The March Madness of Alternative Albums

It’s one shining moment for Raine, Duncan, Steve and Jason.
On April 5th, 2023, after close to 25,000 votes, the album “Clumsy from Our Lady Peace”
played in its entirety on 102.1 the Edge at 9pm.

 You filled in the blank with the
March Madness of Alternative Albums.

Vinyl albums outsold CDs for the first time since 1987, it marked the 16th consecutive year of growth in vinyl, with 41 million albums sold — compared to 33 million CDs.

What album, whether you owned on vinyl, CD, cassette, or download, is the most influential?
What album did you hear and wear out over and over again?
What album is the best and stands out from all the rest?

CHAMPIONSHIP TUESDAY

Tuesday, April 4th, 2023

 AN ASTONISHING 2141 VOTES FOR
CHAMPIONSHIP TUESDAY OF ALTERNATIVE ALBUMS.

FINAL FOUR RESULTS

Monday, April 3rd, 2023

Nirvana Nevermind 67% Oasis (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? 33%

Our Lady Peace Clumsy 79% Pearl Jam Ten 21%

AN INCREDIBLE 2925 VOTES IN JUST THE FINAL FOUR,
THIS IS CHAMPIONSHIP TUESDAY OF ALTERNATIVE ALBUMS.

ELITE EIGHT RESULTS

Friday, March 31st, 2023

Nirvana Nevermind 64% Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape 36%

Oasis (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? 59% Beastie Boys Licensed to Ill 41%

Pearl Jam Ten 58% Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill 42%

Our Lady Peace Clumsy 75% The Tragically Hip Fully Completely 25%

A RECORD 8816 VOTES IN JUST THE ELITE EIGHT,
THIS IS THE FINAL FOUR OF ALTERNATIVE ALBUMS.

SWEET SIXTEEN RESULTS

Thursday, March 30th, 2023

Nirvana Nevermind 75% The White Stripes Elephant 25%

Beastie Boys Licensed to Ill 50.97% Blink-182 Enema of the State 49.03%

Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill 51.69% The Killers Hot Fuss 48.31%

Our Lady Peace Clumsy 68% My Chemical Romance The Black Parade 32%

ROUND OF 32 RESULTS

Wednesday, March 29th, 2023

Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape 61% Radiohead 39%

Oasis (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? 51.58% Weezer Weezer 48.42%

Pearl Jam Ten 66% Soundgarden Superunknown 34%

The Tragically Hip Fully Completely 80% R.E.M. Automatic for the People 20%

 

Tuesday, March 28th, 2023

The White Stripes Elephant 69% The Strokes This Is It 31%

Beastie Boys Licensed to Ill 72% Beck Odelay 28%

The Killers Hot Fuss 65% Gorillaz Demon Days 35%

My Chemical Romance The Black Parade 51.5% Arcade Fire Funeral 48.5%

 

Monday, March 27th, 2023

Nirvana Nevermind 70% Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine 30%

Weezer Weezer 75% Florence + the Machine Lungs 25%

Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill 69% Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not 31%

The Tragically Hip Fully Completely 80% The Cure Wish 20%

 

Friday, March 24th, 2023

Radiohead OK Computer 61% The Cranberries No Need to Argue 39%

Blink-182 Enema of the State 56% The Clash London Calling 44%

Soundgarden Superunknown 60% Mumford & Sons Sigh No More 40%

Our Lady Peace Clumsy 50.62% Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magik 49.38%

 

Thursday, March 23rd, 2023

Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape 52% Green Day Dookie 48%

Oasis (What’s the Story) Morning Glory 64% Muse Black Holes and Revelations 36%

Pearl Jam Ten 60% Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream 40%

Bush Sixteen Stone 53% R.E.M. Automatic for the People 47%

ROUND OF 64 RESULTS

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023

Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine 72% Rise Against Appeal to Reason 28%

Beck Odelay 52% Death Cab for Cutie Plans 48%

Gorillaz Demon Days 52% Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand 48%

Arcade Fire Funeral 55% Mother Mother O My Heart 45%

 

Tuesday, March 21st, 2023

The Strokes Is This It 53% Depeche Mode Violator 47%

Florence + the Machine Lungs 76% Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 24%

Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill 62% Arkells High Noon 38%

The Cure Wish 65% Pixies Doolittle 35%

 

Monday, March 20th, 2023

Green Day Dookie 70% No Doubt Tragic Kingdom 30%

The Clash London Calling 67% Ramones Ramones 33%

Mumford & Sons Sigh No More 64% Foster the People Torches 36%

Our Lady Peace Clumsy 68% Metric Synthetica

 

St. Patrick’s Day 2023

R.E.M. Automatic for the People 55% U2 Achtung Baby 45%

The Cranberries No Need to Argue 61% The Lumineers The Lumineers 39%

Oasis (What’s the Story) Morning Glory 73% Blur Blur 27%

Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream 62% Stone Temple Pilots Core 38%

 

Thursday, March 16th, 2023

The White Stripes Elephant 63% The Black Keys El Camino 37%

Beastie Boys Licensed to Ill 50.35% Linkin Park Hybrid Theory 49.65%

Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not 52% Cage the Elephant Cage the Elephant 48%

Bush Sixteen Stone 68% Imagine Dragons Night Visions 32%

 

Wednesday, March 15th, 2023

Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape 71% Queens of the Stone Age Songs of the Deaf 29%

Weezer Weezer 66% Jimmy Eat World Bleed American 34%

Soundgarden Superunknown 60% Audioslave Audioslave 40%

Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magik 67% Sublime Sublime 33%

 

Tuesday, March 14th, 2023

Radiohead OK Computer 71% Coldplay Parachutes 29%

Blink-182 Enema of the State 55% The Offspring Smash 45%

The Killers Hot Fuss 77% Kings of Leon 23%

My Chemical Romance The Black Parade 50.61% Nine Inch Nails The Downward Spiral 49.39%

 

Monday, March 13th, 2023

Nirvana Nevermind 92% Hole Live Through This 8%

Muse Black Holes and Revelations 70% twenty one pilots Blurryface 30%

Pearl Jam Ten 78% Alice in Chains Dirt 22%

The Tragically Hip Fully Completely 73% Billy Talent II 27%

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