#220 Guessing Game winner, and two albums entered into the 1989 tournament!
Hey folks! The Choices of Champions. Last night, we had the Guessing Game on Bluesky, where people took guesses at the top four nomination vote getters, in...
#219 REMINDER: Guessing Game, tonight 6pm CST, on Bluesky
Hey folks! Not much to this other than what the header says. For more details and the rules, see yesterday’s newsletter here. I will probably log on to...
#218 The Guessing Game is tomorrow! Here are the rules.
Hey folks! A contender for the Best Album of 1972? I dunno, maybe, but as much as I hate to say it, I’ll be dead before we get there. I hope you’ve had a...
#217 The Best Album of 1989 - The First 125 Albums
Hey folks! If you’re reading this, then we have just finished posting on Bluesky the parade of the first 125 albums entered into the upcoming Best Album of...
#216 Best Album of 1989 Parade on Monday!
Hey folks! Which of these albums will be in the first 125 entered into the Best Album of 1989 tournament? Find out Monday! (Note: I took this image from the...
#215 LAST CALL for 1989 Nominations! Ends TONIGHT!
Hey folks! This is it. I’m closing the Google Form tonight, after midnight, so this is your last chance to submit (or edit) your ballot for the upcoming Best...
#214 Final Weekend to Submit Your Ballot for the 1989 Tournament!
Hey folks! This is it — the final weekend to get your ballot in for the upcoming Best Album of 1989 tournament. It closes Monday night at midnight! Meaning...
#213 It’s Been...
Hey folks! Not eligible! It’s been one week since I opened up nominations for the upcoming Best Album of 1989 tournament, which means you have one more week...
#212 Classy, Thrashy, Oceany
Hey folks! There’s still 11 days left to nominate albums for the upcoming Best Album of 1989 tournament. Go here for instructions and a ballot. Last week I...
#211 Nominations for the Best Album of 1989 are Now Open!
Hey folks! It’s time! Nominations are now open for the upcoming Best Album of 1989 tournament! Go here and fill out a form. You should read the directions...
#210 1989 Recommendations from the Best Album Bracketeers!
Hey folks! Hard to believe, but it looks like the nomination period for the Best Album of 1989 bracket is nearly upon us. This Monday, April 7, I will open...
#209 More 1989 Recommendations
Hey folks! We’re getting very close to the nomination period for the upcoming Best Album of 1989 bracket, so I hope you’ve heard a decent amount of albums....
#208 Kent’s Top 13 of 1989
Hey folks! Nothing to really announce, just checking in to remind everyone that we’re still in the middle of listening to 1989 albums, so I hope you’re doing...
#207 All That Jazz
Hey folks! I hope your 1989 albums research is going well! We’re still a few weeks out from nominations, so still time to dive into a genre and come back and...
#206 What can YOU do to help with the Best Album of 1989 tournament?
Hey folks! …can nominate cool 1989 albums. Hope everyone has enjoyed the first non-tournament week we’ve had in a long time. I know I have! You no doubt can...
#205 End of 2000, Beginning of 1989
Hey folks, “Time to make the matches.” “I made the matches.” I hope you enjoyed the Best Album of 2000 tournament, especially if you were new to it this...
#204 Week #28 Wrap-Up - THE WINNERS
HEY FOLKS It’s over! It’s done! We now know the Best Album of 2000, and it’s OutKast, STANKONIA STANKONIA defeated STORIES FROM THE CITY, STORIES FROM THE...
#203 The Best Album of 2000 Final Match - Match #128: OutKast vs. PJ Harvey
Hey folks!!!! This is it! This is the Big Show. We started this journey on August 19th of 2024, and it ends today, with these two albums you see before you....
#202 The Best Album of 2000 Third Place Match - Match #127: The New Pornographers vs. Radiohead
Hey folks! This is the Third Place Match, as required by Best Album Law. This match and the notice thereof fulfills all legal obligations pertaining to music...
#201 The Best Album of 2000, Round 6 (Semi-Final), Match #126: PJ Harvey vs. The New Pornographers
Hey folks!! The winner of this match goes to the final match, and the loser goes to third place match. Sorry, I don’t make the rules, but I do. Today’s Best...