THE BILLBOARD TOP 100 TOURNAMENT

[washing machine]

You want this moved to the sub forum as the main discussion thread in there?

lol

[E.H. Ruddock]

Done, with shadow topic in place so people can find it for a little while.

[LoathedVermin72]

Advancing:
The Sign
Nothing Compares 2 U
All Night Long
Upside Down

Eliminated:
Apologize
Somebody That I Used to Know
Despacito
Shadow Dancing

Next matchups go up tomorrow morning!

[LoathedVermin72]

The album leak is really gonna fuck over this tournament isn’t it

[doone]

Nope, not listening to the leak.

And hey, it may even bring more traffic/participation.

[LoathedVermin72]

Advancing:
I Want to Hold Your Hand
Call Me
Gangsta's Paradise
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In

Eliminated:
Sugar, Sugar
I Love Rock 'n Roll
Silly Love Songs
Boom Boom Pow

[Kevin Davis]

Just chiming in here to say that I always really liked that Gotye song. I love Kimbra's part, and I love the chorus -- I always feel like there's something really genuine and gratifying about a singer with a moderate range pushing the upper limits of it and really nailing it.

I think that song got a bad rap at the time in part because it inspired such an avalanche of irritating YouTube cover versions, remixes, etc., like that one with the five people all playing the same acoustic guitar.

"Pumped Up Kicks," now there's a 2011 pop single that makes my blood boil.

[Jorge]

I always feel like there's something really genuine and gratifying about a singer with a moderate range pushing the upper limits of it and really nailing it.

Alicia Keys's entire career

[epilogue]

Just chiming in here to say that I always really liked that Gotye song. I love Kimbra's part, and I love the chorus -- I always feel like there's something really genuine and gratifying about a singer with a moderate range pushing the upper limits of it and really nailing it.

I think that song got a bad rap at the time in part because it inspired such an avalanche of irritating YouTube cover versions, remixes, etc., like that one with the five people all playing the same acoustic guitar.

[Anders]

Just chiming in here to say that I always really liked that Gotye song. I love Kimbra's part, and I love the chorus -- I always feel like there's something really genuine and gratifying about a singer with a moderate range pushing the upper limits of it and really nailing it.

I think that song got a bad rap at the time in part because it inspired such an avalanche of irritating YouTube cover versions, remixes, etc., like that one with the five people all playing the same acoustic guitar.

[LoathedVermin72]

Advancing:
Let's Get It On
Starting Over
Waiting for a Girl Like You
Tossin' and Turnin'

Eliminated:
rockstar
TiK ToK
I Just Want to Be Your Everything
Play That Funky Music

Next matchups go up tomorrow morning!

[LoathedVermin72]

Advancing:
Rush Rush
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Lady (Won by only one vote!)
You're So Vain

Eliminated:
Candle in the Wind 1997
How You Remind Me
Royals
The Battle of New Orleans

[Birds in Hell]

Lady (Won by only one vote!)

Phew, what a relief.

[epilogue]

Lady (Won by only one vote!)

Phew, what a relief.

this is an outrage

[Jammer XCI]

I will never understand the love for shitty millennial “alternative” pop you guys have here. Lana Del Ray, Lorde and Carly Ray Jepsen all suck.

[LoathedVermin72]

I don’t like Lana Del Rey or Lorde but Carly Rae Jepsen’s EMOTION is a great pop album.

[LoathedVermin72]

What’s a pop album you think is good, Jammer?

[Jammer XCI]

I don’t really like the genre.

Thriller or Purple Rain I guess? I think 80’s pop music is the only pop music I don’t flat out hate.

If the Beatles count maybe Revolver.

[Jorge]

Love CRJ to death. Couldn't care less about Lorde or Lana although I've liked one or two songs by each. Funny you mention liking 80s pop because Emotion is all about that after-hours 80s sound. Give it a listen, there's only one bad song on it ("I Really Like You," the lead single, and it's not even bad just kind of a transparent grab for "Call Me Maybe" level success)

Pop music is cool, all eras of it

[LoathedVermin72]

Hey I really like I Really Like You!