 Aaliyah, AALIYAH defeated #114 Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions, BAVARIAN FRUIT BREAD, 94-58-2. (154 total votes, +36)
On Wednesday, #79 Fennesz, ENDLESS SUMMER defeated #50 Four Tet, PAUSE, 103-101-6. (210 total votes, +2)
On Thursday, #18 Stephen Malkmus, STEPHEN MALKMUS defeated #111 Kaija Saariaho & Esa-Pekka Salonen, SAARIAHO: GRAAL THÉÂTRE, CHÂTEAU DE L'ÂME & AMERS, 111-49. (160 votes, +62)
On Friday, #47 Death Cab for Cutie, THE PHOTO ALBUM vs. #82 Sloan, PRETTY TOGETHER, 102-83-2. (187 total votes, +19)
NEXT WEEK’S MATCHES
Monday, May 18th: #7 Gorillaz, GORILLAZ vs. #122 Clearlake, LIDO.
Tuesday, May 19th: #58 Stereolab, SOUND-DUST vs. #71 Alison Krauss + Union Station, NEW FAVORITE.
Wednesday, May 20th: #26 Jimmy Eat World, BLEED AMERICAN vs. #103 Janet Jackson, ALL FOR YOU.
Thursday, May 21st: #39 Guided By Voices, ISOLATION DRILLS vs. #90 They Might Be Giants, MINK CAR.
Friday, May 22nd: #10 The Shins, OH, INVERTED WORLD vs. #119 Travis, THE INVISIBLE BAND.
We currently have Designated Cheerleaders for They Might Be Giants, and that’s it. If you’d like to write one for one of the albums (including another for MINK CAR! The more the merrier!), send it to kentmbeeson@hey.com. Thanks!
Best,
Kent
    

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