It’s time for Rockin’ the Suburbs’ annual bracket challenge. This time we determine the best album from the 1990s.
Vote on daily matchups at Facebook.com/suburbspod starting Wednesday Jan. 28. A champion will be crowned on Monday, April 6.
You can download a printable bracket here.
90s_bracket_fix1Or follow the updated online bracket here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YjL2ZTaNNCcZbJ4HayM5ZP_64mGIG1Js5APymIkTesM/edit?usp=sharing
About the field of 64:
Each quadrant is based on a different criteria:
Quadrant 1: The top 16 best-selling albums released in the ‘80s. (U.S. sales). Source: RIAA
Quadrant 2: The top 16 critically acclaimed albums released in the ‘80s (not including duplicates with Quadrant 1). Source: Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums List, updated 2023.
Quadrant 3: The top 16 vote-getters in our listener poll (not including duplicates with Quadrants 1 and 2).
Quadrant 4: Host picks. Jim and Patrick each picked their eight favorite albums not included in the other quadrants.
Caveats:
- Studio albums only.
- No greatest hits albums.